2014 Event Movie studio Warner Brothers announces plans to lay off employees and reduce costs in order to improve efficiency; parent company Time Warner Inc. is seeking improvements across its divisions after rejecting a buyout offer by Rupert Murdoch earlier this year 2014 Event Twenty-First Century Fox, headed by Rupert Murdoch, rescinds its offer to buy Time Warner Inc. after the latter's resistance to the proposal 1999 Death Iris Murdoch, writer, Jackson's Dilemma, dies at 79 1990 Death Richard Murdoch, actor (Lilli Marlene), dies of heart attack at 83 1988 Event Peter Kalikow purchases New York Post from Rupert Murdoch for $37.6 million 1978 Event Ranger's Don Murdoch failed on 4th penalty shot against Islanders 1931 Birthday Rupert Murdoch, born in Australia, publisher, New York Post and CEO of FOX 1919 Birthday Iris Murdoch, born in Dublin, Ireland, novelist, Severed Head, Unicorn 1911 Death Bill Murdoch, cricketer, dies while watching Australia vs. South Africa Test 1884 Event Bill Murdoch scores 1st Test Cricket double-century, 211 at The Oval 1884 Event 1st double-century stand in Test cricket, McDonnell/Murdoch 207 Australia 1854 Birthday Bill Murdoch, cricketer, great pioneer of Australian Test cricket
