2015 Event A second major earthquake, magnitude 7.3, hits Nepal less than three weeks after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook the nation and caused thousands of deaths and injuries; at least 48 people are known to have perished in this second event 2015 Event The U.S. has fined American Honda Motor Company $70 million for neglecting to report, from mid-2003 to mid-2014, over 1,700 safety issues that resulted in deaths or injuries 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 The NCAA settles a lawsuit regarding concussions, paying $70 million to assess head injuries for current and past players of college sports; The fund does not cover treatment, forcing injured players to sue their colleges for compensation 2013 Event In Wisconsin, two planes carrying nine skydivers collide in midair; the skydivers used their parachutes to steer themselves clear of the debris, and the two pilots survived with minor injuries 2013 Event A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck Tibet; no injuries were reported 2013 Event A 6.2 earthquake occurs near the Philippine island of Mindanao, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries 2012 Event The Baja peninsula in California handles a 6.2-magnitude earthquake, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries 2010 Event In Tunisia, a protester dies of injuries incurred during continued protests over unemployment and living conditions 2009 Event Panic ensues when an earthquake strikes off the Bali coast in Indonesia, causing few injuries and little material damage 2005 Death Harold Kalin, singer, member of pop music duo with brother Herbert 'Herbie' Kalin, dies from automobile accident injuries, at age 71 1998 Death Johann Hoelzel Falco, musician, singer, songwriter, hip pop, new wave, electro pop genres, hits include 'Der Kommissar', 'Rock Me Amadeus', dies at age 40 in Puerta Plata, Dominican Republic, from injuries received in a collision with a bus 1995 Death Kingsley Amis, author, dies of injuries from a fall at 73 1994 Death Simon Prior, British auto maker, dies of injuries 1992 Event Ben Vereen suffers injuries when hit by a car 1987 Death Priscilla Dean, actress (Outside the Law), dies of injuries at 91 1987 Death Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary of Commerce, dies of internal injuries 1983 Event Bomb explodes in U.S. Capitol, causing heavy damage but no injuries 1978 Event Roof of 3-yr-old Civic Center in Hartford, Ct collapses (no injuries) 1973 Death Swede Savage, dies of injuries at Indianapolis 500 1967 Event Octagonal boxing ring is tested to avoid corner injuries 1965 Death Jimmie Lee Jackson, civil rights activist, dies of injuries 1960 Death Howard Glenn, New York Titan, dies of injuries sustain in this day's game 1953 Birthday Tony Armas, born in Puerto Piritu, Venezuela, Antonio Rafael Armas Machado, baseball player, two-time All-Star, played with California Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, susceptible to injuries, on disabled list 12 times, missing 302 games 1949 Event Despite 71 injuries, Yankees have been in 1st place all season until Red Sox move into a tie for 1st place 1944 Death Rudolf Schmundt, German gen/Hitlers army adjunct, dies from injuries 1940 Death Billy Fiske, U.S. RAF-pilot/2nd lieutenant, dies of injuries 1937 Death Bessie Smith, singer, dies of injuries sustained in car crash at 43 1896 Death ... Dabormida, Italian general (Eritrea), dies of injuries 1865 Death Francis Washburn, U.S. Union colonel/general major, dies of injuries 1864 Death Samuel Allen Rice, U.S. Union Brigadier-General, dies of injuries at 36 1864 Death George Lincoln Prescott, U.S. Union Brigadier-General, dies of injuries 1863 Death George Crockett Strong, U.S. Union general-major, dies of injuries at 29 1863 Death William Dorsey Pender, U.S. Confederate general-major, dies of injuries at 29 1863 Death Edmund Kirby, Jr., Union Brigadier-General, dies of injuries at 23 1863 Death Amiel Weeks Whipple, U.S. Union General-major, dies of injuries at 46 1643 Death John Hampden, English politician, dies of injuries at about 48 1553 Death Mauritius, duke/monarch of Saksen (1547-53), dies of injuries at 32
