2014 Event Ukraine exchanges 222 rebel prisoners for 150 Ukrainian soldiers held by separatist forces; for security reasons, the nation also blockades Crimea, the region annexed by Russia, by stopping bus and train service to and from the area 2014 Event Germany beats Brazil 7-1 in the World Cup semifinals; the defeat is considered a possible explanation for ensuing incidents of bus burning around Sao Paulo 2014 Event Comedian Tracy Morgan is hospitalized in critical condition after his bus is hit by a speeding semi trailer; fellow comedian James McNair, known as Jimmy Mack, did not survive the collision 2012 Event Egypt's minister of transport, Mohamed Rashad Al Matini, resigns after a school bus carrying 60 schoolchildren is hit by a train near Manfalut, 230 miles south of Cairo 2010 Event Bolivian President Alvaro Garcia Linera prompts bus drivers to strike after announcing an 83% increase in the price of gasoline and a 73% increase in the price of diesel fuel 2010 Event Kurdish rebels claim responsibility for a bus bomb in Istanbul, Turkey; five people were killed and twelve people injured 2009 Event Eight people are killed, several injured, after gunmen attack a bus carrying Sri Lankan cricketeers in Lahore, Pakistan 2005 Event New York City union members shut down subway and bus services for 3 days 1998 Death Johann Hoelzel Falco, musician, singer, songwriter, hip pop, new wave, electro pop genres, hits include 'Der Kommissar', 'Rock Me Amadeus', dies at age 40 in Puerta Plata, Dominican Republic, from injuries received in a collision with a bus 1996 Death Vito Scotti, actor (Nude Bomb, Get Shorty, Big Bus), dies at 78 1996 Event "Bus Stop" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 29 performances 1996 Event "Bus Stop" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 29 performances 1995 Event New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority raises subway and bus fares from $1.25 to $1.50 1995 Death Alan Barton, singer (Smokie, Black Lace), dies in a bus crash 1995 Event Bus crashes in Luzon Philippines, 29 killed 1994 Death Petrus HJ van Doorne, bus manufacturer/owner (BOVA), dies at 58 1994 Event Palestinian bomb attack on bus in Tel Aviv, kills 22 1994 Event Bus crashes into a tree at Gdansk Poland, 30 killed 1992 Event California Angels, are involved in a bus crash, in New Jersey 1992 Event 25 die in a bus bombing in Sri Lanka 1991 Event Greyhound Bus ends bankruptcy 1991 Event Creditors vote to support Greyhound Bus reorganization plan 1991 Event Greyhound Bus posts $195 million loss for 1990 1990 Event Greyhound Bus files bankruptcy 1990 Event Greyhound Bus hires new drivers to replace strikers 1990 Event Bus accidentally touches high voltage wire in Karagpur India; 21 die 1990 Event Singer Gloria Estefan breaks her collarbone in a bus accident 1990 Event Greyhound Bus goes on strike 1989 Death George Coulouris, actor (Papillon, Runaway Bus), dies at 85 1988 Event "Les Miserables," opens a Bus and Truck tour in Tampa 1988 Event 9 hard/software manufacturers announce EISA computer bus in New York 1988 Event Brooklyn dedicates a bus depot honoring Jackie Gleason 1987 Event Greyhound Bus buys Trailways Bus for $80 million 1987 Event Fred Currey acquires Greyhound Bus Company 1986 Death Cliff Burton, bass player for Metallica, a thrash metal band, dies in Sweden at age 24, when tour bus for the band skidded and crashed, inducted posthumously into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Metallica 1985 Death Ruth Gordon, actress (Big Bus), dies of a stroke in her sleep at 88 1983 Event A bomb planted on a bus in Jerusalem explodes, kills 6 Israelis 1982 Event Car/bus collision near Beaune, France, 53 die 1978 Event Gunmen open fire on an Israeli El Al Airline bus in London 1976 Event 36-hour kidnap of 26 school children and their bus driver in