2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama states that he did not know that former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton solely used a personal email address for government business, possibly violating federal law; Clinton served under Obama for four years 2015 Event Creditor nations agree to extend Greece's bailout program by four months as long as required economic reforms continue; new Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had campaigned on reversing the reforms but now accepts the terms to avoid financial chaos 2015 Event The four remaining original copies of the Magna Carta have been put on display at the British Library in London; access is limited to scholars and to 1,215 viewers from all over the world who were selected by lottery 2015 Event The National Baseball Hall of Fame elects four players: Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, John Smoltz, and Craig Biggio; the induction ceremony will take place in July 2015 Event The Ezadeen, an abandoned ship carrying 450 Syrians, is rescued from choppy waters and brought safely to shore in Italy; the ship is the second to be abandoned by human traffickers off the nation's coast in the last four days 2014 Event U.S. officials return four Afghan prisoners to Afghanistan after more than ten years of detention in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; the Obama administration is working to clear and release remaining prisoners in order to close the facility 2014 Event Mike Nichols, director of a long list of successful productions in TV, film and theater, dies at age 83 of a heart attack; Nichols was one of very few directors to earn all four major industry awards: the Emmy, Golden Globe, Oscar and Tony 2014 Event The G-20 summit in Australia ends with a commitment by leaders of the 20 nations to take steps to raise their collective GDP by $2 trillion over the next four years; critics say that proposed measures are not specific enough to achieve this goal 2014 Event Four former guards of security company Blackwater have been convicted of manslaughter and murder charges in the shooting of 31 unarmed Iraqi civilians seven years ago in Baghdad; the incident resulted in 14 deaths and 17 injuries 2014 Event Rory McIlroy wins the PGA Championship, marking his fourth major championship; McIlroy is now one of only four players in golf history to reach this achievement by age 25 2014 Event Japanese banks are promoting women to upper management levels for the first time in history; four women in the nation's top three banks have been promoted in the last year 2014 Event NASA announces that its Kepler space telescope has discovered 715 planets in other solar systems, bringing the instrument's new-planet tally to 961; four of the latest discoveries are thought to have an orbit favorable to habitation, but the distance of these planets makes exploration impossible with current technology 2014 Event Prominent Chinese legal activist, Xu Zhiyong, is sentenced to four years in prison; convicted of 'gathering a crowd to disturb public order,' the case is seen as evidence that Communist Party leaders wish to expunge any challenges to the power or leadership 2014 Event In West Virginia, 10 people were hospitalized and 300,000 people have been unable to use tap water for four days since 4-methylcyclohexane methanol, an industrial chemical, leaked into the Elk river 2013 Event Disney and Netflix announce a deal in which ABC Television Studios and Marvel TV will produce four serialized programs run over multiple years; the programs will feature popular Marvel characters Daredevil, Iron Fist, Luke Cage and Jessica Johns 2013 Event Pakistan's Balochistan province experiences a 6.8-magnitude earthquake four days after the area was struck by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that resulted in over 515 deaths 2013 Event In Colorado, thousands are evacuated due to heavy floods in Boulder County; four people are reported dead and 80 missing 2013 Event In southwestern China, at least four people are killed by a 5.9-magnitude earthquake 2013 Event In Greenland. a canyon over 800km long is discovered up to 800m deep in different places below the ice sheet covering the country; the canyon is longer than Arizona's Grand Canyon; it was carved out by a river over four million years ago 2013 Event Signs of deteriorating economic security are suggested by an Associated Press survey stating that four out of five U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives 2013 Event China's President, Xi Jinping and South Koran President Park Geun-hye meet for four days of talks aimed at reducing tensions on the Koran Peninsula 2013 Event The Arctic Council, an international forum that addresses issues faced by Arctic governments and the Arctic's indigenous people, gives China, India and four other nations observer status 2013 Event By a margin of 50-49, the U.S. Senate passes its first budget in four years 2012 Event For the second time in four months, New Zealand's Mount Tongariro volano erupts; the volcano is located on the country's North Island 2012 Event A Union Pacific train strikes a parade float in Midland, Teas, killing four people and injuring 17 others 2012 Event Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi receives a sentence of four years