2015 Event Survivors of the Ebola virus in West Africa are now experiencing medical problems, such as joint pain and eye inflammation, which are sometimes so severe that the survivors are unable to work 2012 Event Scientists at Stanford University invent a working bionic eye the is powered only by focused light; the eye could eventually restore the sight of millions of people suffering from macular degeneration and retinal pigmentosa 2002 Death Lisa Lopes, singer, songwriter, known as 'Left Eye', member of group, TLC, famous songs include, 'Waterfalls', 'Girl Talk', dies in La Ceiba, Honduras, at age 30, in a car accident 1999 Event The London Eye, the world's largest Ferris wheel, opens by the banks of the Thames 1997 Event San Francisco Giant J. T. Snow suffers a fractured eye socket when hit by a pitch 1995 Event Blind teenage boy receives a 'Bionic Eye' at a Washington Hospital 1986 Death Gunnar Bjornstrand, actor (7th Seal, Devil's Eye), dies at 76 1980 Death Fred Emney, actor (Adventures of a Private Eye), dies at 80 1975 Death Leigh Whipper, actor (Hidden Eye, Jungle Queen), dies at 98 1975 Death Walter Kinsella, actor (Happy-Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 74 1972 Death Janet Munro, actress (Crawling Eye, Swiss Family Robinson), dies at 38 1971 Death Horace McMahon, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 64 1971 Death Charles de Keukeleire, Belgian director (Evil Eye), dies at 66 1971 Birthday Lisa Lopes, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, singer, songwriter, known as 'Left Eye', member of group, TLC, famous songs include, 'Waterfalls', 'Girl Talk' 1970 Birthday Izabella Scorupco, born in Bialystok, Poland, actress, Golden Eye 1969 Event 1st human eye transplant performed 1968 Event Private Eye magazine reports a John Lennon and Yoko Ono album will have a picture of them nude on cover 1968 Birthday Josh Brolin, actor, Johnny-Private Eye, Jimmy Hickok-Young Riders 1968 Death Lee Tracy, actor (Martin Kane-Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 69 1966 Birthday Shelley Michelle, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Golden Eye 1965 Birthday Christopher Nolan, born in Ireland, handicapped writer, Under Eye of Clock 1964 Death King Calder, actor (Lt Grey-Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 64 1960 Birthday Ian Hislop, born in Mumbles, Wales, writer, editor, Private Eye magazine, broadcaster, radio, television, team captain on BBC's 'Have I Got News for You' 1956 Birthday Tawny Elaine Godin Schneider, Maine, Miss Amer, 76, Eye on Hollywood 1956 Birthday Bill Lagattuta, born in New York City, news correspondent, CBS, 48 Hours, Eye to Eye 1952 Birthday Daisy Eshuijs, singer/pianist/composer, Eye to Eye 1952 Birthday Pierce Brosnan, County Meath Ire, actor, Remington Steele, Golden Eye 1952 Death Leslie Banks, actor (Henry V, 21 Days, Eye Witness), dies at 61 1951 Birthday Kate Nelligan, born in London, Ontario, actress, Bethune, Eye of the Needle 1950 Birthday Jim Peterik, born in Berwyn, Illinois, musician, songwriter, member of the band, Survivor, co-wrote song, 'Eye of the Tiger' 1941 Event Carson McCuller's "Reflections in a Golden Eye" published 1939 Birthday Margaret Drabble, British author, Needle's Eye 1938 Birthday Connie Stevens, born in Brooklyn, singer and actress, Hawaiian Eye, Back to Beach 1938 Event 1st use of seeing eye dog 1936 Birthday Paul Nowee, Dutch western writer, Eagle's Eye 1936 Birthday Troy Donahue, New York City, actor, Surfside Six, Cockfighter, Hawaiian Eye 1933 Birthday Poncie Ponce, actor, Kazuo Kim-Hawaiian Eye 1930 Birthday Grant Williams, New York City, actor, Hawaiian Eye, Incredible Shrinking Man 1929 Event Seeing Eye Guide Dog Organization forms 1928 Birthday Ian Bannen, born in Airdrie, Scotland, actor, Eye of the Needle, Gorky Park 1920 Birthday Peter Jones, born in England, actor, From a Bird's Eye View 1919 Birthday Lenn Hjortzberg, Karlskrona Sweden, director, Persona, Devil's Eye 1913 Birthday Barbara Pym, romantic author, Very Private Eye 1913 Birthday Russ Conway, born in Brandon, Manitoba, actor, Richard Diamond Private Eye 1912 Birthday William Sansom, English writer, Loving Eye 1910 Event Halley's comet seen by naked eye 1st time this trip (Curacao) 1907 Birthday Horace McMahon, South Norwalk, Connecticut, actor, Martin Kane Private Eye 1906 Birthday George Wald, U.S., physiologist/biologist, eye, Nobel 1967 1905 Birthday Charles de Keukeleire, Belgian director, Evil Eye 1898 Birthday Lee Tracy, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Martin Kane-Martin Kane Private Eye 1897 Birthday Walter Greaza, St. Paul, Minnesota, actor, Martin Kane Private Eye 1889 Birthday Cyril Delevanti, England, actor, Lucius-Jefferson Davis, Black Eye 1879 Birthday Agnes Arber, English biologist/philosopher, Mind and the Eye 1828 Birthday Albrecht Grafe, pioneer eye surgeon; founded modern ophthalmology 1820 Event 1st U.S. eye hospital, the New York Eye Infirmary, opens in New York City 1752 Event Georg Friedrich Handel undergoes (failed) eye operation 1056 Event Supernova Crab nebula last seen by the naked eye
