2014 Event An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale hits Nagano, Japan; no deaths were reported, but dozens of people were injured or trapped in their homes, and over 80 people evacuated to a shelter 2014 Event Papua New Guinea is shaken by a 7.1-magnitude earthquake with an aftershock registering at 6.1 on the Richter scale; the quakes were centered off the island of Bougainville 2014 Event An earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale strikes 58 miles northwest of Iquique, Chile; though larger than the 6.7 quake on March 16th, scientists expect an even stronger quake in this region in the future 2014 Event Southern California is hit by an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale; the quake originated about 22 miles southeast of Los Angeles near La Habra 2014 Event An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale strikes approximately 40 miles northwest of Iquique, Chile 1997 Death Svyatoslav Richter, Russian pianist, dies of heart attack at 82 1993 Death Hans Werner Richter, German writer/founder (Gruppe 47), dies at 84 1988 Event Armenian SSR rocked by earthquake, 8 on Richter scale (55,000 die) 1985 Death Charles F Richter, U.S. seismologist (scale of R), dies at 85 1985 Death Charles Francis Richter, American Scientist 1980 Birthday Jason James Richter, Medford OR, actor, Free Willy 1976 Event Annegret Richter runs 100m (11.01) 1970 Birthday Berry Richter, born in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. hockey defenseman 1994 Olympics 1968 Death Conrad Richter, U.S. writer (Light in the Forest), dies at 78 1966 Birthday Andy Richter, Yorkville, Illinois, writer/sidekick, Conan O'Brien 1966 Birthday Mike Richter, Abington, Pennsylvania, NHL goalie, New York Rangers, Team USA 1998 1964 Event Earthquake strikes Alaska, 8.4 on Richter scale, 118 die 1951 Event Pulitzer prize awarded to Conrad Richter (The Town) 1945 Death Nico Richter, composer, dies at 29 1932 Death Egon Richter, writer, dies 1931 Birthday Burton Richter, American Scientist 1927 Event Earthquake measuring 8 on Richter scale strikes Tango, Japan 1926 Birthday Marga Richter, composer 1926 Birthday Karl Richter, composer 1916 Death Hans Richter, composer, dies at 73 1915 Birthday Nico Richter, composer 1915 Birthday Svyatoslav Richter, pianist 1914 Birthday Sviatosiav Richter, born in Zhitomir, Ukraine, pianist, Stalin Prize-1945 1908 Birthday Hans Werner Richter, German author, Socially Responsible Cinema 1907 Birthday Derek Richter, British neuro chemist, Aspects of learning and memory 1906 Death Eugen Richter, German MP (Liberal), dies at 67 1906 Event Strongest instrumentally recorded earthquake, Colombia, 8.6 Richter 1900 Birthday Charles Richter, born in Ohio, Earthquakes seismologist, Richter scale 1900 Birthday Charles Francis Richter, American Scientist 1890 Birthday Conrad Richter, writer, Light in the Forest 1879 Death Ernst Friedrich Richter, composer, dies at 70 1843 Birthday Hans Richter, composer 1838 Birthday Eugen Richter, German parliament member, Liberal 1825 Death Jean Paul, born Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, Romantic, wrote 'Quintus Fixlein', 'Schmelzles Reise', dies at 62, in Bayreuth, Germany 1808 Birthday Ernst Friedrich Richter, composer 1789 Death Franz Xaver Richter, composer, dies at 79 1785 Death Johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84 1763 Birthday Jean Paul, born in Wunsiedel, Germany, born Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, Romantic, wrote 'Quintus Fixlein', 'Schmelzles Reise' 1711 Death Ferdinand Tobias Richter, composer, dies at 60 1709 Birthday Franz Xaver Richter, composer 1700 Birthday Johann Christoph Richter, composer 1651 Birthday Ferdinand Tobias Richter, composer
