2014 Event Dr. Kent Brantly, one of two American medical workers who contracted the Ebola virus in Liberia, arrives in the U.S. for treatment in isolation at Emory University Hospital; the virus has already claimed hundreds of lives in West Africa 2014 Event The world's oldest man, Alexander Imich, passes away at age 111 in New York; the oldest living woman is currently 116 years old and lives in Japan 2014 Event A memorial event was held in Hong Kong in remembrance of lives lost in Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing in 1989; authorities on the mainland tightened security and may be detaining many in order to avoid commemorative protests at the square itself 2013 Event Major bushfires that have endangered lives and destroyed homes cause Barry O'Farrell, the Premier of Australia's New South Wales to declare a state of emergency 2013 Event Signs of deteriorating economic security are suggested by an Associated Press survey stating that four out of five U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives 2012 Event Philippine President Benigno Aquino, announces a state of national calamity after Typhoon Bopha claims over 450 lives 2012 Event Tornadoes that struck the midwestern and southern United States claimed 39 lives 2011 Event A 5.8 magnitude earthquake and two lesser related quakes strike 32 miles south of Guatemala City, Guatemala, claiming 3 lives 2010 Event Scientists announce the discovery of three new animal species that spent their entire lives without oxygen; the species are phylum Loricifera 2009 Death Norman Borlaug, humanitarian, agronomist, discoveries saved one billion lives worldwide, winner, 1970 Nobel Peace Prize, recognizing contributions to world peace for methods to increase food supply, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, dies 2002 Event Tony Awards, The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Private Lives revival, and Into the Woods revival won major awards 2002 Death Harold Russell, Oscar winner, The Best Years of Our Lives, dies at 88 1995 Event DC-9 crashes near Maria La Baya, Colombia: 51 die, 9 yr old girl lives 1994 Event Air Ivory Fokker's-27 crashes at Abidjan (16 killed/1 lives) 1994 Death Albert Goldman, U.S. biographer (Lives of John Lennon), dies at 66 1994 Death Macdonald Carey, actor (Days of Our Lives), dies of cancer at 81 1993 Event Yak-40 crashes in Tadzjikistan, 79 killed/1 lives 1993 Death Joy Garrett, actress (Days of Our Lives), dies of liver failure 1992 Event "Private Lives" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 37 performances 1992 Event "Private Lives" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 37 performances 1991 Death Fop[pe] I Brouwer, biologist (Everything That Lives and Grows), dies 1990 Event Supreme Court rules family members cannot end lives of comatose relatives unless those relatives previously made their wishes known 1987 Event Northwest Airlines 255 plane crashes in Detroit, 156 die (1 lives) 1984 Event "Baby Fae" gets baboon heart transplant, lives 21 days 1979 Event Supreme Court strikes down (6-3) Pennsylvania law requiring doctors performing an abortion to try to preserve lives of potentially viable fetuses 1978 Event "Elvis: The Legend Lives!" closes at Palace New York City after 101 performances 1978 Event "Elvis: The Legend Lives!" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 101 performances 1977 Event Heavy blizzard in New England claims 100 lives 1975 Event Mexico City's 1st major subway accident takes 26 lives 1974 Death William Hudson, actor (I Led 3 Lives), dies at 49 1971 Birthday Patrick Muldoon, California, actor, Austin-Days of Our Lives, Melrose Place 1971 Birthday Bryan Dattilo, born in Kankakee, Illinois, actor, California Dreaming, Days of Our Lives 1971 Birthday Austin Peck, born in Hawaii, actor, Austin Reed-Days of Our Lives 1971 Birthday Krista Allen, born in Ventura, California, known for playing Billie Reed on 'Days of Our Lives' and Jenna Avid on 'Baywatch Hawaii', films include, 'Liar Liar' 1968 Birthday Lisa Trusel, Cal, actress, Lizette-Father Murphy, Days of our Lives 1968 Birthday Charlotte Ross, Chicago, actress, Eve-Days of Our Lives 1968 Birthday Shannon Sturges, born in Hollywood, California, actress, daytime soap opera veteran, appeared in television shows Passions, Charmed, Savannah, Days of Our Lives 1967 Birthday Noelle Beck, Baltimore, actress, Trisha-Loving, Fletch Lives 1967 Birthday Melissa Brennan Reeves, born in Eatontown, New Jersey, actress, Jen-Days of our Lives 1967 Event Severe brush fires in Tasmania destroy $11 million and 60 lives 1966 Birthday Thyme Lewis, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Jonah-Days of our Lives 1965 Event "Days of Our Lives" premieres on TV 1965 Birthday Crystal Chappell, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, actress, Carly "Days of our Lives" 1965 Death George Davis, actor (Private Lives, Devil May Care), dies at 75 1964 Birthday Mark Valley, Odgensvurg, New York, actor, Days of Our Lives 1964 Birthday Kristian Alfonso, born in Brockton, Massachusetts, actress, Days of Lives, Falcon Crest 1964 Birthday Staci Greason, Denver, actress, Isabella Toscando-Days of Our Lives 1963 Birthday Karen Moncrieff, Sacramento California, actress, Xtro 3, Days of Our Lives 1963 Birthday Deborah Moore, born in London, England, actress, Danielle-Day of Our Lives 1963 Birthday Patrick Kennedy, son of President Kennedy, lives only 3 days 1962 Birthday Michael T Weiss, Chicago, actor, Jarod-Pretender, Days of our Lives 1960 Birthday Richard Biggs, born in Columbus Ohio, actor, Marcus-Days of Our Lives 1960 Birthday Matthew Ashford, Davenport, Iowa, actor, Jack Devaraux-Days of Our Lives 1958 Death Ed Hinton, actor (Henderson-I Lived 3 Lives), dies at 30 1958 Birthday Wallace Kurth, actor, Days of Our Lives, Ned/Ed-General Hospital 1958 Birthday Patsy Pease, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, actress, Kimberly-Days of Our Lives 1956 Birthday Arleen Sorkin, actress, Days of Our Lives, America's Funniest Videos 1955 Birthday Charles Shaughnessy, London, actor, Shane-Days of our Lives, Nanny 1953 Birthday Roberta Leighton, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, actress, Ginger-Days of Our Lives 1951 Birthday Stephen Bishop, born in San Diego, California, singer, songwriter, guitarist, wrote Academy Award-nominated song, 'Separate Lives' 1951 Birthday Stephen Nichols, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Witchboard, Days of our Lives 1950 Birthday James Reynolds, born in Oskaloosa, Kansas, actor, Abe Carver-Days of our Lives 1949 Birthday Brian Kerwin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Chisholms, King Kong Lives, Lobo 1949 Event Fire in Chiang-king, China, destroys 7,000 lives 1948 Birthday John de Lancie, actor, Q-Star Trek Next Gen, Days of our Lives 1948 Birthday Pamela Sargent, U.S., sci-fi author, Venus of Dreams, Cloned Lives 1947 Event 19th Academy Awards - "Best Years of Lives," De Havilland, March win 1945 Birthday Brenda Benet, Hollywood, actress, Lee-Days of Our Lives, Beach Ball 1945 Event 35 Jews sacrifice their lives to blow up Nazi rubber plant in Silesia 1945 Birthday Walter Charles, born in East Strousberg, Pennsylvania, actor, Fletch Lives, Weeds 1945 Birthday Joy Garrett, actress, Jo-Days of Our Lives 1944 Birthday Deidre Hall, Milwaukee, actress, Days of our Lives, Our House 1944 Event Nicholas Alkemade falls 5,500 m without a parachute and lives 1942 Birthday Jacqueline Lichtenberg, U.S., sci-fi author, Star Trek Lives!, Dreamspy 1941 Birthday Peter Michael Goetz, actor, Jumping Jack Flash, King Kong Lives 1937 Birthday Jed Allan, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Days of our Lives, CC-Santa Barbara 1935 Death Barend Barendse, actor and director (Broken Lives), dies at 82 1933 Birthday John Aniston, Crete, actor, Search for Tomorrow, Day of our Lives 1930 Event Noel Coward's "Private Lives," premieres in London 1925 Birthday William Hudson, California, actor, I Led 3 Lives 1917 Birthday Eddie Constantine, US/French actor, Lucky Jo, It Lives Again 1915 Event Lusitania sunk by German submarine; 1198 lives lost 1914 Birthday Norman Borlaug, born in Cresco, Iowa, humanitarian, agronomist, discoveries saved one billion lives worldwide, winner, 1970 Nobel Peace Prize, recognizing contributions to world peace for methods to increase food supply, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom 1871 Birthday Maria do Carmo Geronimo, Brazilian lives to be at least 126 1824 Event Kapiolani defies Pele (Hawaiian volcano goddess) and lives 1817 Birthday Theodor Mommsen, Germ, historian/author, Imperial Lives, Nobel 1902 1752 Event This day never happened nor next 10 as England adopts Gregorian Calendar. People riot thinking the government stole 11 days of their lives 1697 Death John Aubrey, English writer, wrote 'Brief Lives', died of apoplexy 1693 Death Dodoftei, Romanian metropolitan of Moldavia/writer (Saint Lives), dies 1626 Birthday John Aubrey, born in Percy, England, English writer, wrote 'Brief Lives' 1511 Birthday Giorgio Vasari, Italy, painter/art historian, Vasari's Lives 1287 Event Zuider Zee seawall collapses with loss of 50,000 lives
