2015 Event HSBC bank announces plans to let go up to 8,000 workers in the U.K. and potentially up to 25,000 around the world as it restructures itself to improve profitability 2014 Event The U.S. plans to let its contract with ICANN expire next year; this would end U.S. authority over the Internet 2011 Event Australia's economy achieves 1.2% second quarter growth after floods initially let to a .9% contraction in the second quarter 2011 Event P. J. Harvey's album 'Let England Shake' wins best album in the United Kingdom and Ireland 1992 Event Marion Berry, former mayor of Washington D.C., let out of prison 1987 Death Fred Astaire, actor/dancer (Royal Wedding, Let's Dance), dies at 88 1986 Event Tip O'Neill, Representative-D-Massachusetts, refuses to let Reagan address House 1984 Event "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince and Revolution peaks at #1 1984 Birthday Avril Lavigne, born in Belleville, Canada, singer, songwriter, albums have sold over 16 million copies, albums include, 'Let Go', 'Under My Skin', 'The Best Damn Thing' 1983 Event Denver Nugget coach Doug Moe, hoplessly behind, advise team to let Blazers break their scoring record 1983 Event David Bowie's 'Let's "Dance' single goes #1 1982 Event Solidarity leader Lech Walesa is let out of jail in Poland 1979 Death Shirley Mason, actress (Let it Rain, Dark Skies), dies at 79 1979 Death John Reed King, TV host (Why?, Let's See), dies at 64 1979 Event K-Mart pulls Steve Martin's "Let's Get Small" for being in "bad taste" 1977 Event Patty Hearst let out of jail 1976 Event "Let My People Come" closes at Morosco Theater New York City after 106 performances 1976 Event Wings release "Let 'em In" 1976 Event "Let My People Come" opens at Morosco Theater New York City for 106 performances 1974 Death Adelle Davis, U.S. nutrionalist (Let's stay healthy), dies at 70 1974 Event E Wilson Jr's musical "Let My People Come," premieres in New York City 1973 Birthday Trick Daddy, born in Miami, Florida, rapper, popular hits 'Let's Go', 'Shut Up', 'Thugs are Us' 1973 Event "Live and Let Die," James Bond film premieres 1973 Event "Live and Let Die" premieres in U.S. 1973 Event Paul McCartney and Wings release "Live and Let Die" 1970 Event U.S. Black Panther leader Huey Newton let out of jail 1970 Event Beatles' "Let It Be," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 4 weeks 1970 Event Beatles' "Let it Be" movie premieres in UK 1970 Event Beatles' last LP, "Let It Be," is released in US 1970 Event Beatles movie "Let it Be" premieres 1970 Event Beatles release "Let it Be" album 1970 Event Beatles' "Let It Be," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks 1970 Event Beatles release "Let it Be" in UK 1969 Birthday Harold Pruett, rocker, Outsiders-Time Won't Let Me 1968 Event U.S. Soccer Football Assoc refuses to let NASL disband 1968 Death Helen Keller, blind and deaf/author (Let us Have Faith), dies at 87 1967 Event "Let's Sing Yiddish" closes at Brooks Atkinson New York City after 107 performances 1967 Event Rolling Stones release "Let's Spend the Night Together" 1966 Event "Let's Sing Yiddish" opens at Brooks Atkinson New York City for 107 performances 1966 Death Bobby Fuller, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, found dead at 22 1966 Birthday Tone-Loc, Anthony Terrell Smith, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker, Let's Do It 1963 Event "Let's Make A Deal," debuts on NBC-TV 1962 Event Tony Sheridan and Beat Brothers record "Let's Dance" 1961 Event "Let It Ride" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 68 performances 1961 Event "Let It Ride" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 68 performances 1959 Event Everly Brothers record "Let It Be Me" 1958 Birthday Jennifer Tilly, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Let it Ride, Off Beat, Psycho II 1958 Event Dick Dale invents "surf music" with "Let's Go Trippin" 1952 Birthday Derek Taylor, rocker, Let it Be, Beatles Anthology 1951 Birthday Deniece Williams, Chandler, Indiana, singer, Love Wouldn't Let Me Wait 1950 Event "Let's Make an Opera" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 5 performances 1950 Event "Let's Make an Opera" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 5 performances 1947 Birthday Major Harris, U.S. R&B-singer, Love won't Let me wait 1943 Birthday J[ames] J[ay] Barnes, U.S. gospel/singer, Please Let Me In 1943 Event Adm Cunningham of British fleet: "Sink, burn and destroy; let nothing pass" 1943 Death Tully Marshall, actor (Let's Go, Red Dust), dies at 78 1943 Birthday Chris Montez, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker, singer, guitarist, rhythm and blues, Latino rock, recording Let's Dance with Monogram Records was on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in the U.S. 1942 Birthday Carla Thomas, U.S. singer, Let Me Be Good to You 1942 Birthday Bobby Fuller, born in Baytown, Texas, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran 1942 Birthday Vikki Carr, born in El Paso, Texas, singer, Let it Please be Him 1941 Event Cole Porters musical "Let's Face It," premieres in New York City 1940 Birthday Joey Dee, born in Passaic, New Jersey, singer, Hey Let's Twist, 2 Tickets to Paris 1940 Birthday Giorgio Moroder, born in Ortisei, Italy, composer, Let it Ride, Cat People, Top Gun 1939 Event Benny Goodman records "Let's Dance" 1939 Birthday [Benjamin] Latimore, U.S. singer, Let's Straighten It Out 1939 Birthday Glen Hardin, born in Wellington, Texas, musician, piano, member of the Shindogs, recorded, arranged Elvis Pressley hits 'The Wonder of You', 'Let It Be Me' 1938 Birthday Vikki Carr, born in El Paso, Texas, singer, Let it Be Him 1937 Birthday Wanda Jackson, Maud Oklahoma, country singer, Let's Have a Party 1926 Birthday Martha Wright, born in Seattle, singer, Let's Dance, Martha Wright Show 1921 Birthday James Clifton, Spokane, Washington actor, Live and Let Die 1920 Event AL votes to let spitball pitchers to continue using it 1919 Birthday Ralph Flanagan, born in Loraine, Ohio, orchestra leader, Let's Dance 1914 Birthday John Reed King, Atlantic City, New Jersey, TV host, Why?, Let's See 1904 Birthday George Formby, William Booth, British singer/comic, Let George Do It 1900 Birthday Eileen Percy, Belfast Ireland, silent film actress, Let's Go 1900 Birthday Fred Emney, born in London, England, actor, Let the People Sing, Lilac Domino 1879 Birthday Lucile Watson, actress, Great Lie, Watch on the Rhine, Let's Dance 1755 Birthday Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France, let them eat cake
