2015 Event New U.S. rules loosening trade restrictions with Cuba go into effect today, including permission to sell instruments, tools, equipment and supplies to private businesses; U.S. banks will also be given greater freedom to transact with Cuban banks 2014 Event American pet supply retailer PetSmart agrees to be purchased by private equity firm BC Partners for $8.7 billion 2014 Event Private car scheduling service Uber has been meeting with opposition as it rapidly expands into cities around the world; complaints range from insufficient driver background checks to violation of rules protecting existing transportation services 2014 Event Community Health Systems Inc., a private hospital company, reveals that Social Security numbers and other personal data were stolen for 4.5 million patients in April and June; the company believes the attack is the work of Chinese hackers 2014 Event Unidentified remains of victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack are put to rest in a private depository next to the museum at the World Trade Center Memorial site; the remains will not be accessible or viewable to the public 2014 Event The U.S. Supreme Court rules that whistleblower protection under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act extends to private employees working for public companies under contract 2013 Event A private collection of 1,500 works of art plundered by the Nazi's and discovered in a Munich apartment in 2012, has an estimated worth of $1 billion; lost works include paintings by Matisse, Paul Klee, Marc Chagall and Picasso 2013 Event Alfred Xuereb, an Honorary Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, is selected by Pope Francis' to become his first private secretary 2013 Event Founder Michael Dell leads a consortium that announced plans to take Dell private with a $24.4 billion leveraged buyout deal - the largest buyout seen since the recession 2012 Event The United Kingdom plans to create new private and public sector universities; these will be the first universities the country has created in decades 2012 Event Wikileaks begins releasing 5 million emails from Stratfor, a private intelligence company 2012 Event Ahead of court martial, suspect U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning is formally charged with turning over a massive cache of classified documents to Wikileaks 2011 Event The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers grants private companies the right to create new website domain suffixes 2011 Event Jimmy Choo, a U.S. company, is sold to Labelux, a private equity firm for $800 million 2010 Event The U.S. announces it has no clear record of ownership or records of access for over 119,000 private planes 2010 Event Acting as a private citizen, former President Jimmy Carter travels to North Korea to negotiate the release of Aijalon Gomes, a U.S. citizen 2002 Event Tony Awards, The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Private Lives revival, and Into the Woods revival won major awards 1998 Death Rodney Harvey, actor, model, featured in Life Magazine spread with Madonna, appeared in Fox series, 'The Outsiders', guest on television show 'Twin Peaks', appeared in 'My Own Private Idaho', died at age 30, of a heroin overdose 1996 Event Howard Stern announces he will be making the film "Private Parts" 1993 Event Howard Stern releases his 1st book "Private Parts" 1992 Event "Private Lives" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 37 performances 1992 Event "Private Lives" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 37 performances 1991 Event "My Own Private Idaho" premieres 1989 Event 1st U.S. private commercial rocket makes suborbital test flight (NM) 1988 Event Supreme Court upholds a law that made it illegal for private clubs to discriminate against women and minorities 1987 Event West German pilot Mathias Rust, who flew a private plane from Helsinki Finland, to Moscow's Red Square, forms trial in Russia 1986 Death Robert Drivas, actor (Our Private World), dies at 47 1984 Event Supreme Court rules (5-4) oks private use of home VCRs to tape TV programs for later viewing does not violate federal copyright laws 1983 Birthday Jessica Lynch, born in Palatine, West Virginia, former Private First Class in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, captured by Iraqis, recovered by special ops forces 1982 Event Conestoga 1, 1st private commercial rocket, makes suborbital flight 1980 Death Fred Emney, actor (Adventures of a Private Eye), dies at 80 1979 Death John McQuade, actor (Charlie Wild Private Detective), dies at 73 1978 Event PSA Boeing 727 and a Cessna private plane collide by San Diego, 144 die 1975 Death Walter Kinsella, actor (Happy-Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 74 1974 Event FSLN seizes government hostages at a private Managua party 1973 Death Noel Coward, English playwright (Private Letters), dies at 73 1971 Death Horace McMahon, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 64 1970 Birthday Matt Damon, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, actor, writer, Academy-Award winner for 'Good Will Hunting', starred in 'Saving Private Ryan', 'Bourne' films 1969 Event Supreme Court strikes down laws prohibiting private possession of obscene material 1969 Birthday Mary McCormack, actress, Murder One, Private Parts 1968 Event Private Eye magazine reports a John Lennon and Yoko Ono album will have a picture of them nude on cover 1968 Death Lee Tracy, actor (Martin Kane-Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 69 1967 Birthday Rodney Harvey, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, model, featured in Life Magazine spread with Madonna, appeared in Fox series, 'The Outsiders', guest on television show 'Twin Peaks', appeared in 'My Own Private Idaho' 1965 Death George Davis, actor (Private Lives, Devil May Care), dies at 75 1964 Death King Calder, actor (Lt Grey-Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 64 1960 Birthday Carol Altman, born in Queens, New York, Mrs Ron Greshner, actress, Private Parts 1960 Birthday Ian Hislop, born in Mumbles, Wales, writer, editor, Private Eye magazine, broadcaster, radio, television, team captain on BBC's 'Have I Got News for You' 1958 Event Construction began on 1st private thorium-uranium nuclear reactor 1956 Event 1st atomic reactor built for private research operates Chicago, Illinois 1955 Event Fiat Motors orders 1st private atomic reactor 1954 Birthday Alison Stern, wife of radio personality Howard Stern, Private Parts 1953 Birthday James Russo, born in New York City, actor, My Own Private Idaho, China Girl 1949 Birthday Armand Assante, New York City, actor, Private Benjamin, Unfaithfully Yours 1947 Event Radar for commercial and private planes 1st demonstrated 1946 Birthday Ivan Reitman, director/producer, Private Parts, Ghostbusters, Dave 1945 Birthday Goldie Hawn, Takoma Park, Maryland, actress, Laugh-in, Private Benjamin 1942 Birthday Graham Bright, private sec to British PM 1938 Birthday Robert Drivas, Choromokos, Chicago, actor, Our Private World 1933 Birthday Eileen Fulton, Asheville, North Carolina, actress, Our Private World 1931 Death Marcel Planiol, French private law scholar, dies 1930 Event Noel Coward's "Private Lives," premieres in London 1913 Birthday Barbara Pym, romantic author, Very Private Eye 1913 Birthday Russ Conway, born in Brandon, Manitoba, actor, Richard Diamond Private Eye 1912 Birthday Lawrence Durrell, Indian/British writer, Private Country 1907 Birthday Denis Rickett, private secretary to Clement Attlee 1907 Birthday Horace McMahon, South Norwalk, Connecticut, actor, Martin Kane Private Eye 1906 Event Belgian King Leopold II calls Congo his private possession 1898 Birthday Lee Tracy, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Martin Kane-Martin Kane Private Eye 1897 Birthday Walter Greaza, St. Paul, Minnesota, actor, Martin Kane Private Eye 1894 Birthday Henri E J A de Page, Belgian private law scholar 1879 Birthday John Erskine, U.S., poet/pianist, Private Life of Helen of Troy 1853 Birthday Marcel Planiol, French private law scholar 1842 Event 1st adhesive postage stamps in U.S. (private delivery company), New York City 1767 Event Gentlemen 17 forbid private slave transport India to Cape of Good Hope
