2015 Event In response to terrorist dangers such as the January shootings at French satire magazine 'Charlie Hebdo', the French National Assembly passes a law to expand the government's surveillance powers; critics warn that the act will violate civil liberties 2015 Event Over 3.5 million people in Paris and across France stage unity rallies to protest the recent Islamist terrorist attack on the offices of French satire magazine 'Charlie Hebdo'; the rallies carry the theme 'Je Suis Charlie' (I am Charlie) 2015 Event Police have killed two of the three men who attacked the offices of French satire magazine 'Charlie Hebdo' yesterday to avenge the Prophet Muhammad; the third attacker turned himself in after the incident, which killed 12 and wounded 11 people 2013 Event Pope Francis is named 'Time' magazine's 'Person of the Year' 2012 Event 'Science' magazine names Higgs boson, the confirmation of the existence of a subatomic particle, as the 2012 Breakthrough of the Year 2012 Event Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi and Thein Sein are listed first on 'Foreign Policy' magazine's 2012 Top 100 Global Thinkers 2012 Event The editor-in-chief of 'Cosmopolitan' magazine and leader of the 1960's sexual revolution, Helen Gurley Brown, dies at age 90 in New York City 2012 Event A poll by the British Film Institute's 'Sight and Sound' magazine lists Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 thriller 'Vertigo' as the greatest film of all time 2012 Event 'Time' magazine includes 'Awaara' on its list of All-Time 100 Greatest Films 2010 Event General Stanley McChrystal, leader of the U.S. war Afghanistan announces his retirement after making controversial statements in 'Rolling Stone' magazine 1999 Death John F. Kennedy, Jr., publisher and philanthropist, 'George' magazine, dies at 38 1998 Death Rodney Harvey, actor, model, featured in Life Magazine spread with Madonna, appeared in Fox series, 'The Outsiders', guest on television show 'Twin Peaks', appeared in 'My Own Private Idaho', died at age 30, of a heroin overdose 1998 Death Joan Lestor, Baroness Lestor of Eccles, politician, Labor Party, teacher, founding editor, Searchlight, anti-fascist magazine, dies 1997 Death Brendan Gill, writer, film critic, author, wrote film critiques for Film Comment, wrote articles for The New Yorker, and a book about his time at The New Yorker magazine, dies at 83 1997 Death Jeffrey Bernard, journalist, wrote column, 'Low Life', for The Spectator magazine, dies in Soho, England, after refusing dialysis treatment 1996 Death Ray Coleman, born in Britain, journalist, author, wrote biographies of The Beatles while editor-in-chief, Melody Maker, music magazine, dies at 59 1996 Death Og Mandino, author, professional salesman, inspirational, best-selling author, wrote, 'The Greatest Salesman in the World', books have sold over 50 million copies in 25 different languages, president of Success Unlimited magazine 1995 Death Nancy LaMott, singer, cabaret genre, album 'Ask Me Again' ranked 12th in Billboard Magazine's Top Jazz Albums chart, performed twice for President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, dies at 43 1995 Event "George" magazine premieres, published by John F Kennedy Jr 1995 Death Michael VerMeulen, writer, journalist, magazine editor, broke story on U.S. AIDS epidemic, published in Vanity Fair, Parade, GQ founding features editor, dies at 38 1994 Death Leo Lerman, actor/manager/critic (Dance Magazine), dies at 80 1993 Death Kenneth Burke, philosopher, literary theorist, Agnostic, awarded Guggenheim Fellowship 1935, music critic for 'The Nation', editor, 'The Dial' literary magazine, attended Columbia University, dies of heart failure at his home in Andover, New Jersey 1992 Birthday Miley Ray Cyrus, pop-rock singer, actress, 100 Most Influential People in the World list, Time magazine, 2008, star of Disney's 'Hannah Montana', debut album, 'Meet Miley Cyrus' had first top ten single, 'See You Again' 1992 Event Screw magazine superimposed a gunsight over a picture of Larry Flint 1992 Death