2014 Event The World Cup opens in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with Brazil matched against Croatia; Brazil wins the opening game 3 - 1 2014 Event The opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Paralympics is held in Sochi; the celebration includes a variety of performing artists in music and dance 2013 Event U.S. wireless service provider T-Mobile has its opening day on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol TMUS 2013 Event In France, an amended bill legalizing same-sex marriage is passed, opening the door for Francois Holland to promulgate it 2012 Event Kgalema Motlanthe, Deputy President of South Africa, challenges party leadership by President Jacob Zuma at the opening of the African National Congress (ANC) 2012 Event London holds the opening ceremonies for the 2012 Summer Paralympics 2011 Event Parliament gives the new Greek Prime Minister, Lucas Papademos a vote of confidence, opening the doors for national unity to help restore financial stability in Greece 2010 Event Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili dies in a fatal crash during a training run for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, hours before the opening ceremonies 2006 Event 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Turin, Italy 1999 Death Hazel Frederick, face in a crowd, faced the camera when Mary Tyler Moore tossed her hat in the opening credits of her show, dies at 91 1997 Event Cubs beat New York Mets ending NL worst opening, lost 14 straight games 1996 Event 1st Opening Day in history in March takes place in Seattle 1994 Event Billy Joel performs opening concert at Cleveland's Gund Arena 1994 Event Cubs Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes, hit 3 home runs in 1993 hits 3 home runs on opening 1994 Event Largest Opening Day crowd at Yankee Stadium, 56,706 1992 Event Opening Main-Donau canal (North Sea-Black Sea) 1992 Event "Tin Bigha Day" protest in India of corridor opening to Bangladesh 1991 Event Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Arazi, Black Tie Affair, Dance Smartly, Miss Alleged, Opening Verse, Pleasant Stage, Sheikh Albadou 1991 Event Formal opening ceremony of International One Mind Zen center in Crestone, Colorado 1990 Event Greenidge and Haynes make 298 opening stand (v Eng), their best 1989 Event Geoff Marsh and Mark Taylor complete 329 opening stand vs. England 1989 Event New York Yankee Tommy John ties record of playing 26 seasons, his 287th win puts him 19th overall as Yankees beat Twins on opening day 4-2 1988 Event Mets set Opening Day record with 6 home runs 1986 Death Paul Stewart, actor (Opening Night, In Cold Blood, Window), dies 1985 Event Indians-Brewers game at Cleveland Stadium is 1st rain-out of 1985, ends record string of 458 ML games since Opening Day without a rain-out 1985 Event White Sox pitcher Tom Seaver starts a record 15th opening day game 1983 Event New York Met Tom Seaver's sets record 14th NL Opening Day assignment 1982 Event Atlanta Braves win record 11th straight opening game (beat Astros) 1980 Event McCosker (168) and Dyson (152) make 319 opening stand cricket, NSW vs. WA 1980 Event Formal opening of meditation hall of Zenshin Temple in Riverdale Bronx 1979 Event Opening day of 4th Test Cricket, India 8-112 vs. Pakistan at Kanpur 1979 Event Opening ceremony at Cambridge Buddhist Association meditation in Boston 1976 Event Opening ceremony of the Dai Bosatsu monastery Catskill Mt., New York 1975 Event Royal Canadian Mint announces branch opening in Winnipeg Manitoba 1973 Birthday Ben Johnson, cricketer, promising South Australian opening batsman 1972 Birthday Sunjith Somasunder, cricketer, Karnataka and India