2015 Event Japanese protesters gather outside the nation's parliament building to oppose changes proposed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to allow Japanese combat defense aid to allied nations for cases in which Japan itself is not under attack 2015 Event Australian golfer Jason Day wins the PGA Championship with a score of 20 under par; American Jordan Spieth wins second place, resulting in a rank of #1 in the world, replacing Northern Irish golf champ Rory McIlroy 2015 Event Google, Inc. restructures, placing its search business and its various research ventures into a holding company called Alphabet; Google will begin reporting under the new company with the fourth quarter of this year 2015 Event Two animal rights activists are placed under house arrest, awaiting trial for acts of terrorism against the fur industry; in 2013, Joseph Buddenberg and Nicole Kissane released minks from mink farms and vandalized fur businesses across the U.S. 2015 Event Concerns over security in the Asia-Pacific region are raised after a U.S. surveillance flight identifies artillery on one of the man-made islands under development by China in the South China Sea 2015 Event Scientists discover a huge magma reservoir under Yellowstone National Park that feeds the magma chamber heating the park's geothermal features; though no volcanic eruption is likely for thousands of years, such an event would dwarf all others to date 2015 Event The Vatican ends a five-year investigation into a key organization of U.S. nuns two years ahead of schedule and recommends no major changes; the group was under scrutiny for practices considered out of line with Catholic Church teaching 2015 Event Jordan Spieth, age 21, wins the Masters golf tournament, tying Tiger Woods' record-setting 72-hole score of 18 under par at the course in 1997 2015 Event The U.S. will support the Ukraine in its fight against separatist militants by providing $75 million in non-lethal aid in the form of drones, ambulances and radios; Humvees will also be sent under a separate agreement 2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama states that he did not know that former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton solely used a personal email address for government business, possibly violating federal law; Clinton served under Obama for four years 2015 Event New anti-austerity Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras halts the public asset privatizations required under Greece's bailout agreement with its foreign creditors; Standard & Poor's has lowered its rating on Greek national debt from stable to negative 2015 Event A powerful blizzard covers Boston and nearby New England areas with over two feet of snow under winds that reach over 70 miles per hour; New York City had expected the same weather effects but was spared 2014 Event Kaci Hickox, the first person held under New Jersey's new quarantine provisions for those who have worked with Ebola patients, speaks out to protest the conditions of her confinement at a local hospital; Hickox has tested negative for the virus 2014 Event Secret Service Director Julia Pierson testifies in a congressional hearing to investigate the recent intrusion of the White House as well as other security breaches under her leadership; Pierson stated that such incidents will not happen again 2014 Event A U.S. lawsuit against IBM and Ford Motor Company, seeking damages for the companies' transactions with the former apartheid government, has been dismissed; the transactions were conducted by foreign units and are not under jurisdiction of U.S. law 2014 Event Japan updates its constitution to allow self-defense forces to assist in defending allied nations that come under attack. The change does not extend to assisting in other external military conflicts. 2014 Event The U.S. Patent and Trademark office has canceled trademarks of the Washington Redskins, ruling that the name and trademarks are 'offensive to Native Americans'; the team has been under pressure for years to change its name 2014 Event Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha has become interim leader of Thailand in a military coup today; the military has thrown out part of the constitution, imposed a curfew and placed media and Internet communication under its control 2014 Event The U.S. Supreme Court rules that whistleblower protection under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act extends to private employees working for public companies under contract 2014 Event Indian athletes are granted permission to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics under their nation's flag; the Indian Olympic Association had been suspended when Indian officials were accused of corruption in 2012 2013 Event AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines, merges with US Airways Group; American Airlines Group is formed and the public company begins trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol AAL 2013 Event A railway under the sea, first proposed by Ottoman Sultan Abdulmejid 150 years ago is completed; the sea tunnel, connecting Europe and Asia is the deepest submerged railway tunnel of its kind in the world 2013 Event Ibragim Todashev, a suspect under FBI questioning in Orlando, Florida, for his connections to the April 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, is shot dead after attacking an agent during the course of questioning 2013 Event U.S. wireless service provider T-Mobile has its opening day on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol TMUS 2013 Event Bankrupt carrier, American Airlines and U.S. Airways merge, forming the world's largest air carrier, to trade under the name, American Airlines 2013 Event Seven years after Apple Inc. submitted its request to sell their iPhone under the name "iPhone" in Brazil, regulators denied their request, favoring IBG Electronica, who filed for the trademark in 2000, and was granted permission in 2008 2012 Event A fire breaks out in the Tamweel Tower, one of about 80 towers built or still under construction in the Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai 2012 Event Prior to a visit from U.S. President Barack Obama, Myanmar's government pardons 452 prisoners under an amnesty as a goodwill gesture 2012 Event Under intense media scrutiny for an extramarital affair, U.S. CIA Director David Petraeus submits his resignation to President Barack Obama 2012 Event Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, the four thousand year-old ridge-top monastery in Bhutan catches fire and is destroyed; no relics were lost in the fire because the monastery was under renovation 2012 Event Twenty inches of rainfall in Escambia County, Florida damages roadways and bridges, and leaving parts of the Florida Panhandle and coastal Alabama under water 2012 Event More than 1,000 birds, mostly pelicans and hundreds of dolphins die off the coast in the north of Paru, under unexplained circumstances 2012 Event Despite being under house arrest in the United Kingdom, Julian Assange announces his plan to run for the Senate of Australia 2011 Event In Koblenz, Germany, 45,000 citizens wait to return home after bomb squads diffuse World War II bombs that were hidden under the Rhine River for nearly 65 years 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 The IAEA releases a report stating Iran has performed activities relating to the development of a nuclear device, and that the project is likely still under way 2011 Event The Government of Syria is under investigation by the U.N. Human Rights Council for alleged human rights violations during the 2011 Syrian uprising 2011 Event Juan Maria Bordaberry, former Uruguayan dictator, dies while under house arrest for murders committed during his dictatorship 2011 Event Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye is placed under house arrest, after vowing to continue protests against the rising cost of living 2011 Event Libya's military operations are now under the NATO control 2011 Event Under pressure from conservationists and diplomats, Japan's whaling fleet leaves the Antarctic 2011 Event Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak appoints Omar Suleiman Vice President, the first office existing under the President in 30 years 2011 Event Pakistan's President, Asif Ali Zardari, launched an emergency polio immunization programme targeting 32 million children under age 5 2009 Event Under investigation for bribery during his Presidency, former President of South Korea, Roh Moo-hyun, commits suicide 2003 Death Kellie Waymire, actress, Six Feet Under, dies at 35 1999 Event Senate acquits President Clinton of lying under oath and obstruction of justice in the Lewinski case 1999 Event Senate begins to try President Clinton on lying under oath and obstruction of justice in the Lewisnky case 1998 Event House of Representatives approves two articles of impeachment, charging President Clinton with lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice 1997 Event Orville Lynn Majors, 36, arrested for many deaths under his care 1997 Event Vijay Singh wins Golf Memorial at Muirfield Village CC, 14 under par 1997 Event 61st Golf Masters Championship: Tiger Woods at 21 (270 18 under par) 1996 Event John Bobbitt is put under house arrest in Las Vegas for 120 days 1995 Event Kinshasa, Zaire under quarantine after an outbreak of Ebola virus 1994 Death George Wildman Ball, under minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 84 1994 Event Italy's right-wing alliance under Silvio Berlusconi wins election 1994 Death Richard Bissell, U.S. under director of CIA (Pig's Bay), dies at 84 1993 Event "Grace Under Fire," starring Brett Butler debuts on ABC-TV 1992 Birthday Cole Sprouse, born in Arezzo, Italy, actor, Patrick Kelly-Grace Under Fire 1992 Birthday Dylan Sprouse, born in Arezzo, Italy, actor, Patrick Kelly-Grace Under Fire 1992 Event Rap singer raps 597 syllables in under 60 seconds 1991 Death Walter Chiari, actor (Girl Under Sheet), dies of heart attack at 67 1991 Event NY Daily News files for protection under chapter 11 1991 Event Dallas Mavericks Roy Tarpley becomes 7th to be banned from NBA for life under the league's anti-drug agreement 1991 Death Archie N Menzies, playwright/composer (Under Your Hat), dies at 87 1991 Event U.S.S.R. grants republics right to secede under certain conditions 1991 Event Fuel pipe explodes under 58th street and Lexington Ave, New York City 1991 Death Howard Ashman, song writer (Under the Sea), dies of AIDs at 40 1989 Event Comores coup under Bob Benard 1989 Event Burma government puts author Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest 1989 Event Baseball announces Reds manager Pete Rose is under investigation 1988 Death Hazel Dawn, U.S. singer and actress (Under Clover, Margie), dies at 98 1988 Event James Ogilvy, under English princess Alexandra, marries Julia Rawlinson 1987 Event Digging begins to link England and France under English Channel 1987 Event Military coup in Fiji Islands under Lieutenant Colonel Sitivani Rabuka 1986 Death John Antill, studied under Alfred Hill, played in NSW State Orchestra, dies at 82 1986 Birthday Kaitlin Cullum, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Libby Kelly-Grace Under Fire 1986 Event Chunnel announced (railroad tunnel under Canal) 1986 Event Military coup in Lesotho under general-major Lekhanya and premier Leabua Jonathan 1985 Event Sudan suspends constitution after coup under general Swarreddahab 1984 Event Mauretania military coup under Col Maawiya Ould Sid'ahmed Taya 1984 Birthday Avril Lavigne, born in Belleville, Canada, singer, songwriter, albums have sold over 16 million copies, albums include, 'Let Go', 'Under My Skin', 'The Best Damn Thing' 1983 Event Grenada leftist coup under vice-premier Coard 1983 Event Senate revises immigration laws, gives millions of illegal aliens legal status under an amnesty program 1983 Event "Down Under" by Men At Work hit #1 on U.K. pop chart 1982 Event Suriname army under Desi Bouterse fires on radio station building 1982 Event In exhibition game A's pitcher Steve McCatty comes to bat using a 15" toy bat (under Billy Martins orders), protesting disallowing of DH 1982 Event Guatemala military coup under General Rios Montt, President Romeo Lucas flees 1982 Event Failed military coup under Rambocus/Hawker in Suriname 1981 Event