2015 Event Golfer Zach Johnson wins the British Open, becoming one of only six golfers in history to win at both the St. Andrews Old Course and the Augusta National course 2015 Event The deadline has passed for conclusion of negotiations by Iran and a group of six nations on Iran's nuclear program; however, as some progress has been made, the talks will continue 2015 Event Negotiations continue between Iran and a group of six nations regarding limits on Iran's nuclear program, with the end of March approaching as an initial deadline; Iranian President Hassan Rouhani expresses optimism that an agreement will be reached 2014 Event The Dow Jones Industrial Average sets a record at 18,024.17; the Dow has taken less than six months to climb from a value of 17,000 points 2014 Event Six men being detained in the U.S. Guantanamo Bay facility have been released to Uruguay; the men are considered refugees and will not have restrictions on their travel 2014 Event A male of the rare northern white rhino species has been found dead at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya; only six animals remain in the world, of which only one is a breeding male 2014 Event U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has been suspended for six months from sponsor organization USA Swimming due to a recent drunk driving charge; Phelps plans to enter a treatment program 2014 Event U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announces his resignation after six years of service in the Obama Administration; Holder's resignation will take effect upon selection and confirmation of a successor 2014 Event 24-year-old Matthew Miller, one of three Americans currently held in North Korea, has been convicted of unlawful entry into the country for the purpose of spying; he has been sentenced to six years of hard labor 2014 Event Six people are arrested in Taiwan for selling contaminated lard products to restaurants, manufacturers and food suppliers; the 'lard' included discarded kitchen oil and leather manufacturing grease 2014 Event 29-year-old Italian cyclist Vincenzo Nibali wins the Tour de France, becoming the first winner from Italy in 16 years; the victory makes Nibali one of only six cyclists to have won the Grand Tours of Italy, Spain and France 2014 Event Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjoergen set a new record for the highest number of Olympic medals awarded to a female Winter Olympics athlete after her gold medal at Sochi; Bjoergen has won ten Olympic medals over to date, including six golds 2013 Event The International Space Station suspends some of its non-critical systems after an ammonia cooling pump fails; the station and six crew members aboard were not in danger 2013 Event Six banks are fined $2.3 billion after the European Commission determines they rigged interest rates 2013 Event The roof of a Maxima superstore collapses in Latvia's capital, Riga; a least six are killed and 35 injured 2013 Event An antitrust lawsuit brought on by the U.S. Department of Justice and six states is filed to block the proposed merger of American Airlines and US Airways 2013 Event The Pentagon will furlough 650,000 civilian employees without pay for six days this year after receiving warnings that mandatory budget cuts might idle defense workers for a longer period of time 2013 Event The Chicago Blackhawks win the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals after beating the Boston Bruins in six games 2013 Event In Washington state, six tanks are reported to be leaking radioactive waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation; the leak has not posed an immediate health risk 2012 Event The 2012 Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the European Union for 'over six decades (having) contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe' 2012 Event The Japanese Coast Guard reports six Chinese Marine Surveillance ships are sighted near the disputed Senkaku Islands; China claims the 'two surveillance ship fleets' are in waters around the islands for purposes of 'patrols and law enforcement' 2012 Event Jamaican runner Usain Bolt wins his third gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, anchors the sprint relay team to a world record; Bolt is 25 years old and now holds six Olympic gold medals 2012 Event Britain has their greatest success in one day at an Olympics since 1908, winning six gold medals and a silver on Day Eight of the 2012 Summer Olympics 2011 Event Iranian students storm the British Embassy in Tehran, taking six hostages; the U.N. security council condemns the attack 2011 Event In Washington, D.C., thousands protest the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project, which would carry Alberta oil sands crude through six U.S. states to Gulf Coast refineries 2011 Event A landslide in Malaysia leaves one person killed and six missing 2011 Event In Riyadh, Saudia Arabia, six women were arrested for practicing driving in an empty car lot; women are banned from driving on the road 2011 Event Australia bans live cattle exports to Indonesia for up to six months in response to reports of cruel treatment at Indonesian slaughterhouses 2011 Event Archeologists working off the coast of Panama recover six cannons from ships owned by Welsh privateer Henry Morgan 2010 Event In Beijing, the minimum wage is raised by 20%, the second time in six months 2010 Event Despite concern from the opposition, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez declares he will pass laws by decree for the next six to eighteen months 2010 Event Over 100 people die in the Krygyzstani riots; opposition leader Roza Otunbayeva says she will lead a