2015 Event Joey Logano wins the Daytona 500; Jeff Gordon starts out strong in his final Daytona 500 race, but loses his lead and his chance at a fourth victory after getting caught in a wreck 2014 Event Russian President Vladimir Putin says that he will step down when he has reached constitutional term limits; Putin has served as either president or prime minister continually since the year 2000 and may run for a final presidential term in 2018 2014 Event Serena Williams beats Caroline Wozniacki in the U.S. Open final, joining Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert in having won 18 Grand Slam singles victories 2014 Event Argentina beats The Netherlands in the World Cup semifinals with a score of 4-2; the team will play Germany in the final match 2014 Event Petra Kvitova beats Eugenie Bouchard to win the women's Wimbledon final; Novak Djokovic wins the men's final after defeating Roger Federer 2014 Event The San Antonio Spurs beats the Miami Heat, depriving the Heat of a three-time consecutive NBA title win; the final score was 104 - 87 2014 Event Stanislas Wawrinka wins his first Grand Slam title when he beats Rafael Nadal in the 2014 Australian Open final 2013 Event The famous final New Year's Eve countdown in Times Square will be lead by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor; she will have the honor of pushing he ceremonial countdown button to start the descent of the Times Square New Year's Eve ball 2013 Event The body of former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, is flown from Pretoria to the leader's ancestral village of Qunu, his final resting place 2013 Event Indian cricketeer Sachin Tendulkar scores 74 runs in the final Test innings of his career at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium 2013 Event Sabine Lisicki of Germany is defeated at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships; Marion Bartoli of France wins the Ladies' Singles Final, earning her first Grand Slam singles title 2013 Event Three astronauts begin a 15-day mission on the Shenzhou 10, the fifth manned spaceflight mission and the second and final one to space laboratory Tiangong-1 2013 Event At the 2013 Australian Open, tennis pro Victoria Azarenka wins the women's singles event, after winning three sets in the final against Li Na 2012 Event The 52-foot iconic statue known as Big Tex, is destroyed by fire during the final days of the 2012 State Fair of Texas 2012 Event The 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran, Iran, closes with a 60-page final document focusing on Iran's nuclear energy program and the Palestinian issue, with no mention of the civil war in Syria 2012 Event Britain tennis pro Andy Murray wins the16th gold medal for Britain during the 2012 Summer Olympics after defeating Roger Federer in the men's singles final 2012 Event In London, the Olympic Torch arrives, signaling the final stages of the U.K.-wide relay ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics 2012 Event At the 2012 Wimbledon Championships, tennis pro Roger Federer beats Andy Murray three sets to one at the Men's Singles final 2012 Event Tennis pro Serena Williams beats Agnieszka Radwanska in the Women's Singles final at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships 2012 Event Footballer Fabrice Muamba is critically ill and in a London hospital intensive care unit after undergoing cardiac arrest on live television during the 41st minute of the FA cup quarter final 2012 Event With over 42% of the vote, the island nation of Kiribati re-elects President Anote Tong to a third and final term 2011 Event The Israeli interior ministry grants its final approval for building 1,600 settler homes in the disputed East Jerusalem 2011 Event Cyclist Alberto Contador wins the 2010 Tour de France while seven-time winner of the event, Lance Armstrong, makes his final appearance 2011 Event The funeral for the final heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Otto von Habsburg, occurs in Vienna, attended by monarchs and members of the political elite 2011 Event Space Shuttle Atlantis takes off to conduct the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program 2011 Event Executing its final mission, Space Shuttle Endeavor successfully undocks from the International Space Station to return to earth 2011 Event The final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show is recorded in Chicago, Illinois; many celebrities attend the star-studded event 2011 Event Australia and Japan win their semi-final games and will play in the AFC Asian Cup final 2010 Event The Paris Masters final is won by Sweden's Robin