Military coup under general Kolingba in Central African Republic, President Dacko flees 1981 Event Suriname failed coup under Sergeant-Major Wilfred Hawker 1981 Event Spanish coup under Lt-colonel Antonio Tejero Molina fails 1980 Event Upper-Volta military coup under Col Saye Zerbo, president Lamizana flees 1980 Event Military coup under General Kenan Evren in Turkey 1980 Event Miltary coup under Desi Bouterse in Suriname 1979 Event Bolivia military coup under General Busch, President Guevara flees 1979 Event Coup in Afghanistan under Hafizullah Amin 1978 Event Saint Maarten Patriotic Movement (SPM) forms under W James 1978 Event Gerald Lascelles (under English princess Mary) weds Elizabeth Colvin 1978 Event Shah of Iran places Iran under military rule 1978 Event Bolivia military coup under general Juan Pereda, President Hugo Banzer flees 1978 Event Memphis fire fighters halt 3-day strike under a court order 1976 Event John Naber is 1st to swin 200m backstroke under 2 minutes 1976 Death Akio Yashiro, Japanese composer, studied under Kunihiko Hashimoto, Leonid Kreutzer, String Quartet composition won the Eighth Mainichi Music prize in 1957, dies at 46 1975 Event Ethiopian junta under Mengistu Haile 1975 Event Bangladesh military coup under Khondakar Moustaque Ahmed 1975 Event Portugal military coup under general Spinola fails 1974 Death Karen Silkwood, killed in a car crash under suspicious circumstances 1974 Event Coup in East-Timor under UDT 1974 Event Northern Ireland is brought under direct rule from Westminster 1974 Death Graham Bond, rocker, dies jumping under a train 1973 Event Israeli tanks under General Sharon move through Suez Canal 1973 Event Rwanda military coup under general-major Habyalimana 1973 Event Marlene Raymond (15), limboes under a flaming bar at 6 1/8" 1972 Event Entire population of Istanbul under 24 hour house arrest 1971 Event Hasj falls from now on under(neath) the Opiumwet 1971 Event Bolivian military coup under col Hugo Banzer, President Torres driven out 1971 Event Sudan military counter coup under premier Numeiry 1971 Event Sudan military coup under Major Hashem al-Atta, Numeiry flees 1971 Birthday Missy Elliot, born in Portsmouth, Virginia, actress, producer, recording artist, double platinum album 'Under Construction', produced music for Mya, Beyonce, Lil' Kim 1971 Event People's Republic Bangladesh forms, under sheik Mujib ur-Rahman 1971 Event Marine clay under houses liquefies, 31 die (St-Jean-Vianney Quebec) 1971 Event Government exhibit under construction collapses, kills 65 in Brazil 1971 Event Military coup in Uganda under General Idi Amin Dada 1970 Event Argentine military junta under Lieutenant-general Lanusse drives out President Ongania 1970 Event Cambodia military coup under General Lon Nol, prince Sihanuk flees 1969 Event Congo-Brazzaville becomes People's republic, under major Ngouabi 1969 Event Bolivia military coup under general Ovando Candia 1968 Event Peru coup under General Velasco Alvarado, President Belaunde Terry flees 1968 Event 1st record under Apple label, Beatle's Hey Jude 1968 Event Jim Hines becomes 1st person to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds 1968 Event Lee Trevino is 1st to play all 4 rounds of golf's U.S. open under par 1968 Event Czechoslovakian government announces liberalizing reforms under Alexander Dubcek 1968 Event "March of Poor" under Reverend Abernathy reach Washington, D.C. 1967 Event Ex-president Sukarno under house arrest in Indonesia 1967 Event Nguyen Van Thieu elected President of South Vietnam under a new constitution 1967 Event Congo uprising under Belgian mercenary Jean Schramme 1966 Event Syrian military coup under Hafiz al-Assad 1965 Event Congo military coup under General Mobutu, President Kasavubu overthrown 1965 Event Failed coup under Lieutenant Colonel Untung in Indonesia 1965 Birthday Christopher Nolan, born in Ireland, handicapped writer, Under Eye of Clock 1965 Event Algerian coup under colonel Houari Boumedienne, President Ben Bella fired 1965 Event Military coup under Donald Reid Cabral in Dominican Republic 1965 Event South Vietnam military coup under general Nguyen Khanh 1963 Event England's Dartford-Purfleet tunnel under Thames opens 1963 Event 1st 200 meter freestyle swum under 2 minutes (Don Schollander 1:58) 1963 Birthday Tori Amos, born in North Carolina, pianist/vocalist, Under The Pink, 1963 Event SVB, Students Unions, established under Barrel Regtien 1963 Birthday Grant Herslov, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Wayne-Spencer, Under One Roof 1963 Event Nyasaland (now Malawi) becomes self-governing under Hastings Banda 1962 Event Fab Four have their 1st recording session under name Beatles 1962 Event Military uprising under Col Abdullah as-Sallal North Yemen 1962 Birthday George P N earl of St. Andrews, under English prince Edward 1961 Event Beach Boys play their debut gig under that name 1961 Birthday Timothy Geithner, born in Brooklyn, New York, United States Secretary of the Treasury, under President Barack Obama, served as President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, charged with directing financial crisis of December 2007 1961 Event Frank Sinatra launches Reprise label under Warner Bros Records 1960 Event Fire aboard USS Constellation, under construction at Brooklyn (50 die) 1960 Event Coup under Col Joseph-Desire Mobutu in Congo 1960 Event USS Nautilus completes 1st circumnavigation of globe under water 1960 Event Eisenhower forms anti-Castro-exile army under the CIA 1959 Event Progressive Party under John Steytler forms in South Africa 1958 Event U.S. nuclear sub USS Seawolfe remains record 60 days under pole 1958 Event U.S. nuclear sub USS Skate remains 31 days under Pole (record) 1958 Event Yankees win 24th pennant, and 9th under Casey Stengel 1958 Event Atomic sub USS Nautilus completes 1st trip under North Pole 1958 Event Philip Kapleau, Zen teacher, 1st awakening under Yasutani Roshi 1958 Event USS Nautilus begins 1st crossing of Arctic Ocean under icecap 1958 Event U.S. atomic sub USS Nautilus 1st dives under North Pole 1958 Death Henry M Tomlinson, British writer (Under red ensign), dies at 84 1958 Birthday Brett Butler, born in