for fiscal fraud 2012 Event Israel launches four airstrikes in response to multiple rockets being fired across the border. The airstrikes kill two Salafist jihadist militants and wound one other in the northern Gaza strip 2012 Event Four genetically different types of breast cancer are identified by researchers; the study, part of the Cancer Genome Atlas, will help scientists understand how to cure breast cancer in the future 2012 Event The Pakistani government accuses the Save the Children NGO as being linked to a fake vaccination program used in the hunt for Osama bin Laden; Pakistan orders foreign nationals working for the organization to leave the country within four weeks 2012 Event For the first time, a browsable, analysable overview of four million functional elements of the human genome discovered to date, are made available to the public in the 'Encyclopedia of DNA Elements' 2012 Event Typhoon Bolaven hits South Korea. leaving at least four Chinese fishermen dead and another twelve missing 2012 Event Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, the four thousand year-old ridge-top monastery in Bhutan catches fire and is destroyed; no relics were lost in the fire because the monastery was under renovation 2012 Event Accused of spying, Sudan arrest four foreigners in the disputed border region with South Sudan 2012 Event In the Philippines, four new species of freshwater crab are discovered; the crab are bright purple in color 2012 Event The film 'The Artist', wins four awards at the Spirit Awards which honors independent films 2011 Event In Peru, protests over a mining project persist in four provinces, causing the country to declare a state of emergency 2011 Event Four states and 1.5 million people in the Eastern U.S. still have no power after a 2011 Halloween nor-easter hit the area with unusually early snowfall 2011 Event In Sweden, four men arrested for the 2011 failed Gothenburg terrorist attack are believed to be linked to the Al-Qaeda terrorist network 2011 Event The House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee recalls four News International executives for further examination of phone hacking within the organization 2011 Event In England, two men who created a Facebook site to incite violence during the riots are sentenced to four years imprisonment 2011 Event In efforts to fund rising social security costs, the Government of Japan plans to double its sales tax over four years 2010 Event The United Kingdom gives prisoners serving less than four years the right to vote 2010 Event Five Palestinians are wounded when Israel conducts four air raids in the Gaza Strip, a response to a fourth rocket attack in southern Israel from Gaza 2010 Event After four Israeli settlers are shot at the Israeli settlement Beit Hagai, the Palestinian Authority arrested 250 members of Hamas 2010 Event Dhaka's University of Engineering and Technology in Bangladesh is shut down after a student rampage injures four people because of 2010 FIFA World Cup fever 2010 Event Ethnic clashes in Kyrgyzstan's city of Osh and Jalal-Abad left more than 100 people dead and over 1,400 injured after three days of four days of fighting 2010 Event German Chancellor Angela Merkel agrees to spread $80 million pounds in savings across four years with her coalition cabinet 2008 Event Mumbai terrorist attacks kill over 195 people over four days 2003 Death Kamato Hongo, old man, world's oldest well-documented man for almost four years, dies at 116 2001 Death Charlotte Coleman, actress, Four Weddings and a Funeral, dies at 33 2001 Event 19 Islamist terrorists hijack four commercial jets, killing nearly 3,000 in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania 1999 Event During a bombing run over Belgrade, NATO accidentally bombs the Chinese embassy, killing four which launches massive protests throughout China 1997 Death Lawrence Payton, singer, The Four Tops, dies at 59 1995 Event Beatles song, "Baby It's You," with late John Lennon as lead singer, is released, 1st Fab Four single in more than 30 years 1994 Death Jack Kirby, cartoonist and co-creator X-Men, Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Fantastic Four, and Thor, dies at 76 1991 Event Winnie Mandela sentenced to 6 years for complicity in kidnapping and beating of four youths, one of whom died, She is freed pending appeal 1991 Event Four Los Angeles Police severly beat Rodney King, captured on amateur video 1984 Event WA beat Queensland by four wickets to win the Sheffield Shield 1983 Death Jack Somack, actor (Ball Four, Stockard Channing Show), dies at 64 1976 Event Mao Tse-Tung's widow Jiang Qing and "Gang of Four," arrested and charged with plotting a coup 1976 Event "Gang of Four" arrested in Beijing 1975 Death Richard Conte, actor (Four Just Men, Jean Arthur Show), dies at 65 1971 Birthday Jayne Fenner, born in Four Marks, England, U.S. sailing 1992 Olympics 1970 Event Jim Bouton's controversial "Ball Four" is published 1970 Event Com Bowie Kuhn reprimands Astro Jim Bouton for writing "Ball Four" 1968 Event 1st date in controversial Jim Bouton baseball diary "Ball Four" 1968 Birthday Javier Sanchez, born in Pamplona, Spain, professional tennis player, won four top-level singles titles, 26 doubles titles in his career 1965 Death Norman Brokenshire, TV moderator (Four Square Court), dies