2014 Event A shipwreck off of Haiti may be that of the Santa Maria, one of the three ships led by Christopher Columbus; the wreck was discovered about 10 years ago, but has only now been tentatively identified in light of Columbus' writings and other evidence 1988 Death Luis Barragan, born in Mexico City, Mexico, architect, modernist, minimalist, important 20th century architect, significant landscape designer, self-taught, influenced by writings of Ferdinand Bac, dies 1940 Death Florence Scovel Shinn, artist, book illustrator, metaphysical writer, wrote, 'The Game of Life and how to Play it", 1925, writings follow thought principles of Emma Curtis Hopkins, Myrtle Fillmore, Phineas Quimby, Charles Fillmore, dies 1902 Birthday Luis Barragan, born in Mexico City, Mexico, architect, modernist, minimalist, important 20th century architect, significant landscape designer, self-taught, influenced by writings of Ferdinand Bac 1885 Birthday Franz T Csokor, Austrian author, Writings on the Wall 1871 Birthday Florence Scovel Shinn, born in New Jersey, artist, book illustrator, metaphysical writer, wrote, 'The Game of Life and how to Play it", 1925, writings follow thought principles of Emma Curtis Hopkins, Myrtle Fillmore, Phineas Quimby, Charles Fillmore 1766 Event Pope Clement XIII warns On dangers of anti-Christian writings