2015 Event Scientists discover a huge magma reservoir under Yellowstone National Park that feeds the magma chamber heating the park's geothermal features; though no volcanic eruption is likely for thousands of years, such an event would dwarf all others to date 2014 Event A second dwarf planet is discovered between the Oort cloud and the Kuiper belt, an area previously considered a no-man's land; the planet, 2012 VP-113, measures about 280 miles across; the first, Sedna, about 600 miles across, was discovered in 2003 2014 Event Water vapor on the minor planet Ceres, the largest asteroid and the only dwarf planet in the inner Solar System, is detected by European Space Agency researchers 2006 Event Pluto is demoted to a 'dwarf planet' 1991 Death Angelo "Little Moe" Rossitto, dwarf actor (Carousel), dies at 83 1991 Death Angelo Rossitto, dwarf known as "Little Moe"/actor (Dark), dies at 83 1974 Death Par Lagerkvist, Swedish author (Dwarf, Nobel 1951), dies at 83 1952 Death Antonia Maury, discoverer (supergiant, giant and dwarf stars), dies 1943 Event British dwarf submarines attack Tirpitz 1862 Event Telescope maker Alvin Clark discovers dwarf companion of Sirius 1828 Death Simon Paap, Dutch 56 cm long dwarf/cabaret artist, dies at 39
