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2013 Event - The French military's M51 missile test fails when the missile self-destructs in midair 2013 Event - In the U.S., a centerpiece proposal on background checks aimed at tightening gun control, fails in a Senate vote 2012 Event - After mediation with creditors fails, the city of Stockton, California becomes the largest city in the U.S. to declare bankruptcy 2012 Event - In a third round of voting, the Parliament of Albania fails to elect the President of the Republic of Albania 2011 Event - President Barack Obama's Jobs Act fails to receive the sixty votes required to advance from the U.S. Senate 2011 Event - First Air fails in an attempt to land a Boeing 737 in poor conditions; 12 of 15 people die after the plane crashes near Canada's Resolute Bay 2011 Event - The U.S. Senate fails to pass legislation lifting the debt ceiling; compromise talks continue 1997 Event - Jamaica issues a warrant for singer Sade, who fails to report to court on charges of failure to obey a cop who signaled her to stop 1997 Event - Telstar 401 Satellite Fails 1995 Event - Indians' Jose Mesa fails in save attempt after 38th consecutive saves 1992 Event - Dan O'Brien fails on pole vault and eliminated from Olympics decathlon 1990 Event - Thatcher fails to defeat Heseltine's bid for party leadership 1989 Event - Panamanian Defense Force attempted coup of Manuel Noriega fails 1988 Event - Rocky Malebane-Metsing coup in Bophuthatswana fails 1984 Event - Flyers' Ron Sutter fails on 11th penalty shot against Islanders 1984 Event - Arnold Palmer fails to make U.S. Open golf tournament 1st time in 32 yrs 1984 Event - Iran offensive against Iraq fails 1983 Event - Soyuz T-8 launched; mission aborted when capsule fails to dock 1983 Event - Caps 2-Isles 6 -Patrick Semis-Denis Potvin fails on penalty shot 1983 Event - Bob Bourne fails on 8th Islander penalty shot 1982 Event - Clark Gilles fails in 7th Islander penalty shot 1982 Event - Federal Equal Rights Amendment fails 3 states short of ratification 1981 Event - Spanish coup under Lt-colonel Antonio Tejero Molina fails 1980 Event - U.S. military operation to save 52 hostages in Iran, fails, 8 die 1979 Event - Kings' Charley Simmer fails on 8th penalty shot against Islanders 1978 Event - Canuck's Ron Sedlbauer fails on 5th penalty shot against Islanders 1977 Event - Canuck's Ron Sedlbauer fails on 3rd penalty shot against Islanders 1977 Event - Attempt for Moslem state in Chad fails 1976 Event - A&M sues George Harrison who fails to meet deadline for LP completion 1975 Event - Portugal military coup under general Spinola fails 1974 Event - U.S.S.R.'s Soyuz fails to dock with Salyut 3 1974 Event - Titan-Centaur Test launch fails 1972 Event - Antique F86 Sabrejet fails to takeoff at air show, kills 22 1970 Event - Polish uprising fails 1970 Event - Nixon nominates G Harold Carswell to Supreme Court (fails) 1968 Event - Frank Howard fails to homer, after hitting 10 in 6 consecutive games 1968 Event - U.S.S.R. launches space probe Zond 4; fails to leave Earth orbit 1968 Event - Evel Knievel fails in his attempt to jump Caesar's Palace Fountain 1967 Event - ATS II launched but fails to reach orbit 1965 Event - Luna 5 launched (U.S.S.R.) 1st attempt to soft land on Moon (fails) 1964 Event - Centaur 3 launch vehicle fails to make Earth orbit 1963 Event - Soviet Luna (4) reaches Earth orbit but fails to reach Moon 1962 Event - 1st U.S. Venus probe, Mariner 1, fails at lift-off 1962 Event - Assassination attempt on Indonesian president Sukarno, fails 1961 Event - Explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit 1961 Event - Explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit 1961 Event - Explorer 10 fails