2015 Event Aducanumab, a new drug developed by Biogen to treat Alzheimer's, is showing success in reducing toxic brain plaque and decreasing the rate of mental impairment in trials; if successful in further testing, the drug may be available by 2020 2014 Event Mike Nichols, director of a long list of successful productions in TV, film and theater, dies at age 83 of a heart attack; Nichols was one of very few directors to earn all four major industry awards: the Emmy, Golden Globe, Oscar and Tony 2014 Event Scientists announce the successful creation of stem cells from adult human cells; previous stem cell lines have been derived from fetuses and infants 2013 Event The Hunger Games: Catching Fire grosses $161 million in the U.S. and Canada, becoming the most successful film ever released in November 2013 Event South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela is released from the hospital after having "successful" medical tests; prior reports stated he was hospitalized for a routine checkup 2012 Event The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., announces a successful artificial insemination as Mei Xiang gives birth to her second giant panda cub 2011 Event Part of the Prompt Global Strike program, a U.S. hypersonic weapon system undergoes a successful test, proving capable of striking targets 3,700 kilometres (2,300 miles) away in under 30 minutes 2011 Event Peruvians reclaimed 45,000 Inca artefacts taken by Yale University from Machu Picchu over a hundred years ago, finally successful in their campaign to return of 'the dignity and pride of Peru' 2010 Event President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejects Iran's successful family planning program and urges young Iranian girls to marry at age 16 2010 Event 35 suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia are captured by the French Navy, the European Union's most successful mission 2009 Event North Korea announces a successful nuclear test in North Hamgyong, the U.N. Security Council condems the test 2009 Death Chuck Daly, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics, dies at 78 in Jupiter, Florida 2008 Event Claudia Castillo has a successful trachea transplant from stem-cell created organ 2001 Death Aaliyah, actress, model, singer, appeared in film, 'Romeo Must Die', successful album, 'One in a Million', dies in Marsh Harbour, The Bahamas, at age 22, in a plane crash 1997 Event Intelsat 802 Ariane 4 Launch, Successful 1997 Event Feng Yun-2B Long March 3 Launch (China), Successful 1997 Event Telstar-5 Proton Launch, Successful 1997 Event Thor-2A Delta 2 Launch (Norway/USA), Successful 1997 Event Iridium-1 Delta 2 Launch, Successful 1997 Event Space Shuttle Atlantis Returns to Earth, Successful 1992 Event Erling Kagge begins successful exploration at South pole 1991 Event Carlos Huerta's NCAA record streak of successful points after a touchdown ends at 157 1989 Death Bert Oosterbosch, racing cyclist, won World amateur team time trial championship, won World Professional individual pursuit title, successful track and road racer, dies at age 32, of acute cardiac arrest 1984 Birthday Ashlee Simpson, born in Waco, Texas, singer, songwriter, actress, appeared on 'The Ashlee Simpson Show' reality series, successful album titled, 'Autobiography' 1982 Event Dr. Michael E. Bakey performs 1st successful heart implant 1979 Birthday Zhang Ziyi, born in Beijing, China, actress, internationally successful film star, appeared in 'Hero', 'Purple Butterfly', 'House of Flying Daggars', 'The Horsemen', 'Memoirs of a Geisha' 1979 Birthday Aaliyah, born Aaliyah Dana Haughton, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, model, singer, appeared in film, 'Romeo Must Die', successful album, 'One in a Million' 1978 Event 1st successful crossing of the Atlantic by balloon (3 Americans) 1977 Event Anita Bryant leads successful crusade against Miami gay rights law 1975 Birthday Tiger Woods, born in Cypress, California, pro golfer, highest paid pro athlete, most successful golfer of all time 1975 Event 1st successful Washington Capitals penalty shot, Ken Lockett vs Vancouver Canucks 1973 Birthday Anastacia, born in Chicago, Illinois, born Anastacia Lyn Newkirk, singer, songwriter, sold over 20 million albums, successful outside of the U.S. 1970 Event 1st successful landing on Venus (U.S.S.R.) 1970 Death Ralph W. Sockman, Protestant pastor, author, successful radio show, National Radio Pulpit, considered by Time magazine as the best Protestant preacher in the U.S., dies at age 80 1969 Event U.S.S.R. Venera 5 launched for 1st successful planet landing (Venus) 1967 Event 1st successful Test flight of a Saturn V 1966 Birthday Martina McBride, born in Sharon, Kansas, singer, country music genre, songwriter, successful songs include, 'Happy Girl', 'A Broken Wing', 'Wrong Again', dubbed the, 'Celine Dion of Country Music' 1966 Birthday Shabba Ranks, born in Sturgetown, St. Ann, Jamaica, born Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon, reggae singer, recording artist, sex symbol, popular dancehall DJ, toaster, successful U.S. crossover artist, became first Grammy-Award winning dancehall artist 1962 Birthday Trace Adkins, born in Springhill, Louisiana, country music singer, successful album 'Songs About Me' was certified double multi-platinum 1961 Birthday Boy George, born in Eitham, England, singer, songwriter, successful band, Culture Club, hit song, 'Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?', 'Karma Chameleon' 1961 Event 1st full-scale test of U.S. Minuteman ICBM is successful 1960 Birthday Bono, born in Dublin, Ireland, born Paul David Hewson, Irish musician, activist, lead vocalist for rock band U2, 54th most successful songwriter in U.K. singles chart history, activism includes Product Red and the ONE campaign 1959 Event Soviet Luna 3, 1st successful photographic spacecraft, impacts Moon 1959 Birthday Hugh Laurie, born in Oxford, England, James Hugh Calum Laurie, actor, writer, musician, comedian, comedy partner, Stephen