Montgomery, Alabama, comedienne, Grace-Grace Under Fire 1957 Event Thailand military coup under marshal Sarit Thanarat 1957 Birthday Brett Butler, comedian, Grace Under Fire 1956 Event Military coup under colonel Simbolon in Sumatra 1956 Event Collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India) 1956 Event Last Ringling Bros, Barnum and Bailey Circus under a canvas tent 1955 Event Pancho Gonzales retains tennis title by winning a tournament playing under table tennis rules 1955 Birthday Guy Gallo, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, writer, Under the Volcano 1954 Event President Eisenhower signs order adding words 'under God' to the Pledge 1954 Event Don Perry climbs a 20' rope in under 2.8 seconds (AAU record) 1953 Event French parachutist under Col De Castries attacks Dien Bien Phu 1952 Event Underwater volcano explodes under research vessel Kaiyo-maru-5 1952 Event Gerald D. Lascelles (under English princess Mary) weds Angela Dowding 1951 Event Military coup under Col Adib el-Shishakli in Syria 1950 Event New York Yankees clinch 2nd consecutive pennant under Casey Stengel 1950 Event 1st major league day game completed under lights (Phils 6, Braves 5) 1949 Birthday Mimi Kennedy, born in Rochester, New York, actress, Spencer, 3 girls 3, Under 1 Roof 1949 Event Federal Republic of [West] Germany created under 3-power occupation 1949 Event Military coup under colonel Sami Hinnawi in Syria 1948 Birthday Lucius Ross, U.S. pop guitarist, Funkadelic-One Nation Under a Groove 1948 Event World Council of Churches forms under W Fisherman It Hooft 1948 Birthday Dave Thomas, St. Catherines Ontario, comedian, SCTV, Grace Under Fire 1948 Birthday Anthony Andrews, born in London, England, actor, Under the Volcano 1947 Event Heavy snow blankets Northeast, buries New York City under 25.8" of snow in 16 hours That same day, LA set a record high of 84 degrees F 1947 Event "Under the Counter" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 27 performances 1947 Event "Under the Counter" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 27 performances 1947 Birthday Roelof P Meyer, South Africa under minister of Law and Order etc 1947 Birthday Francisca "Cisca" Beaudoux, actress, 2 Under a Cap 1945 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 9th Symphony under J Mravinski premieres 1945 Event British 43rd Division under General Essame occupies Xanten 1945 Event U.S. troops under General Douglas MacArthur enter Manilla 1944 Event U.S. 7th army under General Patch conquers Straatsburg 1944 Event U.S. forces under General Douglas MacArthur return to Philippines 1944 Event Dutch Armed Forces forms, under prince Bernhard 1944 Event France 2nd Tank division under General Leclerc reaches Notre Dame 1944 Event Pipeline under ocean (Pluto) begins operating 1944 Event July 20th Plot trial under Roland Freis in Berlin begins 1944 Event U.S. 20th Army corp under general Walker occupies Nantes 1944 Event Polish troops under General Anders occupy Ancona Italy 1944 Event French troops under Lattre de Tssigny conquer Elba 1944 Birthday Quentin Davies, born in Oxford, England, Member of Parliament for Grantham and Stamford 1987 - 1997, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defense under Prime Minister, Gordon Brown 1943 Event Yugoslavian resistance forms provisionary government under Dr. Ribar 1943 Event Soviet forces under Tolbuchin stick Sivash-bay about 1943 Death Richard T Ely, U.S. economist (Ground under our feet), dies 1943 Event Soviet army under general Vatutin reconquer Romny 1943 Event Red Army under General Vatutin recaptures Achtyrka 1943 Event Japan declares Burma Independence under U Ba Maw 1943 Event French defiance under Jean Moulin meets secretly in Paris 1943 Event Revolt in Warsaw Ghetto under Mordechai Anielewicz 1943 Event German tanks under Brigadier General Buelowius attack Kasserine Pass Tunesia 1943 Event German under officers shot down in Haarlem, Netherlands 1943 Event Russian offensive at Don under general Golikov 1942 Event North Africa: 5th German pantser army forms under Colonel General von Arnim 1942 Event Allies under Eisenhower land in N-Africa (Casablanca) 1942 Event 6th day battle at El Alamein: British offensive under Montgomery 1942 Event Task Force 17 leaves Pearl Harbor under Admiral George Murray on Hornet 1942 Event Russian anti-offensive of Voronezh under marshal Timosjenko 1942 Event British offensive in North Africa under general Ritchie 1942 Birthday Calvin Simon, U.S. rock vocalist, Funkadelic-1 Nation Under a Groove 1942 Event German offensive in North-Africa under Colonel General Rommel 1941 Event Free France under Admiral Muselier occupies St-Pierre et Miquelon 1941 Birthday Curtis Lee, born in Yuma, Arizona, singer, doo-wop and pop recording artist with Phil Spector, partnered with Tommy Boyce, sang 'Under the Moon of Love', 'Pretty Little Angel Eyes' 1941 Event Italian army under general Aosta surrenders to Britain in Ethiopia 1941 Event Italian army under Aosta surrenders to Britain at Amba Alagi Ethiopia 1941 Event Sea battle at Cape Matapan: British fleet under Cunningham defeats Italy 1941 Event Jewish Council for Amsterdam forms, under Ascher/Cohen 1940 Event North Africa: British counter offensive under general O'Connor 1940 Event Italian troops under Marshal Graziani attack Egypt 1940 Event 1st edition of Jewish Weekly newspaper in Amsterdam (under Nazi) 1940 Event British government signs Bruma law under Japanese pressure 1940 Birthday Abbas Kiarostami, author/director, Under the Olive Trees, Close Up 1940 Event German 7th Armour division under General-Major Rommel occupies Cherbourg 1940 Event General De Gaulle becomes under minister of Defense 1940 Event French counter attack at Peronne under General De Gaulle 1940 Event Foreign correspondents in Netherlands under censorship 1939 Birthday Charles Wardle, MP/under sect of state British home office 1939 Event Russian offensive under General Zjoekov against Japanese invasion in Mongolia 1939 Birthday Leo Brouwer, born in Havana, Cuba, Juan Leovigildo Brouwer Mezquida, composer, conductor, guitarist, studied under Vincent Persichetti, Stefan Wolpe, composed solo guitar pieces, over 