2014 Event Astronauts at the International Space Station have created a specialized wrench in their 3D printer using a custom-designed blueprint emailed to the station from engineers on Earth; previously, objects have been printed from pre-loaded design files 2013 Event The U.S. Army robot, BigDog from Boston Dynamics, is upgraded to include arm that can manipulate nearby objects with great force; it is able to hurl a cinderblock 15 feet 1991 Death Jean Tinguely, Swiss sculptor artist (moving objects), dies 1959 Event USAF concludes less than 1% of UFO's are unknown objects 1955 Birthday Jeff Koons, born in York, Pennsylvania, artist, known for large reproductions of ordinary objects, including brightly colored balloon animals made of stainless steel 1948 Event U.S. State Department announces work on placing objects into Earth orbit 1925 Birthday Robert Rauschenberg, born in Texas, artist, created "Combines", combinations of non-traditional materials and objects 1925 Birthday Jean Tinguely, Swiss sculptor artist, movement objects 1912 Birthday Emil Schumacher, German painter, Tangible Objects 1817 Death Charles Messier, "comet ferret" and catalogs famous "M objects,", dies 1730 Birthday Charles Joseph Messier, astronomer, cataloguer of "M objects"
