2015 Event Officials from North Korea and South Korea meet to discuss issues that have led to recent hostile incidents along the border; South Korea is currently conducting military exercises with the United States, which North Korea claims is a threat 2015 Event Prince Charles shakes hands with Gerry Adams, president of the Sinn Fein party, which was formerly part of the militant Irish Republican Army; Prince Charles is the first member of the British royal family to meet him 2015 Event A shipwreck that may have drowned up to 900 North African migrants traveling to Europe has prompted the European Union to meet in order to develop a plan to fund and organize rescues while reducing human trafficking incidents 2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro meet at the Summit of the Americas in Panama for talks aimed at thawing relations; the historic meeting marks the first interaction in decades between top leaders of the two nations 2015 Event France has outlawed the hiring of models who do not meet new Body Mass Index (BMI) minimums for a certain period of time before and during a modeling job; the law aims to prevent promotion of anorexia among models and people who emulate them 2014 Event A live Ebola sample is mistakenly sent to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control laboratory that does not meet safety and security standards for handling the virus; a laboratory worker is being monitored for 21 days due to potential exposure 2014 Event Negotiators have extended until next June the deadline for agreements regarding Iran's nuclear program; despite failure to meet the deadline, both Iran and the six-nation group claim that progress has been made 2014 Event Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet during a conference in Minsk to discuss the conflict in eastern Ukraine; Putin agreed to support peace, while Poroshenko promised to develop cease-fire plans 2014 Event African leaders meet in Paris to discuss ways to fight Boko Haram, the Islamist group that kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls over a month ago in Nigeria; the country's president, Goodluck Jonathan, has been seen as slow to respond to the situation 2014 Event The Brazilian government is auctioning part of the nation's television bandwidth spectrum to mobile phone companies, providing much-needed capacity to meet wireless demand 2014 Event Renaud Lavillenie, French champion pole vaulter, breaks the previous height record, held by athlete Sergey Bubka, at the Pole Vault Stars meet in Donetsk, Ukraine; Lavillenie reached 6.16 meters indoors, exceeding Bubka's world record of 6.15 m indoors achieved in 1993 2013 Event China's President, Xi Jinping and South Koran President Park Geun-hye meet for four days of talks aimed at reducing tensions on the Koran Peninsula 2013 Event In Doha, Qatar, hundreds of delegates meet as Qatar pledges $500 million in aid to rebuild Sudan's Darfur, a region racked by a decade-long conflict 2013 Event In Rome, Italy, Roman Catholic Cardinals meet in a conclave to appoint a successor to Pope Benedict XVI 2013 Event More than 100 Catholic cardinals meet in Rome, Italy, to begin the process of selecting the successor to Pope Benedict XVI 2012 Event Burmese President Thein Sein and National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi meet U.S. President Barack Obama, the country's first visit from a sitting U.S. President 2012 Event In New Delhi, India, leaders of Brazil, Russia, China, South Africa and India meet for the 2012 BRICS summit 2011 Event U.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet the Dalai Lama in Washington, D.C. despite a warning from the People's Republic of China 2011 Event North and South Korean officials meet for working-level military talks, the first Korean dialogue in eight months 2010 Event China announces its plan to use its own uranium resources to meet growing demands for nuclear power 2010 Event Leaders of the twenty largest economies meet for the 2010 G-20 Summit in Toronto, Canada 2010 Event Foreign ministers of the Arab League meet in Cairo and agree to ask the U.N. Security Council to force Israel to end its blockade of Gaza 1999 Death Martha Rountree, journalist, Meet the Press, dies at 87 1996 Event Bob Dole and President Bill Clinton meet in their 1st debate 1995 Event 1st New York City Mayor Trophy's High school track meet in 19 years 1994 Event "Meet The Flintstones" by The BC 52's peaks to #33 1994 Death Lawrence E Spivak, journalist (Meet the Press), dies at 93 1992 Birthday Miley Ray