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The international day of Cyrus the Great, king of Persia, who declared the first charter of human rights in the world also known as Cyrus Cylinder.

879-05-21

Pope John VIII gives blessings to duke Branimir and to Croatian people, considered to be international recognition of Croatian state.

1733-05-06

1st international boxing match: Bob Whittaker beats Tito di Carni

1751-07-29

1st international world title prize fight-Jack Stack of England, beats challenger M Petit of France in 29 mins in England

1753-05-01

Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.

1758-01-01

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature establish the "starting point" for standardized species names across the animal kingdom. This naming system is based on the binomial nomenclature laid out in Carolus Linnaeus 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

1844-09-25

Canada defeats USA by 23 runs in the 1st cricket international

1863-10-26

International conference begins in Geneva aimed at improving medical conditions on battlefields - beginning of the Red Cross

1863-10-29

International Committee of Red Cross forms as result Geneva held conference (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963)

1865-05-17

The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established.

1867-04-01

International Exhibition opens in Paris

1869-04-18

1st international cricket match, held in SF, wins by Californian

1869-08-17

1st international boat race (River Thames, Oxford beats Harvard)

1871-03-27

1st international rugby game-Scotland 1, England 0

1872-11-30

First international soccer game, Scotland-England 0-0 (Glasgow)

1873-12-06

1st international football game in US: Yale 2, Eton (England) 1

1874-09-26

1st Grand International Rifle match held

1875-05-20

International Bureau of Weights & Measures forms by treaty

1877-02-20

International Association (minor baseball league) organizes

1881-03-12

Andrew Watson makes his Scotland debut as the world's first black international football player and captain.

1881-07-01

1st international telephone conversation, Calais, ME-St Stephen, NB

1882-09-10

1st international conference to promote anti-semitism meets Dresden Germany (Congress for Safeguarding of Non-Jewish Interests)

1884-10-22

The International Meridian Conference in Washington, DC, USA adopts Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) worldwide, creating 24 international time zones with longitude zero at the Greenwich meridian

1884-11-15

Colonization of Africa orgainized at international conference in Berlin

1886-08-25

1st international polo meet (US vs England)

1889-05-01

2nd International Congress calls for 1st International Workers Day 1st May 1890 to mark protests in Chicago in 1886

1889-08-29

1st American International professional lawn tennis contest (Newport RI)

1891-10-18

1st international 6-day bicycle race in US (Madison Square Garden, NYC) begins

1891-10-20

1st International 6 day bike race (NY Madison Square Garden) begins

1891-10-25

1st International 6 day bike race (NY Madison Square Garden) ends

1892-07-04

Western Samoa changes the International Date Line, so that year there were 367 days in this country, with two occurrences of Monday, July 4.

1893-11-12

The treaty of the Durand Line is signed between present day Pakistan and Afghanistan - the Durand Line has gained international recognition as an international border between the two sister nations.

1894-06-23

The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne, Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin.

1898-06-01

Trans-Mississippi International Exposition opens in Omaha

1898-11-24

The International Conference of Rome for the Social Defense Against Anarchists opens.

1900-02-14

Russia responds to international pressure to free Finland by tightening imperial control over the country.

1900-06-26

The Russian Tsar orders that Russian must be the official language of Finland, despite growing unrest within Finland and increasing international concern over Russia's behavior there

1903-01-21

International Theater (Majestic, Park) opens at 5 Columbus Circle NYC

1903-06-12

The Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity is founded at the University of Michigan School of Music.

1904-04-05

The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh & Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England.

1904-06-28

International Anti-Military Cooperation (IAMV) forms in Amsterdam

1905-01-20

The US begins supervision of the Dominican Republic's national and international debts, testing Roosevelt's 'Corollary' to the Monroe Doctrine

1905-02-23

Rotary Club International formed by 4 men in Chicago

1905-04-06

Germany receives invitation from Sultan of Morocco to an international conference to discuss matters relating to Morocco

1905-05-14

2nd official international soccer match, Netherlands beats Belgium 4-0

1906-09-01

The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI) is established.

1906-11-22

International Radio Telecommunications Com adopts "SOS" as new call for help

1910-01-10

1st international air meet in US held, in LA

1910-04-23

International Exhibition opens in Brussels

1910-08-14

6th International Congress of Esperantists held in Washington, DC

1910-09-07

In the Hague, the International Court arbitrates a fishing-rights dispute between Newfoundland (still seperate from Canada) and the US

1911-03-08

International Women's Day is launched in Copenhagen, Denmark, by Clara Zetkin, leader of the Women's Office for the Social Democratic Party in Germany.

1912-01-23

The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague.

1912-11-24

Conflict in the Balkans grows into an acute international crisis with major powers supporting either Austria or Serbia

1912-11-25

Socialist International rejects that world war is coming

1913-04-26

Panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in SF

1914-03-20

1st international figure-skating tournament held in US, New Haven

1914-08-03

World Alliance for Promoting International Friendship through Churches forms

1915-01-21

Kiwanis International founded in Detroit

1915-02-20

Panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in San Francisco

1915-07-07

A Great Gorge and International Railway trolley with an extreme overload of 157 passengers crashes near Queenston, Ontario, killing 15.

1915-07-26

International School for Wijsbegeerte forms

1915-10-11

Despite international protest, Edith Cavell, and English nurse in Belgium, is executed by the Germans for aiding the escape of Allied prisoners

1915-12-04

Panama-Pacific International Exposition closes in San Francisco

1916-01-07

In response to pressure from President Wilson, Germany notifies the State Department that it will abide by strict international rules of maritime warfare

1916-10-07

The German submarine U-53 arrives off Newport, Rhode Island, and sinks 9 British merchant ships in international waters

1917-06-07

Melvin Jones and a number of other Chicago businessmen found Lions Clubs International, now the largest service organization in the world

1919-03-02

1st congress of Communist International opens at the Kremlin

1919-03-03

1st international air mail service from US, Seattle-Victoria, BC

1919-04-11

The International Labour Organization is founded.

