2015 Event The Japanese Diet enacts a defense policy allowing the nation's troops to aid allies in conflicts that also threaten Japan; Prime Minister Shinzo Abe supports the law, but it is opposed by many who wish to maintain the country's pacifist constitution 2014 Event Facebook and Apple are offering to pay the costs of freezing the eggs of female employees covered by the companies' insurance plans; the companies see the offering as a way to help women focus on their careers if they wish to delay motherhood 2014 Event Prominent Chinese legal activist, Xu Zhiyong, is sentenced to four years in prison; convicted of 'gathering a crowd to disturb public order,' the case is seen as evidence that Communist Party leaders wish to expunge any challenges to the power or leadership 2011 Event North Korea states is will accept all South Korean delegations who wish to pay their respects to the late leader Kim Jong-il 2003 Death Charles Bronson, tough actor, Death Wish, dies at 81 1994 Death Steven Keats, actor (Death Wish), dies of apparent suicide at 48 1981 Event FCC frees stations to air as many commercials an hour as they wish 1970 Birthday Emily Lloyd, born in London, England, actress, Wish You Were Here, In Country 1969 Birthday R Kelly, singer, I Wish I Could Fly 1959 Birthday Leslie Graves, Silver City, New Mexico, actress, Brenda-Capitol, Death Wish 2 1958 Event 1st radio broadcast from space (President Eisenhower voice "To all mankind, America's wish for Peace on Earth and Good Will to Men Everywhere") 1953 Event "Wish You Were Here" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 597 performances 1952 Event "Wish You Were Here" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 597 performances 1951 Event "Make a Wish" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 102 performances 1951 Event "Make a Wish" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 102 performances 1940 Event Frances Langford records "When You Wish Upon a Star" 1936 Birthday Judith Chalmers, English TV hostess, Wish You Were Here 1936 Birthday Betty Rollin, actress, Crossing Delancey, author, Last Wish 1935 Birthday Michael Winner, producer/director, Big Sleep, Death Wish 1931 Birthday Perry Lopez, born in New York City, actor, Chinatown, Death Wish 4 1920 Birthday Charles Bronson, Buchinsky, Penns, actor, Death Wish, Dirty Dozen 1895 Birthday Cliff Edwards, born in Hannibal, Missouri, singer, When You Wish Upon a Star