Cyrus, pop-rock singer, actress, 100 Most Influential People in the World list, Time magazine, 2008, star of Disney's 'Hannah Montana', debut album, 'Meet Miley Cyrus' had first top ten single, 'See You Again' 1992 Death Frederic I Rinaldo, writer (Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein), dies 1992 Event Longest 2 undefeated baseball teams to meet (New York Yankees 5-0 vs Toronto Blue Jays 6-0); Yankees score 3 in top of 9th to win 5-2 1991 Event Iraqi generals and General Schwarzkopf meet to discuss cease fire 1991 Event Nelson Mandela and Mangosuthu Buthelezi meet after 28 years 1991 Event Baker and Aziz meet in Geneva; talks fail to defuse gulf crisis 1991 Event Iraq agrees to send Aziz to Geneva to meet Baker on Jan 9th 1990 Event British and French workers meet in English Channel's tunnel (Chunnel) 1990 Event George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Helsinki 1990 Event Bush and Gorbachev meet in Helsinki and urge Iraq to leave Kuwait 1990 Event "Meet Me in St. Louis" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 253 performances 1989 Event "Meet Me in St. Louis" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 253 performances 1989 Death Roland Winters, actor (Jet Pilot, Meet Millie), dies at 84 1988 Event Mercedes-Benz pays $20.2-M fine failed to meet '86 government fuel standard 1988 Event George Bush and Michael Dukakis meet in 2nd debate 1987 Death Mary Astor, actress (Cynthia, Meet Me in St. Louis, Fiesta), dies at 81 1985 Event President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet for 1st time 1982 Event 30 Something stars Ken Olin and Patricia Wettig meet, later they marry 1981 Death Ann Harding, actress (When Ladies Meet, Devotion), dies 1980 Birthday Matthew Thomas Carey, actor, Once You Meet a Stranger 1979 Event 200 black leaders, meet in New York, to support Andrew Young 1978 Event Begin and Sadat meet at Camp David to discuss peace 1976 Event A&M sues George Harrison who fails to meet deadline for LP completion 1976 Death Frieda Inescort, Scottish actress (Meet Corliss Archer), dies at 74 1974 Event Catfish Hunter and Charlie Finley meet in arbitration 1974 Event Magicians Penn and Teller 1st meet 1973 Event Israel, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, U.S. and U.S.S.R. meet in Geneva 1973 Birthday Stacy Perrone, Wolcott Conn, Meet Miss America-Connecticut 1997 1973 Death Bob Gilbert, actor (Never the Twain Shall Meet), dies of hepatitis 75 1972 Birthday Claire Forlani, born in Twickenham, London, actress, appeared in 'Meet Joe Black', 'Boys and Girls', 'The Pentagon Papers' 1970 Event West German chancellor and East German premier Willy Brandt meet 1968 Event North Vietnam agrees to meet U.S. reps to set up preliminary peace talks 1967 Event Beatles, Mick Jagger and Marienne Faithful meet Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 1967 Event Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand meet to form Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) 1966 Event 100th International soccer meet between Netherlands-Belgium (3-1) 1964 Event Beatles' "Meet the Beatles!," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 11 weeks 1964 Event "Meet the Beatles" album goes Gold 1964 Event "Meet The Beatles" album released in US 1963 Event "Meet the Beatles" booklet is published 1963 Event Beatles meet Rolling Stones for 1st time 1962 Death Frank Lovejoy, actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48 1962 Event Beatles meet their producer George Martin for 1st time, they record "Besame Mucho" with Peter Best on drums 1962 Birthday Karen Duffy, Duff, New York City, MTV VJ/actress, Meet Wally Sparks 1961 Event John F. Kennedy and British Prime Minister MacMillan meet in Bermuda 1961 Event Beatles meet future manager Brian Epstein 1961 Event John F. Kennedy and Khrushchev meet in Vienna 1959 Death Kathryn Adams, actress (Meet the Chump, 5th Avenue Girl), dies 1958 Event Robert H W Welch, Jr. and 11 other men meet in Indianapolis to form anti-Communist John Birch Society 1958 Birthday Mitch Albom, born in Passaic, New Jersey, author, screenwriter, sold over 26 million books worldwide, works include, 'Tuesdays with Morrie', 'The Five People You Meet in Heaven' 1957 Event John Lennon (16) and Paul McCartney (15) meet for 1st time as Lennon's rock group The Quarry Men perform at a church dinner 1956 Death Earl Godwin, newscaster (Meet the Veep), dies at 75 1956 Event Writers Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes meet at a party in Cambridge 1954 Event Senator John