2015 Event The Japanese Diet enacts a defense policy allowing the nation's troops to aid allies in conflicts that also threaten Japan; Prime Minister Shinzo Abe supports the law, but it is opposed by many who wish to maintain the country's pacifist constitution 2015 Event Certain members of Greece's Syriza party form the Popular Unity Party, which opposes the current E.U. bailout; Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who ran on a Syriza anti-bailout platform, resigned after accepting the bailout terms against voter wishes 2015 Event The U.S. Navy announces that it will allow women to undergo its intensive 6-month SEAL training; female candidates who pass the course will be able to serve on SEAL teams 2015 Event The U.S. Internal Revenue Service reveals that hackers who stole taxpayer data in May had accessed additional databases, adding 220,000 to the previous estimate of 114,000 taxpayers who have had their information compromised 2015 Event Delta Airlines states it will no longer transport wildlife trophies after the recent killing of a lion, Cecil, by an American who was reportedly unaware that the hunt was illegal; Delta formerly shipped such trophies if they were obtained legally 2015 Event Zimbabwe seeks extradition of U.S. dentist Walter James Palmer, who killed a protected lion, Cecil, during a hunt; led by a local guide, Palmer believed that the hunt was properly licensed and fully legal 2015 Event Juan Felipe Herrera, age 66, has been named by U.S. Congress as this year's national poet laureate; Herrera, who is the first Latino to be given the title, has served for the past three years as California poet laureate 2015 Event Mohamed Morsi, the former Egyptian president who was the first to be democratically elected, has been given a death sentence for his role in a prison outbreak during the revolution of 2011 2015 Event A 6.7-magnitude aftershock sets off new avalanches on Mt. Everest and frightens victims of yesterday's devastating earthquake in Nepal; Google executive Dan Fredinburg was one of at least 17 climbers on Mt. Everest who died in yesterday's disaster 2015 Event The world's oldest living person, Gertrude Weaver of the U.S., dies at age 116, just five days after the death of the previous record holder, Misao Okawa of Japan, who died at age 117 2015 Event France has outlawed the hiring of models who do not meet new Body Mass Index (BMI) minimums for a certain period of time before and during a modeling job; the law aims to prevent promotion of anorexia among models and people who emulate them 2015 Event The four remaining original copies of the Magna Carta have been put on display at the British Library in London; access is limited to scholars and to 1,215 viewers from all over the world who were selected by lottery 2015 Event Over 6 million people attend a Mass in Manila, Philippines given by Pope Francis, who encouraged followers to protect the young and promote peace 2015 Event The Swiss National Bank has uncapped the Swiss franc against the euro, resulting in a rise in its currency value from 1.20 to 1.04 francs/euro; the bank also reduced interest rates from -.25% to -.75%, increasing costs to investors who store deposits 2015 Event Police have killed two of the three men who attacked the offices of French satire magazine 'Charlie Hebdo' yesterday to avenge the Prophet Muhammad; the third attacker turned himself in after the incident, which killed 12 and wounded 11 people 2014 Event A ship carrying 900 Syrians is intercepted and safely brought to shore by the Italian coast guard; the ship had been manned by human traffickers who abandoned the vessel after setting the navigation system on a collision course with the Italian coast 2014 Event Indonesia's search team finds plane wreckage and the remains of three people who were aboard AirAsia Flight 8501, which disappeared on December 28th; the findings confirm that the flight crashed in the waters between Indonesia and Singapore 2014 Event U.S. President Barack Obama announces plans to delay deportation of about 4 million undocumented immigrants who have lived in the country for at least 5 years and have children who are legal residents or U.S. citizens 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 Two security threats to Apple operating systems have been identified; the 'rootpipe' malware impacts OS X, including the new Yosemite version, while 'wirelurker' currently affects iOS users who have downloaded pirated apps 2014 Event Craig Spencer, a U.S. doctor who served with Doctors Without Borders, is now in stable condition after contracting Ebola; Spencer began showing symptoms of the virus a day after commuting to various locations around New York City 2014 Event A court has ruled that Kaci Hickox, the Maine nurse who has fought against requirements to quarantine herself due to her contact in West Africa with Ebola patients, will not have to restrict her movements; Hickox has shown no signs of the virus 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 Three U.S. states have now established quarantine rules for travelers arriving from West Africa who have had contact with Ebola victims; Illinois is the latest to implement the policy, following the lead of New York and New Jersey 2014 Event Pope Francis beatifies Pope Paul VI, who was known for changes in the Catholic Church that came out of Vatican II 2014 Event A Dallas hospital worker who treated deceased Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan has herself contracted the virus despite wearing protective gear; the Centers for Disease Control states that her infection results from