2015 Event Search and rescue efforts continue for missing passengers of a cruise ship that capsized on Monday in the Yangtze River during a tornado; there are 14 survivors to date, with most of the 456 passengers still missing 2015 Event Actor, director, photographer and writer Leonard Nimoy, most popularly known as Dr. Spock on 'Star Trek,' dies at age 83 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); Nimoy had been suffering from the illness for about a year 2014 Event Somalia and North Korea tie for the most corrupt country in the world according to this year's ranking on the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2014 Event Ford Motor Company begins using aluminum instead of steel in the body of its most popular truck, the F-150; the change has cost the company time and money in conversion of production lines but will make the vehicle more fuel efficient 2014 Event Hospitals are beginning to use genetic profiling of tumors in order to identify the most effective treatments for various cancers; tumor genetics is thought to be of greater significance than the place of origin in the body 2014 Event Regions of eastern Ukraine announce that their self-organized elections show most voters to be in favor of secession; the election results aren't recognized by the Ukrainian government or its allies 2014 Event Polio is on the rise as unvaccinated refugees travel across borders; though most prevalent in Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan, infections are now appearing in other parts of Asia and Africa; young children are the most vulnerable 2014 Event The 86th Academy Awards is hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. 'Gravity,' '12 Years a Slave,' and 'Dallas Buyers Club' win the most awards. The broadcast received the highest views of any Oscars ceremony since the year 2000 2014 Event National 9/11 Memorial officials announce that the 9/11 Museum will open mid-May; the long-delayed Museum, dedicated to the victims of the terror attack, plans to charge $24 for most adult tickets 2014 Event A rare, blue, 29.6-carat diamond, one of the most exceptional ever mined at the Cullinan mine, is discovered about 25 miles northeast of Pretoria, South Africa 2014 Event It is revealed that the National Security Agency, NSA, is using software to spy on nearly 100,000 computers around the world; most of the software is implanted by accessing the Internet, but some technology enables data to be entered or altered through radio wave transmission 2014 Event Apple announces its holiday earnings will be announced January 27; investors will care most about the company's iPhone and iPad sales 2013 Event The Hunger Games: Catching Fire grosses $161 million in the U.S. and Canada, becoming the most successful film ever released in November 2013 Event The USS Gerald R. Ford is christened by the U.S. Navy; the aircraft carrier cost $15.5 billion and technically the most advanced ship ever built 2013 Event The British High Commission announced they are awarding retired Paralympic swimmer Natalie du Toit an honorary MBE ( Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) 2013 Event Germany holds its federal election; Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union party obtains the most votes since 1990 2013 Event New Zealand's most active volcano - the White Islands' Whakaari, erupts, sending ash 4 kilometres into the air 2013 Event The U.S. State Department evacuates staff from the U.S. Consulate in Pakistan due to threats; most officials were moved to the city of Islamabad 2013 Event In England, a man is arrested for charges related to the attack on 'The Hay Wain' painting, completed by artist John Constable in 1821; the work is considered one of England's greatest and most popular paintings 2013 Event Three extremely well-preserved, most complete triceratops specimens ever found are unearthed in Wyoming 2013 Event Russia enacts a country-wide smoking ban, effecting most public places 2013 Event Scientists describe the 160-million year-old fossile of Aurornis xui as the most basal species of Avialae, possibly shifting the evolutionary position of the Archaeopteryx as the oldest known bird 2013 Event Queen Elizabeth of the U.K. is named 'the most memorable Bond girl' for her appearance at the London Olympics. BAFTA, gave her the honorary award for her support of British film and television 2013 Event The most distant supernova on record is recorded by the Hubble Space Telescope 2013 Event For the first time since launching Google Maps, Google extends its data coverage of North Korea, filling in previously