2014 Event Crowds line up at retailers across the U.S. as the Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are offered for sale; buyers are seeking to be some of the first to own the devices, which may be shipped as late as November for those who pre-ordered online 2014 Event Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel has resigned in the wake of security breaches late last year in which customer data was stolen; the company will be run by John Mulligan, the company's Chief Financial Officer, until a new president is identified 2014 Event David Letterman announces that he will retire from the 'Late Show' in 2015 2013 Event After sustaining extensive damage from Hurricane Sandy in late October 2012, the Statue of Liberty is once again open to the public 2012 Event The New York Stock Exchange is reopened after a two-day closure due to Hurricane Sandy; this was the market's first weather-related two-day closure since the late 19th century 2012 Event A new statue of Kim Jong-il, North Korea's late leader is unveiled in the capital of Pyongyang 2011 Event North Korea states is will accept all South Korean delegations who wish to pay their respects to the late leader Kim Jong-il 2010 Event In Heuneburg, Germany, scientists discover a late Bronze Age grave of a Celtic princess, containing amber, gold, bronze and coal 2010 Event Scientists announce the discovery of Inkayacu, an extinct genus of prehistoric penguin that lived in the Late Eocene period 2005 Death Mitch Hedberg, comedian, appeared on television show, 'The Late Show with David Letterman' and film, 'Lords of Dogtown', dies at age 37, in Livingston, New Jersey 1995 Event Baseball exhibition season begins late due to strike 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 1995 Event "Late Late Show" with Tom Snyder premieres on CBS at 12:30 AM 1993 Event "Late Night with David Letterman" airs for last time on NBC-TV 1992 Event "Late Night's 10th Anniversary Show At Radio City Music Hall" on NBC 1990 Event Final episode of Pat Sajak's late night TV show on CBS 1988 Death Jimmy Edwards, actor (Plank, Bottoms Up, Late Mr. H), dies at 68 1987 Event "Late Nite Comic" closes at Ritz Theater New York City after 4 performances 1987 Event "Late Nite Comic" opens at Ritz Theater New York City for 4 performances 1986 Event Cher called David Letterman an asshole on Late Night on NBC 1984 Event Late Night's 1st Tower Drop 1982 Event "Late Night with David Letterman" premieres on NBC 1982 Event "Late Night With David Letterman," debuts on NBC-TV 1981 Event China's Communist Party condemns late Mao Tse-tung's policy 1978 Event Muriel Humphrey, Senator-D-Minnesota 1978, wife of late Hubert Humphrey takes his office 1978 Event Muriel Humphrey (D-Mn) appointed to fill late husband's Senate seat 1974 Birthday Jimmy Fallon, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, actor, television host of 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon', appeared on 'Saturday Night Live' television show 1973 Death Rupert Crosse, actor (Too Late Blues), dies of cancer at 45 1968 Birthday Mitch Hedberg, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, comedian, appeared on television show, 'The Late Show with David Letterman' and film, 'Lords of Dogtown' 1965 Birthday Kevin James, born in Stony Brook, New York, actor, comedian, appeared on ''The Late Show with David Letterman', films include, 'Hitch', 'Grown Ups', '50 First Dates' 1964 Event Britain sets memorial for the late President John F. Kennedy 1963 Birthday Conan Chris O'Brien, born in Brookline, Massachusetts, TV host, Late Night 1963 Birthday Julian Lennon, John's son and singer, Too Late for Goodbyes 1962 Event Sumner Arthur Long's "Never Too Late," premieres in New York City 1962 Birthday Craig Kilborn, born in Kansas City, Missouri, comedian, actor, original host of 'The Daily Show', anchor for ESPN's 'Sports Center', host 'The Late Late Show' 1961 Birthday Chandrakant Pandit, Indian cricket wicket-keeper, late 80's 1961 Birthday Wendy Liebman, born in Manhasset, New York, comedian, performs stand up comedy, American Comedy Award for Female Stand-up Comedian of the Year, 1997, appeared on HBO, The Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Tonight Show 1960 Event Trailing 38-7 late in 3rd quarter, Buffalo Bills tie Broncos at 38-38 1960 Birthday Carlyle Best, cricketer, WI batsman late 80's 1960 Birthday Jon Agnew, cricketer, England pace bowler late 80's 1958 Birthday Arshad Ayub, cricketer, Indian off-spinner of the late 1980's 1957 Birthday Sikander Bakht, cricketer, Pakistani change bowler late 70's 1957 Birthday Clyde Butts, cricketer, West Indies off-spinner late eighties 1957 Birthday Stephen Jones, born in Wirral Peninsula, England, British milliner, considered the most radical, prolific milliner of the late 20th-early 21st-century 1955 Birthday Graeme "Jock" Edwards, cricketer, beefy New Zealand lefty batsman late 70's 1955 Birthday Mohsin Khan, cricketer, Pakistani opening batsman late 70s early 80s 1955 Birthday Garry Christian, born in Liverpool, England, rocker, musician, singer, played with brother Russell and Roger Christian in sophisti-pop band, The Christians, known for late 1980's, early 1990's chart-topping hits 1954 Birthday Sheik Faoud Ahamul Bacchus, cricketer, West Indian bat late 70's 1953 Birthday Joe Toplyn, Boston, comedic writer, Late Night with David Letterman 1953 Birthday Haroon Rashid, born in cricketer, Pakistani and WSC batsman late 70's 1952 Birthday Yajurvindra Singh, cricketer, Indian batsman late 70's 1952 Birthday Warren Lees, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper, late 70's 1951 Birthday Craig Serjeant, cricketer, Australian batsman late seventies 1951 Birthday Collis King, cricketer, WI all-rounder late 70s 1950 Birthday Will Lee, rock guitarist, Late Show with David Letterman 1949 Birthday Peter Willey, cricketer, England batsman late 70's early 80's 1948 Birthday Norbert Phillip, cricketer, WI pace bowler late 70s 1948 Birthday Mike Selvey, cricketer, England pace bowler of late 70's 1947 Birthday David Letterman, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, comedian, Late Night 1944 Birthday Eric Freeman, Australian cricket pace bowler, late 60's 1941 Birthday Bob Cunis, cricketer, New Zealand pace bowler of the late 60's 1940 Birthday Ricky Nelson, New Jersey, rock star, Hello Mary Lou, It's Late, Garden Party 1939 Event Connecticut finally approves Bill of Rights (148 years late) 1939 Event Massachusetts Legislature vote to ratify the Bill of Rights - 147 years late 1938 Death Norbert Fonteyne, Flemish writer (How Flemings Came Late), dies 1936 Birthday Tom Snyder, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, radio, television, news anchor, famous for 'The Late Late Show' 1935 Birthday Geoff Pullar, cricketer, England opening batsman late 50's early 60's 1934 Birthday John Guy, cricketer, solid left-handed batsman for New Zealand in late 1950's 1934 Birthday Roy Gilchrist, cricketer, volatile WI fast bowler of late 50s 1934 Birthday Ron Gaunt, cricketer, Australian fast bowler late 50s early 60s 1933 Birthday Roy Swetman, cricketer, England wicket-keeper late 50's 1933 Birthday Joan Rivers, born in Brooklyn, comedienne, Late Show, Hollywood Sq 1931 Birthday Basil D'Oliveira, cricketer, England all-rounder of late 60's 1931 Event Spring training site of New York Yankees in St. Petersburg is renamed Miller Huggins Field in honor of the team's late manager 1929 Birthday Les Favell, cricketer, stoic Australian batsman late 50's 1928 Birthday Arthur Milton, cricketer, England opening batsman late 50's 1927 Birthday Eric Petrie, cricketer, New Zealand wicketkeeper of the late 1950's 1926 Birthday John Dewes, cricketer, England opener late 40's early 50's 1926 Birthday Probir Sen, cricket wicketkeeper, India in late 40's/early 50's 1925 Event After a night on the town, Babe Ruth shows up late for batting practice Miller Huggins suspends Ruth and slaps a $5,000 fine on him 1924 Birthday Bill Wendell, born in New York City, TV announcer, Late Night With David Letterman 1923 Birthday Sadu Shinde, cricketer, Indian leg-spinner late 1940's/early 1950's 1922 Birthday Allan Watkins, cricketer, England batsman late 40s early 50s 1922 Birthday Brun Smith, cricketer, New Zealand right-handed batsman of late 1940's 1921 Birthday Sam Loxton, cricketer, flamboyant Australian batsman of late 40's 1918 Birthday Doug Ring, cricketer, Australian leggie of the late 40's early 50's 1918 Birthday Ranga Sohoni, Indian cricketer, pace bowler of late 40's avg 101 1917 Birthday Ron Saggers, cricket wicket-keeper, effective NSW and Aussie late 40's 1915 Birthday Colin McCool, cricketer, Australian leg-spin all rounder late 40s 1915 Birthday Jack Iverson, Australian cricket mystery spinner, late 40's 1915 Birthday Norman Yardley, English cricket captain, late 40's 1913 Birthday Harold Butler, cricketer, England pace bowler late 40's 1911 Birthday C P "Chilla" Christ, cricketer, Qld spinner late 30's 1909 Birthday Frank Ward, cricketer, Australian leggie late 30s 1906 Birthday Alan Fairfax, cricketer, Australian all-rounder late 20's early 30's 1906 Birthday Ernie McCormick, cricketer, Australian quickie of late 30's 1901 Birthday George Duckworth, cricket wicket-keeper, England late 20's early 30's 1870 Birthday T R McKibbin, cricketer, NSW and Australia off-spinner late 19th century 1867 Birthday John James Ferris, cricketer, mighty Australian bowler of late 1880's 1865 Birthday George Lohmann, cricketer, England's great bowler late 19th cent 1862 Birthday John Briggs, cricketer, mighty England all-rounder late 19th century 1860 Birthday Affie Jarvis, cricketer, Australian WK of the late 19th century 1856 Birthday Arthur Shrewsbury, cricketer, dominant England bat late 19th cent 1840 Birthday Thomas Nast, political cartoonist of late 1800s America 1681 Birthday Georg Philipp Telemann, Magdeburg Germany, late baroque composer
