2015 Event Officials at the World Health Organization state that the number of new Ebola cases is rapidly declining, signaling a reversal of the epidemic; however, preventive measures and safety protocols are still needed in Ebola-infected nations 2014 Event A large number of children across ten U.S. states are being hospitalized due to Enterovirus, EV-D68; children with asthma are particularly at risk for complications 2014 Event The British government raises its terror threat level to 'severe' due to concern over the number of participants in Middle Eastern conflicts who have been traveling to and from the U.K. and who may seek to instigate terrorist actions inside the country 2014 Event U.S. President Barack Obama will allow the Pentagon to perform a limited number of air strikes in Iraq to thwart the advance of the Islamic State 2014 Event President Barack Obama plans to keep 9,800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan through the end of 2015 and then reduce this number over the following two years to a small force; the troops will train Afghan forces and conduct counterterrorism operations 2014 Event The United Nations and the European Union have sent workers, equipment and supplies to Serbia and Bosnia in the wake of massive floods that have resulted in at least 36 deaths and a large number homeless after destruction of homes and farms 2014 Event Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjoergen set a new record for the highest number of Olympic medals awarded to a female Winter Olympics athlete after her gold medal at Sochi; Bjoergen has won ten Olympic medals over to date, including six golds 2014 Event Switzerland votes to put a quota on the number of immigrants to the country from the European Union; 50.4% of voters approved of the measure 2014 Event Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic, 2008 French Open Champion and former world number one, beats Serena Williams, a five-time Australian Open champion, during the fourth round of the 2014 Australian Open 2013 Event The death toll from Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines, is confirmed to be over 5,700 people; the number is expected to increase 2013 Event Pope Francis canonizes a record-breaking number of new Catholic Church saints; Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI submitted the 813 'Martyrs of Otranto' who were beheaded by Ottoman soldiers for refusing to convert to Islam 2012 Event Votes in Florida are finalized, giving Barack Obama the winning number of electoral votes; this will be his second term as President of the United States 2012 Event Pope Benedict XVI adds Arabic to the number of languages broadcasting the weekly Vatican address 2012 Event Mohamed Yousef el-Magariaf, Chairman of Libya's legislative authority, the General National Congress, says al-Qaeda elements who fought with rebels in Libya's civil war number "up to 200" in Libya 2012 Event A report on the nuclear program of Iran released by the IAEA, highlights concern over Iran's nuclear program as the country reportedly has doubled its number of centrifuges as the Fordow facility 2012 Event In England, lawmakers ban the display of tobacco products, hoping the move will lead to a reduction in the number of youths who smoke 2012 Event For the first time in nearly 17 years, Spain's unemployment number passes five million 2011 Event A new census measure claims that a record number of Americans, 49.1 million, are living below the poverty line 2011 Event According to a new study, the number of adults in the world with diabetes has doubled since 1980 2011 Event The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports 32,788 traffic deaths; the lowest number of deaths since 1949 2010 Event U.S. voters go to the polls; Republicans win control of the House of Representatives with the largest number of seats gained since 1894 2010 Event Shanghai's Expo 2010 attracts over 64 million people, a record-breaking number of visitors in the history of World's Fairs 2010 Event Suicide bombers carry out a number of attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least 17 people 2010 Event The World Food Programme reports that 4.3 million people suffer from hunger in Sudan, the number has quadrupled since 2009 1998 Death Kwame Ture, activist, "born as Stokely Carmichael, he led a number of black organizations", dies at 57 1997 Event Chicago Whites Sox retire Carlton Fisk's number, 72 1997 Event Minnesota Twins retire Kirby Puckett's uniform number 1996 Event Texas Rangers retire their 1st number, Nolan Ryan's #34 1993 Death Joyce Carey, Lawrence, English actress (Number 27), dies at 94 1993 Event New York Islanders retire Billy Smith's number 31 1992 Event Denis Potvin's #5 becomes 1st number retired by New York Islanders 1988 Event Just 1 day after 8/8/88 New York's daily number is 888 1988 Event Greatest number of participants, 31,678, on a bicycle tour, London 1988 Birthday Jordy, born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, French singer, guitarist, achieved Guinness Book of World Records as youngest singer with number one chart-topping hit, 'Dur dur d'etre bebe!', or, 'It's Tough to be a Baby', founded, tours, records with Jordy and the Dixies 1986 Event Billy Martin Day, his uniform number 1 retired 1985 Event "Don't Lose My Number" by Phil Collins peaks at #4 1984 Birthday LeBron James, born in Akron, Ohio, professional basketball player, nicknamed, 'King James', number one pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, won gold at 2008 Olympics 1983 Birthday Kim Clijsters, born in Bilzen, Belgium, professional tennis player, ranked number one