2014 Event The Washington, D.C. zoo is holding a Chinese first-birthday ceremony for celebrity giant panda baby Bao Bao; the cub will be sent to China when she turns 4 2014 Event Texas Governor Rick Perry has been convicted of felony for threatening to block state funds from the office of District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg unless she resigned; the threat stemmed from Lehmberg's arrest for drunk driving 2014 Event Celine Dion announces that she will not be performing for the indefinite future; the singer will be focusing on taking care of her husband as he recovers from throat cancer surgery; she is also recovering from an illness affecting her vocal cords 2014 Event Chelsea Clinton has announced that she and her husband Marc are expecting their first child in the fall; Chelsea is the only child of Bill and Hillary Clinton 2013 Event The famous final New Year's Eve countdown in Times Square will be lead by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor; she will have the honor of pushing he ceremonial countdown button to start the descent of the Times Square New Year's Eve ball 2013 Event Author J.K. Rowling announces she is producing a play based on the life of her character Harry Potter; the play tells the previously untold story of life before the boy wizard goes to Hogwarts; the play will premiere in London's West End within the next two years 2013 Event In an interview with U.S. journalist Barbara Walters, Hillary Clinton claims she is 'unsure' whether she will run for President in 2016 2013 Event U.S. automaker General Motors appoints Mary Barra CEO; she becomes the first female to become CEO of an automative company 2013 Event Argentinian Vice President Amado Boudou takes over the duties of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner when she undergoes surgery to remove a subdural hematoma 2013 Event Texas State Senator Wendy Davis, famous for her 11-hour filibuster against restricting abortion rights, announces she will run for either the Texas State Senate seat or for Governor of Texas 2013 Event Teresa Heinz Kerry, 74, wife of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, was discharged from the hospital after suffering a seizer nearly three weeks ago; she is expected to make a full recovery 2013 Event Janet Napolitano, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, announces she will resign from her position to become the President of the University of California 2013 Event American actress Angelina Jolie announces she underwent elective double mastectomy surgery because she carried the BRCA1 gene and had a family history of breast cancer 2013 Event Born without a trachea, a 2-year-old Korean-Canadian child is the youngest patient in history to receive a bioengineered organ made from stem cells; she received the transplanted organ at the Children's Hospital of Illinois 2013 Event Germany's Federal Minister of Education and Research, Annette Schavan, resigns after she is stripped of her doctorate degree for plagiarism by the University of Dusseldorf 2013 Event U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton steps down from her post; she is succeeded by Senator John Kerry 2013 Event Beatrix of the Netherlands announces she will abdicate her throne to her son, Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, on April 30, 2013 2012 Event Lydia Ko, a 15-year old amateur golfer, wins the Canadian Women's Open; she is the youngest winner ever on the LPGA Tour and first amateur to win since JoAnne Carner in 1969 2012 Event Australia's Sally Pearson sets a new Olympic record when she wins the 100 metres hurdles in 12.35 seconds at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2012 Event Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, President of Argentina, announces she will switch her personal savings from the U.S. dollar to the Argentine peso 2012 Event Madonna begins her MDNA Tour in Tel Aviv, Israel, the first of more than 65 cities she will perform at worldwide 2012 Event Sarah West, a British naval officer Commander is appointed commander of HMS Portland, the Royal Navy frigate; she is the first female officer to take command of a major British warship 2011 Event Michelle Bachmann announces she will seek the Republican Party nomination for President of the United States 2011 Event U.S. nightly news host Katie Couric announces she will will no longer host the 'CBS Evening News' 2011 Event U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, publicly announces she will retire rather than serve a second term in 2012 if President Obama is reelected 2011 Event Aretha Franklin, singer and the 'Queen of Soul', announces she has overcome medical ailments and plans to return to the stage 2011 Event In Canada, Kathryn Gray becomes the youngest person to ever discover a supernova; she is ten years old 2010 Event After a series of delays, Iran agrees to release