1920-02-09

International treaty recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard

1920-11-01

American Fishing Schooner Esperanto defeats the Canadian Fishing Schooner Delawana in the first International Fishing Schooner Championship Races in Halifax.

1921-02-27

The International Working Union of Socialist Parties is founded in Vienna.

1921-10-06

International PEN is founded in London.

1921-10-31

Federation Sportive Feminine International forms (1st woman track & field association)

1922-05-09

The International Astronomical Union formally adopt Annie Jump Cannon's stellar classification system, which with only minor changes, is still used today

1922-07-27

International Geographical Union forms in Brussels

1923-03-03

US Senate rejects membership of the International Court of Justice, The Hague

1923-05-26

Socialist Workers Youth International forms in Hamburg

1923-12-18

International zone of Tangier set up in Morocco

1924-02-02

International Ski Federation (FIS) forms

1924-08-25

International maritime treaty drawn

1924-10-22

Toastmasters International is founded.

1924-10-31

World Savings Day was announced in Milan, Italy, by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks).

1925-09-03

1st international handball match held

1926-03-03

International Greyhound Racing Association formed (Miami, Fla)

1926-09-25

International slavery convention signed by 20 states

1928-06-24

With declining business, the Great Gorge and International Railway begins using one-person crews on trolley operations in Canada.

1928-06-30

Radio Service Bulletin lists radio stations call signs that are to be changed to conform with international standards

1928-12-20

1st international dogsled mail leaves Minot, Maine for Montreal, Quebec

1931-10-12

1st International Conference on Calendar Reform

1932-08-27

International anti-war congress opens in Amsterdam

1932-08-29

International Anti-War Committee forms in Amsterdam

1933-08-22

International Zionists Congress opens in Prague

1934-01-01

International Telecommunication Union established

1935-07-02

Great Britain boxing team beat US team in 1st international Golden Gloves

1935-09-13

Rockslide near Whirlpool Rapids Bridge ends the Great Gorge and International Railway.

1935-11-25

International Institute for Social History (IISG) forms in Amsterdam

1936-03-01

A strike occurs aboard the S.S. California, leading to the demise of the International Seamen's Union and the creation of the National Maritime Union.

1936-06-11

International Surrealist Exhibition opens in London, England.

1936-09-30

International Commission of Straits (Dardanelles & Bosphorus) ends

1938-07-01

The South African Press Association (SAPA) is established as a non-governmental institution by South Africa's major newspapers to facilitate the sharing of news, both national and international

1938-10-28

Farewell parade of International Brigade (Barcelona)

1938-11-15

Farewell Parade of International Brigades in Barcelona

1939-02-18

Golden Gate International Exposition opens on Treasure Island

1939-02-28

The erroneous word "Dord" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation.

1939-10-29

Golden Gate International Exposition closes (1st closure)

1940-03-28

Construction begins of the exhibition center to host the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair.

1940-05-25

Golden Gate International Exposition reopens

1943-05-15

Joseph Stalin dissolves the Comintern (or Third International).

1944-12-07

Convention on International Civil Aviation drawn up in Chicago

1945-03-08

International Women's Day is 1st observed

1945-12-27

International Monetary Fund formally established by 29 member countries

1946-03-28

Cold War: The United States State Department releases the Acheson-Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power.

1946-05-03

International military tribunal in Tokyo begins

1946-06-03

International Military Tribunal opens in Tokyo against 28 Japanese war criminals

1946-07-26

Aloha Airlines began service from Honolulu International Airport

1947-03-01

International Monetary Fund begins operation

1947-04-04

Convention on International Civil Aviation goes into effect

1947-04-04

UN's International Civil Aviation Organization forms

1947-10-02

Revised International Telecommunication Convention adopted

1947-12-08

"Caribbean Carnival" opens at International Theater NYC for 11 perfs

1947-12-13

"Caribbean Carnival" closes at International NYC after 11 perfs

1948-04-18

International Court of Justice opens at Hague Netherlands

1949-02-20

1st International Pancake Race held (Liberal Ks)

1949-04-14

International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg's last judgment

1950-04-20

Balt's Memorial Stadium opens - Orioles of International League

1950-08-29

International Olympic Committee votes to admit West Germany & Japan in 1952

1950-09-30

1st congress of International Astronautical Federation opens in Paris

1951-05-16

The first regularly scheduled transatlantic flights begin between John F Kennedy International Airport in New York City and Heathrow Airport in London, operated by El Al Israel Airlines.

1951-06-01

International Cheese treaty signed

1953-01-11

J. Edgar Hoover declines 6 figure offer to become president of International Boxing Club

1954-03-07

Russia wins title in their 1st international ice hockey competition

1954-08-24

International Amateur Athletic Federation recognizes Red China

1954-08-29

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) opens

1956-03-01

The International Air Transport Association finalizes a draft of the Radiotelephony spelling alphabet for the International Civil Aviation Organization.