a breach in protocol 2014 Event The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi for their work in advocating children's rights; 17-year-old Yousafzai, who was shot by Taliban in retaliation for her activism, is the youngest recipient in history 2014 Event The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Edvard Moser, May-Britt Moser and John O'Keefe, neuroscientists who discovered the brain cells responsible for positioning and navigation memory 2014 Event Thomas Eric Duncan, the first patient hospitalized for Ebola in the U.S., slips from serious to critical condition in a Dallas hospital; 10 people who had been in close contact with the patient have been placed in isolation 2014 Event Ashraf Ghani is sworn in as Afghanistan's new president; Ghani will share power with runner-up candidate Abdullah Abdullah, who has taken the position of chief executive 2014 Event As the Ebola epidemic spreads, the World Health Organization (WHO) has requested Ebola vaccine doses from GlaxoSmithKline (Glaxo); the company offered the vaccine to WHO in March, but the offer was rejected because the vaccine had not been tested on humans 2014 Event Crowds line up at retailers across the U.S. as the Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are offered for sale; buyers are seeking to be some of the first to own the devices, which may be shipped as late as November for those who pre-ordered online 2014 Event Bruce Levenson will sell his stake in the Atlanta Hawks after stating earlier this week that he sent a racially biased email two years ago; Levenson is freely following the path of Don Sterling, who was forced to sell the Clippers for similar reasons 2014 Event The British government raises its terror threat level to 'severe' due to concern over the number of participants in Middle Eastern conflicts who have been traveling to and from the U.K. and who may seek to instigate terrorist actions inside the country 2014 Event Dr. Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol, American aid workers who contracted the Ebola virus in Liberia and returned to the U.S. for treatment, have been released and declared fully recovered 2014 Event The Islamic State captures the Iraqi town of Sinjar, home to the country's Yazidi religious minority population; residents fled in advance of the extremists, who have demanded that non-Muslim residents convert to Islam or face death 2014 Event Dr. Kent Brantly, one of two American medical workers who contracted the Ebola virus in Liberia, arrives in the U.S. for treatment in isolation at Emory University Hospital; the virus has already claimed hundreds of lives in West Africa 2014 Event Tobacco company R. J. Reynolds must pay over $23 billion in resolution of a lawsuit filed by the widow of a man who died from lung cancer at age 36; the suit accused the company of hiding the health risks and habit-forming nature of cigarettes 2014 Event After advancing to the World Cup semifinals, Brazil loses star player Neymar, who suffered a broken vertebra after a knee to the back during the Colombia match 2014 Event Former Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker is nominated for the position of President of the European Commission in a 26-2 vote over U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, who strongly objected to the decision 2014 Event Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine enter into free-trade pacts with the European Union, a decision counter to that of Kazakhstan and Belarus, who partnered with Russia in creation of the Eurasian Union 2014 Event The week-long cease-fire in the Ukraine has been endorsed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who urged separatist fighters to stop fighting and instead hold discussions with the Ukrainian government 2014 Event Donald Sterling, the owner of the L.A. Clippers who was banned from the NBA after racist remarks, has changed his mind on allowing sale of the team to Microsoft ex-CEO Steve Balmer; instead, Sterling has revived his $1 billion lawsuit agains the NBA 2014 Event Early election tallies show that Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will be the next president of Egypt; el-Sisi, the military commander who removed former president Mohamed Morsi from office due to mass protests, resigned his military position to run for president 2014 Event Businessman Petro Poroshenko wins the Ukraine's presidential election; election turnout was strong despite the nation's internal conflicts with separatist groups, who kept many voting locations closed in the eastern part of the country 2014 Event The Superbowl takes place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey; the Seahawks beat the Denver Broncos 43-8, a historic win for the Seahawks, who haven't won a major championship in 30 years 2014 Event Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who has been granted temporary asylum in Russia, claims that his decision to leak classified NSA documents about mining emails and telephone call logs, has resulted in several significant threats to his life 2013 Event Shinzo Abe the Prime Minister of Japan visits the Yasukuni Shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo; the shrine commemorates those who died while in the service of the Empire of Japan during the Meiji Restoration, which stored imperial rule to Japan in 1868 2013 Event Ukraine's former Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko posted messages supporting the anti-government protesters who toppled the last status of Vladimir Lenin on her website, calling on suporters to keep up their demands 2013 Event A special episode of the British science fiction program 'Doctor Who' called, 'The Day of the Doctor' broadcasts simultaneously to 94 countries in celebration of the show's 50th Anniversary; the broadcast earned a Guinness World Record for the largest ever simulcast of a TV drama 2013 Event Maria Gabriela Isler, a fashion model who was crowned Miss Venezuela 2012, is crowned Miss Universe 2013 2013 Event Sydney, Australia welcomes Harry, the Prince of Wales, who has come to celebrate 100 years of the Royal Australian Navy 2013 Event The International Olympic Committee announces it will punish athletes who support Russian LGBT rights at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games 2013 Event Actor Peter Capaldi, of Scotland, lands the role of the Doctor in the twelfth incarnation of the 'Doctor Who' British science fiction show 2013 Death Helen Thomas, an American Journalist who reported on the White House for nearly fifty years, dies at the age of 92 2013 Event Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announces a plan to help settle Papua New Guinea asylum seekers who come to Australia by boat 2013 Event Pope Francis condemns the 'global indifference' to the plight of immigrants who have drowned trying to reach Europe; he honors them in a mass held on Lampedusa, the largest island of the Italian Pelagie Islands in the Mediterranean Sea 2013 Event The new leader of the Australian Labor Party is former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who won over incumbent Julia Gillard 2013 Event According to a new study, breast milk boosts brain development by 30% compared to babies who are fed formula 2013 Event Pope Francis canonizes a record-breaking number of new Catholic Church saints; Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI submitted the 813 'Martyrs of Otranto' who were beheaded by Ottoman soldiers for refusing to convert to Islam 2013 Event The FBI reports they have discovered who stole $580 million in masterpieces from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990, the greatest art heist in American history 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 2013 Event County Wicklow, Ireland holds funeral services for Irish mountaineer, Ian McKeever, who was killed by lightning on Mount Kilimanjaro 2013 Event U.S. President announces the nomination of Jack Lew as Treasury Secretary, to replace Timothy Geithner, who is stepping down from his post 2012 Event The launch of a space satellite into space by North Korea is disputed by South Korean defense ministry, who claim it was a disguised test of a 10,000 km range missile 2012 Event All members of the Commonwealth of Nations, who have the British Monarch as their head of state, agree to the Succession of the Crown Bill, enabling a female child, for the first time, to become monarch 2012 Event In Surrey, England, a message found on the leg of a pigeon from WWII stumps GCHQ code-breakers, who say the message hidden in the code may never be revealed 2012 Event Riot police are sent out to greet thousands of protesters in Madrid, Spain, who demand that the government quit 2012 Event Sisters Eva Hoffe and Ruth Wiesler, who inherited valuable documents belonging to Franz Kafka and his colleague Max Brod are ordered to turn the documents over to the National Library in Tel Aviv 2012 Event Mohamed Yousef el-Magariaf, Chairman of Libya's legislative authority, the General National Congress, says al-Qaeda elements who fought with rebels in Libya's civil war number "up to 200" in Libya 2012 Event China's President, Hu Jintao, officially receives Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, who came to the country for cooperation talks and in-depth discussion 2012 Event The writer of 'Carrie's War,' Nina Bawden, who was shortlisted for the 1987 Booker Prize and the Lost Man Booker Prize in 2010, dies in London at age 87 2012 Event A proposal for a statue to George Orwell is flatly turned down by the BBC, who said Orwell resigned from the organization, 'because for some time past I have been conscious that I was wasting my time and the public money on doing work that produces no results.' 2012 Event Dioncounda Traore, Acting President of Mali, requires hospitalization after encountering angry demonstrators who object to the 70-year old to hold the office for a year 2012 Event U.S. researchers report that preventable infections are the leading cause of the world's child mortality rate, where out of 7.6 million children who died before the age of 5 in 21010, 60% died of infections like pneumonia 2012 Event After Chen Guangcheng flees house arrest, U.S. President Barack Obama refuses to comment on the blind Chinese dissident who reportedly went to the U.S. embassy 2012 Event In England, lawmakers ban the display of tobacco products, hoping the move will lead to a reduction in the number of youths who smoke 2012 Event Between 60 to 70 artifacts of the ancient Olympic games are stolen by thieves who broke into the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in Greece 2012 Event A law banning Palestinians who marry Israeli's from gaining citizenship is upheld by Israel's Supreme Court 2011 Event North Korea states is will accept all South Korean delegations who wish to pay their respects to the late leader Kim Jong-il 2011 Event In the U.K., researchers use a new gene therapy technique to treat those who suffer ocular defects such as retinal choroideremia 2011 Event Further sanctions are imposed on Belarus, Iran and Syria by the EU, who reiterates the call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down 2011 Event A previously unknown