Soderling, a first major win for the player, now ranked fourth in the world of tennis 2010 Event In the Swiss Alps, final breakthrough occurs on the east bore of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, now the world's longest railway tunnel 2009 Event North Korea claims it has entered the final phase of uranium enrichment, tells the United Nations it is open to dialogue 2006 Death John M. Ford, author, science fiction and fantasy, poet, game designer, wrote, 'The Final Reflection', 'How Much Just for the Planet?', dies of natural causes, at age 49 2005 Event Star Trek: Enterprise broadcasts it's final show in the U.S. 1997 Event Jerry Seinfeld says this is the final season of his TV show 1997 Event Final episode of "Beavis and Butt-head," on MTV 1997 Event Washington Capitals final game at USAir Arena, retire Rod Langway's #5 1997 Event David Frost wins Golf's Colonial Final in Ft. Worth Texas 1997 Event "Married With Children" final episode on Fox TV 1997 Event "City" soap opera's final episode on ABC-TV 1997 Death Osvaldo Soriano, writer, journalist, staff writer for La Opinion, wrote, 'Triste, solitarity y final', or, Sad, lonely and final', dies at 54 1997 Event Bryant Gumbel co-hosted his final Today show on NBC-TV 1996 Event Bangladesh beat UAE by 104 runs to win the ACC Trophy Final 1996 Event India defeat Pakistan in Under-15 World Challenge Final at Lord's 1996 Event Ireland beats Netherlands in 1st European Championship Final 1996 Event John Tesh's final day as host of "Entertainment Tonight" 1996 Event Wayne James scores 99 and 99 and ct 11 stp 2 in Logan Cup Final 1996 Event Radio Canada International's final shortwave broadcast 1996 Event Auckland beat Wellington by 9 wickets to win Shell Trophy Final 1995 Event Sri Lanka beat West Indies to win Sharjah Champions Trophy final 1995 Death Bobby Stokes, athlete, English footballer, scored the winning goal in 1976, Southampton F.C. vs. Manchester United, FA Cup Final, in the 83rd-minute, considered biggest upset in FA Cup Final history, dies at 44 1995 Event Final TV broadcast of "Empty Nest" on NBC TV 1995 Event Boston Celtics final game at Boston Gardens, New York Knicks win 98-92 1995 Event India beats Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cricket Cup final in Sharjah 1994 Death Rossano Brazzi, It resistance fight/actor (Final Justice), dies at 78 1994 Event Kapil Dev's final one-day international (v West Indies) 1994 Event Final broadcast of Arsenio Hall talk show 1994 Event Final Episode of LA Law after 8 year run 1994 Event FA cup final at Wembley Stadium London 1994 Event "Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult," released in France 1993 Event John Williams final appearance as conductor of Boston Pops 1993 Event India defeat West Indies in Bengal Jubilee Cricket Final, Kumble 6-12 1993 Event Nolan Ryan, 324th and final victory, Rangers 4, Indians 1 1993 Event 274th and final "Cheers" on NBC 1993 Event Final episode of 6 year run of ABC's "Wonder Years" in Netherlands 1993 Event Queensland all out for 75 vs. NSW in Sheffield Shield Final 1993 Event Soap opera "Santa Barbara" final show on NBC TV 1992 Event Johnny Carson's final appearance as host of Tonight Show 1992 Event Final episode of "Night Court" airs on NBC-TV 1992 Event Final episode of "Golden Girls" airs on NBC-TV 1992 Event 208th and final episode of Cosby Show on NBC-TV 1992 Event "Growing Pains," final episode on ABC TV 1992 Event "Who's The Boss," final episode after 8 years on ABC TV 1992 Event Jay Leno's final appearance as permanent guest host of Tonight 1992 Event After 151 years Britain's "Punch Magazine" final issue 1992 Event WA beat NSW by 44 runs to win the Sheffield Shield Final 1992 Event England beat South Africa in rain-ruined cricket World Cup semi final 1992 Event "Dangerous Women" final episode on WWOR-TV 1991 Event Judds final concert (Nashville) 1991 Event "Party Machine with Nia Peeples" final show 1991 Event New York Yankees final game at Baltimore Oriole's Memorial Stadium 1991 Event Manhattan Cable final day of amnesty to return illegal cable boxes 1991 Event Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins given final approval by owners 1991 Event NHL adopts instant-replay and tenth of second clock in final minute 1991 Event Haryana beat Bombay in the Ranji Cricket Trophy final by 2 runs 1991 Event 356th and final episode of CBS 2nd longest running series Dallas, 2nd only to Gunsmoke 1991 Event Victoria beat NSW by 7 wickets to win Sheffield Shield Final 1990 Event KUSW, Salt Lake City Utah, final shortwave radio transmissions 1990 Event Radio Berlin International's final