1956-09-19

1st international conference of black writers & artists meets (Sorbonne)

1956-10-26

UN's International Atomic Energy Agency statute approved

1956-10-29

International zone of Tangier returns to Morocco

1957-01-01

International Geophysical Year begins; ends 6/30/1958 (18-mo year)

1957-07-01

International Geophysical Year begins (until Dec 31, 1958)

1957-07-29

International Atomic Energy Agency forms by UN

1958-05-24

UP & International News Service merge into United Press International

1958-12-31

International Geophyscial Year ends

1959-01-28

Soviet Union wins 62-37 for 1st international basketball loss by US

1959-07-19

Mickey Wright wins LPGA Machine International Golf Open Alliance

1960-09-24

International Development Association (UN agency) comes into existence

1961-06-23

The Antarctic Treaty, ensuring that Antarctica is used for peaceful purposes; for international cooperation in scientific research; and does not become the scene or object of international discord, comes into force

1961-06-29

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) calls for South Africa's withdrawal at the Geneva Conference in protest of the racial policies of the South African government

1961-08-24

Windward Islands' Airways International (Winair) forms

1961-08-26

Official International Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto

1961-09-04

US authorizes Agency for International Development

1962-04-26

US/UK launch Ariel; 1st international payload

1962-07-23

The International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos is signed.

1963-06-30

International Labour Organisation excludes South Africa from its two-day meeting because of its apartheid policies

1963-07-18

The United Nations Special Committee on Apartheid releases its second interim report pressing for international sanctions against South Africa, particularly the supply of arms, ammunition and petroleum

1963-09-06

The Centre for International Industrial Property Studies (CEIPI) is founded.

1965-01-01

International Cooperation Year begins

1965-05-26

Revised International Convention on Safety of Life at Sea takes effect

1966-04-17

100th international soccer match between Netherlands-Belgium (3-1)

1966-06-22

South African Bishop Alphaeus Hamilton Zulu, is refused a passport and thus permission to attend an international church conference by the South African government

1967-06-16

50,000 attend Monterey International Pop Festival

1967-06-18

Monterey International Pop Festival rocks Southern California

1968-01-16

The Youth International Party is founded.

1968-04-18

Dutch Department of Amnesty International forms

1969-06-05

The International communist conference begins in Moscow.

1969-06-18

A report published by the International Commission of Jurists on the British government's policy in Northern Ireland is critical of both the British government and the Northern Ireland government

1969-07-30

Barbra Streisand opens for Liberace at International Hotel, Las Vegas

1969-08-23

France's Une De Mai wins International Trot at Roosevelt Raceway Czechoslovakia (1st American to win cycling race title since 1912)

1969-08-30

120,000 attend Texas International Pop Festival

1970-07-24

International Law Tennis Association institutes 9 point tie break rule

1971-01-05

1st one-day international, Australia v England at the MCG

1971-05-15

Radio Nordsee International's ship bombed

1972-01-01

International Book Year begins

1972-08-22

Rhodesia is expelled by the International Olympic Committee for its racist policies.

1973-02-11

1st one-day international for Pakistan & NZ

1973-06-28

New Zealand ship HMNZS Otago sails for Mururoa test zone after France's refusal to accept an International Court of Justice injunction against its atmospheric nuclear testing; NZ Prime Minister Norman Kirk told the crew of the Otago that their Mururoa mission was an 'honourable' one

1973-09-05

1st one-day Cricket international for WI (v Eng) - lose by 1 wicket

1973-10-23

UN's revised International Telecommunication Convention adopted

1974-03-17

Jane Blalock wins LPGA Bing Crosby Golf Classic International

1974-07-13

India's 1st one-day international (v England, Headingley)

1974-11-15

International Energy Agency formed in Paris within OECD framework in the wake of the 1973 oil crisis

1975-01-01

International Women's Year begins

1975-03-23

Sue Roberts wins LPGA Bing Crosby International Golf Classic

1975-06-07

Sri Lanka's 1st one-day international, v WI Cricket World Cup

1975-06-11

One-day international cricket debut, Javed Miandad age 17 yrs 364 days

1976-03-23

International Bill of Rights goes into effect (35 nations ratifying)

1976-09-17

Amnesty International receives Erasmus-prize

1976-11-26

Willy Brandt elected chairman of Social International

1977-04-10

Beverly Klass wins LPGA Women's International Golf Satellite

1977-04-17

Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament

1977-04-28

The Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure is signed.

1977-05-14

English football international Bobby Moore retires

1977-06-10

International Labour Organisation and United Nations meet to discuss apartheid in South Africa and potential actions to prevent further violence and state repression.

1977-10-22

International Sun-Earth Explorers 1 & 2 launched into Earth orbit

1978-01-26

International Ultraviolet Explorer placed in Earth orbit

1978-05-08

Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament

1978-06-01

The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed.

1978-11-29

UN observes "international day of solidarity with Palestinian people," boycotted by US & about 20 other countries

1979-01-01

International Year of the Child begins

1979-05-06

Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament

1979-11-27

1st day-night one-day cricket international, Australia v WI at SCG

1979-12-11

Geoff Boycott scores cricket century in a limited-over international

1980-01-01

International Decade of Water & Sanitation begins

1980-03-20

US appeals to International Court on hostages in Iran

1981-01-01

International Year for the Disabled begins

1981-01-08

India all out 63 in one-day international v Australia

1981-05-03

Sally Little wins LPGA CPC Women's Golf International

1981-10-14

Citing official misconduct in the investigation and trial, Amnesty International charges the U.S. government with holding Richard Marshall of the American Indian Movement as a political prisoner.

1982-04-18

Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA CPC Women's Golf International

1982-06-27

Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Rochester Golf International

1983-05-01

Hollis Stacy wins LPGA CPC International Golf Tournament

1983-06-09

Zimbabwe win their 1st one-day cricket international, v Australia

1983-06-26

Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Rochester Golf International

1983-10-15

US Marine sharpshooters kill 5 snipers at Beirut International Airport

1983-12-12

5th ACE Cable Awards: The VII International Tchaikovsky Competition by Robert Dalrymple and Ken Locker

1984-07-22

Kathy Whitworth wins Rochester Golf International (her 85th win)

1984-08-19

Sally Quinlan wins LPGA MasterCard Golf International Pro-Am

1985-01-01

International Youth Year begins

1985-03-28

International Cometary Explorer measures solar wind ahead of Halley

1985-06-16

Pat Bradley wins LPGA Rochester Golf International

1985-08-18

Muffin Spencer-Devlin wins MasterCard International Pro-Am Golf Tourn

1986-01-01

International Peace Year begins

1986-05-16

The Seville Statement on Violence is adopted by an international meeting of scientists, convened by the Spanish National Commission for UNESCO, in Seville, Spain.