species of bottlenose dolphin is identified by researchers at Australia's Monash University, who named it Tursiops australis 2011 Event In England, two men who created a Facebook site to incite violence during the riots are sentenced to four years imprisonment 2011 Event Thousands march in Mexico City to protest the 38,000 people who have died since the Mexican Drug War began in 2006 2011 Event According to the WHO, leading causes of death in the world include chronic illnesses such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes 2011 Event The London Marathon is won by Emmanuel Matai, who set a new course record 2011 Event A plan to prevent the spread of artemisinin-resistant malaria is launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) 2011 Event Pope Benedict XVI urges Pakistan to repeal its blasphemy law whereby those who insult the Prophet Muhammed receive the death penalty 2010 Event China creates a new 'Confucius peace prize' to honor its former Taiwanese Vice President, Lien Chan, who refused to collect it 2010 Event A drill reaches 33 Chilean miners who remain trapped underground after the 2010 Copiapo mining accident August 5, 2010 2010 Event Israel requests that Germany arrest Klaas Carel Faber, a Nazi war criminal who killed 20 Jews at Westerbork concentration camp 2010 Event Rescuers in Shanxi, China, enter a flooded mine to help over 153 workers who have been trapped for over a week 2010 Event Nepal declares a national day of mourning in honor of Girija Prasad Koirala, the 'elder statesman of South Asia' who dies in Kathmandu at age 86 2010 Death Florence Green, the last known female First World War veteran who served with the Women's RAF in 1918, dies at 108 2009 Event Concern about spreading influenza from Mexico and the United States to other countries is expressed by the WHO 2005 Event The Supreme Court rules the death penalty unconstitutional for people who committed crimes before age 18 2004 Death Margaret Hassan, humanitarian, director of Care in Iraq who was murdered by terrorists, dies at 59 2004 Death Art James, game show host/announcer, ", The Who, What, Where Game, ", dies at 74 2004 Death Uta Hagen, actress/teacher, starred in original Broadway cast of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, dies at 84 2003 Death Carlo Urbani, WHO doctor, ", president of the Italian branch of ""Doctors without Borders,"" died of SARS after helping to identify it, " 2002 Death John Entwistle, bass player, The Who, dies at 57 2002 Event Tony Awards, The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Private Lives revival, and Into the Woods revival won major awards 2000 Death Beah Richards, actress, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, dies at 74 2000 Death Johnnie Taylor, singer, Who's Makin' Love?, dies at 62 1999 Death Wilt Chamberlain, "Wilt ""The Stilt"" Chamberlain", basketball great/sometime actor, Record-smashing basketball player who scored over 70 points in several pro games, dies at 63 1998 Event Mary Kay LeTourneau, 36, former teacher, who violated probation by seeing 14 year old father of her baby, sentenced to 7 years 1997 Event Federal judge sentences Autumn Jackson, who claims to be Bill Cosby's daughter, to 26 months for trying to extort $40 million from him 1997 Event Jamaica issues a warrant for singer Sade, who fails to report to court on charges of failure to obey a cop who signaled her to stop 1997 Death Princess Caradja-Kretzulesco, royalty, a direct descendent of Prince Vlad the Impaler, who was nicknamed Dracula, dies at 76 1997 Death Terry Nation, writer (Dr. Who, Blake 7) at 66 1996 Death Murtaza Bhutto, politician, son of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who was sentenced to death by Lahore High Court, dies at 42 in Karachi, Pakistan, shot dead along with six other activists of the Pakistan Peoples Party 1996 Death Wolf Morris, actor (Padmasambhava-Dr. Who), dies at 71 1996 Death John Pertwee, actor (Dr. Who), dies at 76 1995 Event Israel buries Yitzhak Rabin, assassinated by a fellow Jew who opposed peace with Palestinians 1995 Event NHL Winnipeg Jets sold to Americans who plan to move them to Phoenix 1995 Event "Who's Tommy" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 899 performances 1994 Event Susan Smith who claimed her 2 kids were carjacked arrested for murder 1994 Death Roswell Gilbert, who mercy killed his ailing wife, dies at 85 1994 Death Peter Cushing, actor (Star Wars, Dr. Who), dies of cancer at 81 1993 Death Claude Renoir, French cinematographer (Spy Who Loved Me), dies at 78 1993 Death Edwina Lewis, actress (Boy Who Cried Bitch), dies of heart attack 42 1993 Event "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me" closes at Booth New York City after 232 performances 1993 Event "Who's Tommy" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 899 performances 1993 Event Jury reaches guilty verdict in Federal case against cop who beat Rodney King, but the verdict is not read until April 17th 1993 Death Roy Riegels, University of California football player who ran wrong way, dies at 84 1992 Event "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me" opens at Booth New York City for 232 performances 1992 Death Charles Fraser-Smith, English inventor (man who never was), dies 1992 Event Dennis Eckersley, who previously set record for most consecutive saves (40), is 1st pitcher to record 40 saves in 4 different seasons 1992 Event "Who's The Boss," final episode after 8 years on ABC TV 1992 Event Ethic committee votes to reveal congressmen who bounced checks 1992 Death Johnny Mack, British actor (Time Lord-Dr. Who), dies