at 66 1964 Birthday Richard Dunwoody, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, British jockey in National Hunt Racing, won King George VI Chase four times on the famous grey Desert Orchid in 1989 and 1990 1963 Birthday Robert Bailey, cricketer, England batsman in four Tests 1988-90 1962 Event Fab Four have their 1st recording session under name Beatles 1961 Birthday Sanath Kaluperuma, cricketer, four Tests for Sri Lanka 1984-88 1960 Event "Got A Girl" by The Four Preps hits #24 1959 Birthday Al Yankovic, born in Downey, California, singer, songwriter, satirist, won three Grammy Awards, four gold records, six platinum records, sold over 12 million albums 1957 Birthday Dirk Blocker, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Ryan's Four 1955 Birthday Anwar Khan, cricketer, bowled four overs for Pakistan 1979 1952 Birthday Ajit De Silva, cricketer, Sri Lankan lefty spinner in four Tests 1982 1951 Event Peter Ustinov's "Love of Four Colonels," premieres in London 1948 Birthday Samuel E Wright, Camden, South Carolina, actor, Enos, Ball Four 1947 Birthday Wilbert Hart, U.S. singer, Four Gents, Delfonics-Didn't I 1945 Event U.S. planes intercept Japanese fleet heading for Okinawa on a suicide superbattleship Yamato and four destroyers were sunk 1945 Birthday Jaime Tirelli, born in New York City, actor, Orlando Lopez-Ball Four 1942 Birthday Bob Gaudio, born in Bronx, New York, rocker, Four Seasons-Sherry 1942 Birthday U. N. Kulkarni, cricketer, Indian pace bowler in four Tests 1967-68 1940 Birthday Ben Davidson, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Rhino-Ball Four, Code R 1940 Birthday Erapalli Prasanna, cricketer, one of India's big four spinners 1939 Birthday Len Cariou, Winnipeg Manitoba, actor, Four Seasons-Sherry 1939 Birthday Marco St. John, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Rayford-Ball Four 1939 Birthday Jim Bouton, born in Newark, New Jersey, pitcher, New York Yankees, author of Ball Four 1937 Birthday Frankie Valli, Castelluccio, Newark, New Jersey, singer, Four Seasons-Sherry 1935 Birthday Abdul "Duke" Fakir, born in Detroit, Michigan, rock vocalist, Four Tops 1935 Birthday Tommy Devito, born in Montclair, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Four Seasons-Sherry 1934 Event Four centuries for SA as they make 7-644 vs. Qld before 6,180 1933 Birthday Ian Tyson, born in British Columbia, Canada, singer, songwriter, guitarist, song 'Four Strong Winds' chosen as greatest Canadian song of all time, in Canada's Country Music Hall of Fame 1933 Birthday Tom Skerritt, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Ryan's Four, Alien, Big Bad Mama 1932 Death Samuel Rutherford, lawyer, politician, businessman, jurist, Mayor of Forsyth, Georgia, served in Georgia House of Representatives, elected to 69th U.S. Congress, served for four terms, dies of a heart attack in Washington, D.C. 1931 Birthday Bob Crewe, born in Newark, New Jersey, American songwriter, singer, co-wrote with Bob Gaudio, Top 10 singles for The Four Seasons, recorded with Bobby Darin, Roberta Flack, Patti LaBelle 1930 Birthday Ken Errair, rocker, Four Freshmen 1929 Birthday Michael Medwin, English actor, Four in a Jeep, Scrooge, Checkpoint 1929 Birthday Sydney Gedye, cricketer, opening batsman in four Tests for New Zealand 1964 1927 Birthday Joe Adcock, born in Coushatta, Louisiana, first baseman, outfielder, played for Cincinnati Reds, homered four times in a single game against Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field 1926 Birthday Bob Flannigan, rocker, Four Freshmen 1922 Birthday Stan Lee, writer, editor and co-creator of Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four and many more comic characters 1921 Birthday Ernest Gold, born in Vienna, Austria, Ernst Gold, composer, wrote nearly 100 film and television scores, including It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, On the Beach, four Academy-Award nominations, three Golden Globe nominations 1920 Birthday Anwar Hussain, cricketer, four Tests for Pakistan vs. India 1952-53 1918 Birthday Jack Somack, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Ball Four, Stockard Channing Show 1917 Birthday Jack Kirby, cartoonist and co-creator X-Men, Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Fantastic Four, and Thor 1916 Birthday Bill Doggett, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, organist, musician, American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist, hit Honky Tonk, recorded with King Records, sold four million copies, arranged music for Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald 1915 Birthday John Egerton, born in England, born John Egerton, 6th Duke of Sutherland, served with British Expeditionary Force, captured at St. Valery, spent four years in a prisoner of war camp 1915 Birthday Joe Hitchcock, darts player, leader of St. Dunstan's Four 1907 Event Interprovincial Rugby Football union (Big Four) forms with Hamilton Tigers, Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal Foot Ball 1888 Event Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Sign of Four" 1870 Birthday Samuel Rutherford, born in Culloden, Georgia, lawyer, politician, businessman, jurist, Mayor of Forsyth, Georgia, served in Georgia House of Representatives, elected to 69th U.S. Congress, served for four terms
