2015 Event Nobel prize winning mathematician John Forbes Nash, Jr., 86, and his wife Alicia, 82, die after an accident in New Jersey in which their taxi lost control 2014 Event Forbes Media, controlled by the Forbes family, is selling a majority interest in the business to Integrated Whale Media Investments, based in Hong Kong; the deal is expected to provide Forbes with greater international exposure 2014 Event Bill Gates is named the world's richest person in the 'Forbes' annual ranking, with a total net worth of $76 billion; he outranked last year's wealthiest person, Carlos Slim, by $4 billion 2013 Event With a personal fortune of $73 billion dollars, Mexican business magnate Carlos Slim, tops the list of the 'Forbes' list of wealthiest people 2004 Death Paul Klebnikov, journalist, Forbes writer murdered in Russia after writing about corruption, dies at 41 1995 Event Forbes Mag announces Bill Gates is the richest man in world, worth$12.9 billion dollars 1990 Death Malcolm Forbes, CEO (Forbes Publishing), dies of a heart attack at 70 1990 Death Malcolm S. Forbes, American Publisher 1976 Event 108th Belmont: Angel Cordero, Jr. aboard Bold Forbes wins in 2:29 1976 Event 102nd Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero, Jr. on Bold Forbes wins in 2:01.6 1975 Event Jury can't decide on trial of Dave Forbes of Boston Bruins (1st athlete indicted for excessive violence during play) 1974 Death Mary Forbes, actress (Nun-Les Miserables, Ivy), dies at 90 1971 Birthday Marlon Forbes, safety for the Chicago Bears 1967 Death Esther Forbes, American Author 1967 Birthday Michelle Forbes, born in Austin, Texas, actress, Ensign Ro-Star Trek Next Gen 1966 Birthday Julie Forbes, born in Torphins, Scotland, golfer, Aberdeenshire champ 1989 1965 Birthday Michelle Forbes, actress, Julianna Cox-Homicide 1959 Death William Cameron Forbes, American Diplomat 1959 Event 26th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-4 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh 1958 Event University of Pitts agrees to buy Forbes Field from the Pirates 1956 Birthday Derek Forbes, rocker, Simple Minds-Water Front 1954 Death B. C. Forbes, Bertie Charles Forbes, founder Forbes magazine, financial journalist, books include, 'Forbes Epigrams', '101 Unusual Experiences', dies 1952 Birthday James Forbes, basketball player 1972 Olympics silver 1952 Birthday Randy Forbes, American Politician 1951 Death Ralph Forbes, actor (Riptide, Shock, Shock), dies at 45 1947 Birthday Steve Forbes, American Businessman 1945 Birthday Khaleda Zia, born in Dinajpur District, India, first female Prime Minister of Bangladesh 1991 - 1996, listed in Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women in the World 2006 1944 Event 12th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-1 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh 1941 Birthday Anouska Hempel, Forbes New Zealand, actress, Tiffany Jones 1941 Birthday Sebastian Forbes, composer 1940 Event 1st night game at Forbes Field (Pirates 14, Braves 2) 1939 Event German U boat fails on attack of English battleship Nelson with Winston Churchill, Dudley Pound and Charles Forbes aboard 1933 Event 1st game at NFL Pitts Pirate's Forbes Field, lose to Brooklyn Dodgers 32-0 1933 Birthday Sheldon Adelson, born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, property developer, billionaire businessman, investing in gambling and leisure businesses, CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp., Forbes' third riches person in the U.S. in 2008 1930 Event Georges Forbes succeeds Joseph Ward as premier of New Zealand 1928 Birthday John Forbes Nash, American Mathematician 1926 Birthday Bryan Forbes, director/producer, Endless Games, King Rat 1925 Event New York's Jake Forbes makes 67 saves, Pitt's Ray Waters makes 70 1923 Birthday Forbes Burnham, premier Guyana, 1964-85 1919 Birthday Malcolm Forbes, publisher, Forbes Magazine 1917 Birthday Malcolm S. Forbes, American Publisher 1905 Birthday Ralph Forbes, born in London, England, actor, Romeo and Juliet, Daniel Boone 1902 Birthday Kathryn Forbes, short story writer, mama's bank account 1891 Birthday Esther Forbes, American Author 1883 Birthday Mary Forbes, Hornsey England, actress, Terror by Night 1880 Birthday B. C. Forbes, born in New Deer, Scotland, Bertie Charles Forbes, founder Forbes magazine, financial journalist, books include, 'Forbes Epigrams', '101 Unusual Experiences' 1870 Birthday William Cameron Forbes, American Diplomat 1868 Death Duncan Forbes, British Writer 1866 Death Thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer, dies at 83 1854 Death Edward Forbes, British Scientist 1815 Birthday Edward Forbes, British Scientist 1798 Birthday Duncan Forbes, British Writer 1783 Birthday Thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer
