2015 Event A rare "blood moon" is visible tonight: the moon is in full moon phase and at its closest distance to Earth for the year, giving it a large 'supermoon' appearance; the concurrent lunar eclipse gives the large orb a red coloration 2015 Event Aid response to the Nepal earthquake has been hindered due to runway damage at the country's main airport in Kathmandu, requiring airport closure to large jets; the death toll from the disaster has risen to over 7,000 2015 Event Elon Musk, head of Tesla Motors, announces the formation of Tesla Energy, a producer of large batteries for storage of generated renewable energy in homes and businesses 2015 Event Scientists have concluded that a large ocean exists beneath the icy surface of Ganymede, the largest moon of Jupiter; the discovery was made by using the Hubble Space Telescope to observe aurora movements at the moon's poles 2015 Event Ukraine and Russia negotiate a ceasefire with the support of Germany and France; the agreement calls for an end to fighting, removal of large artillery from the sites of conflict, and greater independence for eastern Ukraine 2014 Event A large number of children across ten U.S. states are being hospitalized due to Enterovirus, EV-D68; children with asthma are particularly at risk for complications 2014 Event Bank of America must pay $1.3 billion in a civil lawsuit over fraud committed by lending unit Countrywide Financial, which operated a scheme nicknamed 'Hustle' that resulted in large numbers of unsubstantiated mortgages during 2007-2008 2014 Event Amazon announces its new Kindle Unlimited program, a subscription service providing borrowing rights to a large selection of books for a monthly fee; the service is drawing comparisons to movie rental company Netflix 2014 Event The United Nations and the European Union have sent workers, equipment and supplies to Serbia and Bosnia in the wake of massive floods that have resulted in at least 36 deaths and a large number homeless after destruction of homes and farms 2014 Event An Australian geophysical company has identified a large aluminum deposit that appeared around the time of the Malaysian Air Flight 370 disappearance on March 8th, suggesting that the plane may have crashed in the Bay of Bengal and not the Indian Ocean 2014 Event The Federal Communications Commission moves away from the idea of net neutrality, in which all Internet users are able to equally access and view content; the agency instead proposes to allow large companies to pay Internet service providers for access to faster-streaming 'lanes' 2013 Event The scientific theory of supersymmetry is challenged after experiments with the Large Hadron Collider yield an incredibly rare particle decay event 2013 Event NASA's New Horizons team releases the first high resolution view of Pluto's largest moon; Charon, which is as large as the state of Texas, is covered in ice 2013 Event Scientists discover that a large amount of bacterial life forms live in the deepest part of the world's oceans, the Mariana Trench, which is about 6.831 miles 2013 Event After measuring its spin and parity, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider firmly believe the particle discovered in July 2012 is a Higgs boson 2012 Event President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi causes a call for large protests after he passed a degree giving himself sweeping new powers 2012 Event A large crude deposit of oil is found by Permex, Mexico's state-owned oil company, in the northern state of Tamaulipas; deposits could contain 250 - 400 million barrels of oil 2012 Event Construction of The European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), the world's biggest optical telescope is approved 2011 Event Canada declares that because its country would face large penalties for treaty violations, it is withdrawing itself from the Kyoto Protocol 2011 Event Off the coast of Tauranga, New Zealand, the MV Rena container ship runs aground, causing a large oil spill and affecting wildlife in the Bay of Plenty 2011 Event A large dust storm strikes Phoenix, Arizona, leaving thousands without power and grounding flights at the Phoenix Airport 2011 Event Redondo Beach, California authorities investigate the source of a large fish kill at the King Harbor Marino 2011 Event A large, rare, Andy Warhol self-portrait in red and white sells for $10.79 million pounds at Christie's auction house in London, England 2010 Event Large parts of the United Kingdom are treated to a rare sighting of a meteor fireball 2010 Event A substantially large oil field that is estimated to contain between 8 and 15 billion barrels, is discovered off the coast of Brazil 2010 Event In New Zealand, 100,000 people are left without water after a large storm; the storm took the roof off of Stadium Southland in Invercargill 2010 Event Large wildfires devastate Russia as pollution hits record levels 2009 Event The C40 Large Cities Climate Leadership Group meets for the third time in Seoul 2009 Event A large column of advancing rebels are defeated by Chadian forces 2009 Event A large amount of space debris is created when a Russan and American satellite collide over Siberia 2004 Event Ukraine re-elects Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich. but the election results were thrown out after large protests about the way the election was conducted 1995 Death Viscount Camrose, British large landowner/Conservative, dies 1994 Event Large meteorite falls near Kusaie, Pacific Ocean 1993 Death Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor (large iron sculptures), dies at 80 1980 Event Very Large Array radio telescope network dedicated 1975 Death James Robertson