2014 Event A 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Mexico about 80 miles to the northwest of Acapulco; only minor damage has been reported to date 2014 Event Water vapor on the minor planet Ceres, the largest asteroid and the only dwarf planet in the inner Solar System, is detected by European Space Agency researchers 2013 Event In Wisconsin, two planes carrying nine skydivers collide in midair; the skydivers used their parachutes to steer themselves clear of the debris, and the two pilots survived with minor injuries 2013 Event A Boeing 787 Dreamliner is grounded by Qatar Airways; a minor technical issue is reported, increasing pressure on Boeing to address possible electrical problems with its lastest new jet 2012 Event Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, leaves the hospital after undergoing minor surgery to remove a tumor 2012 Event New Zealand sustains a major earthquake, with minor damage reported 2012 Event The U.S. Supreme Court rules that minor's cannot be automatically be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole 2010 Event Vanuatu experiences a 7.3 magnitude earthquake; a tsunami warning is issued for the region and later cancelled after a minor tsunami occurred 2000 Event After years of preparation for Y2K, only minor computer-related problems were reported (a problem with Hotmail, with a nuclear power plant in Japan and with apartment heating in Korea) 1999 Death John Minor Wisdom, American Judge 1998 Event Twins trade Chuck Knoblauch to New York Yankees for $3M and 4 minor leaguers 1992 Event Colorado Rockies 1st minor league team's (Bend Oregon in Class A) game 1989 Event Minor League Football System opens organizational meeting, St. Louis 1987 Event Cubs trade Dennis Eckersley to A's for 3 minor leaguers 1981 Event Phillies minor leaguer Jeff Stone steals pro baseball record 121st base en route to 122 (Spartanburg (South Atlantic League)) 1981 Birthday Alicia Keys, born in New York City, New York, born Alicia Augello Cook, singer, recording artist, actress, debut album, 'Songs in A Minor', won five Grammy Awards 1976 Death Minor White, American Photographer 1973 Birthday Deon Minor, Paris Texas, 400m runner 1972 Event George Harrison is involved in a minor car accident 1971 Birthday Greg Minor, NBA guard for the Boston Celtics 1969 Event Seattle Pilots trade minor league outfielder Lou Piniella to Royals 1966 Birthday Blas Minor, Merced California, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1965 Death Minor Watson, actor (Woman of the Year, Viva Cisco Kid), dies at 75 1957 Event CBS states it won't broadcast baseball where minor league games are on 1957 Event Israeli troops leave Egypt; Suez Canal re-opened for minor ships 1957 Event Dodgers (Ft. Worth) and Cubs (LA) "trade" minor league franchises 1953 Event Boston Braves, who own Milwaukee minor league franchise, block St. Louis Browns attempt to shift their franchise to Milwaukee 1952 Event St. Louis Browns lend 2 black minor leaguers to Hankyu Braves of Japan 1946 Event U.S. General MacNarney gives 800,000 "minor Nazi's" amnesty 1944 Event Oriole Park (minor league baseball stadium) burns down in Baltimore 1942 Event Bill Terry resigns as supervisor of New York Giants minor league system 1938 Event Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis frees 74 St. L Cardinals minor leaguers 1920 Event Annual drafting of baseball players from minor leagues to be done in inverse order of the final standings, agreed to 1913 Birthday Hugo Pos, Suriname/Netherlands WW II prosecutor of minor war crimes Tokyo 1909 Event 1st pro baseball game, minor league, played under lights 1908 Birthday Minor White, American Photographer 1905 Birthday John Minor Wisdom, American Judge 1902 Event Minor League's most lopsided baseball game: Corsicana 51; Texarkana 3 Justin Clark of Corsicana, Texas minors hits 8 home runs in 1 game 1893 Event Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky conducted 1st performance of "Symphony Number Six in B minor, "Pathetique" 1889 Birthday Minor Watson, Marianna AR, actor, Woman of the Year, Viva Cisco Kid 1887 Event 1st minor league baseball association organizes in Pittsburgh 1879 Event Northwestern League (minor baseball league) organized, Rockford, Ill 1877 Event International Association (minor baseball league) organizes 1873 Birthday Sergei Rachmaninoff, born in Novgorod, Russia, composer, Prelude in C# Minor 1859 Event Brahms' 1st piano concerto (in D minor) premieres, Hanover 1810 Birthday Frederic Chopin, born in Poland, composer/pianist, Concert in F Minor 1750 Event Minor earthquake in London 1750 Death Tomaso Albinioni, Italian composer (Adagio in G Minor), dies at 78 1536 Event English king Henry VIII expropriate minor monasteries 787 Event 2nd Council of Nicaea (7th ecumenical council) opens in Asia Minor 325 Event 1st Christian ecumenical council opens at Nicaea, Asia Minor