U.S. hiker Sarah Shourd, arrested in 2009; she is released on bail and permitted to leave the country 2010 Event Model Naomi Campbell confirms former President of Liberia Charles Taylor gave her diamonds she described as 'dirty looking stones' 2010 Event Film confirms Sarah, Duchess of York's involvement in a scandal showing she asked for a $40,000 handshake in cash and for 500,000 pounds to be paid in return for access to Prince Andrew 2010 Event Over 100 people die in the Krygyzstani riots; opposition leader Roza Otunbayeva says she will lead a temporary government for six months 1997 Event Oprah Winfrey announces she will continue her show through 2000 1997 Event 42 million watch "Ellen" admit she is gay 1997 Event Secretary of State Margaret Albright announces she just discovered that her grandparents were Jewish 1996 Event Eappens hire Louise Woodward as nanny, later she's charged with murder 1996 Event Christie Brinkey gets married for 4th time, she marries Peter Cook 1995 Event Princess Di admits she cheated on Prince Charles in a TV interview 1995 Event Attorney General Janet Reno announces she has Parkinson disease 1994 Event Susan Smith claims her 2 kids were carjack (she actually killed them) 1994 Event "She Loves Me" closes at Atkinson Theater New York City after 294 performances 1994 Death Sophie Winter, actress (She's a Good Fighter), dies at 33 1993 Event "She Loves Me" opens at Atkinson Theater New York City for 294 performances 1993 Event "She Loves Me" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 61 performances 1993 Event "She Loves Me" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 61 performances 1993 Death Jan Wiley, actress (Underdog, Brute Man, She Wolf of London), dies 1992 Event Tipper Gore (wife of future Vice President) admits to covering clock on her VCR with black tape so she wouldn't have to watch it blink 1991 Event Kim Zmeskal is 1st American to win a medal at World Gymnastics Championships, she wins the gold with 39.848 pts 1991 Event Winnie Mandela sentenced to 6 years for complicity in kidnapping and beating of four youths, one of whom died, She is freed pending appeal 1990 Event Right to Die case permits Nancy Cruzan to have her feeding tube removed, she dies 12 days later 1990 Event On a BBC taped interview, rock star Stevie Nicks breaks down, saying that she will never have children and no man can stand her for long 1989 Event Chris Evert last U.S. Open match, she is defeated by Zina Garrison 1989 Event Weird Al Yankovic records "She Drives Like Crazy" 1986 Death William Collier, actor (Up the River, She's My Weakness), dies 1983 Event "She Blinded Me with Science" by Thomas Dolby hits #5 1983 Birthday William Hung, born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, outsider musician, rose to fame for an off-key performance of 'She Bangs' by Ricky Martin on 'American Idol' show 1982 Death Sue Carol, actress (She's My Weakness), dies at 73 of a heart attack 1981 Event Barbara Walters asks Katharine Hepburn what kind of tree she would be 1980 Death Mae West, actress (She Done Him Wrong), dies in Hollywood at 87 1980 Event Gabriella Brum, 18, of W Germany crowned 30th Miss World, she resigns the next day, because she wants to marry her 52 year old boyfriend 1980 Event 9th Boston Women's Marathon won by Jacqueline Gareau of Canada in 2:34:28, Rosie Ruiz disqualified as women's champ she hadn't run entire course 1979 Event Kathy Horvath (14y5d) is youngest to play in U.S. Tennis Open, she loses 1977 Event Princess Anne announces she's expecting her 1st child (Peter) 1976 Death Jack Cassidy, actor (Oscar/Jetman-He and She), dies at 49 1976 Event Sarah Caldwell is 1st woman to conduct at New York's Metropolitan Opera House as she led orchestra in a performance of "La Traviata" 1973 Event Nixon's personal sec, Rose Mary Woods, tells a federal court she accidentally caused part of 18 -minute gap in a key Watergate tape 1971 Event Tom Jones, "She's a Lady," goes gold 1969 Event Actress Thelma Ritter suffers a heart attack and she dies Feb 5th 1968 Event Yoko Ono announces she is having John Lennon's baby 1968 Event Janis Joplin announces she's leaving "Big Brother and Holding Co" 1964 Event Beatles release "I Feel Fine" and "She's a Woman" 1964 Event Beatles' "She Loves You," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks 1964 Event "She Loves Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 302 performances 1964 Event Jack Paar Show, shows a clip of the Beatles singing "She Loves You" 1963 Event Beatles "She Loves You" returns to #1 on U.K. record chart 1963 Event Murray The K, a New York DJ plays "She Loves You" on the radio 1963 Event Beatles release "She Loves You" in UK 1963 Event Beatles record "She Loves You" and "I'll Get You" 1963 Event "She Loves Me" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 302 performances 1963 Event Jerry Bock and S Harnick's musical "She Loves Me," premieres