blank areas on most of the country with detailed maps that identify landmarks 2012 Event Thousands of union employees protest outside of the capital building in Lansing, Michigan, as Michigan's government passes legislation, becoming the nation's 24th right-to-work state, and most highly unionized state in the U.S. to have such laws 2012 Event Parts of Australia and the South Pacific witness a total solar eclipse, with Cairns being the most populated city to experience this rare event 2012 Event The 'Lamb of God', the first panels of the Ghent Altarpiece are secretly moved from Saint Bavo Cathedral for a five-year restoration at the Ghent Museum of Fine Arts; the panels are likely the most frequently stolen artwork in history 2012 Event A painting by Francis Bacon sells at Christies for 21.3 million pounds; 'The Portrait of Henrietta Moraes' is the second most valuable post-war contemporary art sold at the auction house 2011 Event In Cambodia, the three most senior surviving members of the Khmer Rouge regime are charged with genocide and crimes against humanity 2011 Event The most expensive Bollywood film to date, Ra.One, is released to coincide with Diwali, the Hindu festival 2011 Event A 5.8 magnitude earthquake, the most powerful since 1897, strikes near Mineral, Virginia, causing a shut down of a nearby nuclear reactor 2011 Event Typhoon Muifa approaches Japan's island of Okinawa; the typhoon is expected to be one of the most powerful storms to hit China in recent years 2011 Event The NOAA declares 2011 one of the most extreme weather years on record 2011 Event The most active volcano in Iceland, Grimsvotn, erupts and triggers 50 small earthquakes 2011 Event After 23 years running and 1151 fugitives caught, the FOX network cancels America's Most Wanted 2011 Event The U.S. Census conducted April 1, 2010 reveals that New York city is the country's most populated city, with 8,175,133 residents 2011 Event The most expensive painting ever auctioned, 'Nude, Green Leaves and Bust', by Pablo Picasso, goes on display in London's Tate Gallery 2010 Event Astronomers discover the new galaxy UDFy-38135539, the most distant object observed from earth 2010 Event Hurricane Earl shifts toward the east coast of the U.S., placing most of North Carolina's coast on hurricane watch 2010 Event Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, responds to a fiscal state of emergency by requiring most state employees to take three days of unpaid leave per month 2010 Event An auction at Christie's in New York sets a record for the most expensive work of art sold at auction when it sells Pablo Picasso's 'Nude, Green Leaves and Bust' for $106 million 2010 Event 35 suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia are captured by the French Navy, the European Union's most successful mission 2009 Event The 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index reports declares Somalia the most corrupt, New Zealand is least corrupt, among 180 countries 2002 Event The Euro becomes the official currency for most of Europe 1998 Event FBI arrests 10 most wanted suspected serial killer Tony Ray Amati 1997 Event Seattle Mariners break record for most home runs in a year (258) 1997 Event Major league revenue sharing begins, New York Yankees pay out most $28M 1996 Death Ivan V. Lalic, poet, awarded most prestigious literary prizes in Yugoslavia, poems are translated into more than twenty languages, dies at 65 1995 Event Most Dutch telephone numbers increase to 10 digits 1995 Event Dalai Lama proclaims 6-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima 11th reincarnation of Panchen Lama, Tibet's 2nd most sr spiritual leader 1995 Death Yahya Ayyash, nicknamed 'the Engineer,' chief bomb maker for Hamas, most wanted man in Israel, caused deaths of 90 Israelis, assassinated by Isreal's Shin Bet with a booby trapped cellular phone 1995 Event Most distant galaxy yet discovered found by scientists using Keck telescope in Hawaii (est 15 billion light years away) 1994 Event Ken Griffey, Jr. breaks Ruth's record for most home runs by end of June (31) 1994 Event Don Mattingly plays 1st base 1,469 game for Yankees (2nd most) 1993 Event Carlton Fisk, 45, released by White Sox, as all time leader of most games caught and most home runs by a catcher 1993 Event Allan Border beats Gavaskar's record for most Test Cricket runs 10,123 1992 Birthday Miley Ray Cyrus, pop-rock singer, actress, 100 Most Influential People in the World list, Time magazine, 2008, star of Disney's 'Hannah Montana', debut album, 'Meet Miley Cyrus' had first top ten single, 'See You Again' 1992 Event "Most Happy Fella" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 229 performances 1992 Event Dennis Eckersley, who previously set record for most consecutive saves (40), is 1st pitcher to record 40 saves in 4 different seasons 1992 Event New York Islander, Al Arbour, coaches most NHL games (1,438) 1992 Event "Most Happy Fella" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 229 performances 1992 Event Metropolitan Transportation Authority raised tolls on most New York City bridges from $2.50 to $3.00 1991 Event NBA's most lopsided game Cleveland beats Miami 148-80 1991 Event "Most Happy Fella" closes at New York State Theater New York City 1991 Event "Most Happy Fella" opens at New York State Theater New York City 1991 Event Indians' Chris James sets club record for most RBIs in a game (9) 1991 Event Europe foreign ministers lift most remaining sanctions against South Africa 1991 Event Del Ballard, Jr. throws most famous gutter ball in PBA Tour history 1990 Event Houston scores most points against Cleveland, Oilers 58, Browns 14 1990 Event Dave Raghetti pitches in his 499th game as a New York Yankee, passing Whitey Ford in most appearances as a New York Yankee 1990 Event Boston Celtics score most points in a playoff, beat New York Knicks 157-128 1989 Event Eastern Airlines pilots and flight attendants end their strike, but most are not rehired 1989 Event Law banning smoking on most domestic flights signed by President Bush 1989 Event FOX-TV tops ABC, NBC and CBS for 1st time, America's Most Wanted 1989 Event Houston's Terry Puhl plays in his 1,403rd game, most by a Canadian 1989 Death Earl Nightingale, author, motivational speaker, his radio program, 'Our Changing World', most highly syndicated radio program ever, recorded over 7,000 radio programs, dies 1989 Event California court throws out most of Margo Adams's $12 million breach-of- contract suit against Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs 1989 Death Thomas Bernhard, most prominent German-speaking postwar era author, writer, playwright, novelist, dies at 58 of tuberculosis in Ohlsdorf, Upper Austria 1988 Event Indians' Bud Black sets club record for most batters hit in inning (3) 1988 Event KC releases pitcher Dan Quisenberry, whose 238 saves are the 4th most 1988 Death Andrew Cruickshank, actor (Body in Library, Murder Most Foul), dies 1987 Event Browns set club record for most points scored in a quarter, 28 1987 Event Phil Niekro 314th combines with Joe to have most wins by bros (530) 1987 Event Gerber survey find most popular names for newborns (Jessica and Matthew) 1987 Event FBI apprehends most wanted Claude L Dallas, Jr. in California 1987 Event Minnesota sheriff office arrest FBI most wanted, Thomas G. Harrelson 1984 Event Browns set team records for most sacks (11) 1984 Event Most shots in an Islander game-88-Isles 45, Rangers 43 1984 Event Browns set a team record for allowing most sacks (11), Kansas City wins 10-6 1984 Event Indians' Andre Thornton ties record for most walks (6 in 16 inn) 1984 Death Christopher Wilder, FBI's "most wanted man," accidentally kills self 1984 Event New York Islanders score their most goals (11) vs Tor Maple Leafs (6) 1984 Death David, spent most of his life in a plastic bubble, dies at 12 1983 Event New York Islanders score their most goals (11) vs Pitts Penguins 1983 Event Phillies Steve Carlton passes W Johnson with 2nd most strike outs 1983 Event Nolan Ryan surpasses Walter Johnson for most strikeouts (3,508) 1981 Event Browns set team records for most fumbles (9) and most turnovers (10) 1981 Event NHL most penalized game; Bruins vs Northstars, 84 penalties (392 minutes) 1981 Event New York Islanders give up their most goals (11) vs Calgary Flames 1980 Event Allen, most powerful hurricane in Caribbean hits Brownsville, Texas 1980 Event Steve Carlton (14-4) pitches most strikeouts by a lefty (2,836) 1979 Event "Most Happy Fella" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 53 performances 1979 Event Khomeini frees most black and female U.S. hostages 1979 Event "Most Happy Fella" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 53 performances 1979 Event KC's Willie Wilson hits 5th inside-the-park home run (most since 1925) 1978 Birthday Josh Hartnett, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, film producer, actor, movies include 'Black Hawk Down', 'Pearl Harbor', People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People 2002 1977 Event President Carter pardons most Vietnam War draft evaders (10,000) 1977 Event Lindy McDaniel retires with 2nd most pitching appearances (987 games) 1976 Birthday Nwankwo Kanu, born in Owerri, Nigeria, professional soccer player, member of the Igbo, UNICEF ambassador, most decorated soccer player in history 1976 Birthday Colin Farrell, born in Castleknock, Ireland, actor, films include, 'Minority Report', 'Alexander', 'In Bruges', listed as 'People' magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People, 2003 1975 Birthday Tiger Woods, born in Cypress, California, pro golfer, highest paid pro athlete, most successful golfer of all time 1974 Event Most complete early man skeleton found (Johanson and Gray in Ethiopia) 1974 Event Most Arab oil producing nations end embargo against US 1973 Event Hank Aaron sets record of most home runs in 1 league (709) 1971 Birthday Martin Rucinsky, born in Most, Czechoslovakia, NHL left wing, Canadiens, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1971 Birthday Jose Solano, born in Inglewood, California, actor, played Manny Gutierrez on Baywatch, listed as '50 Most Beautiful People in the World' by YM Magazine, nominated for the ALMA Award 1970 Event Hurricane "Celia" becomes most expensive Gulf storm in history 1969 Birthday Agustin Vasquez-Mendoza, born in Mexico, murderer, FBI Most Wanted 1969 Birthday Thang Thanh Nguyen, born in Soc Trang, Vietnam, murderer, FBI Most Wanted 1968 Event Frank Howard ties AL record with home run in his 6th consecutive game his 10 home runs in the most in 6 games 1968 Event LIFE mag calls Jimi Hendrix "most spectacular guitarist in the world" 1967 Birthday Tim Vine, born in London, Enlgand, actor, comedian, performs stand up comedy, television, appears at festivals, tours through the United Kingdom include 'Current Puns' and 'Punslinger', achieved Guinness World Record for most jokes told in an hour 1966 Birthday Salma Hayek, born in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, actress, Mexican national, most prominent Mexican figure in Hollywood, fights discrimination against immigrants 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 Event Most runs scored in 11th inning (9) Phils score 5 to beat Pirates 8-7 1966 Birthday Yahya Ayyash, born in Palestine, nicknamed 'the Engineer,' chief bomb maker for Hamas, most wanted man in Israel, caused deaths of 90 Israelis 1966 Birthday Petr Svoboda, Most Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Philadelphia Flyers, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1965 Event Browns' Leroy Kelly sets club record for most punt return yards (109) 1965 Birthday Brian Wilson, New York City, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1964 Event J. Edgar Hoover describes Martin Luther King as "most notorious liar" 1964 Birthday Joseph Sinnott Edwards, Chicago, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1964 Birthday Mir Aimal Kansi, Quetta Pakistan, murderer, FBI Most Wanted 1964 Event Most lopsided high-school basketball score 211-29 (Louisiana) 1963 Birthday Pedro Luis Estrada, born in Brooklyn, New York, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1963 Event Warren Spahn beats Mets 6-1 for his 328th win (most by a lefty) 1963 Birthday Phung Vuong, born in Saigon, Vietnam, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1962 Event 3 more Cleveland home run set AL record for most home runs (26) over 8 games 1961 Birthday Michael Torke, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, composer, style includes jazz, minimalism, most popular work, 'Javelin', composed for 1996 Summer Olympics 1960 Birthday Scott Anthony Haneline, Indianapolis, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1960 Birthday Barry Lyons, born in Biloxi, Mississippi, Barry Stephen Lyons, baseball player, catcher, played for Major League Baseball teams, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, served as backup catcher to Gary Carter, named Most Valuable Player, South Atlantic League, 1984 1960 Birthday Bono, born in Dublin, Ireland, born Paul David Hewson, Irish musician, activist, lead vocalist for rock band U2, 54th most successful songwriter in U.K. singles chart history, activism includes Product Red and the ONE campaign 1960 Birthday Marvin Clyde Goodwin, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1959 Event Kilauea's most spectacular eruption (in Hawaii) 1959 Event Most Phillies strike out in a game (16 by Sandy Koufax) 1959 Death Billy Mayerl, composer, pianist, master of light music, composed works for piano and orchestra, developed syncopated novelty piano solos, 300 piano pieces, most named after flowers and trees, dies at 56 1958 Birthday Nikki Sixx, born in San Jose, California, musician, songwriter, member, Motley