2015 Event The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is planning rules for commercial drones that will limit flights to uncrowded areas within the operator's line of sight, meaning that uses such as package delivery or long-range news reporting are off limits 2014 Event Two boys in a New York town are rescued early this morning after being inadvertently buried in snow by a snow plow; the plow operator did not see the children as he cleared snow from a parking lot in which they were building a snow fort 1996 Death Rosemary Tsay, drama critic/SOE operator, dies at 76 1972 Death Fernand Ansseau, Belgian operator (Orfeo), dies at 82 1956 Birthday Kenneth Grant, bass/vocalist, Midnight Star-No Parking, Operator 1951 Event 1st long distance telephone call without operator assistance 1944 Death Joop Brouwer de Koning, youngest Dutch radio operator, executed at 25 1935 Birthday Tommy Jacobs, born in America, professional golfer, golf course owner and operator, played on Champions Tour, PGA Tour 1920 Birthday Leona Helmsley, born in New York, billionaire hotel operator, real estate investor, convicted of tax evasion 1897 Birthday Marion Davies, Marion Cecelia Douras, Brooklyn, actress, Operator 13 1890 Birthday Fernand Ansseau, Belgian operator/theory, Orfeo 1878 Event 1st female telephone operator starts work (Emma Nutt in Boston) 1878 Event George W. Coy hired as 1st full-time telephone operator
