2015 Event Gazprom, the state-owned Russian energy company, is sued by the E.U. for antitrust violations, including seeking control of pipelines in exchange for gas, charging steep prices, and limiting gas flows to nations beyond eastern Europe 2014 Event Afghan officials have signed a pact with the U.S. to maintain troops in the country beyond the end of 2014 and provide Afghanistan with funding; former Afghan President Hamid Karzai would not sign the agreement due to his opposition to U.S. presence 2000 Death Deborah Laake, writer, Secret Ceremonies: A Mormon Woman's Intimate Diary of Marriage and Beyond, dies at 47 1998 Event Supreme Court rules attorney-client privilege extends beyond the grave, exempting Vince Foster's conversations with his lawyers from being used as evidence by Kenneth Starr 1971 Death John W. Campbell, U.S., sci-fi writer (Space Beyond), dies at 61 1968 Birthday David Chokachi, born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, actor, known for roles in television series Baywatch, Witchblade, Beyond the Break 1964 Event "Beyond the Fringe" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 673 performances 1962 Event "Beyond the Fringe" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 673 performances 1961 Event "Beyond the Fringe," premieres in London 1954 Birthday Irina Ratushinskaya, born in Odessa, Ukraine, disident poet, Beyond the Limit 1950 Birthday Cynthia Meyers, playmate, Dec 1968, actress, Beyond Valley of Dolls 1950 Birthday Goutam Ghose, director, Patang, Voyage Beyond, Paar 1939 Birthday Barry [Norman] Malzberg, sci-fi author, Revelations, Beyond Apollo 1939 Birthday Patrick Wayne, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Rounder, Shirley, Beyond Atlantis 1939 Event Glenn Cunningham (top miler) says 4-minute mile beyond human effort 1927 Birthday Richard Johnson, actor, Never So Few, Restless, Beyond the Door 1927 Birthday Lucio Fulci, born in Rome, Italy, director, screenwriter, actor, known for directing gore films, Zombi 2 and The Beyond, other genres, including giallo, western, comedy 1922 Birthday Damon [Francis] Knight, U.S., sci-fi author, CV, Beyond the Barrier 1920 Birthday Alexander H Cohen, New York City, Broadway producer, Beyond the Fringe 1920 Event Pulitzer prize awarded to Eugene O'Neill, Beyond the Horizon 1913 Birthday James Pike, Oklahoma City, bishop, Beyond Anxiety 1912 Birthday Jean Parker, Butte Mont, actress, Beyond Tomorrow, Little Women 1905 Birthday Wild Bill Elliott, Pattonsburg, Missouri, actor, Beyond the Sacramento 1858 Birthday William W. Campbell, Canadian poet, Beyond the Hills of Dream