2015 Event In response to terrorist dangers such as the January shootings at French satire magazine 'Charlie Hebdo', the French National Assembly passes a law to expand the government's surveillance powers; critics warn that the act will violate civil liberties 2015 Event Over 3.5 million people in Paris and across France stage unity rallies to protest the recent Islamist terrorist attack on the offices of French satire magazine 'Charlie Hebdo'; the rallies carry the theme 'Je Suis Charlie' (I am Charlie) 2015 Event Police have killed two of the three men who attacked the offices of French satire magazine 'Charlie Hebdo' yesterday to avenge the Prophet Muhammad; the third attacker turned himself in after the incident, which killed 12 and wounded 11 people 1977 Death Tibor Dery, writer, wrote satire on Hungarian communist regime, primary work, 'The Unfinished Sentence', dies at 82 1935 Birthday Richard Brautigan, born in Tacoma, Washington, writer, novelist, wrote Trout Fishing in America, known for black comedy, parody, satire, and Zen Buddhism 1929 Birthday Jean Shepherd, humorist, Playboy satire Award 1966, 1967, 1969 1925 Birthday Art Buchwald, born in New York City, wrote political satire and commentary, had column in The Washington Post 1911 Event Frank Wedekind's "Oaha, die Satire der Satire," premieres in Munich 1894 Birthday Tibor Dery, born in Budapest, Hungary, writer, wrote satire on Hungarian communist regime, primary work, 'The Unfinished Sentence' 1798 Death Matija A Reljkovic, Croatian writer (Satire of Wild Man), dies at 66 1714 Birthday Gottlieb W. Rabener, German author, Vom Misbrauch of the Satire
