2015 Event Sierra Leone Vice President Samuel Sam-Sumana is entering a voluntary 21-day quarantine after one of his bodyguards dies of Ebola; spread of the virus has been slowing, but a recent increase in infections has led to new calls for precaution 2014 Event Scottish health officials report the nation's first case of Ebola after diagnosing a health care worker returning from Sierra Leone; the worker did not manifest symptoms until her arrival in Scotland and is currently in stable condition 2014 Event Sierra Leone has expanded the regions of the country subject to quarantine as the Ebola virus continues to spread; over 7,000 people in the nation have been infected and over 1,500 have died to date 2014 Event Martin Salia, a U.S. doctor who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone, dies today in a Nebraska hospital; Salia was already in critical condition upon his arrival after medical transport from West Africa 2014 Event Martin Salia, a U.S. doctor working in Sierra Leone, is being stabilized for transport to a Nebraska hospital after contracting the Ebola virus; Salia was not working in a hospital treating the virus, and the source of his infection is not clear 2014 Event Australia bans all visas from the Ebola-hit nations of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone; the nation's officials state that this is required to preserve public health, but health experts have criticized the policy 2014 Event American doctor Craig Spencer has been diagnosed with Ebola after recently returning to New York from Sierra Leone; Spencer rode the subway, went bowling, and took a taxi the day before he began displaying symptoms 2014 Event The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) project that Ebola cases could reach between 550,000 and 1.4 million by January if more isn't done to control spread of the disease; infections are doubling about every 3 weeks in Liberia and Sierra Leone 2014 Event Dr. Sheik Umar Khan, the key Sierra Leone doctor fighting the Ebola virus, dies after succumbing to the disease 2010 Event Abdul Tejan-Cole, head of Sierra Leone's anti-Corruption Commission, resigns 2000 Death David Brower, ecological activist, executive director of the Sierra Club for nearly 20 years, dies at 88 1995 Death Ida Lupino, actress/director (Hard Way, High Sierra), dies at 77 1989 Event Republic Day in Sierra Leone 1981 Death Wanda Hendrix, actress (Sierra, Ride the Pink Horse), dies 1980 Death Raoul Walsh, U.S. director (High Sierra), dies at about 88 1978 Event Sierra Leone adopts constitution 1971 Death Audie Murphy, WW II hero/actor (Sierra), killed in plane crash at 46 1971 Event Sierra Leone becomes a republic (National Day) 1969 Death B. Traven, wrote, 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre', dies at 87 1965 Death Henry Travers, actor (Bells of St. Mary, High Sierra), dies at 91 1965 Birthday Ruben Sierra, Rio Piedras Puerto Rico, outfielder, New York Yankees 1964 Birthday Peter Hanson, English/Sierra Leone/Dutch actor, Darling How Could You 1963 Death Margarita Sierra, actress (Surfside 6), dies after heart surgery at 26 1961 Event Sierra Leone declares independence from U.K. 1952 Event Snow storm in Sierra Nevada kills 26 1950 Birthday Ernest Thompson, Bellows Fall Vt, actor, Sierra, Westside Medical 1948 Event Huston's "Treasure of Sierra Madre" starring Humphrey Bogart opens 1937 Birthday Joseph Saidu Momoh, gen/president, Sierra Leone 1934 Birthday J Micheal McCloskey, environmentalist/chairman, Sierra Club 1929 Birthday Jack Hogan, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, ator, Combat, Adam 12, Sierra 1928 Birthday Rita Gam, born in Pittsburgh, actress, Distortions, Hannibal, Sierra Baron 1927 Birthday Francois Leydet, sierra club, Last Redwoods 1925 Birthday Joan Leslie, Detroit, actress, High Sierra, Yankee Doodle Dandy 1918 Birthday Charles J "Tim" Holt, U.S. actor, Treasure of Sierra Madre 1915 Birthday Cornel Wilde, New York City, actor, High Sierra, 5th Musketeer 1912 Birthday David Brower, environmentalist/president, Sierra Club 1892 Event Sierra Club forms in San Francisco 1892 Event Sierra Club forms by John Muir for conservation of nature 1890 Birthday Henry Hull, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actor, Tobacco Rd, Boys Town, High Sierra 1890 Birthday B. Traven, born in Chicago, writer, wrote, 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' 1884 Birthday Walter Huston, actor, Maltese Falcon, Treasure of Sierra Madre 1874 Birthday Henry Travers, born in England, actor, Bells of St. Mary, High Sierra 1846 Event Pioneers suffer blizzard in Sierra Nevada; 42 die 1820 Event 1st organized emigration of blacks back to Africa (New York to Sierra Leone) 1808 Event Sierra Leone becomes a British colony 1788 Event Sierra Leone, settled by British as a former haven for slaves
