2014 Event The International Olympic Committee will recognize the Olympic committee of Kosovo despite the country's lack of U.N. membership, setting an unusual precedent and raising protests from Serbia; Kosovo broke away from Serbia in 2008 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 1995 Death Michael VerMeulen, writer, journalist, magazine editor, broke story on U.S. AIDS epidemic, published in Vanity Fair, Parade, GQ founding features editor, dies at 38 1985 Birthday Michael Phelps, born in Baltimore, Maryland, professional swimmer, winner, 14 Olympic gold medals, considered greatest Olympian of all time, broke 37 world records 1978 Event Israel's top negotiators broke away from Middle East peace talks 1972 Event Los Angeles Lakers broke NBA record by winning 69 of 82 games (69-13) 1964 Event Anti-U.S. rioting broke out in Panama Canal Zone 1956 Birthday Michael VerMeulen, born in Chicago, Illinois, writer, journalist, magazine editor, broke story on U.S. AIDS epidemic, published in Vanity Fair, Parade, GQ founding features editor 1947 Birthday Jim Ryun, U.S., 1500m runner/broke 4 minute mile, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics 1943 Birthday Lord Mountevans, born in England, born Edward Patrick Broke Evans, 3rd Baron Mountevans of Chelsea in the County of London 1943 Event Soviets announce they broke long Nazi siege of Leningrad 1927 Birthday Gianna Maria Canale, Reggio Calabria Italy, actress, Go For Broke 1919 Event Mount Kelud (Indonesia) erupts, boiling crater lake which broke through crater wall killing 5,000 people in 104 small villages 1917 Birthday Lawrence F O'Brien, Watergate conspirators broke into his office 1910 Event Revolution broke out in Mexico, led by Francisco I Madero
