2015 Event Myanmar President Thein Sein implements a population control law requiring women to wait three years between children; critics believe the law can be used to oppress women as well as minority religion and ethnic populations in the country 2014 Event The Islamic State captures the Iraqi town of Sinjar, home to the country's Yazidi religious minority population; residents fled in advance of the extremists, who have demanded that non-Muslim residents convert to Islam or face death 2014 Event The U.K. recognizes people of Cornish heritage as minorities in accordance with the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities; people of Scottish, Welsh and Irish heritage already have minority standing 2013 Event A portion of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which protects minority voting rights, is struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, ruling that Congress has not taken into account the nation's racial progress when singling out certain states for federal oversight 2012 Event Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine's President, signs a controversial law concerning the status of 18 languages as regional and minority languages; the law allows officials in Russian-speaking regions of the country to use Russian in documents and at public events 1985 Event Olof Palme forms Sweden minority government 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 1964 Event Jens Otto Krag forms minority government in Denmark 1958 Event Indians minority stockholders sell their stock to William Delay 1931 Birthday Alan K. Simpson, born in Denver, Colorado, Senator-R-Wyoming 1979 - 1997, minority whip 1929 Event Ramsey MacDonald forms minority Labour government in Britain 1928 Birthday Philip K. Dick, writer of Blade Runner, Minority Report 1923 Event Dutch Catholic minority government of Wilhelm Marx forms