transmission (links to Deutsche Welles of West Germany); final song is "The End" by Doors 1990 Event Pete Sampras ends Ivan Lendl's bid for 9th straight U.S. Open final 1990 Event Final episode of "Newhart" airs 1990 Event Final episode of Pat Sajak's late night TV show on CBS 1990 Event Bengal beat Delhi in rained-out cricket Ranji Trophy final on quotient 1990 Event NSW beat Queensland by 345 runs to win Sheffield Shield Final 1989 Event Romania's dictator Nicolae Ceausescu's final speech (executed 12/25) 1989 Event Batting titles decided on final day Puckett goes 2-for-5 edges Carney Lansford .339 to .336, Gwynn's 3-for-4 edges Will Clark .336 to .333 1989 Event "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier," premieres in USA 1989 Event Robin Givens and Mike Tyson granted final divorce in New Jersey 1989 Event Final TV episode of "Family Ties" airs 1989 Event 217th and final episode of "Dynasty" is aired 1988 Event WNBC 660 final transmission, WFAN moves from 1050 to 660 and WUKQ begins on 1050 at 5:30 PM (New York City radio) 1988 Event 108th U.S. Mens Tennis: Mats Wilander beats Ivan Lendl (64 46 63 57 64) in 4 hours 55 minutes - longest men's final in U.S. Open history 1988 Event New Jersey Devils beat Caps 3-2 taking 7th game of Patrick Division final 1988 Event WA beat Queensland by 5 wkts to win the Sheffield Shield Final 1987 Event Woody Woodward resigns as New York Yankee General Manager, Lou Piniella is named General Manager and Billy Martin is named New York Yankee manager for 5th and final time 1987 Event Blues Jays lose final 7 games allowing Tigers to win AL pennant 1987 Event Phil Niekro final appearance and is pounded for 5 runs in 3 innings 1987 Event Diane Chambers' (Shelley Long) final episode on Cheers 1987 Event New York Islander Mike Bossy plays his final game 1987 Event WA win the Sheffield Shield by drawing cricket final vs Victoria 1987 Event Soap opera "Capitol" final episode 1986 Event KOB-TV in Albuquerque NM's final transmission 1986 Event Exciting draw in final gives NSW the Sheffield Shield over Qld 1985 Event KHQ-AM in Spokane Washington's final transmission 1985 Event T. C. Chen, ahead by 4 strokes in final round of U.S. Open 1985 Event Bombay beat Delhi by 90 runs to win the Ranji Trophy final 1984 Death Julio Cort zar, Argentina writer (Final del Juego), dies at 69 1983 Event Final episode of M*A*S*H; 125,000,000 viewers 1982 Event CBS Mystery Theater final episode on radio after 8 years 1982 Event SF's cable cars made a final run before closing down for 20-month 1982 Event Chris Evert wins her 6th and final U.S. Open Tennis match at West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills NY 1982 Event Final episode of "The Lawrence Welk Show" airs 1981 Event 16th and final Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 4-1, hold 8-7-1 edge 1981 Event Final performance of TV show "Soap" airs 1981 Event Isle's Mike Bossy 9th and final hat trick of season-4 goals 1981 Event Trevor Chappell bowls underarm to Brian McKechnie, WSC Final MCG 1980 Event White Sox 1st baseman Mike Squires catches final inning of 11-1 loss to Brewers, becoming 1st lefty to catch since Dale Long in 1958 1980 Event Giants 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits his 521st and final home run 1980 Event Delhi beat Bombay by 240 runs to win Ranji Trophy final 1979 Event Congress' final approval to create Department of Education 1979 Event St. Louis legend Lou Brock steals 938th and final base of his career 1979 Event Heavyweight Muhammad Ali confirms that his 3rd retirement is final 1979 Event 204th and final episode of "All in the Family" 1978 Event Taiwan's final day of diplomatic relations with US 1978 Event Australia beat India 3-2 on 6th day of final test 1978 Event Sex Pistols' final concert (Winterland, SF) 1977 Event Final Al Capp comic strip of "Li'l Abner" (1934-77) 1977 Event 5th and final test of space shuttle Enterprise 1977 Event U.S. Railway Post Office final train run, New York to Washington D.C. 1977 Event Final European scheduled run of Orient Express (94 years) 1977 Event 8th (final) part of "Roots" is most-watched entertainment show ever 1976 Event 90th U.S. Womens Tennis: C E L Mills beats E Goolagong Cawley (63 60) Evonne Goolagong loses her 4th straight U.S. Open Final (Evert wins) 1976 Event 9th and final ABA championship: New York Nets beat Denv Nuggets, 4 games to 2 1976 Event Final meeting between Mao tse Tung and Richard Nixon 1975 Event John Wooden's final game, UCLA, wins 10th NCAA championship in 12 yrs 1975 Event U.S. Mariner 10 makes 3rd and final fly-by of Mercury 1975 Event 41 killed in London Underground, as