Fry, known for the Fry and Laurie double act, appears in successful Fox television drama House, playing role of Dr. Gregory House 1959 Event 1st successful test-fire of Titan ICBM 1958 Birthday Nikki Sixx, born in San Jose, California, musician, songwriter, member, Motley Crue, plays hard rock, heavy metal genres, wrote, most successful album 'Dr. Feelgood' 1958 Event Army launches 4th U.S. successful satellite, Explorer IV 1958 Event U.S. Army launched America's third successful satellite, "Explorer III" 1957 Event U.S.S.R. announces successful test of intercontinental ballistic missile 1957 Birthday Bert Oosterbosch, born in Eindhoven, Netherlands, racing cyclist, won World amateur team time trial championship, won World Professional individual pursuit title, successful track and road racer 1956 Birthday David Copperfield, born in Metuchen, New Jersey, illusionist, history's most successful commercial magician, sold over 40 million tickets, grossed over $1 billion 1956 Birthday Jeff Dujon, cricket wicket-keeper, WI 1981-91, their most successful 1953 Event 1st successful separation of Siamese twins 1953 Birthday Lucinda Williams, born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, singer, songwriter, wrote Grammy-Award-winning song, 'Passionate Kisses', recorded by Mary Chapin Carpenter, successful album, 'Car Wheels on a Gravel Road', combined country, blues, rock, Americana genres 1953 Birthday Alexander O'Neal, born in Natchez, Mississippi, singer, rhythm and blues genre, successful songs include 'Saturday Love', Never Knew Love Like This' and 'Fake' 1952 Birthday Amy Tan, born in Oakland, California, author, wrote, 'The Bonesetter's Daughter', 'Saving Fish From Drowning', novel, 'The Joy Luck Club', became successful film 1950 Birthday David Jensen, born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, David 'Kid' Jensen, popular British radio DJ, played progressive music, hosted BBC pop network, Radio 1, Top of the Pops presenter, interviewed Duran Duran, promoted The Police before they were commercially successful 1948 Birthday Sarfraz Nawaz, cricketer, successful Pakistani pace bowler 1969-84 1948 Birthday Shakti Gawain, author, personal development expert, environmentalist, wrote series of successful books, including 'Creative Visualization' and 'Creating True Prosperity', books have sold over 10 million copies, co-founder, New World Library Publishing Company 1948 Birthday Wasim Bari, cricket wicket-keeper, Pakistan's most successful 1945 Event Vietnam conflict begins as Ho Chi Minh leads a successful coup 1944 Birthday Jonathan King, born in London, England, Kenneth George King, singer, songwriter, pop music producer, wrote song 'Everyone's Gone to the Moon', successful writer, producer for other musical artists 1942 Event Successful Russian counter attack through 37th Guard division 1940 Event 1st successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Connecticut 1940 Event 1st successful helicopter flight in US: Vought-Sikorsky US-300 1939 Birthday Ken Blanchard, born in Orange, New Jersey, author, professional speaker, management expert, co-wrote, 'The One Minute Manager' with Spencer Johnson, sold over 13 million copies in 37 languages, wrote more than 30 successful books 1936 Event 1st successful Toronto Maple Leaf penalty shot, Conacher vs Rangers 1934 Birthday Salim Durani, cricketer, successful Indian batsman of 60's 1930 Birthday Chuck Daly, born in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics 1929 Birthday Doug Ford, cricket wicket-keeper, successful NSW of 50's 1929 Birthday Tony Lock, cricketer, highly successful England slow lefty bowler 1924 Event 4 planes leave Seattle on 1st successful around-the-world flight 1923 Event 1st successful chinchilla farm in U.S. (Los Angeles California) 1922 Event 1st successful technicolor movie (Tall of the Sea), shown in New York City 1914 Event 1st successful blood transfusion (in Brussels) 1912 Birthday Jack Cowie, cricketer, successful New Zealand fast bowler either side of WWII 1911 Event Glenn Curtiss pilots 1st successful hydroplane, San Diego 1910 Event 1st commercially successful electric bus line opens (Hollywood) 1905 Birthday George Bissett, cricketer, successful South African quick in 1927-28 1893 Event Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performs 1st successful open heart surgery without anesthesia 1892 Event 1st successful auroral photograph made 1889 Birthday Ralph W. Sockman, born in New York, New York, Protestant pastor, author, successful radio show, National Radio Pulpit, considered by Time magazine as the best Protestant preacher in the U.S. 1886 Event 1st commercially successful AC electric power plant opens, Buffalo 1886 Event 1st successful gasoline-driven car patented, Karl Benz, Karlsruhe 1870 Birthday Frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine 1860 Event Nation's 1st successful silver mill, Virginia City, Nevada 1859 Event 1st successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn by Edwin Drake 1840 Event Draper takes 1st successful photo of the Moon (daguerrotype) 1819 Event 1st successful agricultural journal ("American Farmer") begins 1818 Event 1st successful U.S. educational magazine "Academician," begins (New York City) 1816 Birthday Daniel Gooch, laid 1st successful transatlantic cables 1794 Death Nicolas de Chamfort, known for aphorisms and witty epigrams, wrote successful comedy, 'La Jeune Indienne', commits suicide at 53 1794 Event Dr. Jessee Bennet of Edom Va, performs 1st successful Cesarean section operation on his wife 1790 Event 1st successful U.S. cotton mill to spin yarn (Pawtucket, RI) 1741 Birthday Nicolas de Chamfort, born in Clermont-Ferrand, France, known for aphorisms and witty epigrams, wrote successful comedy, 'La Jeune Indienne' 1704 Event "Boston News-Letter," 1st successful newspaper in U.S., forms 1704 Event 1st successful U.S. newspaper; published in Boston by John Campbell 1519 Event Ferdinand Magellan starts 1st successful circumnavigation of world
