2015 Event The World Health Organization declares Liberia free of the Ebola virus after a period of 42 days with no new cases, which is twice the normal quarantine duration; over 4,700 people perished in the nation during the epidemic 2014 Event Flight schedules will return to normal at Air France by September 30th after the pilots' union agreed to end a strike that began on September 15th; negotiations to settle contested issues are still ongoing 2014 Event U.S. Southern states of Georgia, Louisiana and South Carolina experience a mix of snow and ice, declaring emergencies as over 3,400 flights are cancelled; temperatures dip 10 to 20 degrees below normal 2013 Event In China, more than 9,000 pigs were found rotting in the Huangpu river, threatening to contaminate Shanghai's drinking supply; the government said the water quality in the city tested as normal 2011 Event Tokyo reports that levels of radiation in its water supply have returned to normal 2011 Event The Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant reports radiation levels 1600 times normal levels are present 20km from the plant 1990 Event "Normal Life" starring Moon Unit and Dweezil Zappa premieres on CBS-TV 1965 Birthday Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Turin Italy, actress, Normal People 1946 Birthday Buizen Beernd, Bennie Jolink, singer/guitarist/pianist, Normal 1943 Birthday Max Gail, born in Detroit, Barney Miller, Whiz Kids, DC Cab, Normal People 1929 Birthday McLean Stevenson, Normal, Illinois, actor, M*A*S*H, Hello Larry 1919 Event Hurricane tides 16 feet above normal drown 280 along Gulf Coast 1904 Event Mary McLeod Bethune opens Daytona Normal and Industrial School 1852 Event Duke U, founded in 1838 as Union Institute chartered as Normal College 1839 Event 1st state normal school in U.S. opens, Lexington, Massachusetts, with 3 students 1823 Event 1st normal school in U.S. opens, Concord Academy, Concord, Vt