Crue, plays hard rock, heavy metal genres, wrote, most successful album 'Dr. Feelgood' 1958 Birthday Glen Stewart Godwin, born in Miami, Florida, murderer, FBI Most Wanted 1957 Event "Most Happy Fella" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 678 performances 1957 Birthday Melvin Edward Mays, one of FBI's most wanted 1957 Birthday Robbie Grey, rocker, English rock band Modern English, most famous song, "I Melt With You" 1957 Birthday Stephen Jones, born in Wirral Peninsula, England, British milliner, considered the most radical, prolific milliner of the late 20th-early 21st-century 1957 Birthday Duncan Goodhew, born in England, Olympic gold medalist, most famous swimmer in the UK, author, motivational speaker 1956 Birthday David Copperfield, born in Metuchen, New Jersey, illusionist, history's most successful commercial magician, sold over 40 million tickets, grossed over $1 billion 1956 Event U.S. most intense rain fall (1.23" in 1 minute) at Unionville, Maryland 1956 Birthday Jeff Dujon, cricket wicket-keeper, WI 1981-91, their most successful 1956 Event "Most Happy Fella" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 678 performances 1956 Event Frank Loesser's musical "Most Happy Fella," premieres in New York City 1955 Birthday Mary Landrieu, born in Arlington, Virginia, politician, Democrat, U.S. Senator from the State of Louisiana, considered among most conservative Democrats in the Senate 1955 Event Worlds most powerful aircraft carrier, USS Saratoga launched 1955 Event Series of 19 twisters destroy Udall Kansas and most of Blackwell Okla 1955 Birthday Randy Wanwarmer, born in Denver, vocalist, Just When I Needed You Most 1955 Birthday Ornella Muti, born in Rome, Italy, actress, Flash Gordon, Most Beautiful Wife 1955 Birthday Dale Bosworth, TV host, America's Most Wanted 1954 Event Hurricane Hazel (3rd of 1954) becomes most severe to hit US 1953 Birthday Roy Firestone, sportscaster, Life's Most Embarrassing Moments 1953 Birthday Donny Most, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Ralph Malph-Happy Days 1953 Birthday John Edward Stevens, New York City, bank robber, FBI Most Wanted List 1953 Birthday Paul Allen, born in Seattle, Washington, co-founder of Microsoft with Bill Gates, worth $10 billion, 'Time' magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World 1952 Birthday John Lynch, born in Waltham, Massachusetts, politician, Democrat, 90th Governor of New Hampshire, second most popular Governor in the nation 1952 Birthday Paul David Crews, South Carolina, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1952 Birthday Howard Donald Saunders, born in Danbury, Connecticut, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1952 Birthday David Puilum Choi, Hong Kong, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1951 Birthday Chris Smith, born in Barnet, London, Christopher Robert 'Chris' Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, politician, Labor Party, Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council, Member of Parliament for Islington South and Finsbury, Cabinet minister, first openly gay MP member, HIV positive 1951 Event Most expensive U.S. hailstorm ($1.5M crop damage and $14M property-Kansas) 1951 Birthday Roosevel Ferguson, born in Arkansas, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1950 Birthday Donna Jean Willmott, born in Akron, Ohio, FALN member, FBI most wanted 1950 Event FBI's "10 Most Wanted Fugitives" program begins 1950 Death Yvan Goll, writer, poet, surrealist, expressionist, most famous war poem 'Requiem for the Dead of Europe', dies at 58 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France 1949 Birthday Arthur Lee Washington, Jr., Neptune, New Jersey, murderer, FBI Most Wanted 1949 Birthday Mickey Lee Davis, Jr., Tennessee, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1949 Birthday Terry Lee Johnson, Alabama, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1948 Birthday Michael Cooper, born in San Francisco, California, sodomizer, FBI Most Wanted List 1948 Event Cleveland Indians set club record for most double plays in a game (6) 1948 Birthday Jim Bailey, NCAA punter, most punts in season-101, Virginia Miltary Academy 1948 Birthday Richard Alan Litchfield, born in Massachusetts, bank robber, FBI most wanted 1948 Birthday Wasim Bari, cricket wicket-keeper, Pakistan's most successful 1947 Event Italy cedes most of Venezia Giulia to Yugoslavia 1946 Birthday Jessi B. Wilson, Mississippi, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1945 Birthday Claude D. Marks, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, FALN