40 film scores, and several guitar concertos 1938 Event 117 Spanish knights under Captain Piet Laros return to Netherlands 1938 Birthday Richard Stoker, born in Britain, composer, writer, guitarist, fellow, Royal Academy of Music, studied under Nadia Boulanger in Paris 1936 Event Military uprising under General Franco/begins Spanish civil war 1936 Birthday Albert Finney, Salford UK, actor, Dresser, Under the Volcano 1935 Event English prince Henry (under George V) weds Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott 1935 Event Coup under General Giorgios Kondylis in favor of Greek monarchy 1935 Birthday Norman Ralph Augustine, American businessman and Under Secretary of the Army 1975 - 1977 1935 Birthday Wynand Breytenbach, South African under minister of Defense, 1986- 1935 Event Germany begin Luftwaffe operation, under Reichsmarshall H Goering 1934 Event Churchill tells Premier Baldwin not to under estimate German air power 1934 Event Chinese Red leader under Mao Tse Tung begins Long March 1934 Birthday Sophia Loren, born in Rome, actress, Desire Under the Elms, Black Orchid 1932 Birthday Igor Stuhec, born in Slovenia, composer, studied under Hanns Jelinek at Vienna Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, wrote orchestral works applying textural techniques, and two operas 1932 Birthday Al Levitt, born in New York City, New York, drummer, American jazz artist, studied under Irv Kuger, played in Europe with Peter Ind, Slide Hampton, Chet Baker, Wayne Marsh, James Moody 1932 Event Military coup in Chile under Arturo Alessandri 1931 Event Suriname Work Committee under Louis Doedel forms in Paramaribo 1931 Birthday Gene Hackman, born in California, actor, Bonnie and Clyde, Under Fire, Superman 1930 Event Bette Davis arrives in Hollywood under contract to Universal Studios 1930 Event 1st concerto of BBC Symphony Orchestra, under Adrian Boult 1930 Event 1st Canadian football game played under lights, Hamilton-UBC 1930 Event Portsmouth beats Brooklyn in 1st NFL game played under floodlights 1929 Birthday Akio Yashiro, born in Tokyo, Japanese composer, studied under Kunihiko Hashimoto, Leonid Kreutzer, String Quartet composition won the Eighth Mainichi Music prize in 1957 1929 Birthday Vivien Merchant, born in Manchester, England, actress, Under Milk Wood 1928 Birthday Evan G. Galbraith, born in Ohio, United States Ambassador to France under President Ronald Regan, investment banker 1928 Birthday William R. Boggs, born in Georgia, Brigadier General and chief of engineers under Bragg 1927 Event Japan dedicates 1st subway in Orient (route under 2 miles long) 1927 Birthday Boris Porena, born in Rome, Italy, Italian composer, didactical expert, studied under Goffredo Petrassi, influenced by neoclassical poetics, wrote texts about music including Musica-Societa which includes social and political analysis 1926 Event Lithuanian military state under General Augustine Woldemaras 1926 Event Houdini stays in a coffin under water for 1 hours 1926 Event Coup under General Sinel de Cordes in Portugal 1926 Event Lebanese constitution forms under French mandate 1925 Birthday Phillip Pine, born in Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Set-Up, Under the Ground 1925 Event Military putsch under General Theodorus Pangulos in Greece 1925 Event Albania Republic proclaimed under President Achmed Zogu 1925 Event Under Polish control, Danzig establishes Port Gdansk post office 1924 Birthday Billy Barty, Millsboro, Pennsylvania, 3'9" actor, Under the Rainbow, Foul Play 1924 Event Wahhabietes under Ibn Saudi take Mecca 1924 Birthday Ikuma Dan, born in Tokyo, Japan, composer, graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, studied under famous opera composer Kosaku Yamada 1923 Event With Spain's king Alfonso XIII assist, army coup under de Rivera 1923 Event 1st brain tumor operation under local anesthetic performed (Beth Israel Hospital in New York City) by Dr. K Winfield Ney 1923 Event Fascists Voluntary Militia forms in Italy under Mussolini 1922 Event Italian government resigns under pressure from fascists and Benito Mussolini 1922 Event Curacao harbor workers begin strike under Felix Chacuto 1922 Event Johnny Weissmuller swims 1st 100 m free style under 1 minute 1921 Event Chinese Communist Party forms under Henk Sneevliet 1921 Event Red Army under Trotsky attack sailors of Kronstadt 1920 Birthday Vaino Linna, born in Urjala, Finland, author, wrote Finnish books, Under the North Star translated into English by Richard Impola 1920 Event Free City of Danzig forms under League of Nations protection 1920 Event Austria becomes a kingdom again, under Adm Horthy 1919 Event Casey Stengel releases a sparrow from under his baseball cap 1918 Event Iceland becomes independent state under Danish crown 1917 Event Flanders declares it's independence, under Pieter Tack 1917 Event Russian secret police in Czechoslovakia forms under Felix Dzerzjinski 1917 Event British forces under General Allenby capture Jerusalem 1916 Event German army under General Mackensen occupies Bucharest 1916 Event Mexican troops beat U.S. expeditionary force under General Pershing 1916 Event U.S. troops under General Pershing march into Mexico 1916 Event German troops under Lt Rackow take Fort Vaux 1916 Birthday Yehudi Menuhin, born in New York City, New York, Lord Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, violinist, conductor, writer, studied under George Enescu, Louis Persinger, Adolf Busch 1916 Event University of Gent goes under Dutch control 1914 Event Battle at St. Quentin: French counter attack under General Lanrezac 1914 Event French troops under general Dubail occupy Sarrebourg 1914 Event French troops under General de Castelnau occupy Chateau Salins 1914 Event Panama Canal opens (under cost) 1914 Event French troops under General Bonneau occupy Mulhouse at Elzas 1914 Event French troops under General Bonneau occupy Altkitrch at Elzas 1914 Event German fleet under Admiral Souchon fire on Algerian coast 1914 Event 1st edition of Hague's Post under San Francisco van Oss, published 1913 Event Albania becomes sovereignty under prince Wilhelm von Wied 1912 Event Woolwich Tunnel under Thames opens 1912 Event Titanic