2014 Event 29-term U.S. Rep. John Dingell announces that he will retire at the end of his current term; the 87-year-old congressman says that his health is fine, but the hostile climate in Congress means that he can no longer do his job effectively 2013 Event Google agrees to settle a privacy lawsuit, paying a $7 million fine over its handling of wireless data from early 2008 until the spring of 2010 2013 Event After pleading guilty to a U.S. case of tax evasion, Wegelin and Co., the oldest bank in Switzerland, closes; the bank faces a fine of $57.8 million 2012 Event The 'Lamb of God', the first panels of the Ghent Altarpiece are secretly moved from Saint Bavo Cathedral for a five-year restoration at the Ghent Museum of Fine Arts; the panels are likely the most frequently stolen artwork in history 2011 Event In anticipation of Budget Day, students protesting against the Irish financial crisis occupy the office of Fine Gael lawmaker Anthony Lawlor 1995 Event Former WMMS engineer William Alford is sentenced to 10 days and $1,000 fine for cutting feed during Howard Stern's broadcast from Cleveland 1991 Death Sylvia Fine Kaye, U.S. lyricist/composer, dies at 78 1989 Event Robert McFarlane gets $20,000 fine, 2 years probation for Iran-Contra 1988 Event Mercedes-Benz pays $20.2-M fine failed to meet '86 government fuel standard 1988 Event Drexel agrees guilt to security felonies, pays a $650 million fine 1988 Event Chuck Berry pays $250 fine to resolve New York City assault charges 1986 Death Corita Kent, artist, educator, mediums include silkscreen, serigraphy, producing fine art with messages of love and peace, famous work includes the 1985 Love Samp and Rainbow Swash, dies of cancer 1981 Event George Harrison is ordered to pay ABKCO Music $587,000 for "subconscious plagiarism" "My Sweet Lord" with "He's So Fine" 1976 Event U.S. courts find George Harrison guilty of plagiarism for 'He's So Fine' 1975 Death Larry Fine, actor (3 Stooges), dies at 72 1972 Event Police fine Paul and Linda McCartney 800 pounds in Sweden cannabis possession 1970 Event John Lennon pays 1,344 pounds fine for 96 protesting South African rugby team playing in Scotland 1968 Birthday Nehemiah Perry, cricketer, fine Jamaican off-spinner 1967 Event Palace of Fine Arts reopens (1st time during 1915 exposition) 1967 Birthday Travis Fine, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Ike McSwain-Young Riders 1964 Event Beatles' "I Feel Fine," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks 1964 Event Beatles release "I Feel Fine" and "She's a Woman" 1963 Birthday Yazz, Yasmin Evans, Mrs. Simon La Bon/rocker, Fine Time 1962 Death Irving Fine, composer (Toccata), dies at 47 1961 Birthday Roland Gift, UK, rocker, Fine Young Cannibals-She Drives Me Crazy 1960 Birthday David Steele, Birmingham, rock keyboardist, Fine Young Cannibals 1956 Event Boston Red Sox fine Ted Williams $5,000 for spitting at Boston fans 1956 Birthday Andy Cox, rock guitarist, Fine Young Cannibals-She Drives Me Crazy 1954 Birthday D. W. Moffett, Highland Park, Illinois, actor, Fine Things, Lisa, Chicago Sons 1953 Birthday Jane Badler, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Fine Gold, Easy Kill, V 1949 Event Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) sentenced to 10 years and $10,000 fine 1947 Birthday Barbara Lee, U.S. singer, Chiffons, He's So Fine 1947 Birthday Patricia Bennett, U.S. singer, He's So Fine 1946 Birthday Rick McCosker, cricketer, fine Australian opener 1975-80 1946 Birthday Sylvia Peterson, U.S. vocalist, Chiffons-He's So Fine 1945 Event Ruben Fine wins 4 simultaneous rapid chess games blindfolded 1945 Birthday Alan Dukes, Irish president, Fine Gael 1939 Birthday Richard Kiel, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, So Fine, Jaws-Moonraker, Skidoo 1939 Birthday Phillip Ramey, born in Elmhurst, Illinois, pianist, composer, associated with Aaron Copeland, wrote, 'Irving Fine: An American Composer in His Time' 1936 Birthday Peter Parfitt, cricketer, fine England batsman of the 1960's 1930 Birthday Johnny Preston, Port Arthur, Texas, rocker, Feel So Fine 1925 Event After a night on the town, Babe Ruth shows up late for batting practice Miller Huggins suspends Ruth and slaps a $5,000 fine on him 1924 Birthday Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Vinton, Louisiana, blues singer, Mary is Fine 1924 Birthday Ikuma Dan, born in Tokyo, Japan, composer, graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, studied under famous opera composer Kosaku Yamada 1920 Birthday Liam Cosgrave, leader, Fine Gael Party 1919 Birthday John Cox, Flemish/U.S. painter/dir, Museum of Fine Physician, Boston 1918 Birthday Corita Kent, born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, artist, educator, mediums include silkscreen, serigraphy, producing fine art with messages of love and peace, famous work includes the 1985 Love Samp and Rainbow Swash 1914 Birthday Irving Fine, born in Boston, Massachusetts, composer, Toccata 1914 Birthday Jack Delano, born in Kiev, Ukraine, attended Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, photographer for the Farm Security Administration, composer for Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra 1913 Event Construction starts on Palace of Fine Arts in SF 1913 Birthday Vivian Fine, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, Women in the Garden 1904 Birthday Isamu Noguchi, sculptor, 1963 Fine Arts Medal 1902 Birthday Larry Fine, Pennsylvania, comedian, 3 Stooges 1862 Birthday Bernard Maybeck, U.S. architect, Palace of Fine Arts, SF 1805 Event Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts established, Philadelphia 1651 Event Massachusetts General Court ordered a fine (five shillings) for "observing any such day as Christmas"
