2015 Event Health insurance company Aetna announces that it will pay $37 billion for Humana in a combination of stock and cash; the new company will be better positioned to compete against larger rivals such as Anthem 2014 Event U.S. telecom company Sprint is in talks to purchase T-Mobile U.S.; the combined company will be better able to compete against market leaders Verizon and AT&T 2013 Event At a World Trade Organization meeting, a trade agreement called the Bali Package is reached; the agreement will lower global trade barriers and will simplify trade deals to better enable poorer states in Bali, Indonesia to sell their goods 2010 Event China's Premier, Wen Jiabao visits migrant workers at a Beijing construction site and declares the need for better treatment of the country's migrant workers 2010 Event Hungary's parliamentary election results in 28 regional seats for the left-wing Hungarian Socialist Party, and 26 regional seats for the far-right Movement for a Better Hungary 1993 Death Lily van Lugt Melsert, actress (Tomorrow will be better), dies at 91 1993 Death Arthur Alexander, singer/songwriter (You Better Move On), dies at 53 1991 Event With New York Yankee victory, 10 of 14 AL teams are at .500 or better 1990 Death Robin Harris, actor (House Party, Mo' Better Blues), dies at 36 1977 Death William E. Vaughan, pseudonym Burton Hills, columnist, author, wrote for Kansas City Star newspaper 1946 - 1977, published articles in Better Homes and Gardens, Reader's Digest, often quoted and best-remembered for writing style employing folksy aphorisms, died age 61 from lung cancer 1975 Death Maxwell Maltz, cosmetic surgeon, author, self-help pioneer, invented Psycho-Cybernetics, system to improve one's self-image, lead a better life, wrote, 'Psycho-Cybernetics', believes positive self-view key to achieving goals, dies 1966 Birthday John Cusack, born in Chicago, actor, Stand By Me, Sure Thing, Better Off Dead 1962 Birthday Clint Black, born in Long Branch, New Jersey, country vocalist, A Better Man 1957 Birthday Spike Lee, born in Atlanta, director, Mo Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X 1955 Birthday Chow Yun-Fat, born in Lamma Island, China, actor, appeared in 'The Killer', 'A Better Tomorrow', 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' 1955 Birthday Howard Jones, rock pianist/vocalist, Things Can Only Get Better 1954 Birthday John Kimmel, born in East Orange, New Jersey, John C. Kimmel, horse trainer, trained at University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School, trained famous horses, Better Than Honour, Premium Tap, wins include Florida Derby, 2004, Pennsylvania Derby, 2007, among others 1953 Birthday Jim Diamond, Scotish singer and songwriter, I Should Have Known Better 1942 Birthday Paul Butterfield, born in Chicago, blues musician, Better Days 1941 Birthday Geoff Hurst, cricketer, Essex 1962, better known as soccer immortal 1935 Birthday Terry Johnson, U.S. R&B singer, Flamingos-I Know Better 1926 Birthday Jake Carey, U.S. R&B-singer, Flamingos-I Know Better 1925 Event French psychologist Emil Coue brings his self-esteem therapy to U.S. "Every day in every way I am getting better and better" 1915 Birthday William E. Vaughan, born in St. Louis, Missouri, pseudonym Burton Hills, columnist, author, wrote for Kansas City Star newspaper 1946 - 1977, published articles in Better Homes and Gardens, Reader's Digest, often quoted and best-remembered for writing style employing folksy aphorisms 1899 Birthday Maxwell Maltz, born in America, cosmetic surgeon, author, self-help pioneer, invented Psycho-Cybernetics, system to improve one's self-image, lead a better life, wrote, 'Psycho-Cybernetics', believes positive self-view key to achieving goals 1899 Birthday Goodman Ace, radio/TV actor/columnist/humorist, Better of Goodman