1986-06-11

Amnesty International megaconcert

1986-06-22

Judy Dickinson wins LPGA Rochester Golf International

1986-08-17

Cindy Mackey wins LPGA MasterCard International Golf Pro-Am

1986-10-25

International Red Cross ousted from South Africa

1987-01-01

International Year of Shelter for Homeless begins

1987-06-22

The International Labour Organisation, meeting for its annual conference in Geneva, calls for international sanctions against South African minerals

1987-06-28

Deb Richard wins LPGA Rochester Golf International

1987-07-31

Rockwell International awarded contract to build a 5th shuttle

1987-08-16

Val Skinner wins LPGA MasterCard International Golf Pro-Am

1988-06-12

Mei-Chi Cheng wins LPGA Rochester Golf International

1988-08-07

Martha Nause wins Planters Pat Bradley International Golf Tournament

1988-08-26

Mehran Karimi Nasseri arrives at Charles de Gaulle International Airport.

1988-09-02

Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! tour begins in Wembley

1988-10-15

Amnesty International's Global Concert Tour ends in Buenos Aires

1989-01-07

International Conference on Limitation of Chemical Weapons opens in Paris

1989-05-31

1st International Rock Awards

1989-06-04

Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Rochester Golf International

1989-06-11

Robin Hood 16 wins LPGA Planters Pat Bradley Points Golf International

1989-10-29

Colleen Walker wins LPGA Nichirei Golf International

1990-03-11

Maggie Will wins Desert Inn LPGA Golf International

1990-05-20

Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Planters Pat Bradley Golf International

1990-06-06

2nd International Rock Awards

1990-06-24

Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Rochester Golf International

1990-09-16

Pirate Radio NY International begins transmissions on WWCR

1990-09-24

Iraq invades the French and Dutch missions in Kuwait; French President Mitterrand called the action a violation of international law; a U.S. warship boards an Iraqi-flagged tanker bound for the port of Basrah

1990-10-02

Radio Berlin International's final transmission (links to Deutsche Welles of West Germany); final song is "The End" by Doors

1991-03-17

Penny Hammel wins Desert Inn LPGA Golf International

1991-06-02

Rosie Jones wins LPGA Rochester Golf International

1991-09-07

1st South African international competition in 25 years, gymnastics

1991-11-10

South Africa's 1st cricket international since 1970 - one-day v India

1992-01-01

International Space Year begins

1992-01-20

Score begins selling international soccer cards

1992-04-05

Dana Lofland wins Las Vegas LPGA Golf International

1992-06-28

Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Rochester Golf International

1992-10-01

Greater Pittsburgh International Airport opens

1993-06-20

Tammie Green wins LPGA Rochester International Golf Tournament

1993-10-31

US wins Nichirei International LPGA Golf Tournament

1994-01-01

International Year of Family

1994-06-19

Lisa Kiggens wins LPGA Rochester International Golf Tournament

1994-09-04

Kansai International airport officially opens

1994-10-17

Kapil Dev's final one-day international (v West Indies)

1994-10-30

US wins Nichirei LPGA Golf International

1995-01-01

International Year of Tolerance

1995-02-28

Denver International Airport opens

1995-06-18

Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Rochester International Golf Tournament

1995-07-09

US international postage rates rise to 60 cents per ounce

1995-10-29

US beats Japan, 19-17, at Nichirei International LPGA Golf Tournament

1995-12-12

CBC announces Radio Canada International service to end on March 31

1996-03-09

Javed Miandad's last international in Pak's WC QF loss to India

1996-03-26

The International Monetary Fund approves a $10.2 billion loan for Russia.

1996-03-31

Radio Canada International's final shortwave broadcast

1996-06-23

Dottie Pepper wins LPGA Rochester International Golf Tournament

1996-09-16

1st one-day international in Canada, India v Pakistan at Toronto

1996-10-27

US beats Japan, 21½-14½, at Nichirei International Golf Tournament

1997-03-16

Sandline affair: On Bougainville Island, soldiers of commander Jerry Singirok arrest Tim Spicer and his mercenaries of the Sandline International.

1997-04-20

Karrie Webb wins LPGA Susan G Komen International

1997-06-22

Penny Hammel wins LPGA Rochester International

1997-08-03

Phil Mickelson wins golf's Sprint International

1997-08-04

In Colombia, international oil company Occidental Petroleum declare force majeure on all oil exports from the Cano Limon field after a series of attacks knocked out a major oil pipeline

1997-10-26

Nichirei LPGA International

1997-11-02

USA beats Japan 23-13 at LPGA Nichirei International

1998-06-27

Opening of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia.

1998-07-06

Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport is closed and the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok becomes operational.

1998-07-20

Two hundred aid workers from CARE International, Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) and other aid groups leave Afghanistan on orders of the Taliban.

1998-09-02

The UN's International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda finds Jean-Paul Akayesu, the former mayor of a small town in Rwanda, guilty of nine counts of genocide.

1998-11-01

Nichirei Golf International

1998-11-20

The first module of the International Space Station, Zarya, is launched.

1998-12-04

The Unity Module, the second module of the International Space Station, is launched.

1999-01-01

International Year of Elderly

1999-02-27

Korea International School is founded by Soon-Il Chung. It is currently directed by Ann Clapper.

1999-05-27

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands indicts Slobodan Milošević and four others for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo.

1999-05-29

Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station.

1999-09-12

Indonesia announces it will allow international peace-keepers into East Timor.

1999-12-17

The United Nations General Assembly passes resolution 54/134 designating November 25 as the annual International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women.

2000-11-02

The first crew arrives at the International Space Station.

2001-03-26

Kazakhstan's Prime Minister opens an oil pipeline from the giant Tengiz Field to the Russian port of Novorossiysk on Monday, giving the Central Asian producer its first direct link to international markets

2001-05-29

International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers inaugurated.

2001-06-27

The International Court of Justice finds against the United States in its judgement in the LaGrand Case.

2001-08-21

The Red Cross announces that a famine is striking Tajikistan, and calls for international financial aid for Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

2001-09-12

Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry leaving 10000 people unemployed.

2001-10-19

SIEV-X, an Indonesian fishing boat en-route to Christmas Island, carrying over 400 asylum seekers, sank in international waters with the loss of 353 people.

2001-11-12

In New York City, American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 on its way to the Dominican Republic, crashes minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 260 on board and five on the ground.

2001-12-01

Captain Bill Compton brings Trans World Airlines Flight 220, an MD-83, into St. Louis International Airport bringing to an end 76 years of TWA operations following TWA's purchase by American Airlines.

2002-07-01

The International Criminal Court is established to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.

2003-03-02

The first International Symposium on Taiwan Sign Language Linguistics is held at Chung Cheng University.

2003-03-11

The International Criminal Court holds its inaugural session in The Hague.

2004-08-24

89 passengers die after two airliners explode after flying out of Domodedovo International Airport, near Moscow. The explosions were caused by suicide bombers (reportedly female) from the Russian Republic of Chechnya.

2004-10-19

Care International aid worker Margaret Hassan is kidnapped in Iraq.

2005-04-26

Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of that country.

2005-12-07

Rigoberto Alpizar, a passenger on American Airlines Flight 924 who allegedly claimed to have a bomb, is shot and killed by a team of US federal air marshals at Miami International Airport.

2006-03-21

Immigrant workers constructing the Burj Dubayy in Dubai, The United Arab Emirates and a new terminal of Dubai International Airport join together and riot, causing $1M in damage.

2006-06-29

Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law.

2006-07-10

Pakistan International Flight PK-688 crashes in Multan, Pakistan shortly after takeoff, killing all 45 people on board.

2006-08-24

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is considered a Dwarf Planet.

2006-08-27

Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky bound for Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. Of the passengers and crew, 49 of 50 are confirmed dead in the hours following the crash.

2006-12-11

The International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust is opened in Tehran, Iran by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

2006-12-30

Madrid Barajas International Airport is bombed.

2007-06-30

A car crashes into Glasgow International Airport in Scotland, believed to be a terrorist attack.

2007-09-05

Three terrorists suspected to be a part of Al-Qaeda are arrested in Germany after allegedly planning attacks on both the Frankfurt International airport and US military installations.

2007-12-19

The Lakotah people, a Native American tribe, proclaim independence and withdraw all their treaties with the United States. They then proceed to establish the Republic of Lakotah, with an ongoing process of international recognition as a separate country.

2008-05-23

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries.

2008-10-24

Iceland receives a £1.3 billion bailout package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the first European country to require an emergency loan with the aim of stabilising the collapsed currency and strengthening the tax system as well as the nationalised banks

2009-03-04

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. Al-Bashir is the first sitting head of state to be indicted by the ICC since its establishment in 2002.

2009-04-25

Elijah Wood is honored with the Midnight Award by the San Francisco International Film Festival as an American actor who "has made outstanding contributions to independent and Hollywood cinema, and who brings striking intelligence, exemplary talent and extraordinary depth of character to his roles"

2009-05-25

North Korea allegedly tests its second nuclear device. Following the nuclear test, Pyongyang also conducted several missile tests bulding tensions in the international community.

2009-09-05

Denmark celebrates the first national flagday, in memory of the fallen Danes in international operations since 1948.

2009-10-23

The United Nations "Rotterdam Rules" convention regulating international maritime carriage of goods is ratified with its twentieth signature.

2009-10-24

First International Day of Climate Action, organized with 350.org, a global campaign to address a claimed global warming crisis.

2010-01-25

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after take-off from Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport, killing all 90 people on-board.

2010-02-24

Sachin Tendulkar scored the the first double century in One Day International cricket.

2011-03-11

An earthquake measuring 9.0 in magnitude strikes 130 km (80 miles) east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a tsunami killing thousands of people. This event also triggered the second largest nuclear accident in history, and one of only two events to be classified as a Level 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale.

2012-03-16

Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar becomes first cricketer to score 100 international centuries

2012-03-21

Greek Parliament votes in favour of an international bailout deal

2012-04-05

International internet group Anonymous hack several Chinese bureaus in opposition to censorship

2012-04-29

International Chemical Weapons Convention deadline for chemical weapon stockpiles comes into effect

2012-05-25

A SpaceX Dragon becomes the first commercial spacecraft to dock at the International Space Station

2012-06-07

Credit rating agency Fitch downgrades Spain's credit rating to BBB in the wake of international bailout speculation

2012-07-15

A Russian Soyuz rocket with an international team launches for a mission to the International Space Station

2012-11-01

2 Iranian fighter jets fire on a US General Atomics MQ-1 Predator drone in international air space

2012-12-16

A gang rape of a woman on a bus in India that resulted in her death leads to national and international outrage

2013-03-29

UN regulation of international arms trade is blocked by North Korea, Iran, and Syria

2013-03-29

Soyuz TMA-08M sets a new record of 6 hours in orbit before docking with the International Space Station

2013-05-13

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield departs the International Space Station to return to Earth

2013-11-23

Filipino Manny Pacquiao defeats American Brandon Rios to win the World Boxing Organization International Welterweight title

