2006 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Turin, Italy
2003 Katharine Hepburn, actress, A Lion in Winter, dies at 96
2002 XIX Winter Olympics closes in Salt Lake City Utah/Quebec City
2002 XIX Winter Olympics opens in Salt Lake City Utah/Quebec City
2001 Edward Winter, actor, TV's M*A*S*H, dies at 63
1999 Sylvia Sidney, actress, ", Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams, ", dies at 88
1998 18th Winter Olympic games close at Nagano Japan
1998 18th Winter Olympic games open at Nagano Japan
1996 Peter Winter, naval commander, dies at 78
1995 Salt Lake City awarded the XIX Winter Olympics in 2002
1994 Sophie Winter, actress (She's a Good Fighter), dies at 33
1994 Sandra Paretti, German/Swiss author (Drums of Winter), dies at 59
1994 17th Winter Olympic games closes in Lillehammer, Norway
1994 17th Winter Olympic games opens in Lillehammer, Norway
1993 S van Ruysdael's "Winter Landscape" sold for 705,500 pounds in London
1992 16th Winter Olympic games closes in Albertville, France
1992 16th Winter Olympic games opens in Albertville, France
1990 1st Zen winter session in Sydney Zen Center's Gorrick's Run Zendo
1989 "42nd Street" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 3,486 performances
1988 Lillehammer, Norway upsets Anchorage to host 1994 Winter olympics
1988 15th Winter Olympic games close at Calgary, Canada
1988 Matti Nykanen becomes winter olympics 1st triple gold medalist
1988 15th Winter Olympic games opens in Calgary, Alberta
1988 15th Winter Olympic games open at Calgary, Canada
1986 IOC decides to stagger Winter and Summer Olympic schedule
1985 Pentagon accepts theory that atomic war would cause a nuclear winter
1984 14th winter Olympic games close at Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
1984 14th Winter Olympic games opens in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
1983 Journal Science publishes 1st report on nuclear winter
1982 "Cats" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 5000+ performances
1982 "Camelot" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 48 performances
1981 "Camelot" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 48 performances
1980 "42nd Street" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 3486 performances
1980 13th Winter Olympic games close at Lake Placid, New York
1980 13th Winter Olympic games open in Lake Placid, New York
1980 "Comin' Uptown" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 45 performances
1979 "Beatlemania" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 920 performances
1979 "Comin' Uptown" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 45 performances
1978 Jade Winter, Australian swimmer 1996 Olympics
1977 "Beatlemania" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 920 performances
1977 "Fiddler on the Roof" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 167 performances
1976 "Fiddler on the Roof" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 167 performances
1976 "Pacific Overtures" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 193 performances
1976 12th Winter Olympic games close at Innsbruck, Austria
1976 12th Winter Olympic games opens in Innsbruck, Austria
1976 "Pacific Overtures" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 193 performances
1975 4th Boston Women's Marathon won by Liane Winter of W Germ in 2:42:24
1975 Liane Winter wins world record female Boston marathon (2:42:24)
1975 "Dr. Jazz" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 5 performances
1975 "Dr. Jazz" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 5 performances
1975 "Gypsy" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 120 performances
1974 "Gypsy" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 120 performances
1972 "Follies" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 524 performances
1972 11th Winter Olympic games close at Sapporo, Japan
1972 11th Winter Olympic games opens in Sapporo, Japan (1st in Asia)
1971 Jonathan David Winter, Wellington, New Zealand, 100m backstroker 1996 Olympics
1971 "Follies" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 524 performances
1971 Peter Winter, Australian decathlete 1996 Olympics
1970 "Georgy" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 4 performances
1970 "Georgy" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 4 performances
1970 "Jimmy" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 84 performances
1970 "Mame" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 1508 performances
1969 "Jimmy" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 84 performances
1969 Dave Pashko, born in Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 CPGA Winter Tour
1968 10th Winter Olympic games close at Grenoble, France
1968 10th Winter Olympic games opens in Grenoble, France
1967 "Funny Girl" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 1348 performances
1967 Aron Winter, Surnamese/Dutch soccer star, Ajax, Lazio
1966 Mike Pero, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 CPGA Winter
1966 "Mame" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 1508 performances
1966 James Goldman's "Lion in Winter," premieres in New York City
1965 Alex Winter, born in London, England, actor, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
1964 "Funny Girl" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 1,348 performances
1964 9th Winter Olympic games close at Innsbruck, Austria
1964 9th Winter Olympic games open in Innsbruck, Austria
1963 "Sophie" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 8 performances
1963 "Sophie" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 8 performances
1963 "Sophie" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 8 performances
1962 "Nowhere to Go, But Up" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 9 performances
1962 "Nowhere to Go, But Up" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 9 performances
1962 Winter Haynes Watts, composer, dies at 78
1962 "All American" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 80 performances
1962 "All American" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 80 performances
1961 Mark Bucek, Winter Pak, Florida, Nike golfer, 1994 Gary Player Tour
1961 Sophie Winter, actress, She's a Good Fighter
1960 "Unsinkable Molly Brown" opens at Winter Garden New York City for 532 performances
1960 Tom Jackson, Oakville, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 CPGA Winter
1960 8th winter Olympic games close at Squaw Valley, Colorado
1960 8th Winter Olympic games open in Squaw Valley, Colo