Kennedy appears on "Meet the Press" 1950 Birthday Tim Russert, born in New York, American television journalist, author, lawyer, 'Meet the Press' moderator 1948 Event Soen Nakagawa and Nyogen Senzaki (Zen teachers) meet in SF 1947 Event "Meet the Press" makes network TV debut on NBC 1946 Event 11 Basketball of America Association teams meet to schedule 1st season 1945 Event "Meet the Press" premieres on radio 1945 Event Tigers and Cubs meet in World Series for 4th time 1945 Event U.S. and Soviet forces meet at Torgau, Germany on Elbe River 1945 Event Generals Eisenhower, Patton and Patch meet in Luneville 1945 Event FDR, Churchill and Stalin meet at Yalta 1945 Event U.S. 1st and 3rd army meet at Houffalise 1944 Event Eisenhower and Montgomery meet in Hasselt Belgium 1944 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt and Churchill meet in Canada at 2nd Quebec Conference 1944 Event U.S. leaders meet in Belgium 1944 Event Churchill and Tito meet in Naples 1944 Event General Montgomery/Patton/Bradley/Dempsey/Crerar meet in Portsmouth 1944 Event "Meet Me in St. Louis" opens on Broadway 1944 Event Hitler and Mussolini meet at Salzburg 1943 Event FDR, Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek meet to discuss ways to defeat Japan 1943 Event Common Chiefs of staff meet in Quebec 1942 Event U.S. General Clark and Lemnitzer and French General Mast meet secretly in Algeria 1941 Event Howard Florey and Norman Heatley meet for 1st time, 11 days later they successfully recreate penicillin 1941 Event Resistance fighters counter d'Estienne d'Orves/Jan Doornik, 1st meet 1940 Event 1st intercollegiate track meet telecast, MSG, New York City 1937 Event Battle of the Century: Fred Allen and Jack Benny meet on radio 1937 Birthday Margaret O'Brien, San Diego, actress, Jane Eyre, Meet Me in St. Louis 1935 Birthday Peter Bichsel, born in Lucerne, Switzerland, writer, journalist, wrote 'And Really Frau Blum Would Very Much Like to Meet the Milkman', member of the Gruppe Olten, a club of Swiss writers 1934 Event Hitler and Mussolini meet in Vienna 1933 Event Hitler, Goring, Prince Ruprecht, Bruning and top army meet in Berlin 1930 Birthday Marvin Kalb, born in New York City, educator/newscaster, CBS/NBC, Meet the Press 1926 Birthday Helen Gallagher, born in Brooklyn, actress, Ryan's Hope, Strangers When We Meet 1921 Birthday Loren Tindall, Oklahoma, actor, Meet Me on Broadway, Girl of Limberlost 1916 Event British-France Sykes-Picot meet over division of Turkey 1914 Birthday Frank Lovejoy, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw 1911 Event SF has it's 1st air meet 1910 Event 1st international air meet in U.S. held, in LA 1907 Event 44 nations meet in 2nd Hague Peace Conference 1906 Birthday Warren Hymer, New York City, actor, Girl From Havana, Meet the Mob 1905 Event Philadelphia A's meet Giants in World Series, Giants win 3-0 1905 Birthday Jack [Weldon J] Teagarden, U.S. trombonist/actor, Meet Band Leaders 1905 Event 1st race meet at Oaklawn Park (Hot Springs, Ark) 1900 Birthday Lawrence E Spivak, born in Brooklyn, New York, news panelist, Meet the Press 1899 Event World Goodwill Day-26 nations meet in 1st Hague Peace Conference 1888 Event Old Kavallison, Congo: Stanley meet Emin Pasha 1886 Event 1st International polo meet, U.S. vs England 1884 Event Sporting Life announces that both pennant winners will meet in 3 game series Oct 23-25 at Polo Grounds New York City to determine baseball champion 1877 Event 1st U.S. amateur swim meet (New York Athletic Club) 1876 Event 1st U.S. intercollegiate track meet held, Saratoga, New York; Princeton wins 1871 Event Stanley presumes to meet Livingston in Ujiji, Central Africa 1868 Event 1st American amateur track and field meet (New York City) 1864 Event 1st track meet between Oxford and Cambridge 1847 Event Urbain J J Leverrier and John Couch Adams, codiscoverers of Neptune meet for 1st time at home of John Herschel 1839 Event 1st Canadian track and field meet held (Caer Howell Grounds) 1835 Event Charles Darwin and Mariano Gonzales meet at Portillo Pass 1834 Event 5th national black convention meet, New York City 1805 Event 30 women meet at Mrs. Silas Lee's home in Wiscasset Maine, organizes 1776 Event Battle of Pelham: Col John Glover and Marblehead regiment meet British Forces in Bronx 1756 Event England and France meet in war 1600 Event Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler meet for 1st time near Prague 1557 Event Dutch States-General meet at Valenciennes 1540 Event The 1st recorded race meet in England (Roodee Fields, Chester)