undergoes sea trials under its own power 1909 Birthday Malcolm Lowry, English novelist, Under the Volcano 1909 Event 1st pro baseball game, minor league, played under lights 1908 Birthday Sophie Stewart, born in Scotland, actress, As You Like It, Under the Red Robe 1908 Event 1st tunnel under Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens 1906 Event Venezuela (under vice-president Gomez) attacks Dutch fleet 1906 Event Papua placed under Australian administration 1905 Birthday Charles P Snow, England, novelist/scientist, Death Under Sail 1904 Birthday Paul Arma, born in Budapest, born Weisshaus Imre, pianist, composer, ethnomusicologist, studied under Bela Bartok, piano soloist with Radio Paris 1904 Death Plehve, Russian foreign minister (bomb under carriage), dies 1904 Event L'Humanite, under Jean Jaures begins publishing 1904 Birthday John Antill, born in Sydney, Australia, composer, studied under Alfred Hill, played in NSW State Orchestra, Sydney Symphony, famous for ballet suite Corroboree 1904 Event Southwest-Africa uprising under Samuel Maherero against German garison 1903 Birthday J Edward Bromberg, Hungary, actor, Mark of Zorro, Under 2 Flags 1903 Event British forces under MacDonald and Young march into Tibet 1903 Event 1st trotter to run a mile under 2 minutes (Lou Dillon 1:58.1) 1903 Birthday Andre Fleury, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, composer, organist, studied organ at the Paris Conservatory under Eugene Gigout, appointed professor of organ at Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris 1902 Event New York Giants lose their 1st game under new manager John McGraw 1901 Event U.S. Steel Corp organized under J. P. Morgan 1901 Event Dutch troops under General Van Heutsz conquer Batu Ilie on Sumatra 1900 Event Boer army under General Kritzinger take Cape colony 1900 Event British troops under Lord Roberts occupy Johannesburg 1900 Event British troops under Ian Hamilton attack the Vaal in South Africa 1900 Event Boer attack under Sarel Eloff, about 70 killed 1900 Event British troops under General Buller occupy Vaal Krantz, Natal 1900 Event Boers under Joubert beat English at Spionkop Natal, 2,000 killed 1899 Birthday Lavrenti Beria, chief of Soviet secret police under Stalin 1898 Event U.S. forces under George Dewey captures Manila during Spanish-Amer war 1898 Event U.S. battle fleet under Admiral Dewey occupies Isla Grande at Manila 1898 Event U.S. fleet under commodore Dewey sails from Hong Kong to Philippines 1898 Birthday Hazel Dawn, LaTout, Utah, actress, Niobe, Under Cover, Feud Girl 1896 Birthday Eslanda Goode, U.S. anthropology/author under Paul Robeson 1895 Event China cedes Taiwan to Japan under Treaty of Shimonoseki 1894 Birthday Jeanne Eagels, actress, Rain, Under False Colors 1894 Event American Railway Union under Eugene V Debs goes on strike 1893 Event Chinese deported from San Francisco under Exclusion Act 1893 Event British fleet under Vice-Admiral George Tryon leaves Beirut 1893 Event Battle at Hoornkrans Southwest-Africa: German Schutztruppen chases away Hottentotten under Hendrik Witbooi 1892 Event Longest boxing match under modern rules; 77 rounds in Nameoki, Illinois between Harry Sharpe and Frank Crosby 1891 Event French troops under captain Archinard occupy Diena West Sudan 1890 Event John Owen is 1st man to run 100 yd dash in under 10 seconds 1890 Event 1st 100 yard dash under 10 seconds (John Owens 9-4/5 seconds, Washington D.C.) 1890 Birthday Hedda Hopper, Elda Furry, Pennsylvania, gossip columnist, From Under My Hat 1890 Event French troops under Captain Archinard occupy Oussebougou West Sudan 1890 Event French troops under captain Archinard occupy Segu, West-Sudan 1888 Event Amsterdam: 1st concerto of Concert worker, under Willem Kes 1888 Birthday Eugene O'Neill, born in New York City, dramatist, Desire Under the Elms-Nobel 1936 1883 Event 1st night baseball under lights, Ft. Wayne Indiana 1883 Event French fleet under Pierre begins siege of Tamatave, Madagascar 1883 Event French troops under Lt-colonel Borgnis-Desbordes occupy Bamako Senegal 1882 Event British under General Wolseley land in Alexandria 1881 Event Egyptian military coup under colonel Arab "El Wahid" 1881 Event Transvaal regains independence under British suzerainty 1881 Event Battle at Amajuba, South Africa: Boers vs. British army under General Colley 1881 Event Natal: British troops under General-major Colley occupy Majuba Hill 1879 Birthday Victor Seastrom, Silbodal Sweden, director, Wind, Under the Red Robe 1879 Event British troops under Lord Chelmsford set camp at Isandlwana 1877 Birthday Jozef de Voght, Flemish priest/songwriter, Under the Snow 1876 Event 7th U.S. Cavalry under Custer leaves Ft. Lincoln 1875 Event Kiowa Indians under Lone Wolf (Guipago) surrender at Ft. Sill 1870 Event Italian army under Victor Emmanuel II seizes Rome from the French 1866 Event Italian fleet under Admiral Persano capture Austrian Fort Lissa 1865 Event Secret Service began operating under the Treasury Department 1864 Event Petersburg Campaign-Federals begin digging tunnels under Reb lines 1863 Event Orders barring Jews from serving under U.S. Grant are revoked 1863 Event 1st homestead under the Homestead Act claimed, near Beatrice, Nebr 1862 Event Confederate army of Tennessee, organizes under General Braxton Bragg 1862 Event U.S. Grant issues orders to bar Jews from serving under him 1862 Event Confederate troops under Kirby Smith enter Kentucky 1862 Event U.S. Army of Virginia established under General John Pope 1862 Event Union troops under Brigadier-General Wright occupy Fernandina Florida 1862 Event Romania principality arises under King Alexander Cuza 1861 Event John Merryman is arrested under suspension of writ of habeas corpus it later sparks a supreme court decision protecting writ 1861 Event Lee orders Confederate troops under T J Jackson to Harper's Ferry 1861 Event Confederate Provisional Congress declares all laws under the U.S. Constitution were consistent with constitution of Confederate states 1860 Event Major Robert Anderson, under cover of darkness, concentrated his small force at Ft. Sumter 1857 Event Battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat Ahmed beat British) 1857 Birthday Henry B Fuller, American writer, Under the Skylights 1855 Event Crimean war - assault of Malakof Tower under Mac-Mahon 1852 Event Ohio makes it illegal for children under 18 and women to work more than 10 hours a day 1850 Birthday Ivan Vazov, Bulgaria, poet and novelist /playwright, Under the Yoke 1849 Event Venice under Daniele Manin surrenders to Austrians under Radetsky, after been under siege since July 20 after proclaiming independence 1848 Event 1st battle at Custozza: Austrians under Radetzky beat Italian 1848 Event Hungary becomes constitutional monarchy under king Ferdinand of Austria 1847 Event U.S. Marines under General Scott enter Mexico City (halls of Montezuma) 1847 Event U.S. under General Scott defeat Mexicans at Battle of Molino del Rey 1846 Event U.S. troops under General Taylor occupies Monterey Mexico 1846 Birthday Kate Greenaway, born in England, artist/book illustrator, Under the Window 1843 Birthday Charles Wentworth Dilke, English under minister of Foreign affairs 1841 Event New York "Tribune" begins publishing under editor Horace Greeley 1839 Event British troops under General Charles Napier occupy Beirut 1838 Event Kentucky passes law permitting women to attend school under conditions 1837 Event Uprising under William Lyon Mackenzie in Canada 1831 Birthday Edward R L Bulwer-Lytton, English under king of India 1826 Event Colonies under Jedediah Strong Smith move near Salt Lake Utah 1824 Event Interstate commerce comes under federal control 1817 Event Ambonese uprising against Dutch authority, under T Matulesia 1815 Event Battle at Ligny: French army under Napoleon beats Prussia 1815 Event 39 German states unite under Act of Confederation 1813 Event U.S. troops under General Coffee destroy indian village at Talladega Ala 1813 Event Battle of Grossbeeren - Prussians under Von Bulow repulse French 1813 Event Americans under General Pike capture Toronto; Pike is killed 1812 Event French army under Napoleon reaches Kremlin, Moscow 1809 Event Holland Brigade under Brigadier General Chasse reaches Madrid 1807 Event British squadron under Admiral Duckworth forces passage of Dardanelle 1806 Event English under commodore Popham/col Beresford reach Buenos Aires 1801 Event Washington D.C. placed under Congressional jurisdiction 1799 Event English fleet under lord Seymour overthrows Suriname 1799 Event French-Egyptian forces under Napolean I beat Turks at Battle of Abukir 1798 Event British under Admiral Horatio Nelson beat French at Battle of Nile 1795 Event Freedom of worship established in France under constitution 1795 Event French army under Pichegru occupies Utrecht, Netherlands 1794 Event Battle of Colors: France under Jourdan beats Austrian army 1794 Event English fleet under Richard Earl Howe defeats French 1794 Event Haiti, under Toussaint L'Ouverture, revolts against France 1793 Event British troops under major-general Williamson lands on (French) Haiti 1791 Event Haitian Slave Revolution begins under voodoo priest Boukman 1790 Event 1st book copyrighted under constitution, "Philadelphia Spelling Book" 1789 Event Fleeing slaves under Bonni attack military post on Suriname 1789 Event French National Meeting declares all citizens equal under law 1789 Event Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department 1787 Event Austrian emperor Jozef II bans children under 8 from labor 1781 Event French fleet of 24 ships under Comte de Grasse defeat British under Admiral Graves at battle of Chesapeake Capes in Revolutionary War 1781 Event English army under general Cornwallis occupies Yorktown, Virginia 1779 Event U.S. troops under General A Wayne conquer Ft. Stony Point, New York 1776 Birthday Gottlieb Schick, German painter, Apollo under the Hirten 1768 Event English troops under general Gauge lands in Boston 1758 Event British battle fleet under General James Wolfe conquerors Louisbourg 1756 Event British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta India 1751 Event English troops under sir Robert Clive occupy Arcot India 1747 Event Organgist in Netherlands revolt under Daniel Raap 1745 Event Edinburg occupied by Jacobites under Young Pretenders 1741 Event English fleet under Admiral Ogle begins assault on Cartagena 1741 Event English fleet under Admiral Ogle reaches Cartagena 1734 Event Spanish army under Don Carlos (III) draws into Naples 1732 Event Benjamin Franklin under the name Richard Saunders begins publication of "Poor Richard's Almanack" 1730 Event Turkish coup under Mahmud I; Sultan Ahmed III flees 1721 Birthday John Hanson, Maryland, 1st U.S. President under Articles of Confederation 1714 Event French and Spanish troops under duke of Berwick occupy Barcelona 1713 Event French invade under Jacques Cassard on Curacao 1712 Event Battle at Denain: France under Villars beat Dutch army 1707 Event Hungary declares itself independent under Ferenc Rakoczi II 1705 Event English fleet under Lord Peterborough occupies Barcelona 1704 Event English/Dutch fleet under Rooke/Callenburgh occupy Gibraltar 1703 Event English army under arch duke Charles of Austria lands in Portugal 1702 Event English/Dutch troops under Marlborough occupy Roermond 1702 Event Swedish troops under King Charles XII occupy Crackow 1702 Event Swedish troops under King Charles XII occupy Warsaw 1695 Event Dutch/English army under king Willem III occupies Names 1695 Event French troops under Villeroi shoot in Brussels 1694 Event English invasion army under Thomas Talmash reaches Brest 1690 Event English attack Quebec under Louis de Buade 1690 Event Battle at Beachy Head: French under Tourville beat Netherlands/English fleet 1684 Event Colony Massachusetts under authority of English crown mounted 1683 Event Turkish troops under Kara Mustafa attain Vienna 1681 Event French troops under King Louis XIV occupy Staatsburg 1676 Event Rebels under Nathaniel Bacon set Jamestown Virginia on fire 1676 Event Battle at land: Danish and Dutch fleet under CM Tromp beats Sweden 1676 Event Wampanoag Indians under King Philip kill all men in Lancaster Mass 1675 Event Abenaki, Massachusetts, Mohegan and Wampanoag indians form anti-English front under Metacom 1673 Event Dutch troops under