to reach Earth orbit 1960 Event - Coup against South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem fails 1960 Event - Explorer (8) fails to reach Earth orbit 1959 Event - Uprising in La Paz Bolivia, fails 1959 Event - Pro-Egyptian coup fails in Mosul Iraq 1958 Event - Explorer 2 fails to reach Earth orbit 1958 Event - Hall of Fame fails to elect anyone for 1st time since 1950 1957 Event - 1st U.S. attempt to launch a satellite fails - Vanguard rocket blows up 1945 Event - Hideki Tojo, Japanese Prime Minister during most of WW II, attempts suicide rather than face war crimes tribunal attempt fails, later he is hanged 1945 Event - NSB-Fuhrer Rost van Tonningen attempts and fails at suicide 1944 Event - German counter attack at Avranches fails 1944 Event - Anti-German attack at Avranches fails 1944 Event - Danish resistance fails on assault on Taarbaek Fort near Copenhagen 1944 Event - Attempt to liberate prisoners in Amsterdam fails, John Post arrested 1944 Event - Surprise attack on Weteringschans Amsterdam, fails 1943 Event - Assassination attempt on Hitler fails 1941 Event - Hirohiti's accord on Yamamoto's attack plan on Pearl Harbor fails 1941 Event - German U-203 fails on torpedo attack on U.S. battleship Texas 1940 Event - German air raid on Birmingham fails 1940 Event - German air raid on Birmingham fails 1939 Event - German U boat fails on attack of English battleship Nelson with Winston Churchill, Dudley Pound and Charles Forbes aboard 1938 Event - Fascist coup in Romania, fails 1937 Death - Clem Sohn, air show performer dies at 26 when his chute fails to open 1934 Event - Disarmament conference in Geneva fails 1931 Event - Right-radical coup of Dr. Pfrimer fails in Austria 1931 Event - Credit-Anstalt, Austria's largest bank, fails beginning financial collapse of Central Europe 1929 Event - Belgium princess Marie-Jose and Italian crown prince Umberto gets engaged, assassination attempt on Umberto fails 1924 Event - Assassination attempt on Mussolini fails 1921 Event - Black Friday- Labour Party strike of mine workers fails 1920 Event - Wolfgang Kapp's coup attempt in Berlin fails 1919 Event - Wichita outfielder Joe Wilhoit (Western League) fails to get a hit, ending a 69-game streak (155 hits in 299 at bats for a .505 avg) 1916 Event - Russian General Brusilov fails on his Eastern Front attack 1908 Event - Giant Fred (Bonehead) Merkle fails to touch 2nd, causes 3rd out in 9th and disallows winning run (game ends tied, Cubs win replay and pennant) 1900 Event - Attempted assassination of Prince of Wales in Brussels, fails 1894 Event - Hottentotten uprising in Southwest-Africa fails 1888 Event - French Panama Canal company fails 1876 Event - Bank robbery by James/Younger fails (Cole/Bob/Jim Younger arrested) 1873 Event - Black Friday: Jay Cooke and Co fails, causing a securities panic 1868 Event - By one vote, Senate fails to impeach President Andrew Johnson 1864 Event - Battle of Franklin, Tennessee: Confederate attack fails, 7,700 casualities 1864 Event - Confederate plot to burn New York City, fails 1864 Event - Battle of the Crater: General Burnsides fails on attack of Petersburg 1858 Event - 1st transatlantic cable fails after less than 1 month 1787 Event - Shays' Rebellion (of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers) fails 1613 Event - Galileo observes Neptune but fails to recognize what he sees 1603 Event - Chinese uprising in Philippines fails after 23,000 killed 1537 Event - Uprising in Lubeck fails 1522 Event - Uprising of adel/burgerij in Austria fails 1392 Event - Assassination attempt on Pierre de Craon Van Clisson of France, fails 532 Event - Nika uprising at Constantinople fails, 30-40,000 die |
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