in New York City 1962 Birthday John Squire, English pop guitarist, Stone Roses, She Bangs the Drums 1961 Event Beatles record Aint She Sweet, Cry for a Shadow, When the Saints Go Marching In, Why, Nobody's Child and My Bonnie, in Hamburg 1961 Birthday Sophie Winter, actress, She's a Good Fighter 1959 Birthday Trisha Yearwood, born in Nashville, Tennessee, singer, She's in Love With the Boy 1958 Birthday Thomas Dolby, born in Cairo, Egypt, rock vocalist, She Blinded Me With Science 1958 Birthday Kevin Bacon, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, Diner, Footloose, She's Having a Baby 1957 Event Richie Ashburn, fouls hit fan Alice Roth twice in same at bat 1st one breaks her nose, 2nd one hits her while she is on the stretcher 1954 Birthday Rob Crosby, born in Sumter, South Carolina, country singer, She's a Natural 1953 Birthday Grace Jones, born in Kingston, Jamacia, she claims but actually 5/19/48 1950 Birthday [Ma]Tina Weymouth, Coronado California, rock bassist, Talking Heads-& She Was 1950 Birthday Wally Lamb, born in America, author, novelist, featured in Oprah's Book Club, books include 'The Hour I First Believed' 'I'll Fly Away: Further Testimonies from the Women of York Prison', 'She's Come Undone', 'I Know This Much is True' 1950 Birthday Rodney Crowell, born in Houston, Texas, country singer, She's Crazy for Leavin' 1946 Birthday Julian Barnes, England, writer, Before She Met Me 1945 Birthday Rod Argent, rocker, She's Not There-Zombies, Hold Your Head Up-Argent 1945 Birthday Gary Stewart, Latcher County, Kentucky, country singer, She's Actin' Single 1944 Event Anne Frank's last diary entry; 3 days later she is arrested 1943 Birthday Brian Hyland, Queens, New York, rocker, She Wore an Itsy Bitsy ... Bikini 1939 Death Owen Moore, actor (She Done Him Wrong), commits suicide at 52 1939 Birthday Paula Prentiss, born in San Antonio, Texas, actress, Parallax View, He and She 1938 Birthday Richard Benjamin, New York City, director/actor, Goodbye Columbus, He and She 1936 Birthday Ursula Andress, born in Berne Switzerland, actress, She, Sensuous Nurse 1936 Birthday Ursula Andress, born in Switzerland, actress, She 1934 Birthday Hamilton Camp, London, actor, Andrew-He and She, Meatballs 2 1930 Birthday Cathryn Damon, born in Seattle, Washington actress, Mary-Soap, She's Having a Baby 1927 Birthday Tom Bosley, Chicago, actor, Howard-Happy Days, Murder She Wrote 1927 Event "Ain't She Sweet?" hits #1 on the pop singles chart by Ben Bernie 1927 Birthday Jack Cassidy, born in Richmond Hill, Virginia, actor, Oscar/Jetman-He and She 1926 Event Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson vanished in Venice California She showed up a month later and said she had been kidnapped 1925 Birthday Angela Lansbury, born in London, England, actress, Jessica-Murder She Wrote 1925 Death Henry Rider Haggard, English writer (Dawn, She), dies 1923 Birthday Harold Gould, Schenectady, New York, actor, He and She, Martin-Rhoda, Big Bus 1923 Birthday William Windom, New York City, actor, Farmer's Daughter, Murder She Wrote 1923 Birthday Joanne Dru, Logan, West Virginia, actress, Guestwood Ho, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1921 Birthday Harry Carey, Jr., Saugus California, actor, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1908 Birthday Mildred Natwick, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1907 Death Maria Anna Mahler, Gustav Mahlers eldest daughter, dies of scarlet fever and diptheria at 4 years and 7 months of age in Maiernigg, Austria, five days after her father, Gustav Mahler's 47th birthday. She is buried at Grinzing Cemetery, Vienna. 1903 Birthday Gene Roth, born in South Dakota, actor, 'She Demons', 'Spider' 1903 Event President T Roosevelt shuts down post office in Indianola Miss, for refusing to accept its appointed postmistress because she was black 1893 Birthday Stanley Lupino, English comic, Cheer Up, Over She Goes 1891 Event 8 year old Jewish tailor's daughter disappears in Greece, rumor spreads that she was a Christian girl ritually killed by Jews 1889 Event New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began her attempt to surpass fictitious journey of Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg by traveling around world in less than 80 days She succeeded, by finishing trip following January in 72 days, 6 1886 Birthday Owen Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor, She Done Him Wrong 1856 Birthday Henry Rider Haggard, author, King Solomon's Mine, She, Dawn 1774 Death Oliver Goldsmith, Irish poet (She Stoops to Conquer), dies at 17 1773 Event Oliver Goldsmith' "She Stoops to Conquer," premieres in London 1730 Birthday Oliver Goldsmith, Ireland, novelist/dramatist, She Stoops to Conquer 1586 Birthday John Ford, English dramatist, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore 1456 Event Though she had already been executed, Joan of Arc is acquitted
