2015 Event Stock markets around the world fall after China reports a low value for its purchasing managers' index, suggesting that the nation's economy is slowing; in the U.S., the Dow Jones Industrial Average drops by 470 points 2015 Event Stock markets around the world fall drastically due to concerns about an economic slowdown in China; the Dow Jones falls 1,000 points, closing down 588 points, while the Shanghai composite closes down 8.5% 2014 Event Oil prices fall to $69/barrel after an OPEC decision to continue current oil production levels despite pressure from non-OPEC oil producing countries seeking higher prices 2014 Event Germany commemorates the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall with a balloon-release ceremony and celebrations throughout the country; the wall had been built through Berlin to separate communist East Germany from West Germany 2014 Event Chelsea Clinton has announced that she and her husband Marc are expecting their first child in the fall; Chelsea is the only child of Bill and Hillary Clinton 2013 Event In Lagos, a funeral processional greets the body of Nigerian Chinua Achebe, author of the novel, 'Things Fall Apart' 2013 Event U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer breaks his shoulder on a fall from his bicycle and is taken to the hospital by ambulance 2012 Event Facing fuel shortages after a fall storm, preparations are made for the US Coast Guard icebreaker USCGC Healy to accompany Russian tanker Renda to deliver fuel 2011 Event Over 88 containers from the MV Rena, New Zealand's stranded cargo ship, fall into the Bay of Plenty 2011 Event For the second day in a row, global stock markets fall as fears of a deepening economic crisis continue 2011 Event Renewed concerns over the Eurozone debt crisis cause Asian markets to fall 2011 Event As the Australian dollar falls below parity, Australian and New Zealand dollars continue to fall as investors seek security 2011 Event Stock markets in Asia, Australia and the United States fall after the U.S. loses it's AAA credit rating 2010 Event Hundreds of investors staged protests in Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, in response to the stock exchange's steepest daily fall 2010 Event At last count, 76 people are dead while hundreds have disappeared after a train crash in the Republic of Congo caused the train to fall into a ravine 2000 Death L. Sprague de Camp, writer, Lest Darkness Fall, dies at 92 1997 Death Alvinio Misciano, Italian tenor, killed in a fall from a window 1996 Death Mohamed Amin, cameraman, photojournalist, known for photos of Ethiopian famine, fall of Idi Amin, wrote, 'Journey Through Pakistan', dies at 53 1996 Event "Apple Doesn't Fall" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 1 performance 1996 Event "Apple Doesn't Fall" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 1 performance 1995 Death Kingsley Amis, author, dies of injuries from a fall at 73 1995 Death Phyllis Hyman, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies, dies from suicide at 45 1994 Event "Rise and Fall of Little Voice" closes at Neil Simon New York City after 9 performances 1994 Event "Rise and Fall of Little Voice" opens at Neil Simon New York City for 9 performances 1993 Death William L Shirer, writer (Rise and Fall of 3rd Reich), dies at 89 1991 Death Richard Thorpe, director (Jailhouse Rock, Night Must Fall), dies 1990 Death Troy Dixon, rapper (Trouble T-Roy of Heavy D), dies at 22 of a fall 1990 Event New Kid on the Block Donnie Wahlberg release from hospital after fall 1988 Death Mike Venezia, jockey, dies in 5th-race fall at Belmont Race Track, New York 1987 Event Gregory Robertson does 200-mph free fall to save unconscious skydiver 1982 Event "Taxi," last airs on ABC, moves to NBC in the fall 1981 Event 2 climbers fall 550 m down cliff near Angel Falls, Venezuela 1979 Event Iran proclaimed an Islamic Republic following fall of Shah 1974 Event Fall of earth and rocks kill 200 (Quebrada Blanca Canyon, Colombia) 1973 Death Robert Armstrong, actor (Fall Guy, Exposed), dies at 82 1972 Event Jim Ryan (U.S.) and Billy Fordjour (Ghana) collide and fall in qualifying competitions for 1,500m finals, ending Ryan's chances for gold 1972 Event Rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die 1972 Event David Bowie releases 'Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust' 1972 Event Stewardess Vesna Vulovic survives 10,160m fall without parachute 1972 Event NCAA announces freshman can play on teams starting in fall 1971 Death Madame Spivy [LeVoe], actress (All Fall Down), dies at 64 1969 Event New York Mets fall 9 games back, later to win pennant 1967 Birthday Matt Howard, Fall River, Massachusetts, infielder, New York Yankees 1966 Death Michael Garrison, producer (Crowded Sky), dies after a fall at 43 1965 Birthday Julia Ormond, born in London, England, actress, Sabrina, Legends of the Fall 1964 Birthday Steve Nevius, film editor, Eden, Fall Time, Damascus 1964 Birthday William Thomas Andrade, Fall River, Massachusetts, PGA golfer, 1991 Kemper Open 1964 Event Arthur Miller's "After the Fall," premieres in New York City 1963 Death Henrietta Kreis, 3rd of famous Wallenda aerialist to fall to death 1961 Birthday Greg Gagne, Fall River, Massachusetts, infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1958 Event Giant splash caused by fall of 90 million tons of rock and ice into Lituya Bay, Alaska washes 1,800 feet up the mountain 1956 Event U.S. most intense rain fall (1.23" in 1 minute) at Unionville, Maryland 1952 Event 9" of rain fall creates a 20' wave in Lynmouth, England killing 34 1950 Birthday Ernest Thompson, Bellows Fall Vt, actor, Sierra, Westside Medical 1950 Event 33.4 cm rain fall at York, Nebraska (state record) 1950 Birthday Phyllis Hyman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies 1950 Birthday Mercedes R. Lackey, U.S., sci-fi author, Arrow's Fall, Magic's Pawn 1948 Birthday Chris LeDoux, Biloxi Mississippi, country singer, Ridin' for a Fall 1947 Event Daytime fireball and meteorite fall seen in eastern Siberia 1945 Event Imperial General Headquarters in Tokyo announce fall of Okinawa 1944 Event During WW II, U.S. troops capture Aachen, 1st large German city to fall 1943 Birthday Mohamed Amin, born in Kenya, cameraman, photojournalist, known for photos of Ethiopian famine, fall of Idi Amin, wrote, 'Journey Through Pakistan' 1942 Event Hitler proclaims fall of Stalingrad from Munich beer hall 1942 Birthday Frankie Lymon, New York City, rocker, & Teenagers-Why do Fools Fall in Love 1941 Birthday Herb Santiago, vocalist, Frankie Lymon and Teenagers-Why Do Fools Fall 1940 Birthday Lee Majors, Wyandotte, actor, $6,000,000 Man, The Fall Guy 1940 Death E E Clive, actor (Bulldog Drummond, Night Muss Fall), dies at 56 1936 Event Jockey Ralph Neves unexpectedly revived after being declared dead after a fall. His wife fainted when he returned to track 1935 Birthday Morton Dean, Fall River Massachusetts, TV newscaster, CBS, ABC 1929 Event Former Interior Sec Albert Fall convicted of accepting $100,000 bribe 1929 Birthday Burt Bacharach, born in Kansas City, Missouri, composer, I'll Never Fall in Love Again 1925 Death Leo Fall, Austria operetta composer (That Pink von Stambul), dies 1925 Death Leopold Fall, composer, dies at 52 1919 Event Leslie Irvin of U.S. makes 1st parachute jump and free fall 1914 Event U.S. Senator Albert Fall (Teapot Dome) demands "Cubanisation of Mexico" 1911 Event 46" of rain begins to fall in Baguio, Philippines 1908 Event Dirigible explodes over San Francisco Bay, 16 passengers fall, none die 1904 Birthday William L Shirer, historian, Rise and Fall of 3rd Reich 1900 Event Brigadier General Broadwoods troops fall into guerrilla hands 1899 Event Natal: British fall/burst out belegerd Ladysmith 1897 Event After Bob Fitzsimmons KOs much larger Jim Corbett to win world HW championship he says, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall" 1892 Birthday Eduard J Dijksterhuis, Dutch mathematician/historian, Fall and Throw 1892 Event Sunday school teacher Lizzie Borden arrested in Fall River, Mass 1891 Birthday Ilya G Ehrenburg, born in Kiev, Ukraine, writer, Fall of Paris, The Thaw 1885 Event News of fall of Khartoum reaches London 1883 Birthday E E Clive, Monmouthshire Wales, actor, Night Must Fall, Dark Hour 1882 Event 17" hailstones weighing 1.75 lbs fall in Dubuque Iowa 1879 Birthday Gerrit J. Heering, Dutch theologist, Fall of Christianity 1873 Birthday Leopold Fall, Austria, operetta composer, Dollar Princess 1803 Event Meteorites fall in L'Aigle, France 1794 Event Coup of thermidor/fall of Robespierre in Paris 1794 Death Edward Gibbon, historian (Decline and Fall), dies in London at 56 1789 Death Thomas Day, author, killed by fall from a horse at Wargrave Berkshire 1789 Event Bastille Day-French Revolution begins with the fall of Bastille 1776 Event 1st volume of Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of Roman Empire" published 1737 Birthday Edward Gibbon, England, historian, Decline and Fall of Roman Empire 1737 Birthday Edward Gibson, England, historian, Decline and Fall of Roman Emp 410 Event Rome overrun by Visigoths, symbolized fall of Western Roman Empire
