2015 Event Harriette Thompson, at 92 years and three months, becomes the oldest person to finish a marathon, beating the previous record holder of 92 years and 19 days 2015 Event The world's oldest living person, Gertrude Weaver of the U.S., dies at age 116, just five days after the death of the previous record holder, Misao Okawa of Japan, who died at age 117 2014 Event Kaci Hickox, the first person held under New Jersey's new quarantine provisions for those who have worked with Ebola patients, speaks out to protest the conditions of her confinement at a local hospital; Hickox has tested negative for the virus 2014 Event Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person to develop Ebola in the U.S., dies after 11 days in a Dallas hospital; he was sent home after an initial hospital visit despite stating he had been in West Africa, but he was admitted upon his return two days later 2014 Event Bill Gates is named the world's richest person in the 'Forbes' annual ranking, with a total net worth of $76 billion; he outranked last year's wealthiest person, Carlos Slim, by $4 billion 2014 Event A new world record is achieved by the United Kingdom's Lewis Clarke of Bristol; the 16 year-old becomes the youngest person to trek to the South Pole 2013 Event Pope Francis is named 'Time' magazine's 'Person of the Year' 2013 Event Swimmer Diana Nyad makes history, becoming the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage 2013 Death The world's oldest living person and verified longest lived man ever, Jiroemon Kimura, dies in the city of Kyotango, Japan at age 116 2013 Event In Beijing, China, a seven-year old girl is confirmed as the first person in the country to catch the Influenza A virus subtype H7N9 bird flu 2013 Event A 6.0-magnitude earthquake named Nantou, strikes near Taipei, Taiwan; one person is killed and 19 injured 2012 Event At 115 years old and 266 days, Jiroemon Kimura of Japan becomes the world's oldest living person 2012 Death Joseph Murray, a Nobel prize winner, plastic surgeon and the first person to perform a kidney transplantation, dies at age 93 2012 Event Medical textbooks require rewriting after 39-year-old Canadian Scott Routley becomes the first person believed to be in a vegetative state to tell scientists he isn't in any pain 2012 Event Astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first person on the Moon, dies at age 82 2012 Event At least one person is killed from an explosion in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya 2011 Event During the 40th anniversary of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, a bomb kills one person and clashes break out between security and opposition protesters 2011 Event A landslide in Malaysia leaves one person killed and six missing 2011 Event In Bordeaux, France, and elderly woman becomes the first person to die from the recent e.coli outbreak 2011 Event In Canada, Kathryn Gray becomes the youngest person to ever discover a supernova; she is ten years old 2010 Event Italy's plan to ban plastic bags goes into effect; the country was using 20 billion plastic bags a year - about 300 per person 2010 Event A 5.2 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan province, China, destroys at least 100 homes, injures 11 and kills one person 2009 Event One person out of 183 passengers and crew survives the crash of Yemenia Flight 626 off the coast of Moroni, Comoros 2004 Death Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan, formerly world's oldest person in 2004, dies at 114 2004 Death Charlotte Benkner, the world's second oldest person for a few years, dies at 114 2003 Death Gertrude Ederle, swimming celebrity/teacher, first woman, and fifth person, to swim the English Channel, dies at 97 2003 Event China sends Yang Liwei into orbit, the third country to have successfully sent a person into space 2003 Death "Elizabeth ""Ma Pampo"" Israel", old woman, ", may have been world's oldest but ""undocumented"" person, ", dies at 128, disputed 2002 Death Ted Williams, athlete, last person to hit .400 for a season as a major leaguer, dies at 83 2000 Death Eva Morris, really old woman, Oldest person in 2000, dies at 114 1999 Death Sarah Clark Knauss, oldest person 1999, dies at 119 1998 Death Marie-Louise Febronie Meilleur, oldest person in 1998, dies at 117 1997 Death Jeanne Calment, world's oldest person in 1997, dies at 122 1996 Death Peter Bird, ocean rower, first person to cross the Pacific ocean solo, trip from San Francisco to Great Barrier Reef, lasted 294 days, dies at age 49 at sea during an attempt to row across the Pacific 1993 Death Johanna F Zandstra-Giezen, oldest person in Netherland, dies at 111 1993 Event 6th annual business person run held in Wall Street 1993 Death Mike Templeton, 2nd person to receive a heart pump, dies at 34 1991 Death Trijntje Jansma-Boskma, oldest person in Netherland, dies at 109 1990 Event BASF plant in Cincinnati explodes in flames, 1 person dies 1989 Event U.S. Supreme Court upholds 1 person 1 vote rule of New York City Board of Estimate 1986 Death Sydney J. Harris, journalist, wrote, syndicated column, 'Strictly Personal', wrote for Chicago Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, political positions placed him on the list of Nixon political opponents, wrote, 'The Authentic Person: Dealing with Dilemma', dies in Chicago, Illinois 1986 Death Ned Calmer, TV host (In the First Person), dies at 78 1985 Event 3rd person to receive an artificial heart (Murray Haydon) 1979 Event Marcus Hooper, 12, is youngest person to swim English Channel 1978 Event Iraq declares Ayatollah Khomeini an undesirable person 1977 Event Hillsdale High School defeats Person High School 2-0 in basketball 1973 Event Alan Ayckbourne's "Absurd Person Singular," premieres in London 1972 Birthday Yureck Person, soccer player, NAC 1971 Event Dave Scott becomes 1st person to drive a car on Moon 1971 Birthday Wesley Person, NBA guard, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers 1969 Birthday Robert Person, born in St. Louis, Missouri, pitcher for the New York Mets 1968 Event Start of Colin Cowdrey's 100th Test, 1st person to do so 1968 Event Jim Hines becomes 1st person to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds 1965 Death Edward R Murrow, newscaster (Person to Person), dies at 57 1964 Birthday Chuck Person, NBA forward for the San Antonio Spurs 1962 Birthday Zulqarnain, cricketer, last person in alphabetical order to play Test 1962 Event Wake Forest coach "Bones" McKinney becomes 2nd person to play and coach 1961 Event Yuri Gagarin becomes 1st person to orbit Earth in Vostok 1 1960 Birthday Richard Jobson, British TV person/rocker, Skids-Scared to Dance 1952 Event Christine Jorgenson is 1st person to undergo a sex-change operation 1952 Birthday Philip Green, born in Croyden, England, businessman, owns large retail stores including Arcadia Group, 9th richest person in Britain, worth over $4 billion 1951 Event Michael Gorsira is 1st person in charge of Curacao 1947 Birthday John C. Maxwell, born in Garden City, Michigan, evangelical Christian, author, pastor, speaker, leadership expert, wrote over 50 books on leadership, sold over 13 million copies including 'Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow' 1947 Birthday Peter Bird, born in Britain, ocean rower, first person to cross the Pacific ocean solo, trip from San Francisco to Great Barrier Reef, lasted 294 days 1943 Event 1st warship named for a Black person, USS Leonard Roy Harmon, launched 1938 Event New York Yankees suspend Jake Powell, after he said on Chicago radio he'd "hit every colored person in Chicago over head with a club" 1933 Birthday Sheldon Adelson, born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, property developer, billionaire businessman, investing in gambling and leisure businesses, CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp., Forbes' third riches person in the U.S. in 2008 1932 Birthday David Scott, born in San Antonio, Texas, astronaut, commander of Apollo 15 mission, seventh person to walk on the Moon, first person to drive on the Moon 1929 Birthday Jocelyn Barrow, deputy chair person, British Broadcast Standards 1922 Event 1st living person identified on a U.S. coin (Thomas E Kirby) on the Alabama Centennial half-dollar 1917 Birthday Sydney J. Harris, born in London, England, journalist, wrote, syndicated column, 'Strictly Personal', wrote for Chicago Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, political positions placed him on the list of Nixon political opponents, wrote, 'The Authentic Person: Dealing with Dilemma' 1912 Event 1st accident (collision) in Londoner Underground: 22 injured person 1908 Birthday Edward R. Murrow, Pole Creek, North Carolina, newscaster, Person to Person 1906 Birthday Kathleen Kenyon, 1st person to place date on remains of Jericho 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 1902 Event Lyman Gilmore is 1st person to fly a powered craft 1889 Birthday F Rijkens, oldest living person in Netherlands 1883 Death Tom Thumb, famous small person (40"), dies of a stroke at 44 1882 Birthday Johanna F Zandstra-Giezen, oldest person in Netherland 1882 Birthday Trijntje Jansma-Boskma, oldest person in Netherland 1877 Birthday Charlotte Hughes, 1990, oldest person in Great Britain 1864 Event Spotsylvania-campaign ends after 10,920 killed/injured person 1838 Birthday Charles Stratton, General Tom Thumb, famous short person 1803 Death Edward Despard, last person drawn and quartered in England 1692 Event Last (8) person hanged for witchcraft in U.S. (Salem Mass) 3 Birthday Sadiq Hidajat, Persian writer, Blind Person Owl