ODI opening bat 1996 1972 Birthday Jason Arnberger, cricketer, NSW opening batsman 1994-95 - 1972 Birthday Robert Kennedy, cricketer, New Zealand opening bowler 1996 1972 Event Glenn Turner (259) and Terry Jarvis make 387 opening cricket stand vs. WI 1972 Birthday Dulip Samaraweera, cricketer, Sri Lankan Test opening batsman 1993- 1971 Birthday Mark Lathwell, cricketer, England opening batsman vs. Australia 1993 1971 Death Lisle Nagel, Australian cricket opening bowler (1932), dies 1971 Birthday Adrian Griffith, cricketer, West Indian Test opening batsman 1997 1971 Birthday Matthew Elliott, cricketer, Australian Test opening batsman vs. WI 1996 1971 Birthday Blair Pocock, cricketer, New Zealand opening batsman 1993 1971 Birthday Robert Samuels, cricketer, West Indies Test opening batsman vs. New Zealand 1996 1971 Birthday Zahoor Elahi, cricketer, Pakistan opening batsman vs. New Zealand 1996 1971 Birthday Ajay Jadeja, cricketer, Indian opening batsman 1971 Birthday Richard Chee Quee, cricketer, NSW opening batsman Fiji/Chin ancestry 1970 Birthday Azhar Saeed, UAE cricketer, opening batsman 1996 World Cup 1970 Birthday Grant Flower, cricketer, bro of Andy Zimbabwe Test opening batsman 1970 Birthday Sherwin Campbell, cricketer, WI opening batsman 1995 1970 Birthday Philo Wallace, cricketer, WI ODI opening batsman 1991-92 1970 Birthday Michael Slater, cricketer, devastating Australia opening bat since 1993 1970 Birthday Alistair Brown, cricketer, Surrey and England ODI opening batsman 1996 1969 Birthday Mark Dekker, Zimbabwe cricket opening batsman, 1993- 1969 Birthday Nick Knight, cricketer, England opening batsman 1995- 1969 Birthday Martin Haywood, cricketer, NSW opening batsman 1969 Birthday Stuart Williams, cricketer, West Indian opening batsman 1994- 1969 Birthday Vikram Rathour, cricketer, Indian Test opening batsman 1996- 1968 Birthday Robert van Oosterom, cricket opening batsman, Holland 1996 World Cup 1968 Event Baseball's Opening Day is postponed because of Martin Luther King assassination 1968 Birthday Johanne Samarasekera, UAE cricket opening bowler, 96 World Cup 1967 Birthday Gary Kirsten, cricketer, South African lefty opening batsman 1993- 1967 Event Jimi Hendrix quits as opening act of the Monkees' tour 1967 Event Monkees perform at Forest Hills, New York, Jimi Hendrix is opening act 1967 Event The Who, opening for Herman's Hermits begin a U.S. tour 1967 Event Opening ceremony of Tassajara Zen Mountain Center 1967 Birthday Rudi Steyn, cricketer, South African opening batsman 1995 1966 Birthday Roshan Mahanama, cricketer, Sri Lankan opening batsman 1966 Event Cleveland ties record with 10th straight win since Opening Day 1966 Event Lawry and Simpson complete 244 opening stand vs. England, Adelaide 1965 Death Gaston Glass, actor (Opening Your Eyes), dies after long illness at 65 1965 Event Lawry and Simpson complete opening stand of 382 against W Indies 1965 Birthday John Stephenson, cricketer, England opening bat in one Test vs. Australia 1989 1965 Birthday Champaka Ramanayake, cricketer, Sri Lankan opening bowler 1965 Birthday Mark Rushmere, cricketer, South Africa opening bat in comeback Test 1992 1964 Birthday Brian Young, cricketer, New Zealand Test opening batsman 1964 Birthday Paul Nobes, cricketer, prolific opening batsman for Victoria and SA 1964 Birthday Trevor Barsby, cricketer, Queensland opening batsman since 1984-85 1963 Birthday Mike Veletta, cricketer, West Aussie opening bat, 8 Tests for Australia 1963 Birthday Navjot Singh Sidhu, cricketer, Indian opening batsman 1963 Birthday Hugh Morris, cricketer, England lefty opening batsman 1991 1963 Event Rolling Stones 1st tour (opening act for Bo Diddley and Everly Bros) 1963 