2015 Event The Vatican ends a five-year investigation into a key organization of U.S. nuns two years ahead of schedule and recommends no major changes; the group was under scrutiny for practices considered out of line with Catholic Church teaching 2015 Event The deadline has passed for conclusion of negotiations by Iran and a group of six nations on Iran's nuclear program; however, as some progress has been made, the talks will continue 2015 Event H.J. Heinz Co and Kraft Foods Group Inc. will merge to form the third-largest global food company, Kraft Heinz Co.; the merger will be financed by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and Jorge Paulo Lemann's 3G Capital 2015 Event Negotiations continue between Iran and a group of six nations regarding limits on Iran's nuclear program, with the end of March approaching as an initial deadline; Iranian President Hassan Rouhani expresses optimism that an agreement will be reached 2014 Event Zakariya Ahmed Ismail Hersi, a key member of the military arm of the al-Qaeda-affiliated group al-Shabab, surrenders to police; the group seeks to take over the U.N.-supported Somali government 2014 Event Negotiators have extended until next June the deadline for agreements regarding Iran's nuclear program; despite failure to meet the deadline, both Iran and the six-nation group claim that progress has been made 2014 Event Representatives for the Islamic State announce that the group will begin minting its own currency in order to remove itself from the world financial system, which it considers 'satanic' 2014 Event 27 hostages have been freed in Cameroon, including the wife of vice prime minister Amadou Ali and a group of Chinese workers; Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram is suspected to be responsible 2014 Event Muslim Brotherhood followers have been asked to leave Qatar; other Arab states are unhappy with Qatar's support of the group, highlighted by recent charges that the nation received state secrets from member and former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi 2014 Event President Barack Obama announces that the U.S. will increase its support for forces fighting the advances of the Islamic State militant group; air power, military training and other aid will be provided, but U.S. troops will not be sent to battle 2014 Event Iraqi troops and Shiite militia members, aided by U.S. air strikes, free the town of Amerli from Islamic State control; the rebel group seized the town two months ago, blocking access to food and supplies; rations were air-dropped after the victory 2014 Event Mohammed Zakari, a leader of Islamist militant group Boko Haram, has been arrested by Nigerian police; Boko Haram is implicated in hundreds of deaths and kidnappings, and Zakari is wanted for the recent killings of seven people 2014 Event The U.S. government will recognize and provide finances to the new Palestinian government, formed by a coalition of Islamist groups Fatah and Hamas; the U.S. considers Hamas a terrorist group, but officials plan to monitor the new government's actions to ensure neutrality and commitment to achieving peace with Israel 2014 Event The U.S. will accept and provide finances to the new Palestinian government, formed jointly by Fatah and Hamas; the U.S. labels Hamas a terrorist group but will monitor the new government's actions to ensure commitment to achieving peace with Israel 2014 Event The Nigerian government announces that it has located the 270-plus girls abducted by terrorist group Boko Haram, but it cannot rescue the girls yet due to fears that the abductors will kill them if the military attempts a direct confrontation 2014 Event African leaders meet in Paris to discuss ways to fight Boko Haram, the Islamist group that kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls over a month ago in Nigeria; the country's president, Goodluck Jonathan, has been seen as slow to respond to the situation 2014 Event Albert Pujols of the Los Angeles Angels joins an elite group of only 26 major league baseball players to have hit 500 home runs; Pujols achieved this feat during today's game against the Washington Nationals 2014 Event Chinese auto manufacturer FAW Group begins taking orders for its luxury Red Flag L5 custom-made auto; the vehicle is priced similarly to a Ferrari at approximately $803,000 2014 Event Expansion plans for the Panama Canal are paused so Grupo Unidos por el Canal, the group behind the project, can seek more funding for the $3.2 billion project 2014 Event Hillary Clinton has rented out her 2008 campaign email list to a prominent group of supporters urging her to run for President in 2016 2014 Event According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the net worth of the 300 richest people in the world collectively increased by $524 billion; the group has an aggregate net worth of $3.7 trillion 2013 Event AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines, merges with US Airways Group; American Airlines Group is formed and the public company begins trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol AAL 2013 Event A new study reports that all Europeans are related to a small group of ancestors dating back only 1,000 years; researchers believe it's likely that everyone in the world is related over the past few thousand years 2013 Event An NBA league committee recommends NBA owners reject the big from a group led by Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer to purchase the Sacramento Kings and move them to Seattle 2013 Event British catering firm Compass Group and Whitbread, one of the country's largest hotel chains, find horse DNA in products sold as "beef" 2013 Event The group of hackers known as Anonymous, hacks into the U.S. Sentencing Commission website as a response to the suicide of Aaron Swartz, an American computer programmer, and internet activist 2013 Event The Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Jean-Claude Juncker, loses his position as President of the Euro Group; he is unseated by Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Minister of Finance for the Netherlands 2012 Event Jon Lord, an English composer and pianist and co-founder of the heavy rock group, Deep Purple, dies after suffering a pulmonary embolism 2012 Event Yahoo! sells off its stake in Alibaba Group for $7.1 billion 2012 Event Security chief Zhou Yongkang is asked to be removed by a group of Chinese Communist Party veterans 2012 Event The Anonymous computer hacking group is credited with launching an attack on the United Kingdom Home Office 2011 Event In Mexico, Virgin Group chairman Richard Branson opens the world's first commercial spaceport, Spaceport America, with flights expected to being by 2013 2011 Event Militant Islamic group Al-Quaeda confirms Osama bin Laden's death and threatens revenge 2011 Event U.S. President Barack Obama announces that Osama bin Laden, founder of the militant Islamist group Al-Quaeda was killed by American military operatives 2010 Event In Bauchi, northern Nigeria, an Islamist militant group named Boko Haram raids a prison and frees 721 inmates 2010 Event After a weeklong battle with 43 people killed, Somalia's al-Shabaab rebel group called for reinforcements to take over the capital Mogadishu 2010 Event Abd-al-Rahman Awad, the suspected leader of Fatah al-Islam, the radical Sunni Islamist group, is fatally shot and killed by Lebanon 2010 Event In Washington, D.C, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu tells a lobby group that 'Jerusalem is not a settlement' and Israel has a 'right' to build there 2009 Event The C40 Large Cities Climate Leadership Group meets for the third time in Seoul 2006 Event ETA terrorist group declares ceasefire against Spain 2004 Death Carl Wayne, Colin David Tooley, actor, lead vocalist 'The Move', 1960's Birmingham rock group, dies of esophageal cancer, at age 61 2002 Death Lisa Lopes, singer, songwriter, known as 'Left Eye', member of group, TLC, famous songs include, 'Waterfalls', 'Girl Talk', dies in La Ceiba, Honduras, at age 30, in a car accident 1996 Death Rio Reiser, born Ralph Christian Mobius, musician, singer, political activist, member of ton Steine Scherben, a famous rock group, wrote Rachhaussong supporting the squatter scene, dies at 46 1995 Death Paul Foster, singer, Soul Stirrers gospel group member, dies