William E Gaines, publisher (Mad Magazine), dies at 70 1992 Event After 151 years Britain's "Punch Magazine" final issue 1991 Event Ted Turner is named Time Magazine Man of Year 1990 Event Ms. Magazine hits newstands again after an 8 month hiatus 1990 Event "60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney suspended by CBS for racial remarks attributed to him by a gay magazine 1987 Death Jaco Pastorius, John Francis Anthony 'Jaco' Pastorius III, musician, electric bass player, jazz genre, style included intricate, higher register solos, voted 'Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived' by Bass Guitar magazine, dies at 35 1987 Event Mohammad Ali elected to "Ring" magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame 1986 Event Lebanese magazine Ash Shirra reveals secret U.S. arms sales to Iran 1986 Death Hubert Fichte, writer, columnist for magazine konkret, novelist, dies at 50 1985 Death Gardner Cowles, Jr., U.S. publisher (Look Magazine), dies at 82 1985 Event "Spin Magazine" begins publishing 1984 Event Nemesis, death star of dinosaurs 1st appears in Nature magazine 1983 Death Mignon McLaughlin, journalist, author, contributed to Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Vogue magazines, Managing Editor, Glamour magazine, famous quote, 'Anything you lose automatically doubles in value', dies in Coral Gables, Florida 1983 Event Only known typo on Time Magazine cover (control=contol), all recalled 1981 Death Hoyt J Fuller, editor (1st World magazine), dies at 57 1981 Birthday Willa Ford, born in America, singer, songwriter, television personality, modeled for 'Playboy' magazine, debut album titled, 'Willa Was Here' 1979 Birthday Summer Altice, born in Fountain Valley, California, fashion model, actress, 'Playboy' magazine Playmate, appeared in films, 'The Scorpion King', 'Grind' 1978 Birthday Estella Warren, born in Peterborough, Canada, actress, fashion model, Maxim Magazine's Hottest Woman 2000, Victoria's Secret model 1978 Event British pop magazine "Smash Hits," 1st published 1978 Birthday Josh Hartnett, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, film producer, actor, movies include 'Black Hawk Down', 'Pearl Harbor', People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People 2002 1978 Birthday Katie Price, born in Brighton, England, Jordan, model, businesswoman, television personality, tabloid, celebrity magazine subject, topless model, appeared on 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' show 1978 Birthday Laetitia Casta, born in Pont-Audemer, France, model, actress, appeared in L'Oreal, Dior, Chanel campaigns, featured on 100 magazine covers, films include, 'Visage' 1976 Birthday Colin Farrell, born in Castleknock, Ireland, actor, films include, 'Minority Report', 'Alexander', 'In Bruges', listed as 'People' magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People, 2003 1975 Birthday Torrie Wilson, born in Boise, Idaho, professional wrestler, fitness competitor, model, signed by World Championship Wrestling, appeared in 'Playboy' magazine 1975 Death Walker Evans, U.S. photographer (Fortune Magazine), dies at 71 1974 Event "People" magazine begins sales 1974 Event 1st edition of women's magazine "Story" 1972 Event Life magazine ceases publication 1972 Death Bill Berns, commentator (Television Screen Magazine), dies at 53 1972 Event Ms. magazine begins publishing 1972 Birthday Carmen Electra, born in Sharonville, Ohio, born Tara Leigh Patrick, model, actress, sex symbol, appeared in Playboy magazine, television show 'Baywatch' 1971 Event Last issue of "Look" magazine is published 1971 Birthday Gail Porter, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, television presenter, known for program 'The Big Breakfast' and 'Top of the Pops', modeled for 'FHM' magazine 1971 Birthday Jose Solano, born in Inglewood, California, actor, played Manny Gutierrez on Baywatch, listed as '50 Most Beautiful People in the World' by YM Magazine, nominated for the ALMA Award 1970 Death Ralph W. Sockman, Protestant pastor, author, successful