Birthday Dipak Chudasama, cricketer, Kenya opening batsman 1996 World Cup 1963 Birthday Phil Simmons, cricketer, West Indian opening batsman 1963 Birthday Manoj Prabhakar, cricketer, Indian opening batsman and opening bowler 1963 Birthday Alec Stewart, cricketer, son of Micky/opening bat Occasional WK 1963 Birthday Mike Rindel, cricketer, N Transvaal opening bat ODI ton vs. Pak 1995 1962 Birthday Peter Cantrell, cricketer, Queensland opening bat, Netherlands WC 1996 1961 Birthday Lalchand Rajput, cricketer, Indian Test opening batsman 1985-86 1961 Birthday Rod Latham, cricketer, New Zealand opening batsman 1961 Death Akiba Rubinstein, Polish chess player (opening theorist), dies at 78 1960 Birthday Mandy Yachad, cricketer, South African ODI opening batsman 1991 1960 Birthday Ravi Ratnayeke, cricketer, Sri Lankan pace bowler and opening batsman 1960 Birthday Raman Lamba, cricketer, Indian opening batsman 1986-87 1959 Event 1st movie opening simultaneously in major cities (On The Beach) 1959 Birthday Asantha De Mel, cricketer, pioneering Sri Lankan Test opening bowler 1959 Event Dodger pitcher Don Drysdale hits his 2nd Opening Day home run 1958 Birthday Geoff Marsh, cricketer, Australia opening batsman 1985-92 1958 Event AL announces Opening Day in 1959 will be earliest ever, April 9 1957 Birthday Chris Broad, cricketer, prolific England opening batsman 1984-89 1956 Birthday Graeme Wood, cricketer, Australian lefty opening batsman 1978-88 1956 Event Sal Maglie and Dodgers defeat Yankees 6-3 in opening game of World Series 1956 Birthday Andrew Hilditch, cricketer, Australian opening bat 1979-85 1956 Birthday Peter Roebuck, cricketer, Somerset opening batsman and SMH writer 1956 Event Vinoo Mankad scores 231 vs. New Zealand, 413 opening stand with Roy 1955 Birthday Julien Wiener, cricketer, Australian opening batsman 1979-80 1955 Birthday Mohsin Khan, cricketer, Pakistani opening batsman late 70s early 80s 1955 Birthday Steve Small, cricketer, stalwart NSW opening batsman 1954 Birthday John Wright, New Zealand cricketer, opening batsman 1978-92 1954 Birthday John Dyson, cricketer, NSW and Australian opening batsman 1953 Birthday Wayne Larkins, cricketer, England opening batsman of 80's 1953 Birthday Jimmy Cook, cricketer, South African opening batsman 1992 1951 Event In opening World Series game, Giant Monte Irvin steals home in 1st inn 1951 Event President Truman addresses opening of Japanese Peace Treaty Conference 1950 Birthday T E Srinivasan, cricketer, Indian opening batsman 1981 1950 Birthday Talat Ali, cricketer, Pakistani opening batsman in ten Tests 1972-80 1950 Event 1st opening night-game, Cards beat Pirates, 4-2 1949 Event Indians start 12-17, owner Bill Veeck arranges a "Second Opening Day" 1947 Birthday Glenn Turner, cricketer, masterful New Zealand opening batsman 1947 Event 1st opening session of Congress to be televised 1946 Birthday Aftab Gul, cricketer, Pakistani opening batsman in six Tests 1969-71 1945 Birthday Sadiq Mohammad, cricketer, attacking Pakistan opening batsman 1969-81 1945 Birthday Graeme Watson, cricketer, Australian opening batsman 5 Tests 1966-72 1941 Birthday Ian Redpath, cricketer, dependable Australian opening batsman 1964-76 1941 Birthday Robin Bynoe, cricketer, WI opening batsman in 4 Tests 1959-67 1940 Event Cleveland Indian Bob Feller hurls an opening day no-hitter vs Chic, 1-0 1939 Event NBC/RCA 1st public TV demo with Franklin D. Roosevelt at opening of New York World's Fair 1938 Birthday Ijaz Butt, cricketer, Pakistani opening batsman in 8 Tests 1958-60 1936 Birthday Eric Russell, cricketer, England opening batsman early 60s 1935 Birthday David White, cricketer, England opening attack Brown and White vs. Pak 