2014 Event Days after imposing additional sanctions against Russia, U.S. President Barack Obama contacts Russian President Vladimir Putin to express concern about Russia's continuing support of Ukrainian separatists 2010 Event Air India Express Flight 812 crashes near Mangalore International Airport; eight passengers survive and 158 perish 1997 Event American Express Senior Golf Invitational 1995 Event American Express Travel begins charging for domestic air tickets 1994 Event United Express commuter plane crashes in Ohio, killing 5 1994 Death Vittorio Mezzogiorno, actor (Cafe Express), dies of heart failure 52 1992 Death Paul Acket, organizer (Music Express, North Sea Jazz Festival), dies 1991 Event Ferry boat Salem Express sinks in Red Sea, 476 killed 1991 Event 14 die in a Continental Express commuter plane crash near Houston 1991 Death Brad Davis, U.S., actor (Midnight Express, Chariots of Fire), dies at 41 1991 Death Brad Davis, actor (Sybil, Midnight Express), dies of AIDS at 41 1991 Event L'Express Airlines Beechcraft C-99 crashes in Alabama, killing 13 1990 Death Dorothy Appleby, actress (Small Town Boy, Paradise Express), dies 1989 Event "Starlight Express" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 761 performances 1987 Event Rollermania at MSG, Eastern Express beats Midwest Pioneers 1987 Event Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Epitome, Ferdinand, Miesque, Sacahuista, Success Express, Theatrica, Very Subtle at Hollywood 1987 Event "Starlight Express" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 761 performances 1985 Event Last edition of Brink Daily Mail/Sunday Express in South Africa 1985 Event Express train derails in Ethiopia, kills at least 428 1984 Death Woodrow Parfey, actor (Time Express), dies at 61 of a heart attack 1984 Event Longest pro football game, Los Angeles Express beats Michigan Panthers 27-21 in USFL playoffs, games lasts 93 minutes 33 seconds 1984 Event Andrew Lloyd Webber/Richard Stilgoe's "Starlight Express," premieres 1982 Event Beth Daniel wins LPGA American Express Sun City Golf Classic 1980 Death Ivan Triesault, actor (Von Ryan's Express, Desert Fox), dies at 81 1979 Event 36th Golden Globes: Midnight Express, Jon Voight and Jane Fonda 1978 Event 43 die as 2 express trains collide head-on south of Bologna, Italy 1977 Event Final European scheduled run of Orient Express (94 years) 1976 Death Julian Rivero, actor (Via Pony Express), dies at 85 1974 Event Express train runs full speed into Zagreb, Yugo rail yard killing 153 1971 Death Paul Lukas, actor (Kim, Berlin Express), dies of heart failure at 76 1970 Event Stalled commuter train rammed by express in Argentina, 139 die 1969 Death Josef von Sternberg, Austrian director (Shanghai Express), dies at 75 1968 Event Ohio Express' "Yummy Yummy Yummy" goes gold 1968 Event Yummy Yummy Yummy by Ohio Express hits #4 1962 Event Express train crashed into wreckage of a commuter train and a freight, killing 163, injuring 400 (Tokyo, Japan) 1962 Event Dutch express train crashes into slow commuter train, 93 die (Netherlands) 1961 Death Alan Marshal, actor (Lydia, Irene, Exile Express), dies at 52 1961 Event Last trip (Paris to Bucharest) on Orient Express (after 78 years) 1960 Birthday Joseph Martin Mudd, born in Louisville, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1988 Federal Express 1960 Death Emory Johnson, director (Phantom Express, Shield of Honor), dies at 66 1958 Birthday "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton, wrestler, SMW/ECW/NJPW/WCW, Midnight Express 1957 Event 300 die as express train hits stalled train (Montgomery W Pakistan) 1955 Event 1st edition of L'express publishes in Paris 1955 Event Night express train in Guadalajara derails, killing 300 1953 Event 2 fast express trains crash head-on killing 103 (Czechoslovakia) 1953 Event Wellington-Auckland (New Zealand) express train swept away in flood kills 166 1953 Event 16 car Federal Express train loses brakes and crashes in Washington D.C. station 1951 Birthday Richard Thompson, rocker, BT Express-Here Comes the Express 1951 Birthday William Risrook, rocker, BT Express-Here Comes the Express 1950 Birthday Michael Jones, rocker, BT Express-Here Comes the Express 1950 Birthday Randy Quaid, born in Houston, Texas, actor, Midnight Express, Vacation, SNL 1949 Birthday Brad Davis, Tallahassee, Florida, actor, Roots, Chiefs, Midnight Express 1947 Event 1st helicopter air mail and express service 1947 Birthday Carlos Ward, rocker, B T Express 1947 Birthday Ian Gomm, born in Chiswick, West London, songwriter, singer, guitarist, considered 'Best Rhythm Guitarist' by New Musical Express Magagine, 1971 1942 Birthday Nicholas Lloyd, editor, Daily Express 1940 Birthday John Hurt, England, actor, Elephant Man, Alien, Midnight Express 1938 Event "Olympian Flyer" express train crashes in Montana, killing 47 1937 Birthday Vanessa Redgrave, born in London, actress, Blow-Up, Julia, Orient Express 1933 Event Paris express train derails and kills 160, injures 300 (France) 1924 Event Sunday Express publishes 1st British crossword puzzle 1922 Birthday Paul Acket, Dutch publisher/organizer, Music Express, North Sea Jazz 1920 Birthday John Junor, British editor in chief, Sunday Express 1913 Birthday Coral Browne, born in Melbourne, Australia, actress, Margaret-Time Express 1913 Birthday Karl Malden, born in Chicago, actor, Mike-Streets of SF, American Express 1908 Birthday Osbert Lancaster, English cartoonist/author, Daily Express 1907 Birthday Charles Korvin, Czechoslovakia, actor, Berlin Express, Ship of Fools 1900 Death John Luther (Casey) Jones, dies in Cannonball Express train wreck 1891 Event "Empire State Express" train goes from New York City to East Buffalo, a distance of 436 miles, in a record 7H6M 1891 Event 1st travelers checks issued, American Express 1890 Birthday Agatha Christie, mystery writer, Murder on Orient Express 1890 Birthday Julian Rivero, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Son of Oklahoma, Via Pony Express 1888 Birthday Donald Calthrop, London, actor, Blackmail, Scrooge, Rome Express 1883 Event Orient Express' 1st run, linking Turkey to Europe by rail 1861 Event Pony Express ends 1861 Event 1st transcontinental telegram sent ending Pony Express 1861 Event Pony Express arrives in San Francisco with overland letters from New York 1860 Event 1st Pony Express rider arrives in San Francisco from St. Joseph, Missouri 1860 Event 1st Pony Express reaches Sacramento, California 1860 Event Pony Express began between St. Joseph Missouri and Sacramento California 1850 Event Henry Wells and William Fargo forms American Express in Buffalo 1805 Birthday Henry Wells, founder, American Express Co and Wells Fargo and Co 1747 Death Luc de Clapiers, born in Aix-en-Provence, France, writer, essayist, moralist, considered a modern Stoic, believed mankind is noble, employed epigrammic language to express observations of human conduct and motives, dies in Paris 1715 Birthday Luc de Clapiers, born in Aix-en-Provence, France, writer, essayist, moralist, considered a modern Stoic, believed mankind is noble, employed epigrammic language to express observations of human conduct and motives
