2015 Event Officials from North Korea and South Korea meet to discuss issues that have led to recent hostile incidents along the border; South Korea is currently conducting military exercises with the United States, which North Korea claims is a threat 2015 Event Zimbabwe seeks extradition of U.S. dentist Walter James Palmer, who killed a protected lion, Cecil, during a hunt; led by a local guide, Palmer believed that the hunt was properly licensed and fully legal 2015 Event Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announces that Arab leaders will be combining their military resources to combat violence in the region; Saudi Arabia has already led joint forces in airstrikes on Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen 2015 Event Sierra Leone Vice President Samuel Sam-Sumana is entering a voluntary 21-day quarantine after one of his bodyguards dies of Ebola; spread of the virus has been slowing, but a recent increase in infections has led to new calls for precaution 2014 Event Protests have erupted in Cairo's Tahrir Square and in other Egyptian cities after former President Hosni Mubarak was cleared of charges stemming from deaths during the 2011 demonstrations against him that led to his resignation 2014 Event A study on a leukemia treatment by Novartis shows that the treatment led to remission in 90 percent of patients; the treatment is still in trial but will be submitted for U.S. FDA approval in 2016 2014 Event The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Hiroshi Amano, Isamu Akasaki and Shuji Nakamura for developing the blue light-emitting diode (LED), which emits low-energy white light that can replace incandescents and mercury-containing fluorescents 2014 Event A survey by Consumer Reports reveals that diners prefer restaurants that use higher quality ingredients and allow for customization of the meal; Chipotle Mexican Grill led the survey in the fast-casual category 2014 Event A shipwreck off of Haiti may be that of the Santa Maria, one of the three ships led by Christopher Columbus; the wreck was discovered about 10 years ago, but has only now been tentatively identified in light of Columbus' writings and other evidence 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 2012 Event Ballerina Natalia Makarova, blues legend Buddy Guy, actor Dustin Hoffman, American television host David Letterman, and surviving members of Led Zeppelin, receive 2012 Kennedy Center Honors for their contributions to American culture 2011 Event The U.S. heat wave has led to 24 deaths across the country 2009 Death Chuck Daly, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics, dies at 78 in Jupiter, Florida 2004 Death Max Faget, engineer, led the design of the Gemini space capsule, dies at 83 2000 Death "Gordon ""Tex"" Beneke", band leader/saxophonist, led the Glenn Miller Orchestra after Miller's death, dies at 86 1998 Death Kwame Ture, activist, "born as Stokely Carmichael, he led a number of black organizations", dies at 57 1995 Death Dave Bowen, born in Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales, Welsh football player, manager, captain, led country to win 1958 World Cup finals, dies at 67 1992 Event U.N. Security Council votes unanimous for U.S. led forces to enter Somalia 1991 Event Browns set club record for largest lead blown (led 23-0), Philadelphia 32-30 1991 Event Operation Desert Storm begins - U.S. led allies vs Iraq 1990 Death Curtis Lemay, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations, dies at age 83 1987 Event 2nd coup on Fiji led by Major General Sitiveni Rabuka 1981 Event British team led by Ranulph Fiennes completes longest and fastest crossing of Antarctica, reaching Scott base after 75 days (2,500 miles) 1980 Event 2 months after death of drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin breaks up 1980 Death John Bonham, English pop drummer (Led Zeppelin), overdoses at 32 1980 Event Led Zeppelin begins their last European tour 1977 Event Pakistan's army, led by General Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, seizes power 1976 Event Sarah Caldwell is 1st woman to conduct at New York's Metropolitan Opera House as she led orchestra in a performance of "La Traviata" 1975 Event Led Zeppelin fans riot before Boston concert, causing $30,000 damage 1974 Death William Hudson, actor (I Led 3 Lives), dies at 49 1973 Event $180,000 in Led Zeppelin receipts are robbed from New York, Hilton 1972 Death Kurt Hiller, born in Berlin, Jewish, pacifist, socialist, writer, Oranienburg concentration camp survivor, led the German homosexual rights movement, dies at 87 1969 Event 140,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zep and Janis Joplin 1969 Event Debut album of Led Zeppelin released in US 1968 Event Led Zeppelin's concert debut in Boston as opener for Vanilla Fudge 1968 Event Radio Prague, Czechoslovakia at 12:50 AM announces a soviet led invasion 1966 Event Military coup led by Indonesian General Suharto breaks out 1965 Event Pope Paul VI and Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras I simultaneously lift mutual excommunications that led to split of 2 churches in 1054 1965 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. led 25,000 to state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama 1965 Event Boston Celtic center Bill Russell misses all 14 shots in loss to Philadelphia Warriors led by Wilt Chamberlain 1957 Birthday Paul Kagame, born in Ruhango, Rwanda, politician, President of the Republic of Rwanda, formerly led the Rwandan Patriotic Front ending the Rwandan genocide 1953 Birthday Jon Faddis, born in Oakland, California, musician, jazz trumpeter, conductor, composer, music educator, sound compared to his mentor, Dizzy Gillespie, member Lionel Hampton's big band, led Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, released Grammy-Award nominated work, Remembrances, 1999 1952 Birthday Gordon McQueen, born in Kilbirnie, Scotland, footballer, soccer player, central defender, coach, played for Manchester United and Leeds, led team to win FA Cup Final, 1979, coached Airdrieonians, manager for Middleborough, pundit for Sky Sports 1948 Birthday Robert Plant, English rock vocalist, Led Zeppelin-Whole Lotta Love 1948 Birthday John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham, drummer, Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven 1947 Birthday John Bonham, Redditch England, drummer, Led Zeppelin-Stairway 1947 Birthday Tommy James, born in Dayton, Ohio, born Thomas Gregory Jackson, musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, led rock band Tommy James and the Shondells 1946 Birthday John Paul Jones, rock bassist, Led Zeppelin 1946 Birthday John Paul Jones, rocker, Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven 1945 Death Takijiro Ohnishi, led Japanese kamikaze pilots (harakiri), dies 1945 Event U.S. soldiers led by General Douglas MacArthur invades Philippines 1944 Death Gerrit van den Bosch, led illegal Dutch CPN party, dies in Dachau 1944 Birthday Jimmy Page, born in London, rock guitarist, Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven 1943 Event U.S. forces led by General George Patton liberate Palermo, Sicily 1941 Event German troops led by Rommel begin retreating in North Africa 1940 Birthday Stan Mikita, NHL center, led NHL in scoring 4 times 1936 Event Spanish Civil War begins, General Francisco Franco led uprising 1934 Event All-Star team led by Babe Ruth and Connie Mack sails to Hawaii and Japan 1930 Birthday Chuck Daly, born in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics 1928 Birthday Dave Bowen, born in Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales, Welsh football player, manager, captain, led country to win 1958 World Cup finals 1925 Birthday William Hudson, California, actor, I Led 3 Lives 1917 Event In Russia, Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin seizes power 1910 Event Revolution broke out in Mexico, led by Francisco I Madero 1906 Birthday Curtis Lemay, born in Columbus, Ohio, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations 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' 1891 Birthday Dazzy Vance, hall of fame pitcher, led NL in strike-outs 7-yrs 1885 Birthday Kurt Hiller, born in Berlin, Jewish, pacifist, socialist, writer, Oranienburg concentration camp survivor, led the German homosexual rights movement 1880 Birthday Lincoln Ellsworth, led 1st transarctic, transantarctic flights 1879 Event Cheyenne prisoners led by Dull Knife revolt at Fort Robinson 1877 Event Southern blacks led by Pap Singleton settle in Kansas 1864 Event Confederate forces led by General J Early begin invasion of Washington D.C. 1831 Death Nat Turner, former slave, led a violent insurrection, hanged in VA 1812 Event U.S. forces led by General Hull invade Canada, War of 1812 1802 Birthday Marcus Whitman, missionary, led to U.S. securing Oregon 1800 Birthday John Brown, abolitionist; led attack on Harpers Ferry 1787 Event Shays' Rebellion suffers a setback when debt-ridden farmers, led by Captain Daniel Shays, fail to capture an arsenal at Springfield, Mass 1781 Event British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond, Va 1391 Event Mob led by Ferrand Martinez surounds and sets fire to Jewish quarter of Seville Spain, surviving Jews sold into slavery 1138 Event English defeated Scots at Cowton Moor Banners of various saints were carried into battle which led to being called Battle of the Standard