1961 1935 Birthday Alan Brown, cricketer, England opening attack Brown and White vs Pak 1961 1935 Birthday Ken Taylor, cricketer, England opening batsman three times 1959-64 1935 Birthday Geoff Pullar, cricketer, England opening batsman late 50's early 60's 1934 Birthday David Smith, cricketer, England opening bowler vs. India 1961-62 1934 Birthday Bruce Pairaudeau, cricketer, WI opening bat in 13 Tests, 115 on debut 1934 Birthday Brian Bolus, cricketer, England opening batsman early 60's 1933 Birthday Cammie Smith, WI cricket opening batsman, 1960-62 1933 Birthday Roger Harris, cricketer, New Zealand opening batsman vs England 1959 1932 Event Sutcliffe and Holmes make 555 opening cricket stand for Yorks vs. Essex 1931 Birthday Trevor Goddard, cricketer, South African opening batsman and opening bowler 1931 Birthday Bill Watson, cricketer, NSW and Australian opening batsman mid-50s 1929 Birthday Sydney Gedye, cricketer, opening batsman in four Tests for New Zealand 1964 1929 Birthday Jackie McGlew, cricketer, dour South African opening bat of the 50' 1928 Birthday Colin McDonald, cricketer, stalwart Australian opening bat for 1950's 1928 Birthday Jack Nel, cricketer, South African opening bat in 6 Tests 1949-57 1928 Birthday Arthur Milton, cricketer, England opening batsman late 50's 1926 Event At 41, Walter Johnson pitches his 7th opening day shutout 1925 Birthday Alistair Taylor, cricketer, one Test as opening bat for South Africa 1956 1923 Event Bill Ponsford and Edgar Mayne make 456 opening stand for Vict 1923 Birthday Donald Smith, cricketer, uneventful England opening batsman 1957 1923 Event 74,000 (62,281 paid) on hand for opening of Yankee Stadium 1923 Event Longest NL opening game, Phillies and Dodgers tie 5-5 in 14 1923 Birthday Lawrie Miller, New Zealand cricketer, opening bat in 13 Tests 1922 Birthday Nyron Sultan Asgarali, cricketer, West Indian opening bat 1957 1922 Birthday Allan Rae, cricketer, prolific WI opening batsman 1948-53 1922 Birthday Arthur Morris, cricketer, great Australian lefty opening batsman 1915 Event A's Herb Pennock is within 1 out of pitching 1st Opening Day no-hitter 1913 Event Opening of China's 1st parliament takes place in Peking (now Beijing) 1912 Event Hobbs and Rhodes make 323 cricket opening stand vs. Australia at MCG 1911 Event Congress names San Francisco as Panama Canal opening celebration site 1910 Birthday John Kerr, New Zealand, cricketer, opening batsman in 1930's 1910 Birthday Mahomed Nissar, cricketer, pioneer Indian opening bowler in Tests 1910 Event President Taft begins tradition of throwing out ball on opening day 1910 Birthday Paul Whitelaw, cricketer, New Zealand opening batsman vs. England 1933 1904 Birthday Naoomal Jeoomal, cricketer, pioneer Indian Test opening batsman 1900 Event Highest scoring opening game, Phils beat Braves 19-17 in 10 1894 Birthday Herbert Sutcliffe, cricketer, all-time great opening batsman for Engl 1889 Event President Harrison visits opening of Chicago Auditorium 1883 Event Original Metropolitan Opera House (New York City) grand opening (Faust) 1882 Birthday Warren Bardsley, cricketer, great NSW and Aussie opening bat 1909-26 1875 Event Formal opening of U.S. Marine Hospital at Presidio 1875 Birthday Freddie Fane, cricketer, Hobbs' 1st Test opening partner 1873 Event 19 students attend opening class at Ohio State University 1871 Event Giusseppi Verdi's "Aida" premieres in Cairo, at Suez canal opening 1793 Event President Washington attends opening of Rickett's, 1st circus in U.S. 1792 Event Opening of 1st legislative assembly of Lower Canada in Quebec city 1636 Event University of Utrecht opening ceremony 1491 Event Opening ceremony of Daitokuji's Shinju at subtemple
