2015 Event France has outlawed the hiring of models who do not meet new Body Mass Index (BMI) minimums for a certain period of time before and during a modeling job; the law aims to prevent promotion of anorexia among models and people who emulate them 2014 Event The Vatican will install showers for the homeless in public restrooms on the grounds of St. Peter's Square; Archbishop Konrad Krajewski has also requested several local parishes around Rome to do the same 2014 Event The state of Washington legalizes recreational marijuana, becoming the second U.S. state to do so after Colorado 2014 Event Toyota is seeking to sell fuel-cell vehicles in the U.S. but must receive an exemption from certain safety requirements to do so; Toyota states that its car meets safety requirements through a different mechanism than that specified in the rules 2014 Event Russia seeks to intimidate Finland out of thoughts of joining NATO; a representative of Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested that any moves by Finland to do so could potentially trigger World War III 2014 Event 29-term U.S. Rep. John Dingell announces that he will retire at the end of his current term; the 87-year-old congressman says that his health is fine, but the hostile climate in Congress means that he can no longer do his job effectively 2013 Event Scientific studies reveal that dolphins have unique names for one another, much like humans do 2011 Event In Berlin, Social Democrats do well in a state election; the Pirate Party enters a state parliament for the first time, with the Free Democrats achieving 2% of the vote 2010 Event Russia announces its plan to sell Iran S-300 ground-to-air missiles, claiming that new U.N. sanctions do not cover stationary air defense weaponry 2010 Event Rescuers search for over 200 people believed to be buried in their homes by a landslide in Murro do Bumba near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2000 Death Peter McWilliams, writer, Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do, dies at 49 1998 Event President Bill Clinton testifies before a grand jury investigating his conduct (first president to do so), and admits an 'inappropriate relationship' with Monica Lewinsky 1995 Event 37th Grammy Awards: All I Want to Do, Streets of Philadelphia, Sheryl Crow 1993 Event "What's Love Got to Do with It", premieres 1991 Event 11th Golden Raspberry Awards: Ford Fairlane and Ghosts Can't Do It wins 1990 Event Romania bans Communist party (1st Warsaw Pact member to do so) 1989 Event Penn is 1st to restrict abortions after Supreme Court gave states the right to do so 1989 Event Supreme Court rules states do not have to provide funds for abortions 1989 Event 27th shuttle, Discovery 8, launched, 1st woman to do the countdown 1987 Event Philip Rush of New Zealand, set record for triple crossing English Channel his time 28:21, 10 hours faster than 1st man to do it 1987 Event Imran Khan takes 300th Test Cricket wicket, only Pakistani to do so 1985 Event 27th Grammy Awards: Whats Love Got to Do With It, Cyndi Lauper wins 1982 Event "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes..." closes at Alvin New York City after 5 perf 1982 Event "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes..." opens at Alvin New York City for 5 performances 1979 Event "What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin'" by Stephanie Mills peaks at #22 1970 Event Barbra Streisand records "The Singer" and "I Can Do It" 1970 Death Billy Stewart, singer (I Do Love You), dies in auto-accident at 32 1969 Birthday Jamie Walters, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, singer, record producer, appeared on Beverly Hills, 90210, the Heights, song, 'How Do You Talk To An Angel' hit number 1 on Billboard Hot 100 1968 Event Start of Colin Cowdrey's 100th Test, 1st person to do so 1968 Event "I Do! I Do!" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 561 performances 1967 Birthday Steve Zahn, born in Marshall, Minnesota, actor, appeared in films, 'Reality Bites', 'That Thing You Do', 'Happy Texas', 'Riding in Cars with Boys' 1966 Event "I Do! I Do!" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 561 performances 1966 Birthday Tone-Loc, Anthony Terrell Smith, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker, Let's Do It 1965 Event "Do I Hear a Waltz?" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 220 performances 1965 Event "Do I Hear a Waltz?" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 220 performances 1964 Birthday Rosie Perez, born in Brooklyn, actress, Do the Right Thing, White Men Can't Jump 1964 Event Manfred Mann record Do Wah Diddy Diddy 1964 Event Beatles' "Love Me Do," single goes #1 1962 Event Beatles release their 1st record "Love Me Do" 1962 Event Beatles cut "Love Me Do" and "PS I Love You" with Andy White on drums 1962 Event Beatles record "How Do You Do It" at EMI 1962 Event "Do Re Mi" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 400 performances 1961 Birthday Toby Keith, born in Clinton, Oklahoma, country singer, hit singles include, 'Should've Been a Cowboy', 'How Do You Like Me Now?', toured with the USO 1961 Birthday Boy George, born in Eitham, England, singer, songwriter, successful band, Culture Club, hit song, 'Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?', 'Karma Chameleon' 1960 Event "Do Re Mi" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 400 performances 1960 Event Musical "Do re mi" with Phil Silvers premieres in New York City 1958 Event Phils drop plans for New York sportcast as Yankees threat to do same in Philadelphia 1958 Birthday Angela Bassett, born in New York City, actress, What's Love Got to Do With It 1958 Event U.S.S.R. suspends nuclear weapons tests, and urges U.S. and Britain to do same 1957 Birthday Jenny Burton, New York City, rocker, Nobody Loves Me Like You Do 1957 Birthday Lynette Love, U.S. tai kwan do champ 1987, Olympics 1988 1956 Birthday Ava Cadell, born in Budapest, Hungary, actress, Do or Die 1955 Birthday Juliusz Machulski, born in Poland, director, writer and actor, Do It Yourself 1952 Event Ron Necciai of Pitts Pirate's Bristol Twins Class D farm team, strikes out 27, as he no-hits Welch Minors, 4 Minors do reach base 1948 Birthday Michael Peters, choreographer, What's Love Got to Do with It 1947 Death Julio A Peixoto, Brazilian writer (Fruta do Mato), dies at 70 1947 Birthday Sylvester, rocker, Do Ya Wanna Funk 1946 Birthday Patrick Fairley, guitarist, Marmalade-Oh La Di Oh La Do 1945 Birthday Bette Midler, Patterson, New Jersey, singer and actress, Do You Want to Dance? 1945 Birthday Lee Michaels, born in Los Angeles, California, guitarist, organist, pianist, known for Top 10 hit 'Do You Know What I Mean' 1945 Event Gilbert Dodds, record miler (4:05.3), retires to do gospel work 1945 Birthday Rod Stewart, born in London, singer, Maggie Mae, Do You Think I'm Sexy 1942 Birthday Frankie Lymon, New York City, rocker, & Teenagers-Why do Fools Fall in Love 1942 Birthday Jimmy Merchant, rock vocalist, Frankie Lymon and Teenagers-Why Do Fools 1941 Event German occupying army do a house search in Paris looking for Jews 1941 Event Germans invade Dubno Poland, giving permission to Ukrainians to do whatever they want to 12,000 Jews living there 1941 Birthday Herb Santiago, vocalist, Frankie Lymon and Teenagers-Why Do Fools Fall 1940 Birthday Adam Faith, born in England, singer, Poor Me, What Do You Want? 1940 Birthday Bobby Freeman, rocker, Do You Want to Dance 1939 Birthday Dickey Do, Gerry Granahan, rocker, Dickey Doo and The Dont's 1939 Birthday Neil Sedaka, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer and songwriter, Breaking Up is Hard to Do 1938 Birthday Lenny Welch, Asbury Park, New Jersey, Breaking up is Hard to Do 1937 Birthday Emile Ford, born in Saint Lucia, West Indies, rocker, singer, guitarist, produced UK chart-topper 'What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?,' recorded for Pye Records 1937 Birthday Billy Stewart, U.S. R&B singer, I Do Love You 1935 Birthday Manuel dos Santos Lima, Angolian revolutionary/poet, Pele do Diabo 1935 Birthday Ronnie Hawkins, Arkansas, rocker, The Band-Who Do You Love? 1933 Birthday Danny Aiello, New York City, actor, Moonstruck, Do the Right Thing 1929 Event Jimmy Hatlo's "They'll Do It Every Time" cartoon debuts in SF 1925 Birthday Johnny Carson, born in Corning, Iowa, comedian, Tonight Show, Who Do You Trust 1924 Birthday Janet Frame, New Zealand, novelist, Intensive Care, Owls Do Cry 1912 Birthday Jorge Amado, Brazilian writer, O Pais do Carnaval 1907 Birthday Henri Storck, Flemish poet, Cantico do Lomem, Olympics Bichos 1904 Birthday Robert Whitney, Newcastle-on-Tyne England, conductor, Sospiro do Roma 1904 Birthday George Formby, William Booth, British singer/comic, Let George Do It 1881 Birthday Lois Weber, 1st U.S. woman film director, What Do Men Want? 1871 Birthday Maria do Carmo Geronimo, Brazilian lives to be at least 126 1859 Birthday Jaime de Magalhes Lima, Portuguese author and poet, Salmos do Prisoneiro 1849 Event Abraham Lincoln applies for a patent; only U.S. president to do so 1819 Death Filinto Elisio, do Nascimento, Portuguese poet, dies at 84 1798 Event Catholic women force to do penance for kindling sabbath fire for Jews 1774 Event English House of Lords rules authors do not have perpetual copyright 1734 Birthday Filinto Elisio, Francisco M do Nascimento, Portuguese poet 1616 Death Diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74 1540 Event Hernando de Soto crosses Appalachian Mountain, 1st European to do so
