2015 Event Animal rights activists lose a case to free two chimpanzees being held for research purposes; the activists argued that the animals are highly intelligent and should be treated as humans with similar legal rights 2014 Event A male of the rare northern white rhino species has been found dead at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya; only six animals remain in the world, of which only one is a breeding male 2014 Event The World Trade Organization upheld its November decision to continue banning European imports of seal products on the grounds of concern for the suffering of the hunted animals; the WTO is also reexamining its exception for indigenous hunters 2010 Event Uganda's Wildlife Authority announces that some animals in the country's national parks and game reserves have doubled in population since 1999 1992 Event ASPCA stops Santeria ceremony in Bronx halts sacrifice of 42 animals 1992 Death Evelyn Wesler Zemel, U.S. author (American Glass Animals), dies 1984 Death Garry Winogrand, prolific photographer, known for 20th century portraits of America, focusing on social issues of the time, exhibited at Museum of Modern Art, published 'The Animals', 'Public Relations', dies of gallbladder cancer at age 56 1965 Event Rock group "Animals" 1st time on British charts 1959 Event Monkeys Able and Baker zoom 300 mi (500 km) into space on Jupiter missile, became 1st animals retrieved from a space mission 1955 Birthday Jeff Koons, born in York, Pennsylvania, artist, known for large reproductions of ordinary objects, including brightly colored balloon animals made of stainless steel 1948 Birthday Bryan "Chas" Changler, Newcastle, rock bassist, Animals 1945 Birthday Danny McCullock, London, rocker, Animals 1945 Birthday Vic Briggs, England, rocker, Animals 1943 Birthday Dave Rowberry, Newcastle, rocker, Animals 1934 Birthday Ron Taylor, born in Sydney, Australia, cinematographer, Those Amazing Animals 1928 Birthday Garry Winogrand, born in New York City, New York, prolific photographer, known for 20th century portraits of America, focusing on social issues of the time, exhibited at Museum of Modern Art, published 'The Animals', 'Public Relations' 1927 Birthday Evelyn Wesler Zemel, U.S., author, American Glass Animals 1868 Event San Francisco Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals formed 1866 Event American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) forms 1837 Birthday Harriet Powers, U.S., slave/writer, Creation of Animals 1778 Birthday Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist, naming plants and animals 1654 Event Bridge at Rowley Mass begins charging tolls for animals
