2015 Event France has outlawed the hiring of models who do not meet new Body Mass Index (BMI) minimums for a certain period of time before and during a modeling job; the law aims to prevent promotion of anorexia among models and people who emulate them 1974 Event Irish Republican Army is outlawed in Britain following deaths of 21 1928 Death Paul van Ostaijen, Flemish writer (Outlawed), dies at 32 1926 Birthday Willem Oltmans, Dutch journalist, Outlawed, Free as a Bird 1862 Event Slavery outlawed in U.S. territories 1772 Event Slavery outlawed in England