Justice, actor (DR at Large, Dr. om Love), dies at 70 1975 Event Hail stones as large as tennis balls hit Wernerville, Tennessee 1972 Event Aeroflot Il-62 crashes in large pond outside Moscow, 176 die 1970 Event Linus Pauling declares large doses of Vitamin C could ward off colds 1960 Birthday 7th marquess of Cholmondeley, English large landowner/millionaire 1957 Event 1st U.S. large scale nuclear power plant opens (Shippingport Penn) 1956 Event England's 1st large scale nuclear power station opens 1956 Birthday Simon Howard, English large landowner, Castle Howard 1955 Birthday Charlotte Morrison, English large landowner/multi-millionaire 1955 Birthday Jeff Koons, born in York, Pennsylvania, artist, known for large reproductions of ordinary objects, including brightly colored balloon animals made of stainless steel 1954 Birthday Guy Innes-Ker duke of Roxburghe, English large landowner 1954 Birthday 7th marquess of Bristol, English large landowner/multi-millionaire 1952 Birthday John Otway, born in Buckinghamshire, England, unsuccessful singer, built large cult following based on underdog persona 1952 Birthday Bonnie Large, born in Glendale California, playmate, March 1973 1952 Birthday Philip Green, born in Croyden, England, businessman, owns large retail stores including Arcadia Group, 9th richest person in Britain, worth over $4 billion 1951 Birthday William Waldorf 4th viscount Astor/English large landowner 1948 Event Large scale fighting between Israel and Egypt 1948 Birthday Lord Egremont, English large landowner/multi-millionaire 1947 Event Howard Hughes flies "Spruce Goose," a large wooden airplane 1947 Birthday 7th earl of Bradford, English large landowner/multi-millionaire 1945 Birthday Viscount Petersham, English large landowner 1944 Event During WW II, U.S. troops capture Aachen, 1st large German city to fall 1943 Birthday Tatton Sykes, English baron/large landowner 1943 Birthday Alan Rudolph, actor, Endangers Species, Love at Large, Made in Heaven 1941 Birthday Charlie Shelburne, English earl/large landowner 1940 Event Lodtz, 1st large ghetto established by Nazis in Poland 1940 Birthday Marquis of Tavistock, English large landowner/multi-millionaire 1939 Birthday Earl of Seafield, Ginger, English large landowner 1937 Birthday 12th duke of Argyll, Scottish Campbell-captain/large landowner 1937 Birthday Lord "Benjie" Iveagh, British brewer, Guinness, large landowner 1936 Birthday Viscount Mountgarret, Butler, English large landowner 1934 Birthday 9th viscount Portman, British large landowner/multi-millionaire 1933 Birthday 6th marquess of Bute, Scottish large landowner/bibliophile 1932 Birthday Earl of Cawdor, British large landowner 1932 Birthday Viscount Coke, English large landowner/art collector 1931 Birthday Lord Clinton, English large landowner/multi-millionaire 1931 Birthday "Against Iain" duke of Atholl, English large landowner 1930 Birthday Bill Benyon, English large landowner/Conservative Lower house leader 1929 Event Large quake in Atlantic breaks Transatlantic cable in 28 places 1929 Birthday 10th duke of Richmond, English large landowner/art collector 1928 Birthday 11th duke of Beaufort, English large landowner/multi-millionaire 1927 Birthday Lord Bathurst, English earl/large landowner/multi-millionaire 1926 Birthday 11th duke of Marlborough, English large landowner 1924 Birthday Connie Russell, New York City, singer, Club Embassy, Garroway at Large 1924 Birthday 8th earl Spencer, English large landowner/father of Diane 1924 Birthday 7th earl of Carnarvon, English large landowner 1923 Birthday Donald Sinden, England, actor, Doctor at Large, Mogambo, Simba 1923 Birthday Duke of Buccleuch, British large landowner/art collector 1923 Birthday Harry JN Vane 11th Lord Barnard, English large landowner 1923 Birthday John Smith, English large landowner/financier/MP, C 1922 Birthday Earl of Lonsdale, English large landowner/multi-millionaire 1922 Birthday Viscount Allendale, English large landowner/multi-millionaire 1921 Birthday 12th Lord Middleton, English large landowner/multi-millionaire 1920 Birthday Duke of Devonshire, English large landowner/art collector 1919 Birthday Alwyn Farquharson, Scottish clan-captain/large landowner 1917 Birthday Earl of Inchcape, English large landowner/industrialist, P&O 1915 Birthday 8th duke of Wellington, English large landowner/multi-millionaire 1915 Birthday Viscount Leverhulm, English large landowner, Unilever 1914 Birthday Earl Cadogan, British large landowner, Military Cross 1912 Birthday Derek Farr, London, actor, 8 O'Clock Walk, Doctor at Large 1910 Birthday 9th earl of Jersey, English large landowner/art collector 1909 Birthday Don Large, Canada, choral director, Wayne King 1906 Birthday Lord Margadale, English Conserv parliament leader/large landowner 1906 Birthday 13th earl of Stair, English Lt-colonel/large landowner 1905 Birthday Marquess of Bath, English large landowner/multi-millionaire 1903 Birthday Lord Roborough, English large landowner/multi-millionaire 1896 Event 1st large indoor football game, University of Chicago beats University of Michigan 7-6 1883 Event Krakatoa erupts with increasingly large explosions kills 36,000 1881 Birthday Percy Lesueur, hockey player/inventor, large goalie glove 1865 Death William Parson, 3rd Earl of Rosse and maker of large telescopes, dies 1839 Birthday Redvers H Buller, English general/large landowner: Natal 1832 Death Abijah Hammond, owned large portion of Greenwich Village, dies 1832 Death Charles Carroll, large landowner, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 95 1790 Death Jeremiah Carlton, laziest man in history, heir to a large fortune at 19 went to bed and stayed there for next 70 yrs, dies at 89
