2014 Event Sweden is searching for a potential Russian submarine intrusion in its waters after detecting a Russian-language emergency communication; Russian officials deny knowledge of any distressed submarines operating in Sweden's territory 2014 Event Continued riots in Ferguson, Missouri over the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown by a police officer have resulted in the announcement of a state of emergency and a curfew by Governor Jay Nixon 2014 Event U.S. President Barack Obama requests $2 billion for emergency measures to address illegal immigration and enhance security at the border with Mexico; thousands of children have been caught in the last 8 months crossing the border without adults 2014 Event A day before the U.S. Senate will vote on extending emergency unemployment benefits, Gene Sperling, Director of the White House National Economic Council publicly promoted the case for extending benefits 2013 Event Amidst criticism for its lack of help in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, China's 'Peace Ark', a 14,000-ton navy hospital ship, is sent to the Philippines to help its relief efforts'; the country also sent an emergency medical team and a disaster relief team from the Chinese Red Cross 2013 Event The Philippines receives a $500 million emergency loan from the World Bank to help the country recover and rebuild in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan 2013 Event An 7.3-magnitude earthquake off of Japan's east coast prompts the country's emergency agencies to issue a tsunami warning 2013 Event Major bushfires that have endangered lives and destroyed homes cause Barry O'Farrell, the Premier of Australia's New South Wales to declare a state of emergency 2013 Event Flooding in New Zealand's district of Whanganui causes authorities to declare a state of emergency 2013 Event A training exercise emergency causes two U.S. marine harrier jets to drop several hundred unarmed bombs on the Great Barrier Reef, a World Heritage site 2013 Event Petr Necas, the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, declares a state of emergency as the swollen Vltava River threaten the center of Prague 2012 Event Dallas, Texas Mayor Mike Rawlings declares a state of emergency after an outbreak of West Nile Virus kills at least 17 people; the city plans to combat the mosquitoes with aerial spraying of pyrethroid insecticides 2012 Event The 'immediate and severe' fiscal emergency declared by the U.S. city San Bernardino, California, allows it to declare bankruptcy without negotiating with creditors 2012 Event Clashes between Buddhists and Muslims occurs in western Burma, causing the area to declare a state of emergency 2011 Event In Peru, protests over a mining project persist in four provinces, causing the country to declare a state of emergency 2011 Event In Italy, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi resigns, as an emergency government takes his place to deal with the country's economic crisis 2011 Event An emergency meeting to discuss the European sovereign debt crisis is held by leaders of the European Union 2011 Event A state of emergency is declared by Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal after Tropical Storm Lee in the northern Gulf of Mexico 2011 Event Over half of the country of Peru enters a state of emergency as a result of unusually cold weather 2011 Event Tornadoes hit Joplin, Missouri, and a state of emergency is declared; more tornadoes hit Minneapolis, Minnesota and warnings are announced in states from Texas to Michigan 2011 Event Newspapers report that Japan will issue over 10 trillion yen in emergency government bonds to help pay for their earthquake and tsunami recovery efforts 2011 Event Analysts report a nuclear meltdown may be occurring at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant; a state of emergency is declared at five plants 2011 Event A state of emergency due to snow is declared in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota 2011 Event Pakistan's President, Asif Ali Zardari, launched an emergency polio immunization programme targeting 32 million children under age 5 2010 Event After facing heavy flooding and mudslides, the President of Venezuela declares a state of emergency in the state of Falcon 2010 Event In Guatemala, heavy rains and landslides kill at least 18 people and a state of emergency is declared 2010 Event The 2010 Canterbury earthquake leads the town of Christchurch, New Zealand, to declare a curfew and state of emergency 2010 Event Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, responds to a fiscal state of emergency by requiring most state employees to take three days of unpaid leave per month 2010 Event John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator announces Niger faces total crop failure worse than that of 2005 2000 Death Julie London, singer/actress, Emergency!, dies at 74 1999 Death Bobby Troup, actor/songwriter, Emergency!, dies at 80 1998 Event Britain's Queen Mother, 97, gets an emergency hip replacement 1997 Event FCC makes available 311 for non-emergency calls and 711 for hearing or speech-impaired emergency calls 1993 Event Boris Yeltsin declares state of emergency in Moscow 1993 Event President Lissouba calls emergency rule in Congo-Brazzaville 1990 Event South Africa President F W de Klerk lifts 4 year of state of emergency 1986 Event President Reagan criticizes South African state of emergency 1986 Event P. W. Botha declares South African national emergency 1986 Event South Africa emergency crisis in Brabant and Limburg ends 1975 Event Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declares a state of emergency 1973 Event Greek regime calls emergency crisis due to mass protests 1972 Event President Marcos ends emergency crisis in Philippines 1972 Event British premier Heath proclaims emergency crisis due to harbor strike 1972 Event British Government declares state of emergency after month-long miners' strike 1972 Event "Emergency" with Robert Fuller premieres on NBC TV 1971 Event Mayor declares state of emergency in Columbus Ga, racial disturbance 1971 Event National Emergency Center erroneously orders U.S. radio and TV stations to go off the air. Mistake wasn't resolved for 30 minutes 1969 Event Spanish General Franco announces state of emergency 1968 Event West German Parliament accepts emergency crisis law 1966 Event Governor James Rhodes declares state of emergency in Cleveland, race riot 1965 Event NL adopts emergency team replacement plan to restock any club struck by disaster 1964 Event Emergency crisis proclaimed in Ceylon due to social unrest 1961 Event Emergency crisis proclaimed in South Vietnam due to commun attack 1959 Event State of emergency on Cyprus ends 1959 Event President Somoza ends emergency crisis in Nicaragua 1959 Event British government arrests Hastings Banda of Nyasaland, ends emergency crisis 1958 Event Ceylon emergency crisis proclaimed 1958 Event Emergency crisis proclaimed in Algeria 1956 Event Emergency crisis in North Ireland proclaimed after IRA strikes 1955 Event Emergency crisis proclaimed in Cyprus 1955 Event Great Britain proclaims emergency crisis due to railroad strike 1954 Event Egyptian President Naguib fired/state of emergency declared 1952 Event Emergency crisis proclaimed in Kenya 1950 Event Truman proclaims state of emergency against "Communist imperialism" 1950 Event U.S. President Truman proclaims emergency crisis caused by communist threat 1950 Event Philippines president Quirino ends emergency crisis 1950 Event 4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Washington D.C. 1946 Event Minister Drees begins emergency rule of old age facilities 1945 Birthday Randolph Mantooth, Sacramento California, actor, Emergency, Loving 1941 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt declares state of emergency due to Germany's sinking of Robin Moor 1940 Event 2 German officers make emergency landing in Belgium 1939 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt declares "limited national emergency" due to war in Europe 1937 Event Britian begins using an emergency phone number (999) 1933 Event 2nd emergency Dutch government of Colijn forms 1933 Event Federal Emergency Relief Administration and Agricultural Adjustment Administration form to help the needy and farmers 1925 Event State of emergency crisis in Bayern ends, NSDAP re-allowed 1925 Event Dogsleds reach Nome with emergency diphtheria serum after 1000-km 1918 Birthday Bobby Troup, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, pianist/actor, Emergency, Acapulco 1886 Event President Cleveland declares a state of emergency in Seattle because of anti-Chinese violence 1877 Birthday Rene de Clerq, Flemish poet and author, Emergency Horn
