2015 Event Nobel prize winning mathematician John Forbes Nash, Jr., 86, and his wife Alicia, 82, die after an accident in New Jersey in which their taxi lost control 2015 Event A 37-year-old man from South Carolina is rescued 500 miles from home after 66 days lost at sea; Louis Jordan had been in an antique 35-foot sailboat fishing in the open sea when the boat capsized in a storm, and he survived on fish and rainwater 2014 Event Court documents have been unsealed for rulings in 2008 requiring companies to give customers' online data to the U.S. government with no warrant; the papers show that Yahoo! sued but lost, resulting in compliance by Yahoo!, Google, Apple, and others 2014 Event A memorial event was held in Hong Kong in remembrance of lives lost in Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing in 1989; authorities on the mainland tightened security and may be detaining many in order to avoid commemorative protests at the square itself 2013 Event A private collection of 1,500 works of art plundered by the Nazi's and discovered in a Munich apartment in 2012, has an estimated worth of $1 billion; lost works include paintings by Matisse, Paul Klee, Marc Chagall and Picasso 2013 Event In Kuwait, voters go to the polls for a general election; half of the parliamentary seats are lost by Shiite candidates 2012 Event The writer of 'Carrie's War,' Nina Bawden, who was shortlisted for the 1987 Booker Prize and the Lost Man Booker Prize in 2010, dies in London at age 87 2012 Event Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, the four thousand year-old ridge-top monastery in Bhutan catches fire and is destroyed; no relics were lost in the fire because the monastery was under renovation 2010 Event A Southampton University research fellow discovers a lost Antonio Vivaldi flute concerto at the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh 2002 Death Jonathan Harris, TV actor, TV's Lost in Space, dies at 84 2002 Death Irene Worth, actress, Lost in Yonkers, dies at 85 1997 Event Cubs beat New York Mets ending NL worst opening, lost 14 straight games 1993 Event Florida Marlins 1st lost ever (4-2 to Los Angeles Dodgers) 1993 Event "Lost in Yonkers" closes at Richard Rodgers New York City after 780 performances 1992 Death Denholm Elliott, English actor (Raiders of Lost Ark), dies at 70 1991 Event 45th Tony Awards: Lost in Yonkers and Will Rogers Follies win 1991 Death Ken Curtis, actor (Lost, Freckles, California Gold Rush), dies at 74 1991 Event 27 lost at sea when 2 U.S. Navy anti-submarine planes collide 1991 Event "Lost in Yonkers" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City for 780 performances 1991 Event Neil Simon's "Lost in Yonkers," premieres in New York City 1991 Event Howard Stern kisses New York Giant Leonard Marshall's ass over bet Stern lost claiming the Giants would lose the Superbowl 1990 Event Perez de Cuellar says he has lost all hope for peace in Gulf 1989 Event Pirates score 10 in 1st (their best inning since 1942), prompts Pirate Jim Rooker to say he would walk from Pitts to Philadelphia if Pirates lost, Phillies beat them 15-11, Rooker walks at end of season broadcaster 1989 Death Guy Williams, actor (Zorro, Lost in Space), dies in Argentina at 65 1989 Death Guy Williams, actor (Zorro, Lost in Space) 1988 Death Angela Aames, actress (Lost Empire, Basic Training), dies 1988 Death Lin[wood V] Carter, U.S., sci-fi writer (Lost World of Time), dies at 57 1987 Event Korean Air jetliner disappears off Burma, all 115 lost 1986 Death Nigel Stock, actor (Lost Continent, Young Sherlock Holmes), dies 1986 Death Ray Milland, actor (Lost Weekend-Academy Award 1945), dies at 81 1982 Death Fernando Lamas, actor and director (Lost World), dies of cancer at 67 1982 Event Ocean Ranger oil-drilling platform lost off Newfoundland, 84 die 1981 Event "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" starring Harrison Ford premieres 1976 Birthday Dominic Monaghan, born in Berlin, Germany, actor, known for playing role of Merry in 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy, 'Lost' and 'FlashForward' television shows 1976 Death Fritz Rasp, actor (Diary of a Lost Girl), dies at 85 1976 Birthday Anna Faris, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, singer. appeared in 'Lost in Translation', 'Scary Movie', 'My Super Ex-Girlfriend', 'The House Bunny' movies 1975 Event Ore ship Edmund Fitzgerald and crew of 29 lost in storm on Lake Superior 1973 Death Douglas Kennedy, actor (Lone Ranger and Lost City of Gold), dies at 57 1972 Event "Hot Rod Lincoln," by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen hits #9 1972 Event "Lost in the Stars" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 39 performances 1972 Event "Lost in the Stars" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 39 performances 1971 Birthday Sofia Coppola, born in New York City, New York, writer, actress, producer, appeared in 'The Godfather', produced, 'Lost In Translation', 'The Virgin Suicides' 1970 Birthday Vince Vaughn, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, actor, films include, 'Swingers', 'The Lost world: Jurassic Park', 'Couples Retreat', 'The Break-Up' 1969 Death James Lanphier, actor (Flight of Lost Balloon), dies at 48 1969 Birthday Naveen Andrews, born in London, England, actor, appeared on television show, 'Lost' as Sayid Jarrah 1968 Event