2014-03-16

Voters in Crimea vote overwhelmingly to leave Ukraine and rejoin Russia amid international condemnation of its design

2014-03-21

Russia formally annexes Crimea amid international condemenation

2014-05-23

Russia and China veto the U.N. Security Council resolution to establish an International Criminal Court for war crimes in Syria

2014-08-08

The West African Ebola outbreak is categorized as an international concern by the WHO

2015-11-02

International Space Station celebrates 15 years of human life in space

2016-06-21

Millions Across India Take Part in International Yoga Day

2017-01-17

Gunman Kills 5 at International Music Festival in Mexico

2017-03-08

Dirk Nowitzki Becomes First International Player to Reach 30000 points in NBA

1583-04-10

Hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law

1830-05-25

Jules de Geyter, Belgian poet (International)

1844-11-02

Sultan Mehmed V, Hearst-International News Pictorial, No. 52

1854-04-22

Henri-Marie Lafontaine, Belgium, international lawyer (Nobel 1913)

1861-05-11

Frederick Russell Burnham, father of the international scouting movement (d. 1947)

1866-01-25

Emile Vandervelde, President (1900—1918) of the International Socialist Bureau and Minister of 3 Belgian governments (d. 1938)

1878-01-31

Willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist

1880-01-06

Olive White, An International Marriage

1883-12-26

Carl Oscar Ahues, Germany, International Chess Master (1950)

1888-9-20

Walter Bonn, International Crime

1896-06-08

Samuel Gonard, chairman (International Red Cross)

1906-01-31

R W Bonham, founder (International Braille Chess Association)

1908-08-19

Al Morgan, International House

1909-01-22

Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican diplomat and international playboy (d. 1965)

1909-05-14

Vladimir Alatortsev, USSR, International Chess Master (1950)

1909-12-06

Alan McGilvray, International Knock Out Match: M.C.C. vs. Australia

1914-04-10

Bernard de Gautier, International Revue

1916-01-23

Betty Rowland, International Burlesque

1916-06-08

Geoffrey Saulez, International Knock Out Match: M.C.C. vs. Australia

1916-06-14

Geoffrey Goodwin, British professor of international relations

1919-03-28

Tom Brooks, International Knock Out Match: M.C.C. vs. Australia

1919-08-23

Robert Crichton-Brown, CEO (Rothmans International)

1920-03-07

Willie Watson, cricketer (England batsman & soccer international)

1920-03-11

Benjamin Ferencz, The International Criminal Court

1920-07-17

Juan Antonio Samaranch, chairman (International Olympic Committee)

1920-07-20

Lev Aronin, USSR, International Chess Grandmaster (1950)

1920-07-26

Bob Waterfield, Screen Snapshots: WAIF International Ball

1921-04-22

Candido Camero, International Jazz Day

1921-07-31

Peter Benenson, British founder of Amnesty International (d. 2005)

1922-11-17

Emile Noel, international civil servant

1924-11-13

John Blake, Farnborough International 1996

1925-01-15

Keith Bentley, international racing cyclist

1925-04-11

Oscar De Ville, CEO (Meyer International)

1925-05-02

Lou Rowan, International Knock Out Match: M.C.C. vs. Australia

1927-02-05

Marshall Nicholas Rosenbluth, E. P. Velikhov: History of the Russian Tokamak and the Tokamak Thermonuclear Fusion Research Worldwide That Has Led to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER).

1927-02-15

Frank Dunlop, director (Edinburgh International Festival)

1927-05-31

James Eberle, British admiral, director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs)

1927-06-26

Leslie Carpenter, CEO (Reed International)

1928-01-03

Frank Ross Anderson, Canada, International Chess Master (1954)

1928-11-17

Colin McDonald, International Knock Out Match: M.C.C. vs. Australia

1929-01-28

Richard Clement Charles Thomas, rugby international/journalist

1929-01-30

Lucille Teasdale-Corti, Canadian surgeon and international aid worker (d. 1996)

1929-02-15

Graham Hill, London, auto racer (1962, 68 international racing champ)

1929-05-14

Vladimir Antoshin, USSR, International Chess Grandmaster (1964)

1930-06-06

Frank Tyson, International Knock Out Match: M.C.C. vs. Australia

1931-11-25

Dickie Jeeps, English rugby international/chairman Sports Council

1932-09-29

Canon Paul Oestreicher, CEO (British section, Amnesty International

1932-10-06

Gloria Lane, educator/author/founder (Women's International Center)

1933-04-30

Dickie Davies, The Muhammad Ali Talk-In International Sports Special

1933-10-19

Brian Booth, cricketer (dual Australian cricket/hockey international)

1935-02-02

Evgeny Pavlovich Velikhov, E. P. Velikhov: History of the Russian Tokamak and the Tokamak Thermonuclear Fusion Research Worldwide That Has Led to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER).

1935-07-24

Anne-Marie Peysson, Grand Prix R.T.L. International 71

1936-10-13

Jim McMullan, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1937-02-11

Bill Lawry, Brian Lara International Cricket 2007

1937-06-21

John Edrich, International Knock Out Match: M.C.C. vs. Australia

1937-09-10

Alun Edward Islwyn Pask, rugby International

1938-03-14

John Gleeson, International Knock Out Match: M.C.C. vs. Australia

1938-07-18

Dudu Pukwana, Nelson Mandela: An International Tribute for a Free South Africa

1938-08-07

Dewi Lorwerth Ellis Bebb, rugby international/journalist

1938-12-04

Richard Meade, International Velvet

1939-06-29

Alan Connolly, International Knock Out Match: M.C.C. vs. Australia

1940-9-17

Peter Lever, International Knock Out Match: M.C.C. vs. Australia

1941-02-10

John Hampshire, International Knock Out Match: M.C.C. vs. Australia

1941-02-23

Steve Barri, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1941-03-19

Lord Vestey, British food magnate/billionaire (Union International)