at 70 1992 Death Guy Deghy, actor (Matter of Who, 1 Eyed Soldiers), dies at 79 1992 Death Mike Frankovich, U.S. producer (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies 1991 Event British Court of Appeal frees "Birmingham 6" who had been unjustly sentenced in August 1975 to life imprisonment 1991 Death Peggy Mondo, actress (Who's Minding the Store), dies at 50 1990 Death Mary Victor Bruce, who flew around empire state building in 1930, dies 1990 Event Who, Simon and Garfunkel, 4 Seasons, 4 Tops, Hank Ballard, Platters & 1989 Event Challenge to "who is a Jew" law filed in Israeli Supreme Court 1988 Event 5 gunmen who hijacked Soviet Aeroflot jet, surrender in Israel 1988 Event Royals announce that Dick Howser, who underwent surgery for a brain tumor in July, will return to manage the club in 1989 1988 Event Robert Englund, actor who plays Freddie Kruger weds Nancy Booth 1988 Event WYHY radio offers $1M to anyone who can prove Elvis is still alive 1987 Event Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, who escaped 2 days earlier, recaptured 1987 Death Jaco Pastorius, John Francis Anthony 'Jaco' Pastorius III, musician, electric bass player, jazz genre, style included intricate, higher register solos, voted 'Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived' by Bass Guitar magazine, dies at 35 1987 Event West German pilot Mathias Rust, who flew a private plane from Helsinki Finland, to Moscow's Red Square, forms trial in Russia 1987 Event Madonna's "Who's That Girl," single goes #1 1987 Event Federal judge throws out Bette Midler's $10 million suit against Ford Motor Co, who used a sound alike voice for their TV commercials 1987 Event Subway gunman Bernhard Goetz acquitted after shooting 4 youths who tried to rob him 1987 Death Patrick Troughton, actor (Dr. Who-Dr. Who), dies at 56 1986 Event Michael Sergio, who parachuted into Shea Stadium during game 6 of the World Series, sentenced to 100 hours of community service and fined $500 1986 Event UN's WHO announces 1st global effort to combat AIDS 1986 Event U.S. Senate approved immigration bill prohibiting hiring of illegal aliens and offered amnesty to illegals who entered prior to 1982 1985 Event Paul Hornung awarded $1,160,000 by a Louisville court against NCAA who barred him as a college football analyst for betting on games 1985 Event Actress Judith Licht (Who's the Boss) marries Robert Desiderio (One Life to Live) 1984 Event John Lennon releases "Every Man has a Woman Who Loves Him" 1984 Death Baby Fae, who received a baboon's heart, dies at 3 weeks 1984 Event New York Met Rusty Staub joins Ty Cobb, who hit home runs as a teen and in 40s 1984 Death William Keighley, dir (Man who came to Dinner), dies of a stroke at 94 1984 Event California Supreme Court rejects quadriplegic Elizabeth Bouvia, who wants to starve herself to death in a public hospital 1983 Event Pope John Paul II pardons man who shot him (Mehmet Ali Agca) 1983 Event Spokesperson for The Who announces the group is disbanding 1983 Event Arbitrator Raymond Goetz rules 43 players who are on Disabled List during 1981 players' strike not entitled to salaries for that period 1982 Event Pope John Paul II canonizes Reverend M Kolbe, who volunteered to die in place of another inmate at Auschwitz concentration camp, a saint 1982 Death Larry Breeding, actor (Who's Watching the Kids), dies on 36th birthday 1982 Birthday Billie Piper, born in Swindon, England, singer, actress, pop singer, appeared as Rose Tyler in television series, 'Doctor Who' 1982 Event Twins rookie outfielder Jim Eisenreich, who suffers from Tourette's Syndrome, removes himself, due to taunts from Red Sox bleacher fans 1981 Event Dennis Lillee kicked Javed Miandad, who waved his bat at Dennis 1981 Death Dixie, a mouse who lived 6 years, dies 1980 Event Dallas' "Who Shot JR?" episode (Kristen) gets a 53.3 rating (83 mill) 1980 Event Gene Michael named 25th Yank mgr, replacing Dick Howser, who resigns 1980 Event Tiger reliever John Hiller, 37, (who had a 1971 heart attack), retires 1979 Event The Who opens New York City concerts at MSG 1979 Event 3 Puerto Rican nationalists who attempted to kill Truman are freed 1978 Event Kenny Jones becomes The Who's new drummer 1978 Death Keith Moon, rock drummer (Who), dies of drug OD at 31 1978 Death Faith Baldwin, U.S. author (They Who Love), dies at 84 1977 Event Angels acquire Dave Kingman from Padres for cash 9 days later Yankees buy Kingman (started with Mets) who plays in all 4 divisions in 1977 1977 Event Israeli soldier who died freeing hostages in Entebee Raid (1976) 1977 Death Gaus, an orangautan who lived to be 59 1976 Event A&M sues George Harrison who fails to meet deadline for LP completion 1976 Event Ntozake Shange's "For Colored Girls Who ...," premieres in New York City 1976 Event Keith Moon, drummer for Who, collapses and is hospitalized in Miami 1976 Event Loudest Pennsylvania (76 KW) for Who's Quadrophenia in London 1975 Death William Hartnell, actor (Dr. Who), dies at 67 1974 Event A's Ken Holtzman, who hasn't batted all season, belts 3rd inning home run in Game 4 and gets the win, 5-2 1974 Death Warren Hull, actor (Strike it Rich, Who in the World), dies at 71 1973 Death Paavo Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76 1973 Event In audience with Italian cyclists, Pope Paul VI praises athletes who "offer the magnificent show of a healthy, strong, generous youth" 1973 Death Roger Delgado, actor (Adv's of Sir Francis Drake, Dr. Who), dies at 55 1973 Birthday Adam Garcia, born in Wahroonga, Australia, actor, tap dancer, appeared on 'Doctor Who', appeared in films, 'Wilde', 