2015 Event Venture capital company Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has successfully defended itself in a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by former junior partner Ellen Pao; the case was monitored by Silicon Valley firms, which tend to be male-dominated 2014 Event NCAA basketball team Wichita State Shockers wins the Missouri Valley Conference championship undefeated 2011 Event The North American winter storm continues across the Southeastern United States and the Tennessee Valley 2004 Event At least 250 Muslim pilgrims crushed to death during the annual stoning of Satan ritual in the Mena Valley, Saudi Arabia 1998 Event At least 119 Muslim pilgrims crushed to death during the annual stoning of Satan ritual in the Mena Valley, Saudi Arabia 1997 Event Boone Valley Senior Golf Classic 1994 Event 126 degrees F (52.2 degrees C) in Death Valley California 1993 Death Donald Alexander, System director/producer (East Valley), dies at 79 1992 Event 6.6 earthquake in Big Bear Valley of Los Angeles 1992 Event Plane crash at Perris Valley Airport California, kills 16 parachutists 1991 Death Eleanor Berry, actress (Death Valley Days), dies 1990 Death Barbara Stanwyck, Ruby Stevens, actress (Big Valley), dies at 82 1985 Event Dam in Fiemme Valley Italy bursts; 200-300 die 1984 Death Napoleon Whiting, actor (Silas-Big Valley), dies at 75 1984 Event Cleveland Metroparks' Valley Parkway All Purpose Trails are completed 1982 Event Israel wipes out Syrian SAM missiles in Bekaa Valley 1979 Birthday Summer Altice, born in Fountain Valley, California, fashion model, actress, 'Playboy' magazine Playmate, appeared in films, 'The Scorpion King', 'Grind' 1976 Death Frankie Darro, actor (Radio Ranch, Valley of Wanted Men), dies at 58 1975 Event 21st Ryder Cup: U.S., 21-11 at Laurel Valley Golf Club Pennsylvania 1975 Birthday Justin Huish, born in Fountain Valley, California, archer, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1974 Death Jacqueline Susann, author (Valley of the Dolls), dies of cancer at 53 1973 Birthday Ntala Skinner, Sun Valley Idaho, biathelete 1994 Olympics 1972 Event Chemical spill with fog sickens hundreds in Meuse Valley Belgium 1971 Event Quake in San Fernando Valley kills 64 and causes over $ B damage 1970 Birthday Aaron Sele, born in Golden Valley, Minnesota, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1969 Event U.S. performs nuclear test at Grand Valley Colorado 1969 Death Sharon Tate, actress (Valley of Dolls), killed by Manson's gang at 26 1969 Death Stanley Andrews, actor (Old Ranger-Death Valley Days), dies at 78 1969 Death Robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57 1968 Event 50th PGA Championship: Julius Boros shoots a 281 at Pecan Valley, Texas 1968 Birthday Scott Radinsky, born in Simi Valley, California, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1967 Birthday Jenn Thompson, New York City, actor, Dee-Harper Valley PTA 1967 Birthday Moon Unit Zappa, rocker, Valley Girl, Frank's daughter 1967 Birthday Carlos Briceno, born in Fountain Valley, California, beach volleyball, Bronze Medal 1992 Olympics 1967 Birthday Ed Sprague, born in Castro Valley, California, infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays 1966 Birthday Brian Keyser, Castro Valley California, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1966 Birthday Paul Michael Valley, actor, Ryan Harrison-Another World 1966 Birthday Julianna Margulies, born in Spring Valley, New York, actress, Carol Hathaway-ER 1966 Birthday Anderson Cummins, cricketer, in Packer's Valley Barbados and WI quickie 1966 Birthday Richard Greenwood, born in Los Angeles, California, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 Napa Valley 1966 Event North Vietnamese capture U.S. Green Beret Camp at Ashau Valley 1965 Birthday Ruthie Matthes, Sun Valley Idaho, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1965 Event 47th PGA Championship: Dave Marr shoots a 280 at Laurel Valley Golf Club Pennsylvania 1964 Birthday Mark Valley, Odgensvurg, New York, actor, Days of Our Lives 1964 Event Norman Manley scores 2-consecutive holes-in-one at Del Valley, Cal 1964 Birthday Dean Spriddle, Plymouth, England, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Oak Valley 1963 Event Dam in Piave valley Italy, breaks' about 2,000 die 1962 Birthday Cliff Burton, born in Castro Valley, California, bass player for Metallica, a thrash metal band 1961 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sacramento Valley Golf Open 1960 Event 8th winter Olympic games close at Squaw Valley, California 1960 Event 8th Winter Olympic games open in Squaw Valley, California 1958 Event Frank Zappa graduates from Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, California 1957 Event 39th PGA Championship: Lionel Hebert at Miami Valley Golf Club Dayton Ohio 1954 Event KXJB TV channel 4 in Valley City (Fargo) (NBC) begins broadcasting 1952 Birthday Earl Pomeroy, born in Valley City, North Dakota, Representative-D-North Dakota 1993 - 1951 Event Mississippi Valley State University founded 1950 Birthday Cynthia Meyers, playmate, Dec 1968, actress, Beyond Valley of Dolls 1948 Birthday Robert Spink, born in Haworth, Worth Valley, Yorkshire, England, Robert Michael Spink, politician, Independence Party, former Conservative Party member, became Member of Parliament