in the World for singles and doubles, winner of 36 WTA singles and 11 WTA doubles titles 1983 Birthday Samantha Mumba, born in Dublin, Ireland, singer, actress, song, 'Gotta Tell You' reached number one in the Irish charts, appeared in movie, 'The Time Machine' 1982 Event Pittsburgh Pirates retire Willie Stargell's number 1982 Birthday Andy Roddick, born in Omaha, Nebraska, professional tennis player, ranked number one in the World for singles in November 2003 1981 Birthday Britney Spears, born in McComb, Mississippi, singer, songwriter, dancer, entertainer, number one Billboard Hot 100 hit 'Baby One More Time' 1981 Birthday Roger Federer, born in Wollerau, Switzerland, professional tennis player, ranked number one in the World in March 2010, many consider him the greatest tennis player of all time 1981 Birthday Lleyton Hewitt, born in Adelaide, South Australia, professional tennis player, youngest male ever ranked number one in the World, at age 20 1981 Death Mike Bloomfield, musician, guitarist, composer, number 22 on Rolling Stone's '100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time', dies of drug overdose at 36 1979 Death John Stuart, actor (Number 17), dies at 81 1979 Event New York Knicks retire 2nd number, # 10, Walt Frazier 1976 Event New York Knicks retire 1st number, # 19, Willis Reed 1974 Event Steely Dan releases "Rikki Don't Lose that Number" 1973 Birthday Deborah Cox, born in Toronto, Canada, actress, singer, hit song, 'Nobody's Supposed to Be Here' was 'Billboard's' longest-running number one R&B and hip-hop single 1973 Event Roberto Clemente Day, Pirates retire his number 1970 Event New York Yankees honor Casey Stengel, retiring his number 37 (BTG was there) 1969 Event San Francisco Giant Willie Mays, becomes 2nd player to hit home run number 600 off Mike Corkins 1969 Birthday Jamie Walters, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, singer, record producer, appeared on Beverly Hills, 90210, the Heights, song, 'How Do You Talk To An Angel' hit number 1 on Billboard Hot 100 1966 Birthday Tracy Byrd, born in Vidor, Texas, Tracy Lynn Byrd, country singer, musician, known for Number One Billboard hit single 'Holdin' Heaven', recorded nine studio albums, 30 hit singles, 11 top ten hits 1966 Birthday Stefan Edberg, born in Vastervik, Sweden, professional tennis player, ranked number one in the World in singles and doubles tennis 1966 Birthday Deana Carter, born in Nashville, Texas, Deana Kay Carter, country singer, famous for multi-platinum debut album 'Did I Shave My Legs for This?', albums include fourteen singles, three reached number one on the Billboard country charts, including 'Strawberry Wine' 1961 Event Roger Maris hits home run number 60 off Jack Fisher, tying Babe Ruth's record 1960 Event White Sox unveil new road uniforms with players' names above number 1960 Birthday Barry McGuigan, born in Clones, County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, professional boxer, world featherweight champion, number one featherweight challenger in the World Boxing Association 1958 Event Elvis Presley joins the army (serial number 53310761) 1958 Birthday Ian Woosnam, born in Oswestry, England, nicknamed 'Woosie', 'Wee Welshman', 'Woosers', Welsh, professional golfer, played first European Tour, 1979, won Swiss Open, 1982, number one in Official World Golf Rankings in 1991, awarded O.B.E. 2007 New Years Honors List 1957 Birthday Bernhard Langer, born in Anhausen, West Germany, professional golfer, two-time Masters champion, ranked as the world's first official number one player in 1986 1956 Birthday Jaki Graham, born in Birmingham, England, singer, 1994 hit 'Ain't Nobody', number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart 1953 Birthday Jules Shear, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, musician, singer, performed with The Funky Kings, Raisins in the Sun, created, hosted, first 13 episodes of MTV series, Unplugged, song, All Through the Night, recorded by Cyndi Lauper, ranked number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, co-wrote title track for Everything's Different Now album, with Matthew Sweet 1943 Birthday Mike Bloomfield, born in Chicago, Illinois, musician, guitarist, composer, number 22 on Rolling Stone's '100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time' 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 1937 Event Britian begins using an emergency phone number (999) 1934 Event Babe Ruth hits home run number 700, against Detroit 1932 Birthday O. C. Smith, born in Mansfield, Louisiana, born Ocie Lee Smith, singer, pastor, "Save the Last Dance for Me" hit number one on Rhythm n' Beach Top 40, founded The City of Angels Church 1928 Event Babe Ruth hits home run number 42 and is 4 weeks ahead of his 1927 pace 1921 Event Babe Ruth becomes all time home run champ with number 120, Gavvy Cravath 1917 Birthday Phyllis Diller, born in Lima, Ohio, comedienne, Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number 1911 Event Cy Young beats Pitts 1-0 for his final career victory, number 511 1898 Birthday John Stuart, Edinburgh Scotland, actor, Number 17 1893 Event Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky conducted 1st performance of "Symphony Number Six in B minor, "Pathetique" 1877 Birthday Godfrey H Hardy, England, number theorist 1870 Event Golden Gate Park forms by City Order number 800 1869 Event Congress increases number of Supreme Court judges from 7 to 9 1850 Event Knickerbocker Engine Co Number 5 organized 1805 Birthday Peter G L Dirichlet, Germany, number theorist/analysist 1648 Death Marin Mersenne, French mathematician (Number of Mersenne), dies at 59
