2012 Event Illegally excavated Buddhist relics that were recovered by Pakistani police were stolen from a police station in Karachi; the pieces date back to the Gandhara civilization which existed over 2,000 years ago in Pakistan 1994 Death Harold Schneider, U.S. producer (5 Easy Pieces, War Games), dies at 55 1983 Birthday Michelle Branch, born in Sedona, Arizona, singer, songwriter, guitarist, top selling albums, 'The Spirit Room', 'Hotel Paper', Grammy-nominated single, 'Leave the Pieces' 1974 Birthday Jewel, born in Payson, Utah, Jewel Kilcher, singer, guitarist, actress, musician, sold over 27 million albums worldwide, hit debut album 'Pieces of You' 1962 Birthday Clive "Doctor" Jackson, rocker, Dr. and Medics-Laughing at Pieces 1959 Death Billy Mayerl, composer, pianist, master of light music, composed works for piano and orchestra, developed syncopated novelty piano solos, 300 piano pieces, most named after flowers and trees, dies at 56 1951 Birthday Chris Cooper, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Thousand Pieces of Gold, Matewan 1942 Birthday Karen Black, Ziegler, Park Ridge, Illinois, 5 Easy Pieces, Pyx 1939 Birthday Leo Brouwer, born in Havana, Cuba, Juan Leovigildo Brouwer Mezquida, composer, conductor, guitarist, studied under Vincent Persichetti, Stefan Wolpe, composed solo guitar pieces, over 40 film scores, and several guitar concertos 1935 Event China Clipper (flying boat) took off from Alameda, California, carrying 100,000 pieces of mail on 1st trans-Pacific airmail flight 1935 Birthday Folke Rabe, born in Stockholm, Sweden, composer, electronic drone pieces, works include 'What??' 1929 Birthday Ralph Waite, born in White Plains, New York, actor, 'Cool Hand Luke', '5 Easy Pieces', 'Roots' 1924 Birthday Edmund Purdom, England, actor, Asissi Underground, Pieces 1924 Birthday Jeffrey Segal, actor and playwright, Vanity Fair, Rest in Pieces 1915 Event U.S. government mints 1st $50 gold pieces, for Panama Pacific Expo 1902 Birthday Billy Mayerl, born in London, England, composer, pianist, master of light music, composed works for piano and orchestra, developed syncopated novelty piano solos, 300 piano pieces, most named after flowers and trees 1874 Death Howard Staunton, world chess champion, designer of chess pieces, dies 1853 Event U.S. authorizes minting of $3 gold pieces
