2015 Event An outbreak of an unknown disease in Nigeria has so far resulted in 17 deaths, each occurring within 24 hours of the onset of symptoms; while tests show that the disease is not viral, the cause has not yet been identified 2014 Event U.S.-Iranian citizen Jason Rezaian, the head of the 'Washington Post' bureau in Iran, has been accused of unknown charges and is being held without bail; Iran has denied requests from Switzerland to check on Rezaian's condition on behalf of the U.S. 2013 Event Scientists in the Australian state of Queensland discover three previously unknown species in a rainforest located in Cape York Peninsula: a leaf-tailed gecko, a golden-colored skink, and a boulder-dwelling frog 2013 Event New data reveals that over 280 previously unknown craters exist on the Moon 2012 Event Trogloraptor marchingtoni, an unusual spider discovered in 2010 is determined to be a new family of spiders previously unknown in the world of science; the new spider family has been named Trogloraptor, meaning 'cave robber' 2011 Event A previously unknown species of bottlenose dolphin is identified by researchers at Australia's Monash University, who named it Tursiops australis 2010 Event Pablo Picasso's electrician reveals 271 previously unknown works by the artist, claiming they were gifts 2010 Event Denisova hominin - a previously unknown type of ancient human, is identified by scientists through DNA analysis from a finger discovered in a cave near Siberia, Russia 2009 Event Two previously unknown works by Mozart - a concerto movement and a prelude, are performed in Salzburg, Austria 1984 Event 33 unknown Bach keyboard works found in Yale library 1981 Event Unknown rocker Prince opens for Rolling Stones at LA Coliseum 1974 Death Otto Waldis, actor (Unknown World, Whip Hand), dies at 72 1970 Death Chester Morris, actor (Diagnosis: Unknown), dies at 69 1961 Death Fredrik J "Frits" Bakker, Jr., Dutch actor (Unknown Woman), dies at 63 1960 Death Ian Keith, actor (Identity Unknown, Queen Christina), dies at 61 1959 Event USAF concludes less than 1% of UFO's are unknown objects 1955 Birthday Dale Bozzio, Boston, vocalist, Missing Persons-Destination Unknown 1954 Birthday Michael Shermer, born in Glendale, California, science writer, historian, television producer of Fox series 'Exploring the Unknown', founder, The Skeptics Society 1947 Birthday Peter Weller, born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, actor, Robocop, Of Unknown Origin 1940 Event 1,000s Paris students lay reath at Grave of Unknown Soldier 1935 Birthday Ray Manzarek, keyboardist, Doors-Light My Fire, Unknown Soldier 1933 Event Manchester Guardian warns of unknown nazi terror 1930 Event "Blue Angel," starring unknown Marlene Dietrich, premieres in America 1923 Event Eternal flame lit for tomb of unknown solder, Arc de Triumph 1921 Event President Harding dedicates Tomb of Unknown Soldier (Arlington Cemetary) 1915 Event Pluto photographed for 1st time (although unknown at the time) 1908 Birthday Carl Esmond, Vienna Austria, actor, Address Unknown, Hitler 1903 Birthday Frank Belknap Long, American writer, Rim of the Unknown 1902 Birthday Max Ophuls, Saarland, dir/writer, Letters From an Unknown Woman 1901 Birthday Roger Pryor, New York City, actor, Belle of the Nineties, Identity Unknown 1901 Birthday Otto Waldis, Austria, actor, Port of Hell, Unknown World 1901 Birthday Chester Morris, New York City, actor, Diagnosis: Unknown 1898 Event USS Maine sinks in Havana harbor, cause unknown, 258 sailors die 1882 Birthday Carl W de Vries, Dutch jurist, Unknown Thorbecke 1867 Death Faustin-Elie Soulouque, emperor of Haiti, dies (birth date unknown) 1841 Event John Couch Adams decides to determine position of an unknown planet by irregularities it causes in the motion of Uranus 1786 Death Patience Wright, 1st U.S. woman pro artist, dies (birth date unknown) 1769 Death Edmond Hoyle, games expert, dies (birth date unknown) 1672 Death Anne Bradstreet, American poet, dies (birth date unknown) 1656 Death Myles Standish, Plymouth Colony leader, dies (birth date unknown) 1655 Death Tristan l'Hermite, French dramatist/poet, dies (birth date unknown) 1631 Death John Donne, Metaphysical poet, dies (birth date unknown) 1624 Death Jakob Bohme, German philosophical mystic, dies (birth date unknown) 1616 Death Francis Beaumont, Elizabethan playwright, dies (birth date unknown) 1614 Death El Greco, Spanish painter (View of Toledo), dies (birth date unknown) 1612 Death Christopher Clavius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown) 1557 Death Jacques Cartier, French explorer, dies (birth date unknown) 810 Death Pepin, son of Charlemagne, King of Italy, dies (birth date unknown) 468 Death Pope Hilarius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown)