Willem III occupy Bonn 1672 Event French troops under king Louis XIV occupy Utrecht 1672 Event French army under General Turenne crosses Rhine at Lobith 1666 Event English fleet beats Dutch under Michiel the Ruyter 1657 Event Battle in Santa Cruz Bay, Tenerife: English fleet under Robert Blake sinks Spanish silver fleet 1654 Event Anglo-Portuguese treaty, Portugal comes under English control 1654 Event Venetian fleet under Admiral Adeler beats Turkish 1653 Event Defeat of Dutch fleet under Admiral Van Tromp by Adm Blake off Portsmouth 1652 Event Battle of Monte Christo: Dutch fleet under J van Galen beat English 1652 Event English Admiral Robert Blake drives out Dutch fleet under lt-adm Tromp 1652 Event Battle at Etampes: French army under Turenne beats Fronde rebels 1645 Event Battle at Naseby Leicester: New Model army under Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax beats royalists 1643 Event Battle at Tuttlingen: Beiers army under General Mercy beats France 1639 Event Dunes (Marten Tromp defeats Spanish armada under De Oquendo) 1639 Event Connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders 1634 Event Dutch fleet under Johannes van Walbeeck lands on Curacao 1632 Event Battle at Lutzen: Sweden beats imperial armies under Von Wallenstein 1631 Event German army under earl Johann Tilly conquerors Maagdenburg 1630 Event Swedish troops under Gustaf II Adolf land at Peenemunde 1630 Event Swedish troops under Gustaf II Adolf lands at Peenemunde 1627 Event English fleet under George Villiers leaves Rhe 1627 Event English fleet under George Villiers reaches La Rochelle 1627 Event English fleet under George Villiers reach La Rochelle 1625 Event Spanish troops under Spinola conquer Breda 1621 Event WIC, West Indian Co, under Heeren XIX, founded 1614 Event Trades people under Vincent Fettmilch chase and plunder Jews out of ghetto in Frankfurt 1606 Event Spanish troops under Spinola occupies fort Rhine birch 1605 Event Spanish army under General Spinola occupies Wachtendonk 1605 Event Spanish army under of general Spinola conquerors Lingen 1604 Event Spanish army under Spinola recaptures Oostende 1603 Event Battle at Mellifont: English army under Lord Mountjoy beats Irish 1598 Event Spanish troops under of Bernardino de Mendoza conquer Doetinchem 1596 Event English fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz 1591 Event Battle at Tondibi: Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai 1591 Death Edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60 1588 Event Spanish Armada under Medina Sidonia anchors 1588 Event Spanish Aramada under Medina-Sidonia departs Lisbon to invade England 1588 Event Catholic League under duke Henri de Guise occupies Paris 1586 Event Battle at Boxum: Spanish troops under Tassis beat state army 1585 Event Spanish army under Tassis beats Amerongen Staatse troops 1577 Event Water Geuzen under Captain Slope enter Amsterdam 1576 Event Spanish army under Mondragon conquerors Zierik sea 1574 Event Fleet under Admiral Boisot seize Spanish 1572 Event Spanish army beats Geuzen fleet under Admiral Lumey 1572 Event Spanish army under Alva's son Don Frederik plunders Mechelen 1572 Event Garrison under Adrian of Swieten conquers Gouda 1572 Event Garrison under Adrian van Swieten occupy Oudewater 1570 Event Geuzen under Herman de Ruyter occupies Loevestein 1569 Event Catholic uprising under Northumberland and Westmoreland 1562 Event Battle at Dreux: Anne de Montmorency and huguenots under Conde captured 1560 Event Christian fleet under Gian Andrea lands at Djerba, North Africa 1559 Event Scottish Protestants under John Knox uprise against queen-mother Mary 1558 Event French troops under duke de Guise occupy Calais 1551 Event Turkish fleet under Dragut occupies Tripoli 1544 Event Battle at Carignano: French troops under Earl d'Enghien beat Swiss 1542 Event French troops under Maarten van Rossem occupies Flanders 1538 Event Battle at Preveza: Turkish fleet under Barbarossa beats Spanish 1535 Event Karel V's fleet sails under Andrea Doria to Tunis 1522 Event Spanish navigator Juan de Elcano returns to Spain, completes 1st circumnavigation of globe, expedition begins under Ferdinand Magellan 1520 Event Spanish conquerors under Cortes take gold from Aztecs 1512 Event Battle at Ravenna: France under Gaston de Foix beat Spanish Army 1512 Event French troops under Gaston de Foix occupy Brescia 1512 Event French troops under Gaston de Foix rescues Bologna 1511 Event Portugese troops under Afonso the Albuquerque occupy Malakka 1509 Event French army under Louis XII enters Alps 1504 Event English guilds/corp goes under state control 1503 Event Battle at Garigliano, Spanish army under G Cordoba beats France 1503 Event Battle at Cerignalo: Spanish army under G Cordoba beats France 1492 Event Pinta under Martin A Pinzon separates from Columbus' fleet 1456 Event Battle at Nandorfehervar (Belgrade): Hungarian army under Janos Hunyadi beats sultan Murad II 1429 Event French troops under Joan of Arc rescues Orleans 1397 Event Denmark, Norway and Sweden sign Union of Kalmar under Queen Margaretha 1396 Event Crusaders under earl of Nevers reaches Nicopolis 1396 Event Crusaders under earl of Nevers reach Vienna 1355 Event English invasion army under king Edward lands at Calais 1267 Event Inquistion forms in Rome under pope Clement IV 1240 Event Mongols under Batu Khan occupy and destroy Kiev 1212 Event Children's cruisaders under Nicolas (10) reach Genoa 1167 Event Battle of El-Babein, Egypt: Franks under Amalrik vs Syrians 1081 Event Battle at Durazzo/Durres: Normans under Robert Guiscard beat Byzantine 1065 Event Pilgrims under bishop Gunther of Bamberg reach Jerusalem 1055 Event Seldjuken under Toghril Beg occupy Baghdad 811 Event Battle at Pliska: Bulgarian under monarch Krum beat Byzantine 732 Event Battle at Tours: France under Karel Martel beat Moors 711 Event Berbers under Tarik-ibn Ziyad occupies North Spain 626 Event Avaren/Slaves under khagan Bajan begin siege of Constantinople 439 Event Vandalen under Genseric occupy Carthago 402 Event Battle at Pollentia: Roman army under Stilicho beats Visigoten 70 Event Roman army under Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem
