2015 Event After a credit rating downgrade to 'junk' by Standard & Poor's, Brazil implements a $17 billion austerity package that will eliminate ten government ministries, cut public spending, and halt both hiring and salary increases in the public sector 2015 Event Dick Costolo, CEO of Twitter, steps down after the company reports poor first quarter results; cofounder Jack Dorsey will step in as temporary CEO, but Costolo will keep his position on the board 2015 Event New anti-austerity Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras halts the public asset privatizations required under Greece's bailout agreement with its foreign creditors; Standard & Poor's has lowered its rating on Greek national debt from stable to negative 2015 Event Hosni Mubarak, former president of Egypt, may be freed after the nation's high court overturned the sole remaining verdict against him for embezzling public funds; Mubarak has been serving his three-year prison term in a hospital due to poor health 2013 Event In Vatican City, Italy, Pope Francis delivers his first message at the Vatican, telling journalists wants "a poor Church, for the poor" 2012 Event Standard & Poor's credit rating agency receives a ruling by an Australian judge that they misled investors in their rating of two-pre-crisis issues of structured debt 2012 Event Standard and Poor's credit rating agency increases the rating of the Philippines to BB+ 2011 Event According to the U.S. Census, 1 in 2 people are considered low-income or poor 2011 Event After Standard & Poor's and Fitch downgraded Spain's credit rating, Moody's downgrades them further to a rating of A1 2011 Event Spain's credit receives a negative outlook from Standard &: Poor's, with their ranking reduced to AA- 2011 Event Italy's credit rating is lowered from A+ to A by Standard and Poor's rating agency, a result of its high level of debt and the stability of its government 2011 Event Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs resigns over poor health issues; Tim Cook takes over as CEO 2011 Event First Air fails in an attempt to land a Boeing 737 in poor conditions; 12 of 15 people die after the plane crashes near Canada's Resolute Bay 2011 Event Standard &: Poor's rating agency downgrades U.S. sovereign debt; the downgrade is the first in the history of the United States 2010 Event The U.K. will increase aid to poor nations, including a 40% increase in Afghanistan, while reducing aid to 'powerhouses' like Russia, China and other eastern European countries 1994 Death Dub Taylor, actor (Poor Pretty Eddie), dies of a heart attack at 87 1994 Event Chicago Cub 2nd baseman Ryne Sandberg, retires due to poor play, he forfeits $15.7 million of his $25 million contract 1992 Event Dan Quayle sites Murphy Brown as a poor example of family values 1991 Event 1st scheduled NHL exhibition game in St. Petersburg Fla, is cancelled due to poor ice conditions (New York Islanders vs Boston Bruins) 1989 Event George Harrison releases "Cheer Down" and "Poor Little Girl" 1988 Death Marjorie Bonner Lowry, actress (Reno, Poor Girls), dies at 83 1986 Death Murray Hamilton, actor (Rich Man Poor Man), dies at 63 1986 Death Helen Craig, actress (Rich Man Poor Man), dies at 74 1985 Event On a poor call in 6th game, umpire Don Deckinger starts a string of events costing Cardinals the World Series 1984 Death Irwin Shaw, U.S. writer (Rich Man, Poor Man), dies at 71 1976 Event "Rich Man, Poor Man" mini-series premieres on ABC TV 1968 Event 50,000 participate in Solidarity Day March of Poor People's Campaign 1968 Event Poor Peoples March on Washington 1968 Event "March of Poor" under Reverend Abernathy reach Washington, D.C. 1968 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. announces plans for Poor People's Campaign 1964 Event Pope Paul VI gives tiara to poor 1962 Event Arthur Kopit's "Oh, Dad, Poor Dad..." premieres in New York City 1959 Event Congress passes a bill authorizing food stamps for poor Americans 1953 Birthday Kay Lenz, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Moving Violations, Rich Man Poor Man 1951 Birthday Penny Peyser, Irvington, New York, actress, Rich Man Poor Man, Knots Landing 1948 Birthday Susan Blakely, Frankfurt Germany, actress, Rich Man Poor Man 1948 Birthday Kim Darby, N Hollywood, actress, True Grit, Enola Gay, Rich Man Poor Man 1942 Birthday Peter Strauss, Croton-on-Hudson, New York, actor, Rich Man Poor Man 1941 Birthday Fionnula Flanagan, Dublin Ireland, actress, Rich Man Poor Man 1940 Birthday Adam Faith, born in England, singer, Poor Me, What Do You Want? 1934 Birthday Nick Nolte, born in Omaha, Nebraska, actor, Teachers, 48 hours, Rich Man Poor Man 1932 Birthday Dimitra Arliss, actress, Rich Man Poor Man II 1932 Birthday William Smith, born in Columbia, Missouri, actor, Rich Man Poor Man, Hawaii 5-0 1928 Birthday George Maharis, actor, Rich Man, Poor Man, Route 66 1928 Birthday Pavel Kohout, born in Czechoslovakia, director/author, Poor Murderer 1925 Birthday Cora Lee Johnson, social activist for rural poor 1924 Birthday Gloria Vanderbilt, don't my jeans look great, poor little rich girl 1923 Birthday Paula Fox, U.S. children's books author, Poor George 1923 Birthday Murray Hamilton, born in Washington, North Carolina, actor, Rich Man Poor Man 1918 Birthday Hella [S Lelyveld-]Haasse, Dutch author, Cider for Poor People 1913 Birthday Irwin Shaw, U.S., novelist, Rich Man Poor Man 1912 Birthday Abbe Pierre, born in Lyon, France, French Catholic priest, founded Emmaus movement aiding poor, homeless, refugees 1906 Event Finnish Senate accepts universal suffrage, except for poor 1893 Birthday Mary Pickford, actress, Poor Little Rich Girl 1891 Birthday Elisabeth Zernike, Dutch writer, Poor Part, Bruidstijd 1887 Death Emma Lazarus, U.S. poet ("Give us your tired and poor"), dies in New York at 38 1864 Death Solomon George Washington Dill, poor white ally of blacks, assassinated in his home by white terrorists in SC 1857 Event 1st production of Dion Boucicaults "Poor of NY" 1857 Event Dion Boucicauly's "Poor of NY," premieres in New York City 1808 Birthday Charles Henry Poor, Commander Union Navy 1732 Event 1st known ad for "Poor Richard's Almanack" (Pennsylvania Gazette) 1732 Event Benjamin Franklin under the name Richard Saunders begins publication of "Poor Richard's Almanack" 1712 Event Utrecht banishes poor Jews 1523 Death Franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42 1381 Birthday St. Colette, abbess/reformer, Poor Clares