member, FBI most wanted 1945 Birthday John Walsh, activist/TV host, America's Most Wanted 1945 Event Most U.S. wartime rationing of foods, including meat and butter, ends 1945 Birthday Roger Lee Jones, West Virginia, child molester, FBI Most Wanted List 1945 Event Hideki Tojo, Japanese Prime Minister during most of WW II, attempts suicide rather than face war crimes tribunal attempt fails, later he is hanged 1945 Birthday Khaleda Zia, born in Dinajpur District, India, first female Prime Minister of Bangladesh 1991 - 1996, listed in Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women in the World 2006 1945 Event Golfer Byron Nelson records most tournament wins (18) in a season 1944 Birthday Chris Spedding, born in Staveley, Derbyshire, England, born Peter Robinson, rocker, jazz guitarist, rock and roll, considered the most versatile session guitarist in the U.K. 1944 Death Chayyim Most, Rabbi/Maggid of Kovono, killed by nazis 1944 Event Detroit Red Wings score 15 goals against New York Rangers and NHL record 37 points, also most consecutive goals and most lopsided game 15-0 1943 Event France transfers most of her powers in Lebanon to Lebanese government 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 Patrick Michael Mitchell, born in Ottawa, one of FBI's most wanted 1941 Event New York Yankee Lefty Gomez walks most (11) in a shutout (Yankees 9, St. L 0) 1941 Birthday Imants Kalnins, born in Riga, Latvia, composer, wrote six symphonies, first composer of intellectual rock music, Latvia's most important composer 1941 Birthday Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds, Charlie hustle, most hits in majors 1940 Event During WW II, German planes destroy most of Coventry, England 1940 Birthday Leslie Isben Rogge, one of FBI's most wanted 1940 Birthday Helmut Jahn, born in Nuremburg, Germany, architect, designed O'Hare 'L' Station, Chicago, Illinois, AIA's, Ten Most Influential Living Architects, 1991 1939 Birthday Bob James, born in Marshall, Missouri, rocker, smooth jazz, fusion, arranger, producer, wrote "Nautilus" and "Take Me To Mardi Gras", two of the most sampled songs in hip hop history 1939 Birthday Clem Cattini, born in Stoke Newton, North London, England, musician, drummer, played with The Tornados in the 1960's, appeared for diverse array of artists, featured on 45 different UK number one singles, considered most beloved early British rock n' roll figure 1939 Birthday Heinz Holliger, born in Langenthal, Switzerland, studied with Pierre Boulez, composer, world's most famous oboe player 1938 Birthday Salvatore Michael Caruana, Massachusetts, criminal, FBI Most Wanted List 1938 Birthday George Maharis, Astoria, New York, actor, Buz-Route 66, Most Deadly Game 1937 Birthday Charles Lee Herron, born in Kentucky, FBI most wanted fugitive, Jan 1 1986 1935 Birthday Noam Sheriff, born in Tel Aviv, Israel, musician, composer, conductor, most renowned Israeli musician, director of Haifa Symphony Orchestra 1933 Birthday Julian Bream, born in London, England, guitarist, plays baroque guitar, lute, considered the 20th century's most distinguished classical guitarists 1933 Event Most powerful earthquake in 180 years hit Japan 1933 Birthday Charles Williams, born in Oxford, England, cricketer, batsman, Labor peer, Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Baron Williams of Elvel 1932 Birthday Bengt Hallberg, born in Sweden, musician, pianist, composer for film, television, choir arrangements, Sweden's most influential jazz musicians 1931 Birthday Donald Eugene Webb, Oklahoma City, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1931 Death Ivan V. Lalic, born in Belgrade, Serbia, poet, awarded most prestigious literary prizes in Yugoslavia, poems are translated into more than twenty languages 1931 Birthday David Shepherd, born in Britain, painter, artist, considered world's most famous conservationists, famous for paintings of wildlife 1931 Birthday Thomas Bernhard, born in Heerlen, Netherlands, most prominent German-speaking postwar era author, writer, playwright, novelist 1930 Birthday Velio Tormis, born in Estonia, composed music based on traditional ancient Estonian folksongs, most important composer in 20th century Estonia 1930 Birthday John Alabaster, cricketer, New Zealand most prolific leg-spinner with 49 wkts 1930 Birthday Patrick Pery, born in Ireland, born Patrick Edmund Pery, 6th Earl of Limerick, The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Irish peer, public servant 1927 Birthday Cecil Bodker, born in Fredericia, Denmark, writer, won Mildred L. Batchelder Award for her book titled, The Leopard, considered the most outstanding book originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country, then published in the United States 1926 Birthday David Ogilvy, born in London, England, David George Coke Patrick Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie, The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, judge, served as Lord Chamberlain 1921 Birthday Earl Nightingale, born in Los Angeles, California, author, motivational speaker, his radio program, 'Our Changing World', most highly syndicated radio program ever, recorded over 7,000 radio programs 1920 Birthday John William Farr, born in Detroit, bank robber, FBI Most Wanted List 1918 Event Indians' Stan Coveleski sets club record for most innings pitched (19) 1917 Birthday John Stokes, born in England, politician, Conservative Party Member of Parliament, The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, member of the Conservative Monday Club, Primrose League 1915 Birthday Miles Stapleton-Fitzalan-Howard, born in England, 17th Duke of Norfolk, The Most Notable Order of the Garter, Royal Victorian Order, awarded Military Cross 1915 Birthday Julian Ridsdale, born in England, politician, Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Harwich in Essex, The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 1914 Birthday Jan Kapr, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, pupil of Jaroslav Ridky, second half of the 20th century's most prolific Czech composer 1913 Birthday Jimmy Carroll, New York City, pianist, Most Important People 1910 Birthday Franc Henry Loesser, U.S. songwriter/composer, Most Happy Fella 1908 Event World's most intense shower (2.47" in 3 minutes) at Portobelo, Panama 1905 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Dawson City (Yukon) in 2 games Ottawa Silver 7 beats Dawson City (Yukon) 23-2 for Stanley Cup, this is most lopsided playoff game, Frank McGee scores 14 goals 1904 Birthday Charlie "Pretty Boy" Floyd, FBI Most Wanted criminal 1902 Event Most knock downs in a fight, Oscar Nelson (5) and Christy Williams (42) 1902 Event Minor League's most lopsided baseball game: Corsicana 51; Texarkana 3 Justin Clark of Corsicana, Texas minors hits 8 home runs in 1 game 1902 Birthday Billy Mayerl, born in London, England, composer, pianist, master of light music, composed works for piano and orchestra, developed syncopated novelty piano solos, 300 piano pieces, most named after flowers and trees 1897 Event Possibly most severe quake in history strikes Assam India, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll) 1892 Birthday Margaret Rutherford, England, actress, Murder Most Foul 1891 Birthday Yvan Goll, born in Saint-Die, France, writer, poet, surrealist, expressionist, most famous war poem 'Requiem for the Dead of Europe' 1887 Event Phillies most lopsided shut-out beating Indianapolis 24-0 1887 Death Multatuli, writer, named most important Dutch writer of all time, 2002, Society for Dutch literature, dies in Ingelheim am Rhine, Germany 1882 Birthday Jack Hobbs, cricketer, 1st-class runs, the most ever 1882 Event New York City's 24 hour race begins, winner with most mileage in 24 hours 1878 Birthday Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese PM, most of 1946-54 1867 Event Most of Nebraska becomes 37th U.S. state (expanded later) 1864 Event Most of Calcutta destroyed by cyclone (approx 60,000 die) 1851 Event Most of San Francisco destroyed by fire; 30 die 1830 Event 3 Indian tribes, Sioux, Sauk and Fox, signs a treaty giving the U.S. most of Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri 1826 Death Johann Peter Hebel, writer, teacher, most widely read German poet, author, wrote in Alemanic dialect, dies in Schwetzingen, Germany, at age 66 1822 Birthday Brigadier General Eppa Hunton, fought in most ANV campaigns 1820 Birthday Multatuli, born in Amsterdam, Eduard Douwes Dekker, writer, named most important Dutch writer of all time, 2002, Society for Dutch literature 1812 Event Waltz introduced into English ballrooms. Most observers consider it disgusting and immoral. No wonder it caught on! 1765 Event Patrick Henry historic speech against the Stamp Act, answering a cry of "Treason!" with, "If this be treason, make the most of it!" 1760 Birthday Johann Peter Hebel, born in Basel, Switzerland, writer, teacher, most widely read German poet, author, wrote in Alemanic dialect 1649 Event Oliver Cromwell seizes Drogheda Ireland, most inhabitants massacred 1556 Event Most deadly earthquake kills 830,000 in Shensi Province, China 636 Event Arabs gain control of most of Palestine from Byzantine Empire
