2013 Event Scientists reveal new studies suggesting the turtles evolved in a shell 40 million years prior than what was previously thought 2013 Event In a major effort to reduce dependency on Russian gas imports, the government of Ukraine signs a $10 billion shale gas deal with Royal Dutch Shell 2009 Event Oil giant Dutch Shell warns its outlook remains uncertain after reporting its quarterly profit fell by 73% 1996 Event Auckland beat Wellington by 9 wickets to win Shell Trophy Final 1993 Death Arthur Staal, Dutch architect (Shell Tower Amsterdam), dies at 86 1989 Event 1st NFL game coached by a black man (Art Shell), his Los Angeles Raiders beat New York Jets 14-7 on Monday Night Football 1989 Death Joe Valdez Caballero, creator of hard taco, shell, dies at 81 1967 Birthday William Michael Heinen, Jr., Rayne, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1994 Shell Houston 1965 Birthday James David McGovern, Teaneck, New Jersey, PGA golfer, 1993 Shell Houston Open 1962 Birthday Kirk Alan Triplett, born in Moses Lake, Washington, PGA golfer, 1992 Shell Houston-2nd 1961 Birthday Shell Kepler, actress, Amy Vining-General Hospital 1960 Event Fidel Castro nationalizes Esso, Shell and Texaco in Cuba 1956 Birthday Frederick Funk, born in Takoma Park, Maryland, PGA golfer, 1992 Shell Houston Open 1946 Birthday Patricia Hodge, actress, Heat of the Day, Shell Seekers, Sunset 1939 Death Henri W A Deterding, Dutch oil magnate (Royal Oil, Shell), dies at 72 1937 Event Japanese aircraft shell and sink U.S. gunboat Panay on Yangtze River in China. (Japan apologized and eventually paid U.S. $2.2M in reparations) 1937 Birthday J S Jennings, CEO, Shell Transport and Trading Co 1933 Birthday Fritz Bolkestein, Dutch CEO, Shell, and Minister of Defense, VVD 1932 Birthday Peter Holmes, CEO, Shell Transport and Trading Company 1918 Event King Oil/Shell refinery on Curacao officially opens 1907 Event Royal Oil and Shell merge to form British Petroleum (BP) 1884 Birthday Adrian S Oppenheim, Dutch lawyer/adviser, British Petroleum/Shell 1866 Birthday Henri WA Deterding, Dutch oil magnate, Royal Oil, Shell 1860 Birthday Hugo Loudon, CEO, Royal Dutch Oil Shell 1854 Event U.S. forces shell and burn San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua 1761 Birthday Henry Scrapnel, English inventor, shrapnel shell
