2014 Event Former Press Secretary James S. Brady dies at age 73; Brady's death has been ruled a homicide due to a gunshot wound made 33 years earlier by John W. Hinckley, Jr.; Hinckley was found to be insane and was not charged with the original crime 2008 Death Gordon B. Hinckley, dies in Salt Lake City, Utah, of natural causes, at 97 1982 Event Washington D.C. jury finds John Hinckley, Jr. innocent by insanity 1982 Event John Hinckley found not guilty of 1981 attempted assassination of President Reagan by reason of insanity 1982 Event Trial of John W. Hinckley, Jr. attempted assassin of Reagan, begins 1981 Event John Hinckley, Jr. pleads innocent in attempt to kill President Reagan 1981 Event John Hinckley attempts suicide by overdosing on Tylenol 1981 Event President Reagan shot and wounded by John W Hinckley III 1955 Birthday John Hinckley, Jr., shot and wounded President Reagan, 1981 1927 Event Harlem Globetrotters play 1st game (Hinckley, Ill) 1910 Birthday Gordon B. Hinckley, born in Utah, religious leader, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1894 Event Forest fires destroy Hinckley Minnesota: about 600 die
