2011 Event Over 88 containers from the MV Rena, New Zealand's stranded cargo ship, fall into the Bay of Plenty 2011 Event Off the coast of Tauranga, New Zealand, the MV Rena container ship runs aground, causing a large oil spill and affecting wildlife in the Bay of Plenty 1978 Event David Hare's "Plenty," premieres in London 1954 Birthday Julie Budd, Brooklyn, singer, Child of Plenty 1947 Birthday David Hare, playwright, Strapless, Plenty, Wetherby, Fatale 1946 Birthday Charles Dane, England, actor, Plenty, Jewel in the Crown 1939 Birthday Ian McKellen, England, actor, Keep, Plenty, Scarlet Pimpernel
