2012 Event Dallas, Texas Mayor Mike Rawlings declares a state of emergency after an outbreak of West Nile Virus kills at least 17 people; the city plans to combat the mosquitoes with aerial spraying of pyrethroid insecticides 2010 Event Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia and Rwanda sign an agreement seeking more water from the Nile; Kenya issues support while Egypt and Sudan remain opposed 1972 Event Bus plunges into Nile River killing 50 pilgrims. (Minia Egypt) 1965 Event Trackless trolley plunged into Nile River drowning 74 (Cairo Egypt) 1959 Event 3-deck Nile excursion steamer springs a leak panicking passengers who capsized ship. 200 drown just yards from shore 1954 Birthday Kathleen Turner, actress, Accidental Tourist, Jewel of Nile 1952 Birthday Nile Rodgers, born in Bronx, New York, rock guitarist, Honeydrippers 1951 Birthday Olivia Hussey, born in Buenos Aires, actress, Romeo and Juliet, Death on Nile 1944 Birthday Michael Douglas, born in New Jersey, actor, Coma, Wall St, Jewel of the Nile 1939 Event 5th Heisman Trophy Award: Nile Kinnick, Iowa (HB) 1935 Birthday Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Bath England, actress, Search for the Nile 1934 Birthday Maggie Smith, born in Ilford, England, actress, Death on Nile, Clash of Titans 1929 Birthday Kenneth Haigh, born in Yorkshire, England, actor, Search for the Nile 1928 Death William HT Gairdner, English missionary (Nile Mission Press), dies at 54 1921 Birthday Peter Ustinov, born in London, actor, Death on Nile, Logan's Run, Billy Budd 1917 Birthday Michael Gough, Malaya, actor, Search for the Nile 1912 Event Aswan Dam in Nile begins operation 1912 Event Steamers collide in Nile, drowning 200 1910 Death Boyd Alexander, English explorer (Niger to the Nile), murdered at 37 1906 Birthday Andre Van Gyseghem, England, actor, Search for the Nile 1848 Birthday Macellus Emants, Dutch writer/poet, Along the Nile 1835 Birthday Alexandrine-Pieternella-Franeoise Tinne, explored White Nile 1798 Event British under Admiral Horatio Nelson beat French at Battle of Nile