1941-05-11

Ian Redpath, International Knock Out Match: M.C.C. vs. Australia

1941-06-24

Graham McKenzie, International Knock Out Match: M.C.C. vs. Australia

1941-11-17

Gene Clark, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1942-03-22

Jorge Ben, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1942-05-02

Jacques Rogge, Belgian International Olympic Committee president

1943-04-22

Steve Dunne, cricketer (NZ Test umpire on international panel)

1943-11-11

Jan Adamski, Poland, International Chess Master (1976)

1944-05-20

Keith Fletcher, International Knock Out Match: M.C.C. vs. Australia

1944-11-13

Ken Shuttleworth, International Knock Out Match: M.C.C. vs. Australia

1945-01-06

Barry John, Welsh international rugby player

1945-04-16

Goran Antunac, Yugoslavia, International Chess Master (1975)

1945-07-13

Ashley Mallett, International Knock Out Match: M.C.C. vs. Australia

1945-11-29

Franco Trevisi, The International

1945-12-02

Alan Thomson, International Knock Out Match: M.C.C. vs. Australia

1945-9-18

P.F. Sloan, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1946-04-09

Alan Knott, International Knock Out Match: M.C.C. vs. Australia

1946-08-21

Lev Alburt, USSR, International Chess Master (1976)

1947-01-11

Bryan Robson, English international soccer star

1949-08-08

Marie, Grand Prix R.T.L. International 71

1949-10-12

Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, Venezuelan international terrorist

1949-12-13

Nana Alexandria, USSR, International Woman's Chess Grandmaster (1976)

1949-9-24

Marius 'Mimi' Lorenzini, Grand Prix R.T.L. International 71

1950-10-03

Sarah Bullen, International Velvet

1951-06-27

Ulf Andersson, Sweden, International Chess Grandmaster (1972)

1952-06-04

Luis Moreno-Ocampo, The International Criminal Court

1952-12-07

Georges Corraface, Greek actor, president of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival

1952-12-26

Andre-Michel Schub, Sixth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

1955-02-02

John Saunders, 2009 International Bowl

1955-02-02

Virginia Holgate, International Velvet

1956-01-27

Mimi Rogers, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1956-02-19

Steve Randell, Tasmanian cricket Test umpire (international panel)

1956-08-16

Dominic Erban, French rugby international player

1956-10-03

Sylvia Sweeney, Celebrate! International Performing Arts for All

1956-12-05

Jim Leavitt, 2010 International Bowl

1957-10-24

Mark Bringelson, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1958-10-24

Daniel Abineri, International Velvet

1959-01-17

Susanna Hoffs, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1959-08-23

Edwyn Collins, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1959-10-25

Christina Amphlett, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1961-9-23

Jay Villiers, The International

1962-05-15

Derek Marcil, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1962-10-01

John D. Bair, The International

1962-10-30

Courtney Walsh, South Africa vs Australia: 5th One Day International

1963-10-03

Oliver Trautwein, The International

1964-03-21

Ahmed Radhi, Iraqi international football star

1964-04-30

Ian Healy, KFC Twenty20 International: Australia vs New Zealand

1964-08-16

Nigel Redman, English rugby international player

1964-12-21

Fabiana Udenio, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1965-06-10

Elizabeth Hurley, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1965-07-17

Peter Rafael, Malta International TV Song Festival

1965-12-17

Scott Edward Gump, Rockledge FL, PGA golfer (1991 International-2nd)

1967-04-14

Nicola Berti, Italian International footballer

1967-04-26

Peter Jordan, The International

1967-09-27

Uche Okechukwu, Nigerian international soccer player

1967-11-21

Daniel de la Gándara, SportsCenter International

1968-03-15

Mark McGrath, Hooters 2012 International Swimsuit Pageant

1968-08-21

Barbara Ann Moore, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1969-05-02

Brian Lara, Brian Lara International Cricket 2007

1969-10-05

Giorgio Lupano, The International

1970-11-22

Joe Son, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1970-9-16

Sashy Bogdanovich, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1971-10-29

Greg Blewett, Australia vs England: 1st Twenty20 International

1971-11-18

Anastasia Sakelaris, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1972-02-02

Dana International, Israeli singer

1972-02-02

Dana International, The Eurovision Song Contest

1972-04-04

Magnus Sveningsson, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1972-08-11

Mel Jones, Women's Twenty20 International: Southern Stars vs White Ferns

1972-08-13

Lisa Kiggens, Salinas CA, LPGA golfer (1994 Rochester International)

1972-10-21

Evhen Tsybulenko, Ukrainian professor of international law

1972-11-22

Christopher Risucci, 2006 Parkening International Guitar Competition

1973-03-03

Regina Witherspoon, FTC Publications' International Modeling Workout

1974-02-04

Mijntje Donners, Dutch hockey international

1975-08-03

Memo, International Treaty

1976-03-05

Lucian Msamati, The International

1976-04-17

Monet Mazur, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1976-05-01

Verena Hassani, The International

1976-05-26

Paul Collingwood, Australia vs England: 1st Twenty20 International

1976-08-24

M Pink Christofalo, International Indian Film Awards

1976-10-10

Bella, Malta International TV Song Festival

1977-02-26

Shane Williams, Welsh International Rugby Player

1977-9-27

Enrico Clerico Nasino, The International

1978-02-08

Bettie Ballhaus, Danni's International Beauties

1978-10-01

Leticia Cline, The Last International Playboy

1979-03-23

Donncha O'Callaghan, Irish International rugby player

1979-05-25

Jonny Wilkinson, English international and Newcastle Falcons rugby player

1979-08-24

Orlando Engelaar, Dutch International Footballer

1979-10-07

Yukta Mookhey, International Indian Film Awards

1979-12-17

Marianela Pereyra, International Week: Part 3

1980-01-26

Akiko Kusayanagi, The International

1980-03-21

Ronaldinho Gaucho, Brazilian international footballer

1980-05-26

Tom Sawyer, The Last International Playboy

1981-01-20

Owen Hargreaves, English international footballer

1981-04-06

Robert Earnshaw, Zambian born, Welsh international footballer

1981-11-25

Xabi Alonso, Spanish international footballer

1981-11-26

Stephan Andersen, Danish international footballer

1981-12-07

Katie Geoghegan, International Playboys' First Movie: Ghouls Gone Wild!

