2015 Event A 37-year-old man from South Carolina is rescued 500 miles from home after 66 days lost at sea; Louis Jordan had been in an antique 35-foot sailboat fishing in the open sea when the boat capsized in a storm, and he survived on fish and rainwater 2014 Event Russia counters sanctions by the U.S. and the European Union by banning all imports of dairy, fish, meat, fruit and vegetables; Ukrainian flights have also been prohibited from Russian air space 2013 Event Scientists in Spain publish a study in the 'New England Journal of Medicine' that claims a Mediterranean diets, high in olive oil, nuts, fish and fresh fruits, reduce the risk of heart disease 2012 Event A new species of freshwater fish are discovered; the new species of darter fish, Etheostoma obama, are named after U.S. President Barack Obama 2011 Event Redondo Beach, California authorities investigate the source of a large fish kill at the King Harbor Marino 2010 Event Many nations urge lower fishing rates on the Atlantic bluefin tuna; quota limits on the critically endangered fish are discussed by major fishing nations in Paris 1993 Event IRA bomb attack on fish and chips restaurant in Belfast, 10 killed 1991 Death Hamilton Fish, congressman (NY), dies at 102 1988 Event Fish leaves rock group Marillion 1968 Birthday Billy Crudup, born in Manhattan, New York, actor, appeared in film, 'Dedication', 'Watchmen', 'Public Enemies', 'Almost Famous', 'Big Fish' 1965 Birthday Todd Bridges, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Different Strokes, Fish 1959 Event 1211-kg great white shark becomes largest fish ever caught on a rod 1958 Birthday Fish, Derek William Dick, Scottish vocalist, Marillion-Sugar Mice 1952 Birthday Amy Tan, born in Oakland, California, author, wrote, 'The Bonesetter's Daughter', 'Saving Fish From Drowning', novel, 'The Joy Luck Club', became successful film 1949 Death Hendrik A de Fish, Henri Pauwels, Flemish philological, dies at 64 1948 Birthday Cliff Fish, rocker, Paper Lace 1948 Event J D Salinger's "A Perfect Day for Banana Fish" appears in NY 1945 Birthday Maria Aitken, actress, Fish Called Wanda 1944 Birthday Michael Fish, British TV weatherman 1943 Birthday Michael Palin, England, comedian, Monty Python, Fish Called Wanda 1942 Birthday Country Joe McDonald, California, rock guitarist and vocalist, & the Fish 1940 Event U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service forms 1939 Death Albert Fish, mass murderer, executed 1938 Birthday Stanley Fish, American Writer 1926 Birthday Hamilton Fish, Jr., born in Washington, D.C., Representative-R-New York 1969 - 1995 1925 Death Erik Alfred Leslie Satie, French composer (Dreamy Fish), dies at 59 1921 Birthday Abe Vigoda, New York City, actor, Barney Miller, Fish 1888 Birthday Hamilton Fish, U.S. congress leader/isolationist 1887 Event 1st salaried fish and game warden (William Alden Smith in Michigan) 1885 Birthday Hendrik A de Fish, Henri Pauwels, Flemish philological/sociologist 1879 Event 1st federal fish hatching steamer lauched (Wilmington Delaware) 1871 Event Federal fish protection office authorized by Congress 1868 Event Refrigerator car patented by William Davis, a fish dealer in Detroit 1656 Event Artificial pearls 1st manufactured by M Jacquin in Paris made of gypsum pellets covered with fish scales 1610 Death Benedict van Canfield, William Fish, English missionary, dies