'Coyote Ugly', 'Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen' 1973 Event Ernie Banks fills in for Cubs manager Whitey Lockman who is ejected during the game, thus technically becoming baseball's 1st black manager 1973 Death Cecil Kellaway, actor (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies at 78 1972 Birthday Alyssa Milano, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, singer, appeared in Broadway production, 'Annie', appeared in 'Who's the Boss' television sitcom 1972 Event Lerrin LaGrow Campy, who had been hit by a pitch, is fined and suspended 1971 Event Only Test Cricket for Ken Eastwood, who scored 5 and 0 Australia vs. England 1970 Event The Who's "Tommy" is performed at New York's Lincoln Center 1970 Death Richard J. Neutra, Australia/US architect (Who Bought America?), dies at 78 1969 Event Who release rock opera "Tommy" 1969 Event After 9,015 at bats Hank Aaron is lifted for a pinch hitter, Mike Lum, who doubled in a 15-3 victory over New York Mets 1969 Event Who's Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey charged with assault 1969 Death F Osbert S Sitwell, English poet (Who Killed Cock Robin?), dies at 76 1968 Birthday Jay Underwood, actor, Boy Who Could Fly 1968 Event Sirhan Sirhan shoots Bobby Kennedy, who dies next day 1967 Event The Who, opening for Herman's Hermits begin a U.S. tour 1967 Event John Entwistle of rock group Who weds Alison Wise 1967 Event Pope Paul VI names 27 new cardinals, including Karol Wojtyla, archbishop of Krakow, who later became Pope John Paul II 1967 Event Who and Cream make U.S. debut at Murray the K's Easter Show 1967 Death Jack Ruby, assassin who killed assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, dies at 55 1966 Event "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" opens 1966 Event Who and the Kinks perform on the last "Shindig" TV show on ABC 1965 Event Rock group Who's wan is vandalized with $10,000 in equipment stolen 1965 Death H V Kaltenborn, newscaster (Who Said That?), dies at 86 1965 Event The Who make their 1st appearance on British TV 1965 Event Rock group Who releases 1st album "I Can't Explain" 1964 Event EMI rejects audition by "High Numbers," they go on to become The Who 1964 Event "Girl Who Came to Supper" closes at Broadway New York City after 112 performances 1963 Event "Girl Who Came to Supper" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 112 performances 1963 Event "Doctor Who," the long-running British sci-fi series debuts in England 1963 Death Monty Wooley, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 74 1963 Event 17th Tony Awards: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum win 1962 Event "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" opens on Broadway, with Uta Hagen 1962 Event Russia launches Vostok 4, Pavel Popovich, who lands safely Aug 15 1961 Death Charlie Gemora, actor (who portrayed King Kong), dies at 58 1961 Birthday Rory Bremner, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, impressionist, political satirist, comedian, appeared on Channel 4 with 'Rory Bremner, Who Else?', host of award-winning show, 'Bremner, Bird and Fortune' 1961 Event New York DA arrests professional gamblers who implicate Seton Hall players 1959 Birthday Paul McGann, born in Liverpool, England, actor, breakout role in BBC's The Monocled Mutineer, appeared as Eighth Doctor in 1996 television movie, Dr. Who 1959 Event 3-deck Nile excursion steamer springs a leak panicking passengers who capsized ship. 200 drown just yards from shore 1957 Event White mob forces 9 black students who had entered a Little Rock high school in Arkansas to withdraw 1955 Birthday Griffin Dunne, actor, American Werewolf in London, Who's That Girl 1954 Birthday Murtaza Bhutto, born in Karachi Pakistan, politician, son of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who was sentenced to death by Lahore High Court 1954 Event WHO TV channel 13 in Des Moines, IA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 Birthday James di Donato, twin who swam the butterfly 406 miles 1953 Birthday Jonathan di Donato, twin who swam the butterfly 406 miles 1953 Event Boston Braves, who own Milwaukee minor league franchise, block St. Louis Browns attempt to shift their franchise to Milwaukee 1953 Event Indians bar night games with Browns (who refuse to share TV receipts) 1952 Birthday Marilu Henner, born in Chicago, actress, Taxi, Man Who Loved Women, Eve Shade 1951 Birthday Jaco Pastorius, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, John Francis Anthony 'Jaco' Pastorius III, musician, electric bass player, jazz genre, style included intricate, higher register solos, voted 'Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived' by Bass Guitar magazine 1951 Birthday Peter Davison, actor, Dr. Who, Sink or Swim, Fiddlers Three 1950 Event White Sox release Luke Appling, who had been a Sox since 1930 1949 Birthday Barbara Bach, Goldbach, Queens, New York, actress, Spy Who Loved Me 1949 Birthday William Wallace, rocker, Guess Who 1948 Birthday Robert Braunwart, who added thousands of dates to this database 1948 Birthday Larry Carlton, rock composer, Against All Odds, Who's the Boss 1947 Birthday Alice Playton, New York City, actress, Who Killed Mary Whats 'er Name 1947 Birthday Candy Clark, born in Oklahoma, actress, Man Who Fell to Earth, Q, American Graffiti 1947 Birthday Shakira Caine, Guyana, actress, Man Who be King, Miss Guyana, 1967 1946 Birthday Larry Breeding, Winchester, Illinois, actor, Who's Watching the Kids? 1946 Birthday Kurt Winter, rocker, Guess Who 1946 Birthday Brigitte Fossey, born in Tourcoing, France, actress, Man Who Died Twice 1946 Birthday Zina Bethune, New York City, actress, Nurses, Who's That Knocking at My Door 1945 Death George Barbier, actor (Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 80 1945 Birthday Garry Peterson, rocker, Guess Who 1945 Birthday Katharine Houghton, born in Hartford, actress, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 1945 Birthday Clarissa Pinkola Estes, born in Indiana, writer, psychologist, certified Jungian psychoanalyst, poet, author, wrote bestseller, 'Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype' 1944 Birthday Roger Daltrey, English rocker, actor, producer, The Who, Tommy 1943 Event German paratroopers, on orders of Adolf Hitler, seize former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini who was being held prisoner by the government 1943 Birthday James Kale, rocker, Guess Who 1943 Birthday Colin Baker, actor, Dr. Who, Swallows and Amazons 1943 Birthday John Montagu, born in England, 11th Earl of Sandwich, elected as a hereditary peer in the House of Lords, related to 4th Earl who popularized the sandwich 1943 Death Alexander Goode, rabbi who surrended his life jacket, drowns 1942 Birthday Bob Hoskins, Suffolk England, actor, Brazil, Who Killed Roger Rabbit? 1942 Birthday Rajinder Goel, cricketer, slow lefty who didn't play for India 1942 Event 6 convicted Nazi saboteurs who landed in U.S. executed in Washington D.C. 1940 Event 1st-class debut of Arthur Morris, who scores 148 1940 Birthday Jenny Linden, English actress, Hedda, Dr. Who and the Daleks 1939 Event George Kaufman/Moss Hart's "Man Who Came to Dinner," premieres in New York City 1939 Birthday Barry Mann, R&B singer, Who Put the Bomp in the Bomp Bomp Bomp 1939 Birthday Barry Mann, vocalist, Who Put the Bump 1937 Birthday Robert Stone, U.S. writer, Who'll Stop the Rain, WUSA 1937 Birthday Sandy Dennis, born in Nebraska, actress, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1936 Birthday Juliet Prowse, Bombay India, actress/dancer, Who Killed Teddy Bear 1936 Death Harry Northrup, actor (Who's Knocking at My Door), dies at 60 1936 Event Joe McCarthy is named to manage AL All-Stars, rather than high-strung Mickey Cochrane, who is very close to a nervous breakdown 1935 Birthday V V Kumar, cricketer, useful Madras leggie who only played 2 Tests 1935 Birthday Belinda Lee, born in Devon, England, actress, Who Done It, Runaway Bus 1934 Event Sherlock Holmes crossword puzzle in "Sat Review of Lit" Males who solved puzzle became members of Baker Street Irregulars 1932 Birthday Mel Tillis, born in Tampa, Florida, country singer, Who's Julie, M-M-Mel 1932 Event John McGraw, who came to New York in 1902, resigns as manager of Giants 1932 Birthday John Glen, Thames England, actor, Spy Who Loves Me, Backfire 1932 Event WOC-AM in Davenport Iowa merges with WHO to become WHO-WOC 1931 Event Lefty Grove, A's pitcher who won 31 games, is named the AL's MVP 1931 Birthday Gregg Smith, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, directed The Gregg Smith Singers, a mixed chorus of 16 singers who toured the U.S. 40 times, recorded over 100 albums, received three Grammy Awards 1930 Birthday Terry Nation, writer, Dr. Who, Blake 7 1930 Birthday Gerry Davis, born in England, science-fiction writer, wrote British television soap operas Coronation Street and United!, script editor for Doctor Who 1929 Birthday Murray Gell-Mann, physicist who predicted quarks 1929 Birthday Keith Waterhouse, English writer, Billy Liar, Say Who Are You? 1928 Event Test Cricket debut of Don Bradman, who scored 18 and 1 vs England 1927 Event Test Cricket debut of Walter Hammond, who scored 51 and took 5-36 vs. S Af 1926 Birthday Karel Reisz, director, Everybody Wins, Isadora, Who'll Stop the Rain 1925 Birthday Johnny Carson, born in Corning, Iowa, comedian, Tonight Show, Who Do You Trust 1925 Event Test Cricket debut of Clarrie Grimmett, who took 5-45 and 6-37 vs. England 1924 Event Test Cricket debut of Bill Ponsford, who scored 110 in 1st innings 1921 Birthday Caryl Chessman, kidnapper who got death penalty, 1960 1920 Birthday Patrick Troughton, actor, Doctor Who 1920 Birthday Roger Price, born in Charleston, West Virginia, actor and writer, Who's There, Droodles 1919 Birthday John Meade, born in Ireland, 7th Earl of Clanwilliam, a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1776 for John Meade, who served as Attorney-General for Ireland 1919 Birthday Jon Pertwee, English comic/actor, Dr. Who, Worzel Gummidge 1918 Event White Sox losing 5-4 against New York Yankees, load the bases in 9th with no outs Chick Gandil lines to Frank Baker who turns a triple play 1917 Birthday Jan Murray, born in Bronx, New York, comedian, Treasure Hunt, Who Killed Teddy Bear 1917 Death Fanya Kaplan, Russian who shot at Lenin on Aug 30th, executed 1916 Event Baseballers who are injured now get full pay for duration of contract 1915 Event Theodore Roosevelt criticizes U.S. citzens who identify themselves, with dual nationalities 1914 Event Boston Braves, who were in last place in mid-July, clinch NL pennant 1914 Event Baltimore Orioles' (IL) owner Jack Dunn offers Babe Ruth, Ernie Shore and Ben Egan for $10,000 to Connie Mack, who refuses, pleading poverty 1913 Birthday Ginty Lush, cricketer, NSW quick of the 30's who didn't play for Australia 1913 Birthday John Mitchell, Nixon's attorney general who went to jail 1913 Birthday Peter Cushing, England, actor, Dracula, Star Wars, Dr. Who 1913 Birthday Jimmy Hoffa, Teamsters leader who disappeared in 1975 1912 Birthday Anne B Ridler, British poet, Who is my neighbor? 1912 Event A's beat Tigers 24-2, who use amateurs protesting Ty Cobbs suspension 1911 Birthday Alfred Scott Witherbee, Jr., U.S., 3 year old who drowned on Lusitania 1910 Birthday Eric Tindall, cricketer, All Black rep who kept wicket in 5 Tests 1909 Birthday John Beal, Joplin, Missouri, actor, 10 Who Dare, I Am the Law, Amityville 3D 1909 Event Ump Tim Hurst instigates a riot by spitting at A's 2nd baseman Eddie Collins, who had questioned a call, this leads to Hurst's banishment 1909 Event Baseball rules players who jump contracts are suspended for 5 years 1908 Birthday Robert F Simon, Mansfield, Ohio, actor, Man who shot Liberty Valance 1908 Event Addie Joss perfect game stops Ed Walsh 1-0 who won 40 in a row 1908 Event Yankees replace Clark Griffith with Kid Elberfeld as manager who is destined to have worse won-lost percentage of any Yankee manager 27-71 (.276) 1907 Event Gold dental inlays 1st described by Wm Taggart, who invented them 1904 Birthday Theodor Geisel, Dr. Seuss, children's author, "Horton Hears a Who!" 1904 Event 1st college sports letters given to Seniors who played on University of Chicago's football team are awarded blankets with letter "C" on them 1903 Birthday Warren Hull, Gasport, New York, actor, Strike it Rich, Who in the World 1902 Birthday Christina Stead, born in Australia, novelist, Man Who Loved Children 1902 Death Julius Sterling Morton, who started Arbor Day, dies at 72 1901 Event 3 autos race on Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, fastest speed achieved by Henry Fournier who drives a mile in 51 4/5 seconds 1901 Event Cincinnati Enquirer reports Baltimore manager John McGraw signed Cherokee Indian Tokohoma, who is really black 2nd baseman Charlie Grant 1899 Birthday Frank Vosper, born in London, England, actor, Man Who Knew Too Much 1899 Death C Grant B Allen, Canada, British writer (Woman Who Did), dies 1896 Birthday Phil Baker, Philadelphia, comedian, Who's Whose 1895 Birthday Auguste Lumiere, twin brothers who opened 1st commercial cinema 1895 Birthday Louis Lumiere, twin brothers who opened 1st commercial cinema 1895 Birthday Oscar Hammerstein II, born in New York City, lyricist who worked with Richard Rodgers 1895 Event Oscar Wilde loses libel case against Marquess of Queensberry, who accused him of homosexual practices 1893 Birthday Faith Baldwin, New Rochelle, New York, author/novelist, They Who Love 1893 Birthday Daan Boens, Flemish poet, Man who sold his Wife 1893 Birthday Francis Quimet, Mass shop asst who won golf's U.S. Open, 1913 1892 Birthday Richard J. Neutra, Austrian and U.S. architect, Who Built America 1891 Death Helena Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical Society, with William Quan Judge, Henry Steel Olcott, believed all inner religious teachings are true, dies, date of death celebrated by Theosophists, who call it, Whilte Lotus Day 1891 Birthday Norman "Squab" Read, U.S. aviator who lived to be 101 1890 Birthday Bill Henry, born in San Francisco, California, newscaster, Who Said That? 1888 Birthday Monty Wooley, New York City, actor, Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner 1887 Birthday John Reed, journalist who reported on Mexican, Russian revolutions 1887 Birthday Alexander Woollcott, New Jersey, short story writer, Man Who Came to Dinner 1885 Death Louis Riel, French rebel who fought against Canada, executed at 41 1884 Birthday Torben Myer, Copenhagen Denmark, actor, Girl Who Came Back 1883 Birthday Rube Goldberg, cartoonist, who made the easy outrageously difficult 1878 Birthday H V Kaltenborn, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, newscaster, Who Said That? 1876 Birthday William Farnum, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Spoilers, Man who Fights Alone 1875 Birthday Harry Northrup, Paris, France, actor, Who's That Knocking at My Door 1874 Birthday Grant Mitchell, Columbus, Ohio, actor, Man Who Came to Dinner 1874 Birthday Gilbert Keith Chesterton, England, novelist, Man Who Made Gold 1862 Birthday William "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player who lived to 99 1858 Event French Emperor Napoleon III escapes attempt on his life by Felice Orsini, an Italian patriot who was later executed 1855 Birthday Charles Post, who had a way with breakfast cereals, Post Cereals 1848 Birthday C Grant B Allen, Canadian writer, Woman Who Did 1831 Death James Hoban, architect who designed White House, dies 1824 Death Barbara Krudener, mystic visionary who renounced nobility, dies at 60 1821 Birthday Nikolai Nekrasov, Russ, poet/journalist, Who Can be Happy in Russia? 1797 Event Emperor Francis I permits Jews who served in military in "Countries of Bohemian Crown" to marry non Jews 1775 Event Lord Dunmore, promises freedom to male slaves who join British army 1753 Birthday Oliver Cromwell, Burlington, New Jersey, black who served with Washington 1713 Birthday Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, astronomer who mapped the So Hemisphere 1656 Event All female jury hears case of woman who killed her child (acquit her) 1632 Death Nicolas Antoine, French cath pastor who converted to Judaism, executed 1626 Birthday Christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic 1604 Event Tsar Ivan IV defeats False Dmitri, who claims to be the true tsar 1594 Birthday Gustavus II Adolphus, king who made Sweden a major power, 1611-32 1556 Event Portuguese Marranos who revert back to Judaism burned by order of Pope 1498 Death Tomas de Torquemada, inquisitor who burned 10,000 people, dies 1487 Birthday Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah 1349 Event Jews who survived a massacre in Constance Germany are burned to death
