2014 Event Walt Disney Company will be marketing the next Star Wars movie through a series of YouTube videos produced by its subsidiary, Maker; the videos will connect younger audiences to the characters and stories from earlier movies in the franchise 2014 Event Music curator and headphone maker Beats Electronics will become the latest acquisition of Apple, Inc.; Apple will pay $3 billion for the music company, started by music producer Jimmy Iovine and rap artist Dr. Dre 2014 Event Drug maker Pfizer, Inc. has raised its offer to buy AstraZeneca Plc; the current offer of over 63 billion pounds was made after AstraZeneca rejected Pfizer's offer of 58.8 billion pounds in January 2014 Event Disney announces that it will buy Maker Studios for $500 million with an additional payout of $450 million if certain performance targets are met; purchase of the online video producer may help Disney expand marketing outlets for its media 2014 Event A lawsuit against Lance Armstrong is dismissed; after he admitted to doping, the plaintiffs sued, claiming that they bought energy-drink maker FRS Co. believing that the drinks endorsed by Armstrong had been the key reason for his cycling success 2004 Death Russ Meyer, maker of busty movies, Vixen, dies at 82 1998 Death Henry Hampton, documentary maker, Eyes on the Prize, dies at 48 1997 Death Dawn Steel, film maker, first woman to head a major Hollywood studio, responsible for 'Flashdance', 'Fatal Attraction', dies at 51 1997 Death Tomoyuki Tanaka, film maker and producer, Godzilla, dies of a stroke at 86 1997 Death Jose Ignacio Domecq, wine maker, dies at 82 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 Uzo Egonu, painter/print maker, dies at 64 1996 Death Joseph Green, film maker, dies at 96 1995 Death Peter Shankland, film maker/writer, dies at 94 1995 Death Frank Cvitanovich, film maker, dies at 68 1995 Death Jerzy Bonawentura Toeplitz, film maker/teacher, dies at 94 1995 Death Maria Luisa Bemberg, fil maker, dies at 73 1995 Death Yahya Ayyash, nicknamed 'the Engineer,' chief bomb maker for Hamas, most wanted man in Israel, caused deaths of 90 Israelis, assassinated by Isreal's Shin Bet with a booby trapped cellular phone 1994 Death Didier Rocher, son of French cosmetic maker Yves Rocher, dies at 41 1994 Death Gerard van de Groenekan, furniture maker/designer, dies at 90 1994 Death Simon Prior, British auto maker, dies of injuries 1994 Death Donald Judd, U.S. furniture maker/architect/artist, dies at 65 1993 Death Julio Gallo, wine maker (Gallo), dies in a car accident at 82 1993 Death Alfred Mosher Butts, U.S. architect/game maker (Scrabble), dies at 93 1993 Death Ferrucci Lamborghini, car maker (Lamborghini), dies at 76 1987 Death John Hammond, Jazz reviewer (Melody Maker), dies at 76 1984 Event L.A. federal jury acquits auto maker John DeLorean on cocaine charges 1982 Event Car maker John DeLorean indicted for drug trafficking, later acquitted 1971 Event British car maker Rolls Royce declared itself bankrupt 1970 Death Louis Zimmer, Flem clock maker (Jubelklok, Wonder Clock), dies at 82 1969 Birthday Chris Robinson, Atlanta, rocker, Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker 1969 Birthday Rich Robinson, rocker, Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker 1967 Birthday Jeff Cease, born in Nashville, guitarist, Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker 1966 Birthday Yahya Ayyash, born in Palestine, nicknamed 'the Engineer,' chief bomb maker for Hamas, most wanted man in Israel, caused deaths of 90 Israelis 1958 Event Antillean Brewery, maker of Amstel beer, opens 1957 Death William Cadbury, chocolate maker, dies at 89 1957 Birthday Richard Powers, born in Evanston, Illinois, author, wrote novel, 'The Time of Our Singing', 'Plowing the Dark', 'The Echo Maker', 'Generosity: An Enhancement' 1953 Birthday Ken Burns, epic documentary maker, Civil War, Baseball 1951 Death Robert Joseph Flaherty, documentary film maker, dies 1950 Birthday Jody Schecter, South African auto maker, World Driver's 1979 1950 Event Preston Tucker, auto maker, found not guilty of mail fraud 1948 Birthday Lin Onus, born in Melbourne, Australia, born William McLintock Onus, of Jiradjuri descent, artist, painter, sculptor, print maker, used Maningride rarrk cross-hatching-based painting style 1946 Birthday Dawn Steel, born in America, film maker, first woman to head a major Hollywood studio, responsible for 'Flashdance', 'Fatal Attraction' 1942 Birthday John Meulendijks, Dutch cryptogram maker, People's Daily 1939 Birthday Tony Budge, English contractor/tank maker/multi-millionaire 1937 Birthday Ray Coleman, born in Britain, journalist, author, wrote biographies of The Beatles while editor-in-chief, Melody Maker, music magazine 1937 Birthday Yehuda Yannay, born in Romania, composer, film maker, performance artist, international figure in contemporary music 1934 Birthday Barry Briggs, New Zealand auto maker, World Champion 1957, 58, 64, 66 1933 Birthday David Bellamy, English botanist/tv-program maker 1931 Birthday Uzo Egonu, painter/print maker 1930 Birthday Imre Gyongyossy, film Maker 1929 Event 1st manned rocket plane flight (by auto maker Fritz von Opel) 1927 Birthday Frank Cvitanovich, film maker 1926 Birthday Bud Greenspan, documentary maker, Olympic Games 1922 Birthday Maria Luisa Bemberg, film maker 1914 Birthday Jose Ignacio Domecq, wine maker 1911 Birthday Phani Majumdar, film maker 1910 Birthday Julian Trevelyan, English Surrealist painter/collage maker 1906 Birthday Jacob C van Marken, Dutch peanut butter maker, Calve-Delft 1906 Death Jacob C van Marken, peanut butter maker (Calve-Delft), dies at 60 1901 Birthday Peter Shankland, film maker/writer 1900 Birthday Jerzy Bonawentura Toeplitz, film maker/teacher 1900 Birthday Joseph Green, film maker 1898 Birthday John Grierson, documentary film maker 1894 Death Antoine J "Adolphe" Sax, instrument maker (saxophone), dies at 79 1888 Birthday Louis Zimmer, Flemish clock maker, Jubelklok/Wonder Clock 1886 Birthday Olaf Stapleton, British religious sci-fi writer, Star Maker 1880 Birthday Viking Eggeling, Sweden, artist/film maker, Diagonal Symphony 1880 Death Antoon Jurgens, margarine maker, dies at 75 1878 Birthday Andre-Gustave Citroen, France, auto maker 1875 Death Jean B Vuillaume, French violin maker (octobas), dies at 76 1874 Birthday Francois Coty, Corsica, Corsican senator/perfume maker 1867 Birthday Kathe Kollwitz, Germany, print maker/sculptor, Bauernkrieg 1866 Birthday Richard Le Gallienne, English writer, Maker of Gainborg 1865 Death William Parson, 3rd Earl of Rosse and maker of large telescopes, dies 1863 Birthday Edvard Munch, Norway, painter/print maker, The Scream 1863 Birthday Henry Ford, Dearborn Township, Michigan, auto maker, Ford 1862 Event Telescope maker Alvin Clark discovers dwarf companion of Sirius 1859 Death Louis Poinsot, French mathematician/instrument maker, dies at 82 1857 Birthday Henry Ernest Dudeney, mathematician and puzzle maker 1854 Death Duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies 1850 Death Marie [Gresholtz] Tussaud, maker of wax figures, dies 1846 Birthday Peter Carl Faberge, Russia, goldsmith/jeweler/egg maker 1830 Death Johann G Repsold, German instrument maker, dies at 59 1823 Death Abraham L Breguet, French clock maker, dies at 76 1813 Birthday John C Fremont, Pathfinder, map maker/explorer, western U.S., Gov, AZ 1810 Birthday Oliver Fisher Winchester, rifle maker, Winchester 1807 Death Claude C Saunier, French furniture maker, dies at about 72 1798 Birthday Jean B Vuillaume, French violin maker, octobas 1797 Birthday Henry Engelhard Steinway, piano maker, Steinway 1793 Birthday Eliphalet Remington, U.S. gun maker 1779 Death Thomas Chippendale, English furniture maker, dies at 61 1770 Birthday Johann G Repsold, German instrument maker 1768 Death Charles Cressent, French court furniture maker, dies at 82 1752 Birthday Elizabeth Griscom, Betsy, Ross, flag maker 1747 Birthday Abraham L Breguet, French clock maker 1742 Death Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62 1742 Death Francesco Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70 1718 Birthday Thomas Chippendale, England, furniture maker, baptized 1713 Death Thomas Tompion, English clock maker (cylinder tunnel), dies 1679 Birthday Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius 1671 Birthday Francesco Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius 1596 Birthday Nicolo Amati, Italy, violin maker, Stradivari and Guarneri 1471 Birthday Albrecht Durer, Nurnberg Germany, Renaissance painter/print maker
