2015 Event Serbian Novak Djokovic beats Swiss Roger Federer to win his second U.S. Men's Open title; a day earlier, Italian Flavia Pennetta beat fellow Italian Roberta Vinci in the U.S. Women's Open to win her first Grand Slam, then announced her retirement 2015 Event Queen Elizabeth II surpasses her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria as the U.K.'s longest-reigning royal with 63 years on the throne; Elizabeth II was installed on the throne at age 25 in 1952 after the sudden death of her father, George VI 2015 Event Queen Elizabeth II officially celebrates her 89th birthday with a Trooping the Color ceremony; as part of the celebration, the Queen also knighted figures including actor Kevin Spacey and singer Van Morrison 2015 Event Helen Mirren wins best leading actress for her role in 'The Audience,' and Alex Sharp wins best leading actor for 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' at the 69th annual Tony Awards 2015 Event Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, announce the birth of a baby girl but have not yet revealed her name 2015 Event At the 87th Academy Awards, 'Birdman' is awarded Best Picture, Eddie Redmayne wins Best Actor for his role as Stephen Hawking in 'A Theory of Everything,' and Julianne Moore wins Best Actress for her role in 'Still Alice' 2015 Event Harper Lee will release her second novel, 'Go Set a Watchman,' after 55 years; Lee wrote this novel first, presenting Scout as an adult, but editors convinced Lee to write instead about Scout as a child, resulting in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' 2015 Event American skier Lindsey Vonn wins her 63rd World Cup, setting a new record after 35 years; the previous record of 62 wins was held by Austrian skier Annemarie Moser-Proell 2014 Event Scottish health officials report the nation's first case of Ebola after diagnosing a health care worker returning from Sierra Leone; the worker did not manifest symptoms until her arrival in Scotland and is currently in stable condition 2014 Event NFL player Ray Rice will be allowed to resume playing in the league; Rice was suspended in July after video surfaced in which he knocked out his fiancee (now wife) by punching her in an elevator 2014 Event A court has ruled that Kaci Hickox, the Maine nurse who has fought against requirements to quarantine herself due to her contact in West Africa with Ebola patients, will not have to restrict her movements; Hickox has shown no signs of the virus 2014 Event A total of 111 people have been identified as having had contact with an Ebola-infected 2-year-old girl before her death in Mali, raising concerns of a potential new epidemic; the girl was the first confirmed Ebola case in the nation 2014 Event Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has been elected to her second term, winning with 51.6% of the vote over Aecio Neves 2014 Event Kaci Hickox, the first person held under New Jersey's new quarantine provisions for those who have worked with Ebola patients, speaks out to protest the conditions of her confinement at a local hospital; Hickox has tested negative for the virus 2014 Event A 2-year-old girl is the first case of Ebola in Mali; the girl was brought to the country from Guinea after her mother's death 2014 Event A second Dallas nurse, Amber Vinson, is diagnosed with Ebola a day after flying from Cleveland to Dallas; the Centers for Disease Control gave her approval to fly despite her symptoms 2014 Event A Dallas hospital worker who treated deceased Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan has herself contracted the virus despite wearing protective gear; the Centers for Disease Control states that her infection results from a breach in protocol 2014 Event The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi for their work in advocating children's rights; 17-year-old Yousafzai, who was shot by Taliban in retaliation for her activism, is the youngest recipient in history 2014 Event Secret Service Director Julia Pierson testifies in a congressional hearing to investigate the recent intrusion of the White House as well as other security breaches under her leadership; Pierson stated that such incidents will not happen again 2014 Event Chelsea Clinton and her husband, Marc Mezvinsky, announce the birth of their first child, Charlotte, making grandparents of former U.S. presidential couple Bill and Hillary Clinton 2014 Event Joan Rivers dies at age 81; the outspoken comedienne passed after complications from surgery on her vocal cords 2014 Event French judicial officials are investigating IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde for her alleged role in fraudulent payments during her time as France's finance minister; LaGarde believe that the charges are unfounded 2014 Event 17-year-old Katie Ledecky, the current world record holder for fastest 400-meter freestyle, breaks her own record at the Pan Pacific championships 2014 Event Celine Dion announces that she will not be performing for the indefinite future; the singer will be focusing on taking care of her husband as he recovers from throat cancer surgery; she is also recovering from an illness affecting her vocal cords 2014 Event Tennis champion Serena Williams beats Karolina Pliskova in her first game since leaving the Wimbledon games on July 1st due to illness; Williams will undergo future medical tests to confirm whether the illness was caused by a virus 2014 Event Chelsea Clinton has announced that she and her husband Marc are expecting their first child in the fall; Chelsea is the only child of Bill and Hillary Clinton 2014 Event L'Wren Scott, the 49-year-old model, designer and longtime girlfriend of Mick Jagger, is found dead in her apartment 2014 Event Debbie Dingell, wife of U.S. Representative John Dingell, announces her plans to run for her husband's seat after he retires; Rep. Dingell announced his retirement yesterday 2014 Event Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjoergen set a new record for the highest number of Olympic medals awarded to a female Winter Olympics athlete after her gold medal at Sochi; Bjoergen has won ten Olympic medals over to date, including six golds 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 2013 Event Author J.K. Rowling announces she is producing a play based on the life of her character Harry Potter; the play tells the previously untold story of life before the boy wizard goes to Hogwarts; the play will premiere in London's West End within the next two years 2013 Event Ukraine's former Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko posted messages supporting the anti-government protesters who toppled the last status of Vladimir Lenin on her website, calling on suporters to keep up their demands 2013 Event Journalist Lara Logan of CBS is suspended after admitting that portions of her '60 Minutes' Benghazi attack report covering the death of U.S Ambassador Christopher J. Stevens, were false 2013 Event In an effort to repair strained relations after news reports cite the U.S. spied on Chancellor Angela Merke's cell phone, President Barack Obama congratulates the Chancellor on the formation of her new cabinet, and invites her to Washington 2013 Event The 2013 Man Booker Prize is won by Eleanor Catton for her book, 'The Luminaries' 2013 Event Texas State Senator Wendy Davis, famous for her 11-hour filibuster against restricting abortion rights, announces she will run for either the Texas State Senate seat or for Governor of Texas 2013 Event Janet Napolitano, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, announces she will resign from her position to become the President of the University of California 2013 Event Sabine Lisicki of Germany is defeated at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships; Marion Bartoli of France wins the Ladies' Singles Final, earning her first Grand Slam singles title 2013 Event Harper Lee, author of 'To Kill a Mockingbird', faces a court battle in a lawsuit claiming a literary agent tricket her into giving up the copyright to her world-famous book 2013 Event Malawi President Joyce Banda accuses singer Madonna of 'bullying state officials' after exaggerating the contributions of her charity and complaining about her treatment during a recent visit to the country 2013 Event Queen Elizabeth of the U.K. is named 'the most memorable Bond girl' for her appearance at the London Olympics. BAFTA, gave her the honorary award for her support of British film and television 2013 Event A 2-year old Mississippi girl born with HIV/AIDS is pronounced HIV negative after receiving treatment for the virus within 30 hours after her birth 2013 Event Germany's Federal Minister of Education and Research, Annette Schavan, resigns after she is stripped of her doctorate degree for plagiarism by the University of Dusseldorf 2013 Event U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton steps down from her post; she is succeeded by Senator John Kerry 2013 Event A court grants Iceland's Blaer Bjarkardottir the right to use her own name; after previously ruling Blaer was only a man's name, the Reykjavik court rules it could also be used as a girl's name 2013 Event Beatrix of the Netherlands announces she will abdicate her throne to her son, Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, on April 30, 2013 2012 Event Queen Elizabeth II shares her Christmas Message with her Commonwealth subjects, referencing the 'humbling' experience of her diamond jubilee celebrations and the 2012 Summer Olympics;the speech is the first to be broadcast in 3D 2012 Event United Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth II attends a meeting of the Cabinet for the first time, receiving a gift honoring her Diamond Jubilee; this was first time a Cabinet meeting was attended by a British monarch since the reign of Queen Victoria 2012 Event Hilary Clinton, the U.S. Secretary of State, fainted from dehydration and sustained a concussion after falling in her home 2012 Event The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., announces a successful artificial insemination as Mei Xiang gives birth to her second giant panda cub 2012 Event In Egypt, protesters throw tomatoes and shoes at U.S. Secretary of State's motorcade during her first visit to the country since President Mohamed Mursi was elected 2012 Event Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, President of Argentina, announces she will switch her personal savings from the U.S. dollar to the Argentine peso 2012 Event Madonna begins her MDNA Tour in Tel Aviv, Israel, the first of more than 65 cities she will perform at worldwide 2012 Event Imprisoned Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko is moved to a hospital after a political compromise, ending her hunger strike 2012 Event Author JK Rowling announces that the Pottermore website, her version of the Harry Potter universe will launch in early April, 2012 2012 Event Queen Elizabeth II marks her 60th anniversary of becoming monarch of the U.K and seven sovereign states in the Commonwealth of Nations 2011 Event U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promotes democratic reforms in her meeting with Burma's top pro-democracy activist, Aung San Suu Kyi 2011 Event The music video for the single, 'Marry the Night' is released by pop singer Lady Gaga; the song is from her 2011 album 'Born This Way' 2011 Event Queen Elizabeth II makes her 16th visit to Australia, commencing in the capital city of Canberra 2011 Event Musician Katy Perry wins the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards for Video for the Year award for her song 'Firework' 2011 Event Casey Anthony, cleared of murdering her daughter Caylee and set to be released from the Orange County, Florida jail, attracts major crowds unhappy with the judgement 2011 Event Famed 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling leaves her agent, Christopher Little, ending their 15-year working relationship 2011 Event Prince Albert II of Monaco weds Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock at the royal palace; Wittstock is now known as Her Serene Highness, Princess Charlene 2011 Event French Minister of Finance, Christine Lagarde, declares her candidacy as head of the International Monetary Fund 2011 Event American actress Zsa Zsa Gabor undergoes a life-saving operation and has her leg amputated 2010 Event For the first time in ten years, Burmese pro-Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is reunited with her son 2010 Event Queen Elizabeth II launches a page on Facebook; no one is allowed to 'poke' or 'befriend' her 2010 Event Model Naomi Campbell confirms former President of Liberia Charles Taylor gave her diamonds she described as 'dirty looking stones' 2010 Event German Chancellor Angela Merkel agrees to spread $80 million pounds in savings across four years with her coalition cabinet 2010 Event The Queen Mary 2 makes her first port call in China at the Port of Shanghai, since her maiden voyage in 2004 2004 Event Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Finals, Cara Black and her brother Wayne Black beat Todd Woodbridge and Alicia Molik 2003 Event Wimbledon Women's Finals, Serena Williams beat her sister Venus Williams 2002 Event Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Venus Williams and her sister Serena Williams Paola Suarez and Virginia Ruano 2002 Event Wimbledon Women's Finals, Serena Williams beat her sister Venus Williams 1999 Death Hazel Frederick, face in a crowd, faced the camera when Mary Tyler Moore tossed her hat in the opening credits of her show, dies at 91 1998 Event After months of wrangling, Lewinsky and Starr announce a full immunity agreement for Lewinsky and her parents 1998 Event Mary Kay LeTourneau, 36, former teacher, who violated probation by seeing 14 year old father of her baby, sentenced to 7 years 1997 Event New York Ranger Wayne Gretsky wife Janet is knocked unconcious and gets 2 stitches while watching the game as a plexiglass falls on her 1997 Event Oprah Winfrey announces she will continue her show through 2000 1997 Event Jamaica issues a warrant for singer Sade, who fails to report to court on charges of failure to obey a cop who signaled her to stop 1997 Event Melissa Drexler, 18, charged with killing her baby during her prom 1997 Event Diane Blood, 32, in England, won right to use her dead husbands sperm 1997 Event Secretary of State Margaret Albright announces she just discovered that her grandparents were Jewish 1996 Event Alanis Morissette ends her 1st U.S. tour (Houston Texas) 1996 Event Heidi Fleiss scheduled to begin her 7 year jail sentence 1995 Event Martina Ertl of Germany wins her 3rd giant slalom world cup 1995 Event Ice Skater Nancy Kerrigan (25) weds her agent Jerry Solomon (41) 1995 Event Monica Seles beats Martina Naratilova in her return to tennis 1995 Event Susan Smith found guilty of drowning her 2 children in South Carolina 1995 Event Camilla Parker Bowles and her husband Andrew divorce 1994 Event Susan Smith who claimed her 2 kids were carjacked arrested for murder 1994 Event Susan Smith claims her 2 kids were carjack (she actually killed them) 1994 Event "Sally Marrand Her Escorts" closes at Helen Hayes New York City after 50 performances 1994 Event Sharon Stone files $12m suit against her jeweler 1994 Event "Sally Marrand Her Escorts" opens at Helen Hayes New York City for 50 performances 1994 Event Queen Elizabeth falls off her horse and breaks her left wrist 1993 Event Barbra Striesand does her 1st live public concert in 20 years 1993 Event Courtney Love sues doctors for leaking news of her methadone treatment 1992 Event Tipper Gore (wife of future Vice President) admits to covering clock on her VCR with black tape so she wouldn't have to watch it blink 1992 Event Madonna premieres her "Erotica" video on MTV 1992 Event Lucy in Peanuts comics raises her Pyschiatric Help from 5 cents to 47 cents 1992 Event England honors her dead soldiers in the Falkland Is war 1992 Event Joan Lunden ordered to pay her ex-husband $18,000 a month support 1992 Event Joan Lunden, breaks her left shoulder after being thrown from a horse 1992 Death Ruth Hammond, dies in her sleep at 96 1992 Event Jane Fonda undergoes arthroscopic surgery on her right knee 1992 Event President candidate Bill Clinton (D) and Genifer Flowers accuse each other of lying over her assertion they had a 12-year affair 1992 Event Sarah Ferguson wears paper bag over her head on airline ride 1991 Event News anchor Bree Walker Lampley files an FCC complaint that LA radio KFI-AM personally attacked her by discuss her having a disformed baby 1991 Event Anita Hill testifies Clarence Thomas sexually harrased her 1991 Event Law Professor Anita Hill accuses Supreme nominee Clarence Thomas of making sexually inappropriat comments to her 1991 Event Pamela Smart (High School teacher) found guilty in New Hampshire of manipulating her student-lover to kill her husband 1990 Event Right to Die case permits Nancy Cruzan to have her feeding tube removed, she dies 12 days later 1990 Event Margaret Thatcher announces her resignation as British Prime Minister 1990 Event Sandra Miller awarded $100 for Mike Tyson fondling her breasts 1990 Event 8 KS and OK radio stations boycott k d lang, due to her anti-meat ad 1990 Birthday Emma Watson, born in Paris, France, British actress, model, known for role as Hermione in 'Harry Potter' film series, earning her more than $10 million pounds 1990 Event Gloria Estefan released from hospital after her accident 1990 Event Singer Gloria Estefan breaks her collarbone in a bus accident 1990 Event On a BBC taped interview, rock star Stevie Nicks breaks down, saying that she will never have children and no man can stand her for long 1989 Event Chris Evert defeats 15-year-old Monica Seles for her 101st and last U.S. Tennis Open singles victory 1989 Death Ernest Morrison, actor (Peggy Does Her Darndest), dies 1989 Event Country singer Rebe McEntire weds her manager Narvel Blackstone 1988 Event Lori Davis of Long Island sues Mike Tyson for grabbing her buttocks 1988 Event Jurors award $147,000 to Tacoma parishioner seduced by her minister 1988 Death Judith Barsi, child actress, shot dead with mother by her father at 11 1988 Event Margo Adams alleges Red Sox Wade Bogg's had an affair with her 1988 Event Woman sues Chuck Berry for $5,000,000 alleges he hit her 1987 Event Lisa Steinberg, battered into coma by her adoptive father Joel 1986 Death Jane Dornnacker, WNBC-AM New York City helicopter traffic reporter, dies doing a live traffic report as her copter crashes 1986 Event Madonna's "True Blue," album goes #1 for 5 weeks and her single 1986 Death Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson, (Edward abdicated for her), dies at 89 1985 Death Ruth Gordon, actress (Big Bus), dies of a stroke in her sleep at 88 1985 Event Madonna weds Sean Penn on her 27th birthday 1984 Death Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, assassinated by 2 of her bodyguards at age 66 1984 Event Steffi Graf plays her 1st pro tennis match 1984 Event Kathy Whitworth wins Rochester Golf International (her 85th win) 1984 Death Flora Robson, actress (Great Day, Frieda), dies in her sleep at 82 1984 Death Ethel Merman, singer and actress (Kid Million), dies in her sleep at 76 1984 Event TV anchor Christine Craft wins $325,000 in her case against KMBC-TV 1982 Event Cindy Nicholas of Canada makes her 19th swim of English Channel 1982 Event Chris Evert wins her 6th and final U.S. Open Tennis match at West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills NY 1982 Event Margaret Thatcher begins her 2nd term as British prime minster 1982 Event Tracy Caulkins, 19, wins her 36th U.S. swimming title 1981 Event Neva Rockefeller is 1st woman ordered to pay her husband alimony 1981 Event Janet Cooke says her Pulitzer award 8-year-old heroin addict story is a lie, Washington Post relinquishes Pulitzer Prize on fabricated story 1980 Event Gabriella Brum, 18, of W Germany crowned 30th Miss World, she resigns the next day, because she wants to marry her 52 year old boyfriend 1980 Event Barbra Streisand's "Guilty," album goes #1 for 3 weeks and her single "Woman In Love," goes #1 for 3 weeks 1980 Event Turner's painting "Juliet and Her Nurse" sells for $6.4 million 1980 Event J Turners "Juliet and Her Nurse" sold for $6,400,000 in New York City 1980 Death Joy Adamson, author (Born Free), killed by her servant at 69 1979 Death Ann Dvorak, actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface), dies at 67 1979 Event Jackie Mercer wins her 4th golf title 31 years after her 1st 1978 Birthday Ayumi Hamasaki, also known as "Ayu" by her fans, Japanese Musician 1977 Event Princess Anne announces she's expecting her 1st child (Peter) 1976 Birthday Vanessa Kerry, born in Boston, Massachusetts, medical resident, daughter of John Kerry, campaigned with her father in the 2004 Presidential election 1976 Event Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst sentenced to 7 years for her part in a 1974 bank robbery. Released after 22 months by President Carter 1976 Event 90th U.S. Womens Tennis: C E L Mills beats E Goolagong Cawley (63 60) Evonne Goolagong loses her 4th straight U.S. Open Final (Evert wins) 1976 Event Dorothy Hamill wins her 3rd consec national figure skating champions 1974 Event Joan Jett forms her rock group Runaways 1974 Event Ruffian begins her racing career as a filly and dies 14 months later 1973 Death Constance Talmadge, U.S. comedienne (Her Primitive Lover), dies at 75 1973 Event Bernice Fekete skips her curling rink to 2nd straight 8-ender, Edm 1973 Death Max Adrian, actor (Boy Friend, Her Favorite Husband), dies at 69 1972 Event Former umpire, now housewife Bernice Gera wins her suit against baseball, initiated on March 15, 1971 to be allowed to umpire 1970 Event Mairiam Hargrave of Yorkshire, passes her driving test on 40th try 1970 Event Miriam Hargrave of England passes her drivers test on 40th try 1970 Event Dolle Mina's burns her bra in Amsterdam 1968 Event "Her First Roman" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 17 performances 1968 Event "Her 1st Roman" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 17 performances 1968 Event Jane Asher breaks her engagement with Paul McCartney on live TV 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 Bobby Gentry releases her only hit "Ode to Billy Joe" 1966 Death Bobby Fuller, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, found dead at 22 1966 Birthday Irene Jacob, born in Suresnes, France, actress, famous for lead role in film 'The Double Life of Veronique', 'Three Colores: Red', considered one of the preeminent French actresses of her generation 1966 Event Janis Joplin plays her 1st gig in San Francisco 1964 Event Queen Elizabeth orders Beatles to her birthday party, they attend 1963 Event Beatles release "I Want To Hold Your Hand"/"I Saw Her Standing There" 1963 Event Princess Marijke changes her name to Christina 1962 Event Barbra Streisand signs her 1st recording contract (with Columbia) 1961 Birthday Susan Boyle, born in Blackburn, Scotland, Scottish singer, gained international attention, audience ovation, on television contest, Britain's Got Talent with Les Miserables song, 'I Dreamed a Dream', and 'Cry Me a River', plain appearance contrasts with her powerful voice 1961 Event Vasa, which sunk on her maiden voyage in 1628, is raised 1961 Event Jane Fonda made her acting debut in the NBC drama "A String of Beads" 1960 Event "Tell Laura I Love Her" by Ricky Valance peaks at #1 in UK 1960 Event Wilma Rudolph wins her 2nd gold medal 1960 Death Arthur Benjamin, Austral composer/pianist (Devil Take Her), dies at 66 1959 Event Queen Elizabeth is fined $140 for withdrawing her race horse 1959 Birthday Gary Springer, born in New York City, actor, Bernice Bobs Her Hair 1958 Birthday Lea DeLaria, born in Belleville, Illinois, actress, jazz musician, comedienne, prominent lesbian stand-up comic, known for her raunchy persona 1957 Birthday Carole Bouquest, Paris, actress, On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1957 Event Richie Ashburn, fouls hit fan Alice Roth twice in same at bat 1st one breaks her nose, 2nd one hits her while she is on the stretcher 1957 Event Leah Neuberger wins her 8th women's singles ping pong championship 1956 Event Golda Meir begins her term as Israel's foreign minister 1956 Birthday Darius Rucker, lead vocalist, Hootie and the Blowfish-Let Her Cry 1956 Event Spain relinquishes her protectorate in Morocco 1955 Event Jill Kinmont hits a tree and breaks her back in Snow Cup Ski Race 1951 Birthday Chris Smith, born in Barnet, London, Christopher Robert 'Chris' Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, politician, Labor Party, Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council, Member of Parliament for Islington South and Finsbury, Cabinet minister, first openly gay MP member, HIV positive 1951 Birthday Sonia Braga, born in Maringa, Brazil, actress, Dona Flor and Her 2 Husbands 1950 Event Mother Teresa found her Mission of Charity in Calcutta, India 1950 Event Gwendolyn Brooks, is 1st Black awarded a Pulitzer Prize for her poetry 1948 Death Charles D Brown, actor (Eve Knew Her Apples), dies at 61 1948 Birthday Dianne Wiest, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Hannah and Her Sisters, Footloose 1946 Birthday Sally Field, born in Pasadena, California, we really like her, Gidget, Flying Nun 1946 Birthday Sammy Johns, rocker, Politics, Religion and Her 1943 Event France transfers most of her powers in Lebanon to Lebanese government 1942 Birthday Rex Thompson, New York City, actor, Young Bess, King and I, Her 12 Men 1942 Birthday Bobby Fuller, born in Baytown, Texas, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran 1942 Birthday Mel McDaniel, born in Checotah, Oklahoma, singer, Baby's got her Blue Jeans On 1942 Event Anne Frank, 13, goes into hiding with her family and 4 other Jews 1942 Event Anne Frank begins her diary 1942 Event Anne Frank gets her diary as a birthday present, Amsterdam 1942 Birthday Willy Bogner, Jr., Munich, director, On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1939 Birthday Ray Peterson, born in Denton, Texas, singer, Tell Laura I Love Her 1938 Event Alice Marble wins her 2nd singles U.S. tennis title 1938 Birthday Jeff Barry, born in Brooklyn, New York, rock writer, Tell Laura I Love Her 1938 Birthday Jock Slater, born in the United Kingdom, admiral, Royal Navy, served 1958 - 1998, Equerry to Her Majesty The Queen, 1968 1971 1937 Event Mae West performs Adam and Eve skit that gets her banned from NBC radio 1937 Event Maribel Vinson wins her 9th U.S. figure skating championship 1935 Birthday Paul J M Beers, Dutch actor, Mother Courage and Her Children 1935 Birthday Renata Scotto, born in Savona, Italy, singer, soprano, performed La Traviata at age 18, received 15 curtain calls performing Walter in La Wally at La Scala, 1953, directs opera and teaches at her opera academy in Italy, New York 1934 Event Elizabeth Ryan wins her 12th Wimbledon doubles championship 1934 Birthday Eileen Atkins, born in London, England, actress, Equus, Devil Within Her 1934 Event Shirley Temple appears in her 1st movie, "Stand Up and Cheer" 1933 Death Alfred Her, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 47 1932 Death Anna Dickinson, dies just a week shy of her 90th birthday 1932 Event Sonja Henie wins her 6th straight World Women's figure skating title 1931 Event Operetta "Victoria and Her Husband," premieres in London 1931 Event Singer Kate Smith begins her long-running radio program on CBS 1930 Birthday Nathaniel Branden, born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, psychotherapist, known for work in psychology of self-esteem, writer, associate of novelist Ayn Rand, promoted her philosophy, idea of Objectivism, profiled in movie, 'The Passion of Ayn Rand' 1927 Death Isadora Duncan, dies as her scarf became entangled in her car's wheel 1927 Birthday Cecil Bodker, born in Fredericia, Denmark, writer, won Mildred L. Batchelder Award for her book titled, The Leopard, considered the most outstanding book originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country, then published in the United States 1920 Birthday Margaretha D Ferguson-Wigerink, Dutch author, Anna and her Father 1917 Birthday Rosemary Woods, Nixon's secretary, keep her away from your tapes 1917 Event James Barries' "Old Lady Shows Her," premieres in London 1912 Birthday Ann Dvorak, McKim, New York City, actress, G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface 1912 Event The RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg at 11:40pm about 375 miles south of Newfoundland; it was the fourth day of her maiden voyage from Southampton, UK to New York City 1911 Event Marie Curie receives her 2nd Nobel Prize 1907 Death Maria Anna Mahler, Gustav Mahlers eldest daughter, dies of scarlet fever and diptheria at 4 years and 7 months of age in Maiernigg, Austria, five days after her father, Gustav Mahler's 47th birthday. She is buried at Grinzing Cemetery, Vienna. 1907 Birthday Eleni Gatzoyiannis, heroine, saved her kids 1907 Event Maria Montessori opens her 1st (Montessori) school (Rome) 1906 Birthday Belle Stewart, born near Bloirgowrie, Scotland, Scottish traditional singer, led life of a Scottish Traveler, daughter Sheila Stewart wrote her biography 'Queen Amang the Heather; the Life of Belle Stewart' 1905 Event Mistaking her husband for a burglar, Ty Cobb's mother kills him 1904 Event GB Shaw's "How He Lied to Her Husband," premieres in New York City 1902 Birthday Jan Kiepura, Sosnowiec Poland, vocalist/actor, Her Wonderful Lie 1901 Death Clara Maass, army nurse sacrificied her life at 25 to prove that the mosquito carries yellow fever 1901 Event Dame Nellie Melba, reveals secret of her now famous toast 1896 Event Fanny Farmer publishes her 1st cookbook 1894 Death Amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragist (Bloomers named for her), dies at 76 1892 Birthday Mae West, Brooklyn, actress, Go Up and See Her Sometime, Klondike Annie 1892 Event Mrs William Astor invites 400 guests to a grand ball at her mansion thus beginning use of "400" to describe socially elite 1889 Event New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began her attempt to surpass fictitious journey of Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg by traveling around world in less than 80 days She succeeded, by finishing trip following January in 72 days, 6 1880 Birthday Grantland Rice, sportswriter, New York Her Trib 1914-30, Colliers 1925-37 1876 Event Battle of Rosebud/Battle Where Girl Saved Her Brother 1866 Birthday Harry Davenport, New York City, actor and director, Her Unborn Child, My Sin 1853 Event Harriet Tubman began her Underground Railroad, helping slaves escape 1843 Event Sojourner Truth leaves New York to begin her career as antislavery activist 1842 Event Princess Sophia weds her cousin duke Charles Saksen-Weimar-Eisenach 1841 Death Catherine McAuley, founder, the Sisters of Mercy, established 12 foundations in Ireland, 2 in England, inherited fortune from father, used money to care for, educate, homeless women and children, dies at her House of Mercy 1840 Event British queen Victoria marries her cousin Albert von Saksen-Coburg 1838 Birthday Alice Cunningham Fletcher, ethnologist, Stranger in Her Native Land 1829 Event Britain abolished "suttee" in India, widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre 1818 Birthday Amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragette known for her pantaloons 1803 Event Spain cedes her claims to Louisiana Territory to France 1777 Event Sybil Ludington, 16, rode from New York to Ct rallying her fathers militia 1729 Event Sister St. Stanislas Hachard, 1st U.S. nun, takes her vows, N Orleans 1656 Event All female jury hears case of woman who killed her child (acquit her) 1631 Death Mumtax Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan of India, her tomb (Taj Mahal) 1570 Event Pius V excommunicates Elizabeth, absolves her subjects from allegiance 1565 Event Mary Queen of Scots marries her cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley 1504 Event Queen Isabella I of Spain signs her testament 1503 Birthday Il Bronzino, Florentine painter, Eleanor de Toledo and her Son 1418 Event Jacoba van Bayern marries her cousin John IV van Brabant 1349 Event Margaretha of Bavaria names her son Willem V earl of Holland/Zealand 1040 Event Lady Godiva rides naked on horseback to force her husband, the Earl of Mercia, to lower taxes
