2014 Event The G-20 summit in Australia ends with a commitment by leaders of the 20 nations to take steps to raise their collective GDP by $2 trillion over the next four years; critics say that proposed measures are not specific enough to achieve this goal 2014 Event The European Commission (EC) is examining the tax status of Fiat in Luxembourg; Starbucks in the Netherlands; and Apple in Ireland to identify potential unfair tax advantages; the companies say they are in compliance with financial laws 2013 Event Anti-apartheid leader and former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, age 94 is hospitalized for, what sources say, was a routine checkup 2013 Event Scientists say Pandemrix, GlaxoSmithKline influenza vaccine, may be the cause of Europe's recent increase in cases of narcolepsy 2012 Event The U.N. condemns North Korea for launching a long-range Unha rocket; North Korea claims its purpose is to put its first satellite into space, but critics say the launch is a disguised ballistic missile test 2012 Event In Surrey, England, a message found on the leg of a pigeon from WWII stumps GCHQ code-breakers, who say the message hidden in the code may never be revealed 2011 Event Pope Benedict XVI announces Roman Catholic bishops must obey a papal order allowing priests to say the old-style Tridentine Mass 2001 Death Kim Walker, actress, Say Anything, dies at 32 1999 Death Sarah Delany, author/teacher, Having Our Say, dies at 109 1998 Event President Clinton says "I want to say one thing to the American people I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky" 1997 Death Ruth Picardie, journalist, editor, The Guardian, The Independent newspapers, author of Before I Say Goodbye, memoir of living with breast cancer, dies in Lambeth, London, of breast cancer, at age 33 1995 Event "Having Our Say" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 308 performances 1995 Event "Having Our Say" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 308 performances 1989 Event Pirates score 10 in 1st (their best inning since 1942), prompts Pirate Jim Rooker to say he would walk from Pitts to Philadelphia if Pirates lost, Phillies beat them 15-11, Rooker walks at end of season broadcaster 1989 Event H. J. Heinz, Van Camp Seafood and Bumble Bee Seafood say they would not buy tuna caught in nets that also trap dolphins 1983 Event U.S. say they will leave UNESCO on Dec 31, 1984 1983 Event Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson release "Say, Say, Say" in the United Kingdom 1982 Event Filming begins on "Never Say Never Again" 1973 Event U.S. Psychiatrist say homosexuals are not mentally ill 1970 Birthday Ione Skye, born in [Leitch], Hertfordshire, England, actress, Say Anything 1969 Birthday Loren Dean, born in Las Vegas, Nevada, actor, Billy Bathgate, Say Anything 1964 Birthday Ruth Picardie, born in Reading, England, journalist, editor, The Guardian, The Independent newspapers, author of Before I Say Goodbye, memoir of living with breast cancer 1963 Event Tony Sheridan and Beat Brothers record "What'd I Say" and "Ruby Baby" 1961 Birthday Junior, Norman Giscombe, R&B singer, Mama used to Say 1961 Birthday Clark Datchler, vocalist, Johnny Hates Jazz-Don't Say it's Love 1960 Birthday Mike Hucknail, rocker, Simply Red-Every Time We Say Goodbye 1959 Birthday Kenneth D. Herdigein, Suriname/Dutch actor, Say A 1959 Event "Say, Darling" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 332 performances 1958 Event "Say, Darling" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 332 performances 1955 Event Congress authorizes all U.S. currency to say "In God We Trust" 1953 Birthday [Toriano] Tito Jackson, singer, Jackson 5-ABC, Never Can Say Goodbye 1950 Birthday Billy Squier, Massachusetts, heavy metal guitarist, Don't Say No 1948 Birthday Bill Ward, born in Birmingham, England, musician, vocalist, drummer for Black Sabbath, a British heavy metal band, sang lead vocals on Technical Ecstacy, Never Say Die! 1942 Birthday Edward "Sonny" Bivins, U.S. singer, Manhattans-Kiss and Say Goodbye 1941 Birthday Billy Fury, Liverpool, singer/guitarist, When Will You Say I Love You 1940 Birthday Michael Brunson, TV reporter/newscaster/actor, Never Say Die 1938 Birthday Carry Tefsen, Dutch actress, Say A 1937 Birthday Edward Fox, born in London, England, actor, M-Never Say Never Again 1935 Birthday Paul Wilson, U.S. R&B-singer, Flamingos-Lovers Never Say Goodbye 1933 Birthday Tommy Hunt, U.S. singer, Flamingos-Lovers Never Say Goodbye 1931 Birthday Willie Mays, baseball centerfielder, "Say Hey Kid", 660 home runs, MVP 1954 1929 Birthday Keith Waterhouse, English writer, Billy Liar, Say Who Are You? 1927 Birthday Tom Kennedy, born in Louisville, Kentucky, quiz host, You Don't Say, Name That Tune 1925 Birthday Alec McCowen, Tunbridge Wells England, actor, Never Say Never Again 1923 Birthday Irvin Kershner, Philadelphia, director, Never Say Never Again 1921 Birthday Logan Ramsey, born in Long Beach, California, actor, Head, Joy Sticks, Say Yes 1914 Birthday Charlie Chester, British comedian, Never Say Die 1887 Birthday Joe Jackson, black sox player, Say it aint so, Joe 1871 Event Henry M. Stanley in Tanganyka say "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" 1843 Event Mormon leader Joseph Smith say God OKs polygamy 1832 Death Jean Baptiste Say, French economist, dies at 63 1769 Birthday Jean Baptiste Say, French economist, Political Economics