train speeds past final stop 1974 Event Monty Python's final episode airs on BBC 1974 Event ABC airs final episode of "Love, American Style" 1973 Event Gene Krupa, drummer, plays for final time with Benny Goodman Quartet 1973 Event John Cleese's final episode on "Monty Python's Flying Circus," on BBC 1973 Event NBC presents 440th and final showing of "Bonanza" 1972 Event Apollo 17 (U.S.), final manned lunar landing mission, launched 1972 Birthday Kerry Anne Guse, Brisbane Queensland, tennis star, 1996 final Hobart 1972 Event Ted Williams manages his final game as Rangers lose to Royals, 4-0 1972 Event Smokey Robinson and Miracles final live performance 1972 Birthday Sabine Appelmans, Aalst Belg, tennis star, Strasbourg doubles final 1972 Birthday Conchita Martinez, born in Monzon, Spain, tennis star, 1996 final Indian Wells 1971 Event Ed Sullivan's final TV show on CBS 1971 Birthday Nana Miyagi, born in Seattle, Washington tennis star, 1995 final Surabaya doubles 1970 Event Reds play final game at Cincinnati's Crosley Field, beat Giants 5-4 1970 Event 2 men begin ascent of south face of Annapurna I, highest final stage in a wall climb in world 1970 Event Joni Mitchell's final concert at Royal Albert Hall 1969 Event Diana Ross final TV appearance as a Supreme on theEd Sullivan Show 1969 Event Creams' final concert (Royal Albert Hall) 1969 Event Smallest U.S. Tennis Open single session-131 (men's doubles final only) 1968 Event Mickey Mantle hits final career homer # 536 1968 Event Clandestine Radio Voice of Iraqi People (Communist) final transmission 1967 Event Final run of "20th Century Limited," famed N.Y. - Chicago luxury train 1967 Event Final episode of "What's My Line?," hosted by John Charles Daly 1967 Event Final TV episode of "Fugitive" 1967 Death George E Stone, actor (5 Star Final, Front Page), dies at 64 1966 Event Brian Jones final perfomance as a Rolling Stone 1965 Event Beatles begin final U.K. concert tour in Glasgow 1965 Event New York World's Fair reopens for 2nd and final season 1965 Birthday Vinnie Jones, born in Watford, England, professional soccer player, midfielder, won 1988 FA Cup Final with Wimbledon, actor, appeared in 'The Midnight Meat Train' 1964 Event Final edition of socialist British newspaper "Daily Herald" 1964 Birthday Ian Haughland, heavy metal rocker, Europe-The Final Countdown 1964 Event Mickey Mantle switch-hits home run record 10th and final time in a game 1964 Event Martin Kresses final comic strip of Eric the Viking 1963 Event Card's Stan Musial's final game, gets his 3,629th and 3,630th hit 1963 Event Final game at Polo Grounds, 1,752 see Phillies beat Mets 5-1 1963 Birthday Joey Tempest, rocker, Europe-The Final Countdown 1963 Event Beatles final performance at Cavern Club in Liverpool 1963 Event Final episode of soap opera "Young Doctor Malone" 1962 Event Jack Paar's final appearance on the "Tonight Show" 1961 Death Paul (II) Guilfoyle, actor (Apache, Final Anaylsis), dies at 58 1960 Event "Misfits" premieres, final movie for Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe 1960 Event John F. Kennedy and Nixon clashed in 4th and final presidential debate (New York City) 1960 Event Ted Williams hits his final homer #521 1960 Event Goon Show's final episode on BBC 1959 Event Groucho, Chico and Harpo's final TV appearance together 1959 Event Vinoo Mankad ends his final Test Cricket (v WI at Delhi) 1957 Birthday John M. Ford, born in East Chicago, Indiana, author, science fiction and fantasy, poet, game designer, wrote, 'The Final Reflection', 'How Much Just for the Planet?' 1957 Event Elvis Presley makes his 7th and final appearance on Ed Sullivan Show 1953 Birthday Ruby Wax, born in Evanston, Illinois, born Ruby Wachs, comedian, films include, 'Shock Treatment', 'Omen III: The Final Conflict', host of show, 'Don't Miss Wax' 1953 Event WJZ-AM in New York City becomes WABC; WJZ-TV in Baltimore final transmission 1952 Birthday Gordon McQueen, born in Kilbirnie, Scotland, footballer, soccer player, central defender, coach, played for Manchester United and Leeds, led team to win FA Cup Final, 1979, coached Airdrieonians, manager for Middleborough, pundit for Sky Sports 1952 Event Final ratification of peace treaty restoring sovereignty to Japan 1951 Event Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 2 in World Series, DiMaggio's final game 1951 Birthday Bobby Stokes, born in Portsmouth, England, athlete, English footballer, scored the winning goal in 1976, Southampton F.C. vs. Manchester United, FA Cup Final, in the 83rd-minute, considered biggest upset in FA Cup Final history 1949 Event Cleveland Browns beat San Francisco '49ers 21-7 in final AAFC championship game 1949 Event Yankees and Red Sox, tied for 1st place, play final game of season. Yankees win 5-3 and clinch pennant #16 1948 Event Babe Ruth's final farewell at Yankee Stadium, he dies Aug 16th 1948 Event Mohandas Mahatma Gandhi begins his final fast 1947 Event Larry MacPhail resigns as Yankees General Manager after final game of World Series 1946 Event Indians play their final game in League Park, ending a 55-year stay 1946 Event Manager Mel Ott of Giants hits 511th and final home run 1945 Event Hank Greenberg's final day home run wins pennant for Tigers 1945 Event Jimmie Foxx hits his 534th and final home run 1945 Event Clandestine Radio 1212, used to hoax Nazi Germany's final transmission 1944 Event Yankees, Dodgers and Giants play unique 6 inn game for War Bonds, each playing successive innings, final score Dodgers-5, Yankees-1 and Giants-0 1943 Event Himmler wants acceleration of "Final Solution" 1943 Event Carl Hubbell wins his 253rd and final game, all with Giants 1943 Event Final convoy of Jews from Salonika Greece arrive at Auschwitz 1943 Event Battle of Stalingrad ends with final surrender of the German army 1943 Birthday Osvaldo Soriano, born in Mar del Plata, Argentina, writer, journalist, staff writer for La Opinion, wrote, 'Triste, solitarity y final', or, Sad, lonely and final' 1942 Event Pro-British Clandestine Radio Diego Suarez's final transmission 1942 Event Nazi officials hold notorious Wannsee conference in Berlin deciding on "final solution" calling for extermination of Europe's Jews 1940 Birthday Richard Monaco, U.S., sci-fi author, Grail War, Final Quest 1939 Event Final broadcast of The Fleischmann Hour was heard on radio 1939 Event Reinhard Heydrich meets in Berlin to discuss final solution of Jews 1938 Event Final game at Philadelphia's Baker Bowl, Giants beat Phillies 14-1 1938 Birthday James Farentino, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Dead and Buried, Final Countdown 1936 Event Final Boston Redskin NFL game, lose to Packers 21-6, move to Washington D.C. 1935 Event Babe Ruth's final game at Fenway Park, 41,766 on hand 1935 Event Babe Ruth grounds out in his final at bat 1935 Event Babe Ruth's final game, goes hitless for Braves against Phillies 1934 Event Babe Ruth's final game as a Yankee, goes 0 for 3 1934 Event Ponsford out for 266 in his final Test Cricket match 1934 Event Babe Ruth announces this is his final season as full time player 1933 Event Final demonstration of German Communist Party in Berlin 1928 Event Baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb got his 4,191th and final career hit 1928 Event Ty Cobb, 41, steals home for 50th and final time 1925 Event Red Grange plays final University of Illinois game, signs with Chicago Bears 1923 Event Harry Heilmann goes 2-for-2, sit out rest of season, except for a pinch single on final day, hitting .403 1922 Event Yankees final game at Polo Grounds (played there 7 years) 1920 Event Annual drafting of baseball players from minor leagues to be done in inverse order of the final standings, agreed to 1918 Event Battle of the Argonne, final major battle of WW I 1917 Event British government gives final approval to Balfour Declaration 1916 Event Christy Mathewson pitches and wins his final game 1916 Event Christy Mathewson and Mordecai Brown final baseball game 1912 Event Yankees win final game at Hilltop stadium 1911 Event Cy Young beats Pitts 1-0 for his final career victory, number 511 1909 Event Jack Chesbro's final Yankee game 1908 Event Jack Chesbro's final Yankee victory, beats Walter Johnson 2-1 1904 Event Yankees 2 games out play 1st place Red Sox on final day doubleheader 41 game winner Chesbro loses 1st game and chance at pennant 1904 Event Hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick in his final Test Cricket match 1893 Birthday John Miljan, Lead City, South Dakota, actor, Possessed, Final Extra, Susan Lenox 1893 Birthday Jorge Guillen, Valladolid Spain, poet and critic, Cantico, Final 1891 Event Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Final Problem" 1872 Event 1st FA Cup Final: Wanderers-Royal Engineers 1-0 in Bolton 1868 Event Brigham Young marries his 27th and final wife 1865 Event S Brownsville, Texas (Palmito Ranch) Final engagement of Civil War PVT John J Williams of 34th Indiana is last man killed 1865 Event Confederate congress approves final design of "official flag" 1776 Event Final draft of Declaration of Independence submitted to U.S. Congress 1749 Event 10th (final) volume of Fielding's "Tom Jones" is published 1502 Event Columbus left Spain on his 4th and final trip to New World