temporary government for six months 2010 Event Six people are killed by a remotely operated bomb while travelling in southern Afghanistan in Tirin Kot, the capital of Afghanistan's Uruzgan province 2010 Event Six Venezuelan cable television channels are taken off the air by the Venezuelan government after refusing to transmit government messages 2009 Event Six people sentenced to death over ethnic rioting in July that killed almost 200 in the region of Xinjiang 2003 Death Kellie Waymire, actress, Six Feet Under, dies at 35 1996 Death Murtaza Bhutto, politician, son of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who was sentenced to death by Lahore High Court, dies at 42 in Karachi, Pakistan, shot dead along with six other activists of the Pakistan Peoples Party 1995 Event Rondell White has six hits and hits for the cycle in 13-innings 1995 Event Serb missiles exploded in the heart of Zagreb, killing six 1987 Event Javed Miandad scores 260 vs. England at The Oval, 28 fours 1 six 1981 Birthday Beyonce Knowles, born in Houston, Texas, singer, actress, dancer, song, 'Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)', earned six Grammy Awards, worth over $87 million dollars 1978 Death Nancy Spungen, killed by boyfriend Six Vicious in New York City 1976 Event Javed Miandad, 206 vs. New Zealand, age 19 years 141 days (29 fours 1 six) 1974 Event Lawrence Rowe completes 302 vs. England Bridgetown, 36 fours 1 six 1974 Event Greg Chappell makes 247* vs. New Zealand, 410 minutes, 29 fours 1 six 1973 Birthday Oscar de la Hoya, born in Los Angeles, California, boxer, light middleweight, Mexican-American, nicknamed 'The Golden Boy', defeated 17 world championships, won 10 world titles in six different weight classes 1973 Event Johnny Watkins bowls six overs 0-21 vs. Pakistan Never again 1972 Event England beat India by six wickets in the 1st Test Cricket at Delhi 1970 Event 1st Test Cricket ton of Barry Richards, 126, 164 balls, 20 fours 1 six 1969 Event Mike Procter hits six consecutive sixes (across two overs) 1967 Event Boycott scores 246* vs. India, Leeds, 573 minutes, 29 fours 1 six 1962 Birthday Chuck Finley, born in Monroe, Louisiana, pitcher, Major League Baseball, played for California Angels, won more than 15 games six times between 1986 and 1999 1959 Birthday Al Yankovic, born in Downey, California, singer, songwriter, satirist, won three Grammy Awards, four gold records, six platinum records, sold over 12 million albums 1958 Birthday Alain Chabat, actor, French Twist, Six Days Six Night 1957 Birthday Steve Davis, born in Plumstead, London, snooker player, nine-ball pool player, won six World Championships in the 1980's, performed well in Mosconi Cup, World Pool Championships 1956 Birthday Lance Parrish, born in Clairton, Pennsylvania, professional baseball player, catcher, played for many Major League Baseball teams, won All-Star eight times, won Silver Slugger award six times 1955 Birthday Liaqat Ali, cricket pace bowler, Pakistani in six Tests 1975-79 1955 Birthday Ian Callen, cricketer, one Test Australia vs. India 1978, six wickets 1953 Birthday Judi Spiers, born in Britain, Judith Marilyn Spiers, British radio and television presenter, hosted Mr TSW and Miss TSW local beauty contests for new south-west station TSW, appeared in six editions of daytime chat show, presented on Open Air, a BBC1 access television program, in 1986, and Pebble Mill program 1992- 1995, presenter, BBC Radio Devon since 2005 1948 Event Bradman scores 143 Australia vs. South of England, 17 fours 1 six 1948 Event Bradman scores 201 in 272 minutes vs. India, 21 fours 1 six 1946 Birthday Aftab Gul, cricketer, Pakistani opening batsman in six Tests 1969-71 1943 Birthday Naushad Ali, cricketer, Pakistani wicket-keeper in six Tests 1964-65 1941 Birthday Imants Kalnins, born in Riga, Latvia, composer, wrote six symphonies, first composer of intellectual rock music, Latvia's most important composer 1941 Birthday Diane McBain, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Surfside Six, Spinout, Donner Pass 1939 Birthday Antao D'Souza, cricketer, Pakistani pace bowler in six Tests 1959-62 1938 Event In cricket Bradman scores 278 Australia vs. MCC, 349 minutes, 35 fours 1 six 1936 Birthday Troy Donahue, New York City, actor, Surfside Six, Cockfighter, Hawaiian Eye 1935 Event Bradman scores 233 in 191 minutes, SA vs. Queensland, 28 fours 1 six 1934 Event Bradman scores 132 vs. Leveson-Gower XI, 90 minutes, 24 fours 1 six 1934 Event Bradman scores 244 in 5th Test Cricket, 316 minutes, 32 fours 1 six 1931 Death Max Elskamp, Belgian author and poet (Six Chansons), dies at 69 1929 Birthday Lee Patterson, born in Vancouver, BC, actor, Dave-Surfside Six, Another World 1928 Birthday Dave Dudley, singer, Six Days on the Road 1926 Death Jan Six, Dutch art historian/collector, dies 1925 Birthday Nicolai Gedda, born in Stockholm, Sweden, opera tenor, Opera Two to Six 1902 Event Erwin Harvey becomes 1st Cleveland ballplayer (Cleveland Bronchos) to have six hits in one game 1898 Event Joe Darling hits the 1st six in Tests (out of the ground) 1893 Event Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky conducted 1st performance of "Symphony Number Six in B minor, "Pathetique" 1892 Birthday Germaine Tailleferre, Les Six, Pau-St-Maur France, composer 1857 Birthday Jan Six, Dutch art historian/art collector 1618 Birthday Jan Six, Dutch mayor of Amsterdam 1273 Death Rumi, Mawlana, Mawlawi, poet, theologian, wrote, the six books of the Masnavi, influenced Persian literature, dies 1207 Birthday Rumi, born in Balkh, Khorasan, now Afghanistan, Mawlana, Mawlawi, poet, theologian, wrote, the six books of the Masnavi, influenced Persian literature