California 1975 Event Worst motor vehicle disaster in U.K.; bus full of elderly women plunges Dibble's Bridge Yorkshire, killing 38 1974 Event 69 die when packed bus strikes heavy truck, Belem, Brazil 1973 Event 78 drown as flash flood sweeps a bus into a river, India 1972 Event Bus plunges into Nile River killing 50 pilgrims. (Minia Egypt) 1972 Event Overloaded South Korean bus plunges into reservoir, killing 77 1971 Event A commuter bus plunges into Panama Canal, killing 38 of 43 aboard 1970 Event Arab terrorists kill 9 children and 3 adults on a school bus 1967 Event Beatles' Magical Mystery Bus driven around England 1964 Event Yankee Phil Linz plays harmonica on bus despite Yogi Berra's orders 1963 Event Train struck makeshift bus full of migrant workers, killing 32 1962 Event 69 killed in bus crash (Ahmedabad India) 1962 Event Bus boycott starts in Macon, Georgia 1961 Event Freedom Riders attacked by white mob at bus station in Miss 1961 Event Bus with 1st group of Freedom Riders bombed and burned in Alabama 1961 Event 13 Freedom riders began bus trip through South 1960 Event 60 people die when bus plunges off bridge into Turvo River, Brazil 1956 Event Washington-Jackson cable line replaced by bus service 1956 Event Bus boycott begins in Tallahassee, Florida 1955 Event Historic bus boycott begins in Montgomery Alabama by Rosa Parks 1955 Event Rosa Parks (black) arrested for refusing to move to the back of bus 1955 Event William Inge's "Bus Stop," premieres in New York City 1951 Birthday Richard B. Shull, U.S. actor, Hail to the Chief, Big Bus 1950 Event New York City bus fare rises to 10 cents equal to subway fare, combo fare at 15 cents 1948 Event New York City subway fare goes to 10 cents, bus fare to 7 cents and combo fare at 12 cents 1946 Event 9 Spokane baseball players (Western League), die in a bus crash 1945 Event During snow storm, school bus crashes, kills 15 (Washington) 1944 Event Bus falls off bridge into Passaic River New Jersey, killing 16 1944 Birthday Stockard Channing, born in New York City, actress, Grease, Big Bus, Without a Trace 1942 Event Train crashes into bus, killing 16 and injuring 20 (Detroit Michigan) 1938 Event School bus and train collide in Salt Lake City Utah 1937 Event Bus blew a tire, going out of control, killing 18 (Salem Illinois) 1937 Event Miami-to-Tampa bus overturned in a canal, kills 13 1935 Birthday Belinda Lee, born in Devon, England, actress, Who Done It, Runaway Bus 1932 Birthday Richard Mulligan, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Soap, Empty's Nest, Big Bus 1929 Birthday Don Murray, born in California, actor, Bus Stop, Advise and Consent, Endless Love 1924 Birthday George Segal, New York, sculptor lifelike mixed-media figures, Bus Driver 1923 Birthday Harold Gould, Schenectady, New York, actor, He and She, Martin-Rhoda, Big Bus 1922 Birthday George Axelrod, playwright, Breakfast at Tiffany, Bus Stop 1921 Birthday Frankie Howerd, actor, That Was The Week That Was, Runaway Bus 1914 Event Carl Wickman begins Greyhound, the 1st U.S. bus line, in Minnesota 1914 Event Greyhound Bus Co begins in Minnesota 1913 Birthday Betty Field, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Kings Row, Bus Stop 1913 Birthday Rosa Lee Parks, civil rights activist, bus protestor 1910 Event 1st commercially successful electric bus line opens (Hollywood) 1903 Birthday George Coulouris, Manchester England, actor, Runaway Bus 1897 Event 1st British bus service opens 1866 Death George Shillibeer, pioneer of London's 1st bus service, dies 1849 Death Leonard PJ du Bus de Gisignies, Governor-General of Netherlands-Indies, dies at 69 1836 Event Dutch garrison evacuates fort Du Bus New Guinea 1828 Event Dutch army takes Fort Du Bus in New Guinea 1780 Birthday Leonard PJ du Bus de Gisignies, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies, 1826-30