1982-02-01

Shoaib Malik, KFC Twenty20 International: Australia vs Pakistan

1983-09-09

Cleveland Taylor, International footballer

1984-06-22

Jerome Taylor, West Indies international cricketer

1984-12-09

Steve O'Keefe, KFC Twenty20 International: Australia vs England: Game 2

1985-01-30

Suraj Randiv, KFC Twenty20 International: Australia vs Sri Lanka

1985-11-05

Bruno Sáinz-Talaia, International Pageantry Mexico & Mrs Universe Ltd 2013

1987-08-03

Gabrielle Dickey, G.S.I.: Ghost Services International

1988-01-18

Elerki Taskin, Malta International TV Song Festival

1989-06-02

Steve Smith, KFC Twenty20 International: Australia vs England: Game 2

1936-12-28

Football player Bronko Nagurski (28) weds childhood sweetheart Eileen Kane in International Falls, Minnesota

1946-04-26

Father Divine, a controversial religious leader who claims to be God, marries the much-younger Edna Rose Ritchings, a celebrated anniversary in the International Peace Mission movement.

2009-08-08

International opera group Il Divo singer David Miller weds singer and theater actress Sarah Joy Kabanuck in New York City

1905-02-18

Jules de Geyter, Belgian poet (International), dies at 75

1906-06-17

William Dale, international legal consultant, dies

1908-07-20

Demetrius Vikelas, Greek author, president of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1835)

1918-07-03

Sultan Mehmed V, Hearst-International News Pictorial, No. 52

1938-12-27

Emile Vandervelde, President (1900—1918) of the International Socialist Bureau and Minister of 3 Belgian governments dies at 72

1947-09-01

Frederick Russell Burnham, father of the international Scouting movement (b. 1861)

1953-09-08

Walter Bonn, International Crime

1956-11-01

Lajos Asztalos, International Chess Master (1950), dies at 67

1957-06-12

Peggy Hopkins Joyce, International House

1959-11-08

Frank Sherman Land, founder of DeMolay International (b. 1890)

1965-07-05

Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican diplomat and international playboy (b. 1909)

1965-09-11

Ralph C. Smedley, Founder of Toastmasters International (b. 1878)

1968-12-31

Carl Oscar Ahues, German International Chess Master (1950), dies at 85

1975-05-03

Samuel Gonard, chairman (International Red Cross), dies at 78

1983-03-25

Bob Waterfield, Screen Snapshots: WAIF International Ball

1990-03-26

International Chrysis, Transvestite actor (Q&A), dies of cancer at 38

1990-06-28

Dudu Pukwana, Nelson Mandela: An International Tribute for a Free South Africa

1990-10-18

Marie, Grand Prix R.T.L. International 71

1991-05-24

Gene Clark, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1993-03-01

Luis Kutner, US co-founder (Amnesty International), dies at 84

1994-07-16

Madzy Rollin Couquerque, tennis star/international hockey, dies at 91

1995-11-02

Alun Edward Islwyn Pask, rugby International, dies at 58

1996-03-14

Dewi Lorwerth Ellis Bebb, rugby international/journalist, dies at 57

1996-07-17

Alan McGilvray, International Knock Out Match: M.C.C. vs. Australia

1996-08-01

Lucille Teasdale-Corti, Canadian physician and international aid worker (b. 1929)

1996-08-24

Emile Noel, international civil servant, dies at 73

1997-12-23

Keith Bentley, international racing cyclist, dies at 72

1999-04-25

Lord Killanin, Irish International Olympic Committee president (b. 1914)

2003-09-28

Marshall Nicholas Rosenbluth, E. P. Velikhov: History of the Russian Tokamak and the Tokamak Thermonuclear Fusion Research Worldwide That Has Led to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER).

2004-12-23

Geoffrey Saulez, International Knock Out Match: M.C.C. vs. Australia

2005-02-25

Peter Benenson, English founder of Amnesty International (b. 1921)

2006-08-15

Faas Wilkes, Dutch international footballer

2006-10-11

Howard Kerzner, Chief Executive Officer of Kerzner International (b. 1964)

2007-07-16

Tom Brooks, International Knock Out Match: M.C.C. vs. Australia

2008-02-22

Peter Rafael, Malta International TV Song Festival

2010-01-03

Professor Sir Ian Brownlie, International law specialist

2010-04-21

Juan Antonio Samaranch, International Olympic Committee president (b. 1920)

2010-08-01

Eric Tindill, New Zealand rugby and cricket international player and referee/umpire (b. 1910)

2011-11-27

Gary Speed, Former Welsh international footballer and Wales national football team manager (b. 1969)

2012-05-23

John Blake, Farnborough International 1996

2013-04-21

Christina Amphlett, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

2014-12-12

Marius 'Mimi' Lorenzini, Grand Prix R.T.L. International 71

2015-01-08

Richard Meade, International Velvet

2015-04-14

Anne-Marie Peysson, Grand Prix R.T.L. International 71

2015-09-27

Frank Tyson, International Knock Out Match: M.C.C. vs. Australia