for Castle Point in June, 2001 1947 Event Mississippi Valley flooding kills 16 and causes $850M in damage 1946 Birthday Paul Beresford, born in Levin, New Zealand, Sir Alexander Paul Beresford, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Mole Valley 1945 Birthday Jeannie C Riley, Texas, singer, Harper Valley PTA, Hee Haw 1943 Birthday Ronald Campbell, born in Tynemouth, England, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Blyth Valley 1943 Birthday Sharon Tate, born in Dallas, Texas, actress, Valley of the Dolls 1942 Birthday Bob Mosley, Paradise Valley California, rock bassist, Moby Grape 1942 Birthday Linda Evans, Hartford, actress, Dynasty, Big Valley, Beach Blanket Bingo 1942 Event Fight at Matanikau, Guadalcanal (John Hersey-Into the Valley) 1942 Event 8 die as coal waste heap slides in river valley near Oakwood, Virginia 1942 Birthday Raymond J. McGrath, born in Valley Stream, New York, Representative-R-New York 1981 - 1993 1942 Event 14th Academy Awards - "How Green was My Valley," Cooper and Fontaine win 1941 Birthday Florinda Bolkan, Ceara Brazil, actress, Damned, Last Valley, Word 1940 Birthday Mills Watson, born in Oakland, California, actor, Harper Valley PTA, BJ and Bear 1937 Birthday Merle Haggard, Bakersfield, California, country singer, Death Valley Days 1936 Birthday Tom T. Hall, Olive Hill, Kentucky, country singer and writer, Harper Valley PTA 1933 Birthday Jean Shepard, Pauls Valley Oklahoma, country singer, Ozark Jubilee 1933 Event Tennessee Valley Act (TVA) Act signed by FDR, to build dams 1930 Event Air-borne chemicals combine with fog to kill 60 (Meuse Valley Belgium) 1930 Event 1st broadcast of "Death Valley Days" on NBC-radio 1929 Birthday Peter Breck, born in Rochester, New York, actor, Black Saddle, Big Valley, Benji 1928 Event 450 die in St. Francisquito Valley Dam burst (Calif) 1927 Event Tropical storm flooding kills 84 in Winooski River Valley (Vt) 1927 Death James Curwood, U.S. journalist and writer (Valley of Silent Men), dies at 49 1923 Birthday Dale Robertson, Harrah, Oklahoma, actor, Death Valley Days, Walter-Dynasty 1921 Event Battle of Sakaray Valley begins between Turkey and Greece 1921 Birthday Jacqueline Susann, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, author, Valley of the Dolls 1918 Birthday Frankie Darro, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Radio Ranch, Valley of Wanted Men 1915 Event 7.8 earthquake shakes Pleasant Valley Nevada 1913 Birthday Robert Mondavi, born in Minnesota, American vintner, marketer, attracted worldwide recognition for Napa Valley wines 1912 Birthday Patrick White, Australia, novelist, Happy Valley, Nobel 1973 1912 Birthday Eve Arden, born in Mill Valley, California, actress, Connie-Our Miss Brooks 1912 Birthday Richard Carlson, Minnesota, actor, All I Desire, Flat Top, Valley of Gwangi 1911 Birthday Robert Taylor, Filley, Nebraska, actor, Death Valley Days 1907 Birthday Barbara Stanwyck, born in Brooklyn, actress, Dynasty II, Big Valley, Thorn Birds 1906 Birthday Richard Llewellyn, Wales, novelist, How Green Was My Valley 1902 Birthday Stu Erwin, Squaw Valley California, actor, Stu Erwin Show 1895 Event Ohio Valley Improvement Association forms 1893 Event Heavy rain wash "quick clay" into a deep valley, kills 111 (Norway) 1890 Birthday Gertrude McCoy, born in Sugar Valley, Georgia, silent screen actress, Blue Bird 1889 Event Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "Boscombe Valley Mystery" 1888 Event Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Valley of Fear" 1880 Birthday Donald Crisp, born in Scotland, actor, How Green Was My Valley, Pollyana 1873 Event President Grant decrees Wallowa Valley for Nez-Perce indians 1872 Event 7.8 earthquake shakes Owens Valley, California 1864 Event Grant approves Sheridan's plan for Shenandoah Valley Campaign 1864 Event Early retreats from Washington City back to Shenandoah Valley 1864 Event Lee sends Early into Shenandoah Valley 1862 Event Battle of Port Republic, last of 5 battles in Jacksons Valley camp 1862 Event Valley Campaign-Battle of Cross Keys, Virginia 1862 Event Valley Campaign-Stonewall Jackson takes Ft. Royal, Virginia 1862 Event Valley Campaign: Federals repulsed at Battle of McDowell Va 1862 Event Shenandoah Valley campaign, Jackson's Battle of Woodstock, VA 1862 Event Battle of Kernstown VA-Jackson begins his Valley Campaign 1862 Event Agoston Haraszthy, 1st vintner in Sonoma Valley, imports 10,000 1851 Event Yosemite Valley discovered in California 1846 Event Mormons found 1st English settlement in California (San Joaquin Valley) 1822 Event 1st eruption of Galunggung (Java) sends boiling sludge into valley 1806 Event A side of Rossberg Peak collapses into Goldau Valley, Switzerland, kills 500 1805 Birthday Samuel Palmer, London, painter/etcher, Valley of Vision 1781 Event Los Angeles founded by 44 in Bahia de las Fumas, (Valley of Smokes) 1778 Event Iroquois Indians in New York kill 40 in Cherry Valley Massacre 1778 Event Washington's troops finally leave Valley Forge 1778 Event Baron von Steuben joins Continental Army at Valley Forge 1777 Event Washington settles his troops at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania for winter 1777 Event ,George Washingtons army returns to Valley Forge Pennsylvania 1749 Event George II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley
