2015 Event Sierra Leone Vice President Samuel Sam-Sumana is entering a voluntary 21-day quarantine after one of his bodyguards dies of Ebola; spread of the virus has been slowing, but a recent increase in infections has led to new calls for precaution 2014 Event Scottish health officials report the nation's first case of Ebola after diagnosing a health care worker returning from Sierra Leone; the worker did not manifest symptoms until her arrival in Scotland and is currently in stable condition 2014 Event Sierra Leone has expanded the regions of the country subject to quarantine as the Ebola virus continues to spread; over 7,000 people in the nation have been infected and over 1,500 have died to date 2014 Event Martin Salia, a U.S. doctor who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone, dies today in a Nebraska hospital; Salia was already in critical condition upon his arrival after medical transport from West Africa 2014 Event Martin Salia, a U.S. doctor working in Sierra Leone, is being stabilized for transport to a Nebraska hospital after contracting the Ebola virus; Salia was not working in a hospital treating the virus, and the source of his infection is not clear 2014 Event Australia bans all visas from the Ebola-hit nations of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone; the nation's officials state that this is required to preserve public health, but health experts have criticized the policy 2014 Event American doctor Craig Spencer has been diagnosed with Ebola after recently returning to New York from Sierra Leone; Spencer rode the subway, went bowling, and took a taxi the day before he began displaying symptoms 2014 Event The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) project that Ebola cases could reach between 550,000 and 1.4 million by January if more isn't done to control spread of the disease; infections are doubling about every 3 weeks in Liberia and Sierra Leone 2014 Event Dr. Sheik Umar Khan, the key Sierra Leone doctor fighting the Ebola virus, dies after succumbing to the disease 2010 Event Abdul Tejan-Cole, head of Sierra Leone's anti-Corruption Commission, resigns 1996 Event 27th New York City Marathon won by Giacomo Leone of Italy in 2:09:54 1989 Death Sergio Leone, Italian director (Good, Bad and Ugly), dies at 60 1989 Event Republic Day in Sierra Leone 1978 Event Italy's President Leone resigns due to Lockheed affair 1978 Event Sierra Leone adopts constitution 1971 Event Sierra Leone becomes a republic (National Day) 1964 Birthday Peter Hanson, English/Sierra Leone/Dutch actor, Darling How Could You 1961 Event Sierre Leone becomes 100th member of U.N. 1961 Event Sierra Leone declares independence from U.K. 1944 Death Leone Sinigaglia, composer, dies at 75 1937 Birthday Joseph Saidu Momoh, gen/president, Sierra Leone 1929 Birthday Sergio Leone, Italian, director, Fist Full of Dollars 1868 Birthday Leone Sinigaglia, composer 1820 Event 1st organized emigration of blacks back to Africa (New York to Sierra Leone) 1817 Death Paul Cuffe, civil rights activist (Sierre Leone), dies at 58 1808 Event Sierra Leone becomes a British colony 1788 Event Sierra Leone, settled by British as a former haven for slaves
