2015 Event Officials at the World Health Organization state that the number of new Ebola cases is rapidly declining, signaling a reversal of the epidemic; however, preventive measures and safety protocols are still needed in Ebola-infected nations 2015 Event The U.S. has fined American Honda Motor Company $70 million for neglecting to report, from mid-2003 to mid-2014, over 1,700 safety issues that resulted in deaths or injuries 2014 Event A live Ebola sample is mistakenly sent to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control laboratory that does not meet safety and security standards for handling the virus; a laboratory worker is being monitored for 21 days due to potential exposure 2014 Event Tension increases for New York City police after a man kills two officers to avenge the killing of two unarmed black men by police in recent weeks; police have been ordered to work in pairs and to consider their own safety first while on patrol 2014 Event Toyota is seeking to sell fuel-cell vehicles in the U.S. but must receive an exemption from certain safety requirements to do so; Toyota states that its car meets safety requirements through a different mechanism than that specified in the rules 2014 Event General Motors announces the recall of almost 3.4 additional vehicles for safety issues, bringing the current year recall total to almost 6 million; GM CEO Mary Barra has been keeping the U.S. Congress informed of the company's corrective actions 2014 Event General Motors announces an additional recall of 2.4 million vehicles as a proactive measure against discovery of further safety defects; in 2014 to date, the company has recalled over 13 million vehicles for safety issues 2014 Event The U.S. Congress will as for $4.5 billion for additional missile defense spending over the next five years; the funds would partially pay for new radar in Alaska, indicating safety concerns regarding missiles from Iran and North Korea 2013 Event The Republic of Ireland's Food Safety Authority announces horse DNA was present in some beef burgers on sale in supermarkets in Ireland and in the UK 2012 Event A report from the European Commission on the need for increased safety at Europe's 134 power station nuclear reactors will cost 10 to 25 billion euros 2012 Event The U.S. Justice Department's inspector general reports that Operation Fast and Furious created a 'significant danger to public safety''; the investigation states Attorney General Eric Holder had no prior knowledge of the operation 2011 Event Due to a range of safety concerns, all Tiger Airways flights in Australia are grounded until July 9th by the country's Civil Aviation Safety Authority 2011 Event Investigations by the ECDC and the European Food Safety Authority implicate fenugreek seeds imported from Egypt in the deadly E. coli outbreaks 2011 Event After scientists reviewed studies on cell phone safety, the World Health Organization classifies cell phone radiation as a carcinogenic hazard, possibly carcinogenic to humans 2011 Event The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports 32,788 traffic deaths; the lowest number of deaths since 1949 2011 Event The International Atomic Energy Agency calls for a summit to discuss concerns about nuclear safety following radiation leaks at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant 1996 Death James Tye, safety expert, dies at 74 1986 Event Bryan O'Connor named chairman of Space Flight Safety Panel 1986 Event NASA establishes Safety, Reliability Maintain and Quality Assurance 1977 Event Consumer Product Safety Comn bans "TRIS" flame-retardant 1975 Birthday Van Hiles, NFL safety for the Chicago Bears 1975 Birthday Kenny Harris, safety for the Arizona Cardinals 1975 Birthday Chris Bayne, safety for the Atlanta Falcons 1974 Birthday Raymond Austin, cornerback and safety for the New York Jets 1974 Birthday Chris Lewis, CFL safety for the Calgary Stampeders 1974 Birthday Ralph Staten, safety for the Baltimore Ravens 1974 Birthday Tremain Mack, strong safety for the Cincinnati Bengals 1974 Birthday Percy Ellsworth, safety for the New York Giants 1974 Birthday Sean Woodson, safety for the Buffalo Bills 1974 Birthday Rob Kelly, safety for the New Orleans Saints 1974 Birthday Marcus Coleman, free safety for the New York Jets 1974 Birthday Torrian Gray, safety for the Minnesota Vikings 1974 Birthday Zack Bronson, safety for the San Francisco 49ers 1974 Birthday Mike Minter, safety for the Carolina Panthers 1973 Birthday Jamel Williams, safety for the Washington Redskins 1973 Birthday Duane Butler, safety for the Minnesota Vikings 1973 Birthday Lawyer Milloy, strong safety for the New England Patriots 1973 Birthday Shawn Wooden, free safety for the Miami Dolphins 1973 Birthday Brian Dawkins, safety for the Philadelphia Eagles 1973 Birthday Gerald McBurrows, safety for the St. Louis Rams 1973 Birthday Armon Williams, safety/linebacker for the Tennessee Oilers 1973 Birthday Eddie Cade, NFL full safety for the New England Patriots 1973 Birthday Devin Bush, NFL strong safety for the Atlanta Falcons 1973 Birthday Rayna Stewart, safety/cornerback for the Tennessee Oilers 1973 Birthday Matt Stevens, safety for the Philadelphia Eagles 1973 Birthday Sam Shade, NFL strong safety for the Cincinnati Bengals 1973 Birthday Brandon Sanders, safety for the New York Giants 1973 Birthday Charles Emanuel, safety for the Philadelphia Eagles 1973 Birthday Je'Rod Cherry, safety for the New Orleans Saints 1973 Birthday Reggie Tongue, NFL safety for the Kansas City Chiefs 1973 Birthday Jerome Woods, safety for the Kansas City Chiefs 1973 Birthday Tommy Bennett, safety for the Arizona Cardinals 1973 Birthday Rodney Young, NFL safety for the New York Giants 1973 Birthday Travis Davis, NFL strong safety, NO Saints, Jacksonville Jaguars 1972 Birthday Rodney Harrison, NFL safety for the San Diego Chargers 1972 Birthday Ron Rice, NFL cornerback and safety, Detroit Lions 1972 Birthday T J Cunningham, NFL safety for the Seattle Seahawks 1972 Birthday Tom Fletcher, NFL defensive safety for the Seattle Seahawks 1972 Birthday Orlando Thomas, NFL safety for the Minnesota Vikings 1972 Birthday Singor Mobley, safety for the Dallas Cowboys 1972 Birthday Vance Joseph, NFL cornerback and safety for the New York Jets 1972 Birthday Eric Zomalt, NFL strong safety for the Philadelphia Eagles 1972 Birthday Tony Bouie, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1972 Birthday Martin Miller, CFL safety for the BC Lions 1972 Birthday Jay Bellamy, NFL safety for the Seattle Seahawks 1972 Birthday Larry Whigham, NFL safety for the New England Patriots 1972 Birthday C J Richardson, NFL safety, Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks 1972 Birthday Pat Johnson, NFL safety for the Miami Dolphins 1972 Birthday Bryan Walker, safety for the Washington Redskins 1972 Birthday David Hendrix, NFL strong safety for the San Diego Chargers 1972 Birthday Chris Hayes, safety for the New York Jets 1972 Birthday Keith Lyle, safety for the St. Louis Rams 1972 Birthday Melvin Johnson, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1972 Birthday Jason Mallett, CFL safety for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1972 Birthday Scott Turner, NFL cornerback and safety for the Washington Redskins 1972 Birthday David Binn, NFL safety for the San Diego Chargers 1972 Birthday Charlie Williams, NFL safety for the Dallas Cowboys 1971 Birthday Marlon Forbes, safety for the Chicago Bears 1971 Birthday Frank Pimiskern, CFL safety for the BC Lions 1971 Birthday Johnny Dixon, WLAF safety for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1971 Birthday Tito Wooten, NFL safety for the New York Giants 1971 Birthday John Anderson, WLAF safety for the Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday Chris Hudson, NFL strong safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1971 Birthday