at 75 1995 Death Jorge Peixinho, pianist, conductor, composer, studied with Pierre Boulez, founder, Lisbon Contemporary Music Group, dies in Lisbon, Portugal 1995 Death Eazy-E, drug dealer, gang member, rapper, producer, regarded as a founder of gangsta rap, member of N.W.A. group, dies of AIDS, at age 31 1995 Death Lord Taylor of Hadfield, British President of Taylor Woodrow Group, dies at 90 1994 Event Anti Apartheid Group of Netherlands (AABN) disbands 1994 Death BAM "Bob" Schreiner, airline owner (S Aviation Group), dies at 79 1993 Event Paul Chu group reports super conduction at -123 degrees C (record high) 1993 Event Arab terror group planning bombing of Holland/Lincoln Tunnels caught 1992 Event Tampa Bay group purchases San Francisco Giants 1992 Event Owners approve sale of Seattle Mariners to a Japanese group 1991 Event Alfaro Vive guerrilla group of Ecuador gives arms to Catholic church 1990 Event Rap group 2 Live crew members arrested in Florida for obscenity 1989 Death Mary McCarthy, author (Group), dies, at 77 1988 Event Fish leaves rock group Marillion 1988 Event Raymond Acevedo is retired from singing group Menudo 1986 Event RUN-DMC is 1st rap group to hit top 10 (Raisin' Hell) 1985 Death James Vance (20) and Raymond Belknap (18), commit suicide, sparking their families to sue rock group Judas Priest for subliminal messages 1985 Event Philadelphia Police bomb a house held by group "Move," kills 11 1984 Event Rock group Wings disbands 1983 Event Spokesperson for The Who announces the group is disbanding 1983 Death Joan Hackett, actress (Group, Flicks, Rivals), dies of cancer at 49 1982 Event Andy Taylor of rock group Duran Duran weds Tracie Wilson 1982 Event Rock group Doobie Brothers split up 1982 Event Terror group "The Illuminated Path" frees 260 prisoners in Peru 1982 Event FALN (Puerto Rico Nationalist Group) bombs Wall Street 1981 Event El Salvador guerrilla group FMLN opens "limited offensive" 1981 Event Bangladesh President Ziaur Rahman is shot by group of rebel officers 1981 Birthday Kelly Rowland, born in Atlanta, Georgia, singer, actress, founding member of group, Destiny's Child, sold more than 50 million albums, collaborated with Nelly on 'Dilemma' single 1981 Event El Salvador guerrilla group FMLN opens "general offensive" 1980 Event Brian May of rock group Queen collapses on stage with hepatitis 1979 Event Rock group, Emerson, Lake and Palmer break up 1979 Event Rock group, the Knack releases "My Sharona" 1979 Event Rock group "Little Feat" disbands 1978 Event John Lydon forms rock group Public Ltd Image 1978 Event UNICEF chooses rock group Kansas as ambassadors of goodwill 1977 Event Frank Martinus Arion forms Surinamese Writers group 77 1977 Event Marvel Comics publish "Kiss book" tributing rock group Kiss 1977 Event EMI records drop punk rock group Sex Pistols 1977 Event Czechoslovakian intellects begin Human Rights Group Chapter 77 1976 Event Rock group Deep Purple disbands 1976 Event Allman Brother's roadie Scooter Herring sentenced to 75 years for providing drugs for the group, based on Gregg Allman's testimony 1974 Event Joan Jett forms her rock group Runaways 1974 Event Keyboardist Rick Wakeman quits rock group "Yes" 1974 Event Rock group Raspberries breakup 1972 Birthday Kurupt, born in Long Beach, California, born Ricardo Emmanuel Brown, rapper, also known as 'Kurupt That Kingpin', member of rap group, Tha Dogg Pound 1972 Birthday Elizabeth Wolfgramm, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, singer, member of The Jets family group, composed of siblings 1971 Event Paul McCartney announces formation of his group Wings 1971 Birthday Lisa Lopes, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, singer, songwriter, known as 'Left Eye', member of group, TLC, famous songs include, 'Waterfalls', 'Girl Talk' 1971 Event Rock group Iron Butterfly disbands 1970 Event SDS Weathermen terrorist group bomb 18 West 11th St. in New York City 1969 Birthday Bryant H. McGill, born in Mobile, Alabama, editor, author, celebrity publicist, creator, celebrity verification group, books include the 'McGill English Dictionary of Rhyme' 1969 Death Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, architect (November Group), dies at 83 1969 Event Leslie West and Felix Pappalardi form rock group Mountain 1969 Event Nicky Hopkins quits rock and rolls, Jeff Beck Group 1968 Birthday Dawn Robinson, born in New London, Connecticut, singer, rhythm and blues, member, En Vogue, an urban dance-pop group 1968 Event Rock group "Yardbirds" disband 1968 Event Rock group Genesis release their 1st record "Silent Sun" 1968 Event David Gilmour joins rock group Pink Floyd 1967 Event Ian Anderson and Glenn Cornick form rock group Jethro Tull 1967 Birthday Lorraine Pearson, born in Romfod, United Kingdom, born Lorraine Samantha Jean Pearson, singer, rocker, writer, member of pop group Five Star, published novel 'Her, Me and Reality", 1989 1967 Event Shortwave group ANARC's 1st convention (Chicago) 1967 Event John Entwistle of rock group Who weds Alison Wise 1966 Event Brussels: Nuclear Planning Group established 1966 Event Nuclear Planning Group forms in Brussels 1966 Event Rock group Buffalo Springfield forms 1965 Event Beatles win 1st Grammy, for Best Group of 1964 1965 Event Rock group Who's wan is vandalized with $10,000 in equipment stolen 1965 Event Rock group "Animals" 1st time on British charts 1965 Event Rock group "Jefferson Airplane" forms 1965 Event Rock group Who releases 1st album "I Can't Explain" 1964 Event Davie Jones and King Bees debut "I Can't Help Thinking About Me," group disbands but Davie Jones goes on to success as David Bowie 1963 Birthday Eazy-E, born in Compton, California, drug dealer, gang member, rapper, producer, regarded as a founder of gangsta rap, member of N.W.A. group 1963 Event George Harrison is impressed by unsigned group "Rolling Stones" 1962 Birthday Josh Silver, born in America, keyboardist, producer for band Type O Negative, viewed as a gothic metal band, played with Peter Steele, founding member of rock group Fallout 1961 Event Failed coup by Syrian group in Lebanon 1961 Event Bus with 1st group of Freedom Riders bombed and burned in Alabama 1961 Birthday Jay Aston, London, England, singer, youngest member of British pop group, Bucks Fizz, founded Jay Aston Theatre Arts School 1959 Birthday Martin Atkins, born in Coventry, England, Martin Clive Atkins, rocker, musician, worked with post-punk, industrial group Public Image Ltd., Ministry 1959 Birthday Beverly Lee, born in Passaic, New Jersey, singer, member, trademark holder for The Shirelles, an all girl vocal pop group 1958 Birthday Henk Wanders, Dutch bassist, Frank Boeijen Group 1957 Birthday Frank Boeoen, Dutch singer, Frank Boeoen Group, Black and White 1957 Birthday Peter Murphy, born in Northampton, England, vocalist, goth rock genre, member of rock group, Bauhaus, released solo albums Deep, Love Hysteria, nicknamed, 'The Godfather of Goth' 1957 Event John Lennon (16) and Paul McCartney (15) meet for 1st time as Lennon's rock group The Quarry Men perform at a church dinner 1956 Event Dodgers sell Ebbets Field to a real estate group They agree to stay until 1959, with an option to stay until 1961 1956 Event Federal court bars former Little League Commissioner Carl Stotz from forming a rival group 1955 Birthday James Jonathan Sylvers, born in Memphis, Tennessee, keyboardist, vocalist, member of The Sylvers, a popular 1970's rhythm and blues family group 1955 Birthday Jos Haagmans, Dutch singer, Frank Boeijen Group 1953 Event A Baltimore group purchases St. Louis Browns 1953 Event Birmingham Alabama, bars Jackie Robinson's Negro-White All-Stars from playing there Robinson gives in and drops white players from his group 1953 Birthday Billy Hinsche, born in Manila, Philippines, William 'Billy' Hinsche, American musician, rocker, member of Dino, Desi, and Billy singing group, toured with The Beach Boys 1952 Birthday Ger Hoeymakers, Dutch rock guitarist, Franc Boeijen Group 1952 Birthday Philip Green, born in Croyden, England, businessman, owns large retail stores including Arcadia Group, 9th richest person in Britain, worth over $4 billion 1951 Birthday Larry Burnett, born in America, musician, original member of band, Firefall, a pop-rock group 1950 Event South Africa passes Group Areas Act segregating races 1950 Birthday Rio Reiser, born in Berlin, Germany, born Ralph Christian Mobius, musician, singer, political activist, member of ton Steine Scherben, a famous rock group, wrote Rachhaussong supporting the squatter scene 1949 Birthday Edward Hardin, New York City, rock guitarist, Spencer Davis Group 1948 Birthday Christopher Gent, CEO, Vodafone Group 1948 Birthday John Browne, group chief executive, British Petroleum Company 1947 Birthday Cozy Powell, England, rock drummer, Jeff Beck Group, Whitesnake, ELP 1947 Birthday Edgar Broughton, born in Warwick, England, founder, progressive rock group, The Edgar Broughton Band, 1968 1947 Birthday Ron Wood, rock guitarist, Faces, Jeff Beck Group, Rolling Stones 1947 Birthday Phil Sawyer, rocker, Spencer Davis Group 1947 Event Largest group of sunspots on record 1947 Birthday Malcolm McLaren, founded rock group, Sex Pistols 'God Save the Queen' 1946 Birthday Dennis Dunaway, rocker, guitarist for "The Spiders", "The Earwigs", and for the "Alice Cooper group" 1946 Birthday Carson Van Osten, born in America, musician, performed with Todd Rundgren and rock group 'Nazz', comics creator, artist of Disney comics 1946 Birthday David Liebman, born in Brooklyn, New York, musician, rocker, saxaphonist, flautist, worked with Steve Swallow, Pete La Roca, played with Elvin Jones, Miles Davis's group, appeared on 'Big Fun' album, among others 1946 Event Menachem Begins opposition group bombs King David Hotel 1946 Event Menachen Begin's opposition group surprise attack on King David hotel 1946 Birthday Michael Milken, born in Los Angeles, California, partner, International Capital Access Group 1946 Birthday Dudley Fishburn, born in England, British politician, journalist, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom, holds directorship for Altria Group 1946 Birthday Tony Kaye, born in Leicester, England, musician, keyboardist for 'Yes', progressive rock group 1945 Event Clandestine Radio 1212, after broadcasting pro-nazi propoganda for months used their influence to trap 350,000 German army group B troops 1944 Birthday Jeff Beck, born in Surrey, England, singer/guitarist, Jeff Beck Group 1944 Event Opposition group surprise attack post office Washer 1944 Birthday Gene Parsons, rock drummer, Byrds, Gene Clark Group 1943 Birthday Carl Wayne, born in Birmingham, England, Colin David Tooley, actor, lead vocalist 'The Move', 1960's Birmingham rock group 1943 Birthday Denny Payton, saxophonist, harmonica player, guitarist, singer, performed with the Dave Clark Five, English pop rock group 1943 Event Otto Skorzeny's commando group arrives in Rome 1943 Event Opposition group Zwaantje forms in Delfzijl 1943 Birthday Judith Durham, born Melbourne, Australia, Judith Mavis Cock, singer, jazz, lead vocalist for The Seekers, Australian popular folk music group 1943 Birthday Hugh Davies, born in Exmouth, England, composer, musicologist, invented musical instruments from household items, 1970's member of the Artist Placement Group 1943 Event Munich resistance group "White Rose" captured by Nazis 1943 Event Sign on Munich facade: "Out with Hitler! Long live freedom!" done by "White Rose" student group, caught on 2/18, beheaded on 2/22 1943 Event Amsterdam resistance group CS-6 shoots nazi general Seyffardt 1942 Event Dobbe resistances group overthrows Bonkarten distribution 1942 Birthday Peter York, rock drummer, Spencer Davis Group 1942 Birthday Spencer Davis, rocker, Spencer Davis Group 1941 Event Einsatz group kills 15,000 Jews of Rovno Ukraine 1941 Death Friedrich Angel, German mathematician (group theory), dies at 79 1941 Event Pro-nazi group declares Ukraine independence 1940 Birthday Clem Curtis, born in Trinidad, singer, lead vocalist for The Foundations, a British soul group, including hits, 'Baby Now That I've Found You', 'Back On My Feet Again', 'Any Old Time' 1940 Event Prime Minister Winston Churchill visits #11 Fighter Group 1940 Event Marcel Louette seeks opposition group "White Brigade" on Antwerp 1940 Birthday George Paul, CEO, Norwich Union Insurance Group 1940 Birthday Jorge Peixinho, born in Montijo, Portugal, pianist, conductor, composer, studied with Pierre Boulez, founder, Lisbon Contemporary Music Group 1939 Birthday Derek Hunt, CEO, MFI Furniture Group 1938 Birthday Jeremy Hardie, CEO, W. H. Smith Group 1937 Birthday Garth Hudson, born in Windsor, Ontario, organist, keyboardist, musician, instrumentalist, member of The Band, Canadian-American rock group 1937 Birthday Jimmy Jones, born in Birmingham, Alabama, African-American rocker, singer, songwriter, performed with doo-wop group The Berliners, wrote 'Handy Man' recorded by the Sparks of Rhythm 1937 Event 1st U.S. group hospital-medical cooperative authorized, Washington, D.C. 1936 Birthday Michael Stone, English broker/multi-millionaire, Man Group 1935 Birthday Elgar Howarth, born in Cannock, England, composer, conductor, educated at Manchester University, member of group, New Music Manchester 1934 Birthday DAER Peake, CEO, Kleinwort Benson Group 1934 Birthday Roger Reynolds, born in Detroit, Michigan, composer, professor, University of California at San Diego, founder, ONCE Group, won Pulitzer Prize 1989 1934 Birthday Nicholas Goodison, CEO, TSB Group 1932 Birthday Peter Stormonth Darling, CEO, Mercury Asset Management Group 1932 Birthday John Clement, chairman, Unigate Group 1930 Birthday Geoffrey Littler, CEO, County NatWest Group 1929 Event 1st group hospital insurance plan offered (Dallas Tx) 1928 Birthday David Berriman, CEO, Rose Thomson Young group of Lloyds Trustees 1928 Birthday MG Falcon, CEO, Norwich Union Insurance Group 1927 Birthday Bryan Cowgill, deputy chairman, Mirror Group 1927 Birthday John McLaughlin, TV commentator, McLaughlin Group 1925 Birthday Warren G. Bennis, born in New York City, New York, scholar, author, Leadership Studies pioneer, studied group behavior at MIT, prompting interest in the then-nonexistent field of leadership, published 'Revisionist Theory of Leadership', 1961, stating that humanistic, democratic-style leaders can best manage change in the leadership environment 1924 Birthday Sidney Lumet, born in Philadelphia, director, Group, Pawnbroker, Fail Safe 1922 Birthday Jeffrey Benson, CEO, 600 group 1921 Birthday David Lawmn, CEO, Prestige Group 1920 Birthday Paul Foster, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, singer, Soul Stirrers gospel group member, sang with Robert Harris, Sam Cooke, Rising Stars, Golden Echoes, memorable recording 'Be With Me Jesus' 1920 Event NL votes 6-2 for 1 commissioner AL votes 6-2 to keep group commission 1919 Birthday Ellen Stewart, actress/founder, La Mama Theatre Group 1919 Birthday Ike Isaacs, born in Rangoon, Burma, guitarist, played jazz, known for work with Stephane Grappelli, played with Denny Wright in group Velvet in 1970's, taught at the Sydney Guitar School 1919 Event Petlyura's Ukrainian Army kills 35 members of a Jewish defense group 1918 Birthday Robert Hunt, CEO, Dowty Group 1918 Birthday John Read, CEO, TSB Group 1918 Birthday Gordon Pirie, England, Group Captain 1917 Birthday Heinrich Boll, Germ, writer, Group Portrait with Lady, Nobel '72, 1917 Birthday Heinrich Boll, Germ, writer, Group Portrait with Lady, Nobel '72, 1917 Birthday Frederick Page, CEO, British Aerospace Aircraft Group 1915 Birthday Arnold Hall, CEO, Hawker Siddeley Group 1912 Birthday Mary McCarthy, U.S., novelist, Group 1911 Birthday Nobutaka Shikanai, Japans media CEO, Fujisankei Com Group 1911 Event 1st U.S. group insurance policy written, Passaic, New Jersey 1909 Event Netherlands' SDAP suspends Marxist Tribune group (Gorter and Wijnkoop) 1907 Birthday Arthur Steel, Dutch architect, Group '32 1907 Birthday Jan Pauw, CEO, Aruban Theater Group 1904 Birthday Julian Hodge, British financier/multi-millionaire, Hodge Group 1904 Event Islands of Manu'a group (Samoa) ceded to U.S. by their chiefs 1889 Event Chaplain Ariens founds 1st roman catholic workers group 1862 Event Lincoln receives 1st group of blacks to confer with U.S. president 1861 Birthday Friedrich Engel, German mathematician, group theory 1849 Event 1st chamber music group in U.S. gives their 1st concert (Boston) 1789 Event Society of St. Tammany is formed by Revolutionary War soldiers. It later becomes an infamous group of New York City political bosses 1709 Event 1st major group of Swiss/German colonists reaches NC/SC