1960 "Saratoga" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 80 performances
1960 "Unsinkable Molly Brown" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 532 performances
1959 "Saratoga" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 80 performances
1959 "West Side Story" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 734 performances
1959 "Juno" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 16 performances
1959 "Juno" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 16 performances
1959 Dam across Tera River collapses after heavy winter rains, 135 die
1957 "West Side Story" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 734 performances
1957 "Ziegfeld Follies of 1957" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 123 perf
1957 "Ziegfeld Follies of 1957" opens at Winter Garden New York City for 123 performances
1956 "Shangri-La" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 21 performances
1956 "Shangri-La" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 21 performances
1956 7th Winter Olympic games close at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
1956 7th Winter Olympic games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
1955 "Vamp" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 60 performances
1955 "Vamp" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 60 performances
1955 Dominican League moves to winter baseball for 1st time
1955 Tree Rollins, born in Winter Haven, Florida, NBA center, Cleve Cavaliers
1955 "Peter Pan" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 149 performances
1954 "Peter Pan" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 149 performances
1954 "Wonderful Town" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 559 performances
1953 "Wonderful Town" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 559 performances
1953 "My Darlin' Aida" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 89 performances
1952 "My Darlin' Aida" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 89 performances
1952 "Top Banana" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 356 performances
1952 Michael Daly, born in Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 BC Winter Tour
1952 6th Winter Olympic games close at Oslo, Norway
1952 6th Olympic winter games open at Oslo, Norway
1951 "Top Banana" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 356 performances
1951 "Make a Wish" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 102 performances
1951 "Make a Wish" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 102 performances
1951 John Winter Thompson, composer, dies at 83
1951 "Michael Todd's Peep Show" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 278 perf
1951 Fidel Castro ejected from a Winter League game after beaning batter
1950 "Michael Todd's Peep Show" opens at Winter Garden New York City for 278 performances
1950 "Great to Be Alive" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 52 performances
1950 Richard Hughes, rocker, Johnny Winter Band
1950 "Great to Be Alive" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 52 performances
1950 "Alive and Kicking" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 46 performances
1950 "Alive and Kicking" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 46 performances
1950 "As the Girls Go" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 420 performances
1948 "Marinka" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 168 performances
1948 "As the Girls Go" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 420 performances
1948 "Marinka" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 168 performances
1948 Randy Hobbs, rocker, Johnny Winter Band, McCoys
1948 5th Winter Olympic games close at St. Moritz, Switzerland
1948 5th Winter Olympic games open in St. Moritz, Switzerland
1946 Edgar Winter, Beaumont, Texas, rocker, They Only Come Out at Night
1946 Gram Paarson, [Cecil Connor], Winter Haven, Florida, rocker, Byrds
1946 Kurt Winter, rocker, Guess Who
1944 Beginning of harsh winter
1944 Johnny Winter, [John Dawson], Leland Mississippi, guitarist, Silver Train
1942 Russia launches winter offensive against Germans along Don front
1936 4th Winter Olympic games close at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
1936 4th Winter Olympic games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
1934 Carl de Winter, Secretary-General, Federation of British Artists
1932 3rd Winter Olympic games close at Lake Placid, New York
1932 U.S. bobsled team member Eddie Eagan becomes only athlete to win gold in both Summer and Winter Olympics (1920 boxing gold)
1932 3rd Winter Olympic games open in Lake Placid, New York
1930 Wilfrid Sheed, England, writer, Boys of Winter, Hack
1928 2nd Winter Olympic games close at St. Moritz, Switzerland
1928 2nd Winter Olympic games opens in St. Moritz, Switzerland
1924 1st Winter Olympic games close at Chamonix France
1924 Charles Jewtraw, U.S. 500m skater, takes 1st Winter Olympics gold medal
1924 1st Winter Olympic games open in Chamonix, France
1923 Italo Calvino, Cuba, author, Winter's Night a Traveler
1920 Armin Schibler, Dutch Swiss composer, Devil in the Winter Palace
1919 Erik Elmsater, Sweden, 1st to compete in summer and winter Oly, 1948
1917 Bolshevik revolution begins with capture of Winter Palace
1917 Peter Winter, naval commander
1911 Czeslaw Milosz, Polish/American writer, Bells in Winter, Nobel 1980
1911 Winter Garden Theater opens at 1634 Broadway New York City
1908 Allen Winter wins U.S. 1st $50,000 trotting race
1903 Anais Nin, born in Paris, novelist, Winter of Artifice, House of Incense
1898 Belgica crew see 1st sunrise in 1600 hrs-1st to endure Antarct winter
1891 Johan B Jongkind, Dutch/French painter (Winter View), dies at 71
1889 Softball rules adopted by Mid Winter Indoor Baseball League
1888 Maxwell Anderson, U.S., dramatist, Winter Set, High Tor
1884 Winter Haynes Watts, composer
1867 John Winter Thompson, composer
1846 Donner party, unable to cross the Donner Pass, construct a winter camp
1830 Christina Rossetti, London, poet, Winter Rain, Passing Away
1825 Peter Winter, composer, dies at 71
1819 Johann Barthold Jongkind, Lattrop Neth, Dut/Fr painter, Winter Scenes
1817 Henry Winter Davis, MC, Union, died in 1865
1812 John W de Winter, Dutch vice-adm, dies at battle at Kamperduin at 51
1777 Washington settles his troops at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania for winter
1761 John W de Winter, Dutch vice-admiral, Battle at Kamperduin
1754 Peter Winter, composer
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