radio show, National Radio Pulpit, considered by Time magazine as the best Protestant preacher in the U.S., dies at age 80 1969 Birthday Rachel Hunter, born in Glenfield, New Zealand, model, actress, reality television host, appeared nude in 'Playboy' magazine, appeared in film, 'La Cucina', 'The Benchwarmers' 1968 Birthday Hugh Jackman, born in Sydney, Australia, actor, producer, movies include 'Kate & Leopold', 'The Prestige', 'X-Men', named 'Sexiest Man Alive' by People magazine 1968 Event Private Eye magazine reports a John Lennon and Yoko Ono album will have a picture of them nude on cover 1968 Birthday Traci Lords, born in Steubenville, Ohio, actress, producer, appeared in porn films at age 15, appeared in 'Penthouse' magazine, B-movies 'Will and Grace' television show 1967 Birthday Rodney Harvey, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, model, featured in Life Magazine spread with Madonna, appeared in Fox series, 'The Outsiders', guest on television show 'Twin Peaks', appeared in 'My Own Private Idaho' 1965 Birthday Michael Dell, born in Houston, Texas, businessman, founder of Dell, Inc., philanthropist, named 'Inc.' magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year, worth over $12 billion 1964 Event Time Magazine uses term "op art" for 1st time 1964 Event Barbra Streisand appears on the cover of New York Times Magazine section 1964 Birthday Dedee Pfeiffer, born in Midway City, California, actress, appeared on Cybill Shepherd's television series, Cybill, featured in Playboy magazine, February 2002 1963 Birthday Gina Goldberg, born in Turku, Finland, born Tina Verienius, model, actress, singer, Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month, May, 1981 1960 Birthday Carol Alt, born in Flushing, New York, supermodel, actress, appeared on over 500 magazine covers, known as 'The Face', contestant on 'Celebrity Apprentice' 1960 Birthday John F. Kennedy, Jr., New York City, son of John F. Kennedy, lawyer, magazine publisher, 'George' magazine 1960 Birthday Ian Hislop, born in Mumbles, Wales, writer, editor, Private Eye magazine, broadcaster, radio, television, team captain on BBC's 'Have I Got News for You' 1960 Death Ernest Holmes, author, teacher, spiritualist, founded Religious Science movement, considered 'Science of Mind', part of New Thought movement, wrote metaphysical books, including 'The Science of Mind', founded 'Science of Mind' magazine, dies 1958 Birthday Hal Sutton, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, professional golfer, 1980 College Player of the Year by 'Golf Magazine', ranked in top-10 Official World Golf Rankings 1986 - 1987 1956 Birthday Michael VerMeulen, born in Chicago, Illinois, writer, journalist, magazine editor, broke story on U.S. AIDS epidemic, published in Vanity Fair, Parade, GQ founding features editor 1954 Birthday Ferry Hoogendijk, Dutch editor in chief, Elsevier Magazine 1954 Event Sports Illustrated magazine begins publishing 1954 Death B. C. Forbes, Bertie Charles Forbes, founder Forbes magazine, financial journalist, books include, 'Forbes Epigrams', '101 Unusual Experiences', dies 1953 Birthday Tina Brown, born in Maidenhead, United Kingdom, journalist, magazine editor, talk-show host, columnist, author of The Diana Chronicles 1953 Birthday Paul Allen, born in Seattle, Washington, co-founder of Microsoft with Bill Gates, worth $10 billion, 'Time' magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World 1952 Event 1st Dutch edition of youth magazine "Donald Duck" 1952 Event Mad Magazine debuts 1951 Birthday Nancy LaMott, born in New York City, New York, singer, cabaret genre, album 'Ask Me Again' ranked 12th in Billboard Magazine's Top Jazz Albums chart, performed twice for President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton 1951 Birthday Jaco Pastorius, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, John Francis Anthony 'Jaco' Pastorius III, musician, electric bass player, jazz genre, style included intricate, higher register solos, voted 'Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived' by