2013 Event New findings from the University of Leicester indicate decreasing sitting time by 90 each day can result in major heath advantages, such as reducing the risk of Type 2 Diabetes 2012 Event Burmese President Thein Sein and National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi meet U.S. President Barack Obama, the country's first visit from a sitting U.S. President 1976 Death William Tannen, actor (Jailhouse Rock, Sitting Bull), dies at 65 1964 Event Pope Paul VI signs 3rd sitting of 2nd Vatican council 1964 Event 3rd sitting of 2nd Vatican council opens in Rome 1963 Event Pope Paul opens 2nd sitting of 2nd Vatican council 1958 Death Harry Revel, movie composer (Sitting Pretty, Gay Divorcee), dies 1941 Birthday Otis Redding, Dawson, Georgia, rock bassist, Sitting on the Dock of the Bay 1934 Event 1st sitting U.S. president to visit South America, Franklin D. Roosevelt in Colombia 1923 Event Harding becomes 1st sitting president to visit Alaska (Metlakahtla) 1911 Birthday William Tannen, New York City, actor, Jailhouse Rock, Sitting Bull 1890 Death Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US 1881 Event Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull, surrenders to federal troops 1814 Event 1st sitting of States-general in Hague 1648 Event Pride's Purge: Thomas Pride prevents 96 presbyterians from sitting in English parliament 1562 Event 3rd sitting of Council of Trente opens 1550 Event 1st sitting of "Vurige Chamber" in Paris 1531 Event English Reformation parliament's 2nd sitting
