2015 Event Queen Elizabeth II surpasses her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria as the U.K.'s longest-reigning royal with 63 years on the throne; Elizabeth II was installed on the throne at age 25 in 1952 after the sudden death of her father, George VI 2012 Event Toyota Motor Corporation agrees to pay $1 billion to settle over a dozen lawsuits related to sudden acceleration 2010 Event In Prague, scientists exhume the remains of 16th century astronomer Tycho Brahe, in an effort to solve the mystery of his sudden death 1990 Event 1st sudden death U.S. Open Golf Championship is won by Hale Irwin 1985 Birthday Sarah Hughes, born in Great Neck, New York, professional ice skater, 2002 Olympic gold medalist, biography 'Sudden Champion: The Sara Hughes Story' 1983 Event NHL institutes a 5 minute sudden death overtime period 1970 Event 1st tennis tie break at a Grand Slam (U.S. Open) (9 pt sudden death) 1955 Event 1st NFL preseason sudden death football, Rams beats Giants 23-17 1947 Event NFL adds 5th official (back judge) and allows sudden death in playoffs 1946 Birthday Felton Perry, actor, Magnum Force, Sudden Death 1930 Birthday Bradford Dillman, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Piranha, Sudden Impact, Enforcer 1921 Event A sudden cloudburst kills 120 near Pikes Peak, Colorado 1709 Event Sudden extreme cold kills 1000s of Europeans