Bass Guitar magazine 1951 Event Jet magazine founded by John H. Johnson 1951 Birthday Kenny Dalglish, born in Dalmarnock, Glasgow, soccer player, soccer team manager, named the greatest post-war British striker by FourFourTwo magazine 1949 Event 1st magazine on microfilm offered to subscribers (Newsweek) 1949 Event Microfilm copies of "Newsweek" magazine 1st offered 1948 Event Sir Laurence Olivier on the cover of LIFE magazine 1945 Event 1st issue of Ebony magazine published by John H. Johnson 1945 Event 1st edition of Elseviers Weekly newspaper (Elseviers Magazine) 1943 Death Beatrice Webb, sociologist, reformer, economist, co-authored 'History of Trade Unionism', 1894, co-founder of 'New Statesman' magazine, dies at age 85, in Liphook, England 1941 Birthday George Will, born in Champaign, Illinois, journalist, author, wrote, editor, National Review magazine 1972 - 1978, awarded Pulitzer Prize for Commentary 1940 Event Billboard magazine starts publishing bestseller charts 1940 Birthday Dary John Mizelle, born in Stillwater, Oklahoma, composer, co-founder SOURCE magazine, works include, SPANDA Symphonies of Sound, 2006 1939 Birthday Judith P Appelbaum, magazine and newspaper editor, educator 1939 Event Billboard Magazine introduces hillbilly (country) music chart 1939 Event Glamour magazine begins publishing 1937 Birthday Ray Coleman, born in Britain, journalist, author, wrote biographies of The Beatles while editor-in-chief, Melody Maker, music magazine 1936 Event 1st issue of Life, picture magazine created by Henry R Luce 1936 Event Life magazine hit newsstands 1936 Event Federal Register, 1st magazine of the U.S. government, publishes 1st issue 1936 Event Billboard magazine publishes its 1st music hit parade 1935 Birthday Hubert Fichte, born in Germany, writer, columnist for magazine konkret, novelist, influenced by Marcel Proust, Hans henny Jahnn, Jean Genet, wrote novel Die Geschichte der Empfindlichkeit, translated as the history of sensibility 1934 Birthday Gloria Steinem, born in Toledo, Ohio, feminist/publisher, Ms. Magazine 1933 Birthday Jack Perkins, born in Cleveland, Ohio, newscaster, Prime Time Sunday, NBC Magazine 1933 Birthday Peter Hartling, born in Chemnitz, Germany, writer, poet, managing director, S. Fisher Verlag publishing house, editor, Der Monat, magazine 1933 Event Esquire magazine is 1st published 1933 Event 1st issue of Newsweek magazine published 1932 Birthday Jeffrey Bernard, born in London, England, journalist, wrote column, 'Low Life', for The Spectator magazine 1932 Birthday Paul Krassner, comic strip cartoonist, MAD Magazine, and founder, Yippies 1931 Birthday Joan Lestor, born in England, Baroness Lestor of Eccles, politician, Labor Party, teacher, founding editor, Searchlight, anti-fascist magazine 1929 Birthday Beverly Sills, born in New York, opera singer, popularized opera, called "America's Queen of Opera" by Time magazine 1928 Event 1st issue of Time magazine, Japanese Emperor Hirohito on cover 1928 Event "My Weekly Reader" magazine made its debut 1926 Birthday Hugh Hefner, born in Chicagp, magazine publisher, Playboy 1925 Event 1st issue of "New Yorker" magazine published 1924 Birthday Lloyd Alexander, born in Pennsylvania, American author, wrote children's fantasy novels, 'Cricket' magazine creator 1923 Birthday Og Mandino, born in Italy, author, professional salesman, inspirational, best-selling author, wrote, 'The Greatest Salesman in the World', books have sold over 50 million copies in 25 different languages, president of Success Unlimited magazine 1923 Birthday Frances Lear, Larchmont, New York, Woman's magazine publisher, Lears 1923 Event Time magazine debuts 1922 Birthday Alan Ross, editor, London Magazine 1922 Birthday William M. Gaines, publisher of MAD Magazine 1922 Event Reader's Digest magazine 1st published 1921 Birthday Allan Jaffee, comic strip cartoonist/illustrator, MAD Magazine 1919 Birthday Malcolm Forbes, publisher, Forbes Magazine 1914 Birthday Brendan Gill, born in Hartford, Connecticut, writer, film critic, author, wrote film critiques for Film Comment, wrote articles for The New Yorker, and a book about his time at The New Yorker magazine 1914 Birthday Leo Lerman, actor/manager/critic, Dance Magazine 1913 Birthday Mignon McLaughlin, born in Baltimore, Maryland, journalist, author, contributed to Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Vogue magazines, Managing Editor, Glamour magazine, famous quote, 'Anything you lose automatically doubles in value' 1911 Event Gun magazine of French battleship Liberte explode 1908 Birthday Yousuf Karsh, portrait photographer, Life Magazine 1904 Birthday John J. Sirica, born in Waterbury, Connecticut, John Joseph Sirica, judge, Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, presided over Watergate scandal, Time magazine Person of the Year, 1973 1903 Birthday Walker Evans, U.S., photographer, Fortune Magazine 1903 Birthday Gardner Cowles, Iowa, publisher/founder, Look Magazine 1900 Birthday Karin Boye, born in Gothenburg, Sweden, born Karin Maria Boye, poet, novelist, co-founder of poetry magazine Spektrum, introduced T.S. Eliot to Swedish readers, best-known novel 'Kallocain' 1897 Birthday Kenneth Burke, born in America, philosopher, literary theorist, Agnostic, awarded Guggenheim Fellowship 1935, music critic for 'The Nation', editor, 'The Dial' literary magazine, attended Columbia University 1896 Birthday Abram N Pritzker, U.S. businessman, Hyatt Hotels, McCall's magazine 1893 Event 1st U.S. bowling magazine, Gut Holz, published in New York 1892 Birthday Frank Sullivan, humorist, NYer Magazine 1892 Event Basketball rules published in Triangle Magazine, Mass 1889 Birthday Ralph W. Sockman, born in New York, New York, Protestant pastor, author, successful radio show, National Radio Pulpit, considered by Time magazine as the best Protestant preacher in the U.S. 1888 Event National Geographic magazine publishes for 1st time 1887 Birthday Ernest Holmes, born in Lincoln, Maine, author, teacher, spiritualist, founded Religious Science movement, considered 'Science of Mind', part of New Thought movement, wrote metaphysical books, including 'The Science of Mind', founded 'Science of Mind' magazine 1886 Event 1st U.S. nurses' magazine, The Nightingale, 1st appears, New York City 1885 Event "Good Housekeeping" magazine is 1st published 1881 Event 1st American fishing magazine, American Angler published 1880 Birthday B. C. Forbes, born in New Deer, Scotland, Bertie Charles Forbes, founder Forbes magazine, financial journalist, books include, 'Forbes Epigrams', '101 Unusual Experiences' 1860 Birthday Harriet Monroe, Chicago, poet/editor of Poetry magazine, You and I 1858 Birthday Beatrice Webb, born in Gloucester, England, sociologist, reformer, economist, co-authored 'History of Trade Unionism', 1894, co-founder of 'New Statesman' magazine 1857 Event Atlantic Monthly magazine 1st published 1847 Event 1st Swedish magazine in U.S., Skandinavia, published in New York City 1842 Event 1st illustrated weekly magazine in U.S. publishes 1st issue, New York City 1841 Event British humor magazine "Punch" 1st published 1836 Birthday Joseph Norman Lockyer, discoverer, Helium, founder, Nature magazine 1833 Birthday John Watkinson, founder of British Chess Magazine, oldest chess mag 1818 Event 1st successful U.S. educational magazine "Academician," begins (New York City) 1810 Event 1st Irish magazine in U.S., Shamrock, is published 1806 Event 1st U.S. college magazine, Yale Literary Government, publishes 1st issue 1799 Death William Curtis, English botanist (Botanical Magazine), dies at 53 1793 Event Tennis is 1st mentioned in an English sporting magazine 1746 Birthday William Curtis, English botanist/publisher, Botanical Magazine 1741 Event Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine, 2nd U.S. magazine begins publishing 1741 Event Andrew Bedford publishes 1st American magazine (American Magazine) 1709 Event 1st edition of Tattler magazine in England 1693 Event 1st woman's magazine "Ladies' Mercury" published (London) 1692 Birthday Edward Cave, England, printer, Gentlemen's Magazine