Nuclear submarine Scorpion is lost 1966 Birthday Kiefer Sutherland, actor, Young Guns, Stand by Me, Lost Boys 1966 Death Charles Watts, actor (Lone Ranger and Lost City of Gold), dies of cancer 1966 Birthday Jason Patric, born in New York City, actor, Lost Boys, Solar Babies 1966 Event U.S. recovers lost H-bomb from Mediterranean floor 1965 Event "Lost in Space" premieres 1965 Event Righteous Brothers "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" hits #1 1962 Event U.S.S.R. launches Mars 1; radio contact lost before arrival at Mars 1961 Birthday Julianne Moore, actress, Lost World, 9 Months 1961 Death Clarke Ashton Smith, sci-fi author (Lost Worlds), dies at 68 1961 Birthday David Leavitt, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, writer, gay literature, professor at Princeton, author of, 'The Lost Language of Cranes', 'The Body of Jonah Boyd', 'The Indian Clerk' 1954 Death James Hilton, English author (Lost Horizon), dies at 54 1954 Death Tom Tyler, actor (Lost Ranch, Coyote Trails), dies at 50 1953 Death Arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78 1952 Birthday Graham Yallop, cricketer, Australian captain in 7 Tests, won 1 lost 6 1952 Birthday Angela Cartwright, England, Make Room for Daddy, Lost in Space 1952 Death Canada Lee, black actor (Lost Boundaries), dies in New York City at 45 1950 Death Carel T Scharten, Dutch poet and writer (Lost Paradise), dies at 72 1950 Event "Lost in the Stars" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 281 performances 1949 Event "Lost in the Stars" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 281 performances 1948 Birthday Bill Kirchen, singer/guitarist, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet 1948 Birthday Mercedes Ruehl, Queens, New York, actress, Lost in Yonkers, Crazy People 1948 Birthday Bill Kirchen, singer/guitarist, Commander Cody and Lost Planet Airmen 1947 Event With only 1 out to go, Yank Floyd Beven gives up a double breaking his World Series no-hit bid, it scored 2 runs and he lost game 1947 Birthday Albert Brooks, born in Los Angeles, California, comedian, Broadcast News, Lost in America 1946 Birthday Jasper Carrott, English comedian, Jane and the Lost City, Detectives 1945 Event "Lost Squadron" crashes east of Florida (Bermuda Triangle) 1944 Birthday Commander Cody, singer/pianist, Commander Cody and Lost Planet Airmen 1944 Event 1st B-29 bombing raid; 1 plane lost due to engine failure 1943 Event Stalin says: "The issue of German fascism is lost" 1943 Event Greatest tank battle in history ends with Russia's defeat of Germany at Kursk, almost 6,000 tanks take part, 2,900 were lost by Germany 1940 Death Josef Swickard, actor (Lost City, Tale of 2 Cities), dies at 73 1929 Event Dodgers beat Phillies 20-16 and lost 8-6 in 2nd game (record 50 runs) 1928 Event Notre Dame finally lost a football game after nearly 25 years 1925 Event Italian sub "Sebastiano Veniero" lost off Sicily with 54 dead 1925 Birthday June Lockhart, New York City, actress, Lassie, Lost in Space, Petticoat Junction 1925 Birthday Marius Constant, Rumania, Dutch composer and conductor, Paradise Lost 1924 Birthday Darrell Royal, born in Hollis, Oklahoma, football coach, in 20 years as head coach, University of Texas Longhorn never lost a season, elected to College Football Hall of Fame, 1983 1924 Birthday Guy Williams, New York City, actor, Zorro, Lost in Space 1923 Event Dodgers lost 7-0 lead, as Phillies score 8 in bottom of 9th 1920 Birthday James Lanphier, New York, actor, Flight of Lost Balloon 1918 Death Abdul-Hamid II, 34th sultan of Turkey (lost Serbia/Egypt), dies at 65 1915 Birthday Douglas Kennedy, born in New York, actor, Lone Ranger and Lost City of Gold 1915 Event Lusitania sunk by German submarine; 1198 lives lost 1915 Event 1st U.S. ship lost in WW I, William P Frye (carrying wheat to UK) 1912 Birthday Kylie Tennant, novelist, Battlers, Lost Haven 1912 Birthday Roy Fuller, England, poet and novelist, Lost Season 1911 Event Hiram Bingham discovers Lost City of the Incas 1907 Birthday Canada Lee, born in New York City, actor, Lost Boundaries 1905 Birthday Ray Milland, born in Neath, Wales, actor, Lost Weekend-Academy Award 1945 1896 Event Henry Arthur Jones' "Michael and his Lost Angel," premieres in London 1893 Birthday Clarke Ashton Smith, U.S., sci-fi author, Lost Worlds, Genius Loci 1891 Birthday Fritz Rasp, Bayreuth Germany, actor, Diary of a Lost Girl 1879 Death John B Hood, confederate general (lost Atlanta), dies at 48 1878 Event British frigate Eurydice sunk; 300 lost 1874 Birthday Kincsem, horse that never lost a race 1866 Birthday Josef Swickard, born in Coblenz, Germany, actor, Lost City, Tale of 2 Cities 1865 Event Trans Atlantic Cable being laid by SS Great Eastern snaps and is lost 1864 Event Confederate troops pull back out Solves/lost Mt, Georgia 1856 Event Steamer Pacific lost 1854 Birthday Louis H Chrispijn, Dutch director, Lost and Found, Silvia Silombra 1847 Event Steamer "Phoenix" is lost on Lake Michigan, kills 200 1842 Birthday Abdul-Hamid II, 34th sultan of Turkey, lost Romania and Serbia 1834 Birthday Horatio Alger, Jr., Revere Massachusetts, author, Lost at Sea, Work and Win 1768 Birthday Frederick VI, Danish king, 1808-39, ; lost Norway to Sweden, 1814 1674 Death John Milton, English poet (Paradise Lost), dies at 65 1608 Birthday John Milton, London, poet/puritan, Paradise Lost
