2014 Event U.S.-Iranian citizen Jason Rezaian, the head of the 'Washington Post' bureau in Iran, has been accused of unknown charges and is being held without bail; Iran has denied requests from Switzerland to check on Rezaian's condition on behalf of the U.S. 2012 Event A temporary fix to the Internet Doomsday virus created by the Federal Bureau of Investigation expires, causing thousands of computer users across the globe to lose Internet access 2012 Event The U.S. Census Bureau reports the world now has 7 billion people 2011 Event In Tokyo, the Metropolitan Government Bureau of Waterworks reports that radioactive iodine in city tap water is two times the recommended level for infants 2002 Death Daniel Pearl, journalist, Wall Street Journal bureau chief kidnapped and murdered by terrorists, dies at 38 1998 Event U.S. Census Bureau estimates population at 268,921,733 1996 Death Veronica Guerin, born in Ireland, nicknamed 'Ronnie', journalist, crime reporter, used pseudonyms, street names, exposing underworld figures in the Sunday Independent newspaper, helped found Criminal Assets Bureau, received death threats, murdered, by drug dealers, dies at 36 1993 Death Henk Kersting, bureau chef (Associated Press-WW II), dies at 88 1992 Death Josef Neckermann, German founder mail-order firm/travel bureau, dies 1991 Event Census Bureau said it failed to count up to 63 million in 1990 census 1988 Death David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris), dies at 73 1987 Death Philleo Nash, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (1961-67), dies at 77 1981 Death Humphrey Keervelt, director (Suriname Planning Bureau), murdered 1977 Death John R Powers, U.S. director model bureau, dies at 80 1966 Birthday Marc Bureau, Trois Rivieres, NHL center, Montreal Canadiens 1959 Birthday Veronica Guerin,, nicknamed 'Ronnie', journalist, crime reporter, used pseudonyms, street names, exposing underworld figures in the Sunday Independent newspaper, helped found Criminal Assets Bureau 1955 Death Henry W. Methorst, Dutch director (Central Bureau of Statistic), dies 1951 Event 1st commercial computer, UNIVAC 1, enters service at Census Bureau 1944 Event RAF bombs census bureau in The Hague 1943 Death C Bakker, Dutch resistance fighter (census bureau), executed 1943 Death C L Barentsen, Dutch resistance fighter (census bureau), executed 1943 Death Coos Hartogh, Dutch resistance fighter (census bureau), executed 1943 Death Cor Roos, Dutch resistance fighter (census bureau), executed 1943 Death Karl Groger, Dutch resistance fighter (census bureau), executed 1943 Death Koen Limperg, Dutch resistance fighter (census bureau), executed 1943 Death Sam Bloemgarten, Dutch resistance fighter (census bureau), executed 1943 Death Willem Arondeus, Dutch resistance fighter (census bureau), executed 1943 Death Willem Brouwer, Dutch resistance fighter (census bureau), executed 1943 Event SS Police in Amsterdam sentence for 12 resistance fighter to death (Jewish, communists, homosexuality) at the census bureau 1943 Event Assassination attempt on Van de Peat at Amsterdams census bureau 1943 Event Van der Veen Resistance starts fire in Amsterdam employment bureau 1939 Death Grace Abbott, social worker (US Children Bureau), dies at 60 1934 Birthday Laurence Luckinbill, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, actor, Delphi Bureau, Ike 1930 Event Police Bureau of Criminal Alien Investigation started in New York City 1922 Event Henry Berliner demonstrates his helicopter to U.S. Bureau of Aeronautics 1915 Birthday David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head, Washington, Paris 1913 Birthday W. Mark Felt, born in Idaho, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent, Watergate whistleblower "Deep Throat" 1911 Birthday Diego Fabbri, Italian, playwright/leader, Vatican movie bureau 1910 Event U.S. Bureau of Mines forms 1909 Birthday Philleo Nash, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1961-67 1903 Event Queen Wilhelmina opens Berlages Merchants bureau in Amsterdam 1902 Event Census Bureau forms 1901 Event Congress creates National Bureau of Standards, in Department of Commerce 1894 Event Congress creates Bureau of Immigration 1892 Death Thomas Cook, CEO (Cook Travel Bureau), dies at 83 1890 Event Congress creates Weather Bureau 1878 Birthday Grace Abbott, Grand Island, Nebraska, social worker, US Children Bureau 1875 Event International Bureau of Weights and Measures forms by treaty 1870 Event U.S. Weather Bureau begins operations (24 locations) 1868 Birthday Henry W. Methorst, lawyer/director, Dutch Cent Bureau of Statistics 1865 Event Army commander in South Carolina orders Freedmen's Bureau to stop seizing land 1865 Event Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands established 1865 Event Freedmen's Bureau is created to help destitute free blacks 1865 Event Freedman's Bureau founded for Black Education, 1865 1863 Event War Department establishes Bureau of Colored Troops 1862 Event U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing begins operation 1862 Event Congress forms U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing 1838 Birthday Cleveland Abbe, U.S., meteorologist, Father of Weather Bureau 1824 Event Bureau of Indian Affairs established 1824 Event U.S. War Department creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs 1808 Birthday Thomas Cook, founder, Cook travel bureau 1650 Event Henry Robinson opens 1st marriage bureau (England)