John Lynch, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1971 Birthday Myron Bell, NFL safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1971 Birthday Monty Grow, NFL safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1971 Birthday Chad Cota, NFL safety for the Carolina Panthers 1971 Birthday Greg Frers, CFL safety for the BC Lions 1971 Birthday Greg Evans, NFL/WLAF safety, Buffalo Bills, Frankfurt Galaxy 1971 Birthday Ryan Carey, CFL safety for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1971 Birthday Issac Booth, NFL cornerback and safety for the Cleveland Browns 1971 Birthday Darryl Morrison, NFL safety for the Washington Redskins 1971 Birthday Rondell Jones, NFL safety, Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens 1971 Birthday Jason Sehorn, NFL cornerback and safety for the New York Giants 1971 Birthday Jey Phillips, WLAF safety for the Amsterdam Admirals 1971 Birthday George Teague, NFL safety, Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers 1971 Birthday Reggie Holt, WLAF safety for the London Monarchs 1971 Birthday Shelly Hammonds, NFL safety for the Minnesota Vikings 1971 Birthday Robert O'Neal, WLAF safety for the Amsterdam Admirals 1970 Birthday Mike Salmon, NFL/WLAF safety, Houston Oilers, Rhein Fire, San Francisco 49ers 1970 Birthday Donald Douglas, WLAF safety for the Rhein Fire 1970 Birthday Robert Griffith, NFL strong safety for the Minnesota Vikings 1970 Birthday Patrick Bates, NFL safety for the Atlanta Falcons 1970 Birthday Shane Pahukoa, NFL safety for the New Orleans Saints 1970 Birthday Chris Hall, WLAF safety for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1970 Birthday Toby Wright, safety for the St. Louis Rams 1970 Birthday Derrick Hoskins, NFL safety for the Oakland Raiders 1970 Birthday Bracey Walker, NFL safety, Cincinnati Bengals, Miami Dolphins 1970 Birthday Dwayne Davis, WLAF safety for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1970 Birthday Curtis Buckley, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1970 Birthday Damon Pieri, NFL safety for the Carolina Panthers 1970 Birthday Anthony Marshall, NFL safety for the Chicago Bears 1970 Birthday Willie Clay, NFL safety, Detroit Lions 1970 Birthday Andrew Henry, CFL safety for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1970 Birthday Lester Smith, CFL safety for the Toronto Argonauts 1970 Birthday Tim Watson, NFL/WLAF safety, Raiders, Barcelona Dragons 1970 Birthday Blaine Bishop, NFL safety for the Houston Oilers 1970 Birthday John Kalin, CFL safety for the Calgary Stampeders 1970 Birthday Van Malone, NFL safety, Detroit Lions 1970 Birthday Brock Marion, NFL safety for the Dallas Cowboys 1970 Birthday David Wilson, WLAF safety for the Scottish Claymores 1970 Birthday Corwin Brown, NFL safety, New York Jets, New England Patriots 1970 Birthday J. J. McCleskey, NFL safety, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals 1970 Birthday Matt Gay, WLAF safety for the Rhein Fire 1970 Birthday George Coghill, WLAF safety for the Scottish Claymores 1970 Birthday Anthony Prior, NFL cornerback and safety, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings 1970 Birthday Eric Castle, NFL free safety for the San Diego Chargers 1970 Birthday Matt Gay, WLAF safety for the Rhein Fire 1970 Birthday Forey Duckett, NFL/WLAF cornerback and safety, Saints, Scottish Claymores 1970 Birthday Alonza Barnett, WLAF safety for the Amsterdam Admirals 1970 Birthday Pau Coll, WLAF kicker/safety, Barcelona Dragons 1970 Birthday Ron Carpenter, NFL/WLAF safety, New York Jets, Amsterdam Admirals 1970 Birthday Darryl Williams, NFL safety, Seattle Seahawks, Cincinnati Bengals 1970 Birthday Sean Lumpkin, NFL safety for the New Orleans Saints 1969 Birthday Marty Carter, NFL safety for the Chicago Bears 1969 Birthday Charles Mincy, NFL safety, Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1969 Birthday Doug Terry, NFL/WLAF safety, Kansas City Chiefs, Scotland Claymores 1969 Birthday Victor Green, NFL cornerback and safety for the New York Jets 1969 Birthday Greg Knox, CFL safety for the Calgary Stampeders 1969 Birthday Mik Middleton, WLAF safety, Barcelona Dragons 1969 Birthday Spencer McLennan, CFL safety, Montreal Alouettes 1969 Birthday Terry Ray, NFL strong safety for the New England Patriots 1969 Birthday Marcus Robertson, NFL safety/cornerback, Houston/Tenn Oilers 1969 Birthday James Fuller, NFL/WLAF safety, N O Saints, Frankfurt Galaxy, Scotland 1969 Birthday Reyhan Agaoglu, WLAF safety for the Amsterdam Admirals 1969 Birthday Dana Hall, NFL safety for the Cleveland Browns 1969 Birthday Darren Woodson, NFL safety for the Dallas Cowboys 1969 Birthday Jesse Campbell, NFL safety, New York Giants, Washington Redskins 1969 Birthday Michael Dumas, NFL free safety, San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars 1969 Birthday Louis Riddick, NFL safety born in Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons 1969 Birthday Muhammad Oliver, NFL cornerback and safety for the Washington Redskins 1969 Birthday George Nimako, CFL safety for the Toronto Argonauts 1969 Birthday Harry Colon, NFL safety, Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions 1969 Birthday Greg Patrick, WLAF safety for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1969 Birthday Chris Crooms, WLAF safety, Barcelona Dragons 1969 Birthday Leonard Wheeler, NFL safety/cornerback, Cincinnati Bengals, Minnesota Vikings 1968 Birthday Darren Perry, NFL free safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1968 Birthday Kurt Schulz, NFL safety for the Buffalo Bills 1968 Birthday Kurt Schulz, safety for the Buffalo Bills 1968 Birthday Matt Darby, NFL safety, Buffalo Bills, Arizona Cardinals 1968 Birthday Greg Briggs, NFL safety, Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings 1968 Birthday Eric Turner, NFL safety for the Cleveland Browns 1968 Birthday Alton Montgomery, NFL safety for the Atlanta Falcons 1968 Birthday Joe King, NFL safety for the Oakland Raiders 1968 Birthday Mark Carrier, NFL safety, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions 1968 Birthday Pat Terrell, NFL strong safety for the Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers 1968 Birthday Merton Hanks, NFL safety for the San Francisco 49ers 1968 Birthday Chris Green, NFL safety for the Buffalo Bills 1968 Birthday Todd Scott, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1968 Birthday Vince Buck, NFL safety for the New Orleans Saints 1967 Birthday Henry Jones, NFL safety for the Buffalo Bills 1967 Birthday Tony Covington, NFL safety for the Seattle Seahawks 1967 Birthday Gary Jones, NFL safety for the New York Jets 1967 Birthday Stanley Richard, NFL safety for the Washington Redskins 1967 Birthday Myron Guyton, NFL full safety for the New England Patriots 1967 Birthday Carnell Lake, NFL strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1967 Birthday David Whitmore, NFL strong safety for the Philadelphia Eagles 1967 Birthday Dedrick Dodge, NFL safety, San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1967 Birthday Kenneth Gant, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1967 Birthday John Mangum, NFL safety for the Chicago Bears 1967 Birthday Rowelle Blenman, WLAF cornerback and safety, London Monarchs 1967 Birthday Stevon Moore, NFL safety, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens 1967 Birthday Harlon Barnett, NFL safety for the Minnesota Vikings 1966 Birthday Tim Hauck, NFL safety, Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks 1966 Birthday Bubba McDowell, NFL safety for the Carolina Panthers 1966 Birthday Steve Atwater, NFL safety, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1966 Birthday Darren Carrington, NFL safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1966 Birthday Bennie Blades, NFL safety, Detroit Lions 1966 Birthday Pat Eilers, NFL safety for the Chicago Bears 1966 Birthday Greg Jackson, NFL strong safety, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers 1966 Birthday Bo Orlando, NFL safety, San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals 1966 Birthday Odie Harris, NFL safety and defensive back for the Houston Oilers 1966 Birthday Brad Edwards, NFL safety for the Atlanta Falcons 1966 Birthday Louis Oliver, NFL safety, Miami Dolphins 1966 Birthday William White, NFL safety, Kansas City Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons 1966 Birthday Marcus Turner, NFL cornerback and safety for the New York Jets 1965 Birthday Greg Truitt, NFL safety/linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals 1965 Birthday Anthony Newman, NFL safety for the New Orleans Saints 1965 Birthday Brian Washington, NFL safety for the Kansas City Chiefs 1965 Birthday Michael Stewart, NFL safety for the Miami Dolphins 1965 Birthday Dan Land, NFL cornerback and safety for the Oakland Raiders 1965 Event Revised International Convention on Safety of Life at Sea takes effect 1965 Birthday Tim McDonald, safety for the San Francisco 49ers 1965 Birthday James Washington, NFL safety, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins 1964 Birthday Keith Taylor, NFL safety for the Washington Redskins 1964 Birthday Tyrone Braxton, NFL safety, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1964 Birthday Gene Atkins, NFL safety for the Miami Dolphins 1964 Birthday Thomas Everett, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1964 Birthday Chuck Cecil, NFL safety for the Houston Oilers 1964 Birthday Vencie Glenn, NFL safety for the New York Giants 1964 Event Viking Jim Marshall runs 66 yards in wrong direction for a safety 1964 Birthday Maurice Douglass, NFL safety for the New York Giants 1964 Birthday Mark Collins, NFL cornerback and safety, New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers 1963 Birthday Barry Wilburn, NFL full safety for the Philadelphia Eagles 1963 Birthday Michael Zordich, NFL strong safety for the Philadelphia Eagles 1963 Birthday Eddie Anderson, NFL safety for the Oakland Raiders 1963 Birthday Lonnie Young, NFL safety/cornerback for the New York Jets 1963 Birthday Eugene Robinson, NFL safety, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1963 Birthday Lorenzo Lynch, NFL safety, Arizona Cardinals, Oakland Raiders 1962 Birthday Martin Bayless, NFL safety for the Kansas City Chiefs 1962 Birthday Scott Case, NFL safety for the Dallas Cowboys 1962 Birthday Andre Waters, NFL safety for the Arizona Cardinals 1962 Birthday Shaun Gayle, NFL strong safety for the San Diego Chargers 1962 Birthday Kevin Ross, NFL safety, Atlanta Falcons, Kansas City Chiefs 1962 Birthday Brett Maxie, NFL safety, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers 1961 Birthday Bill Bates, NFL safety for the Dallas Cowboys 1953 Event American B-47 accidentally drops a nuclear bomb on South Carolina, the bomb doesn't go off due to 6 safety catches 1950 Birthday Clarence Ellis, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, football player, safety, played with National Football League's Atlanta Falcons, drafted in first round of 1972 NFL Draft 1925 Birthday Emlen Tunnell, NFL safety, Giants, Packers 1921 Birthday James Tye, safety expert 1905 Event Union workers at NVV rejects safety demands 1901 Event King Camp Gillette begins selling safety razor blades 1897 Birthday Nathan F Twining, USAF general, Neither Liberty nor Safety 1893 Birthday Harold Lloyd, Burchard, Nebraska, silent comic, Why Worry, Safety Last 1893 Event 1st federal railroad legislation passed; required safety features 1855 Birthday King Camp Gillette, inventor, safety razor 1849 Event Safety pin patented by Walter Hunt (New York City); sold rights for $100 1829 Death Humphry Davy, scientist/inventor (Miner's safety lamp), dies at 84 1825 Event Walter Hunt patents safety pin 1815 Event Sir Humphrey Davy of London patents miner's safety lamp
