2015 Event Airplane debris is found off the coast of France's Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean; officials believe the debris is from a Boeing 777 and may be part of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared over a year ago without a trace 2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama will seek approval from Congress to add force in the fight against ISIS militants; the current U.S. military campaign began without Congressional approval, raising concerns that Obama exceeded the limits of his authority 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. 2014 Event Craig Spencer, a U.S. doctor who served with Doctors Without Borders, is now in stable condition after contracting Ebola; Spencer began showing symptoms of the virus a day after commuting to various locations around New York City 2014 Event Category 3-strength Hurricane Odile makes landfall near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, destroying property and leaving many residents without electricity or potable water; the storm is expected to weaken to a tropical storm overnight as it continues north 2014 Event Russia sends roughly 215 trucks of humanitarian supplies into Ukraine without permission from Kiev; the truck contents were inspected by neither Ukrainian officials nor Red Cross members as agreed to by Ukraine and Russia, but Kiev did not protest 2014 Event Apple announced the Apple Watch, the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus; the phones will be larger than previous models and have an improved camera; all three devices use Near Field Communication (NFC) to allow instant payments in stores without credit cards 2014 Event Over 250 Russian trucks enter embattled eastern Ukraine without permission to deliver humanitarian aid; NATO questions the true intent of the convoy, claiming that Russia has used deceptive 'aid' convoys in other conflicts 2014 Event Drug manufacturer Mapp Biopharmaceutical states that it has run out of its experimental Ebola treatment drug; the company has been shipping all available stock without charge to West Africa in an attempt to treat victims of the current epidemic 2014 Event U.S. Congress votes to sue the Obama administration, claiming that the president overstepped his authority by independently delaying a provision of the Obamacare law without seeking required congressional approval 2014 Event U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Central American leaders, asking their assistance in curbing the flood of children attempting to immigrate; Obama asserted that children without proper documentation would be returned to their home countries 2014 Event U.S. President Barack Obama requests $2 billion for emergency measures to address illegal immigration and enhance security at the border with Mexico; thousands of children have been caught in the last 8 months crossing the border without adults 2014 Event Telecom company Vodafone reports that certain nations allow authorities direct access to citizen communications data without a warrant; the company is prohibited from revealing the names of these nations 2014 Event The U.S. National Security Agency confirms that it has been using a legal loophole to search phone calls and emails of Americans without a warrant 2014 Event Slovakia sets a new precedent by electing Andrej Kiska, a millionaire, as president; Mr. Kiska is the first president without ties to the Communist party to be elected since 1993, when the country was formed out of the breakup of Czechoslovakia 2014 Event The U.S. Senate votes to renew jobless benefits for 1.3 million Americans; the bill,calling for a three-month extension, will not be approved unless House Democrats agree to deal to cover $6 billion dollar cost without adding to the federal debt 2013 Event As long-term federal unemployment benefits expire, leaving 1.3 million unemployed Americans without aid, lawmakers discuss bipartisan legislation to extend unemployment benefits 2013 Event A winter storm earlier in the week leaves thousands without power in Southern Ontario, Maine, Michigan and Vermont; below-freezing temperatures sent many to shelters for warmth 2013 Event In the U.S., record snowfall leaves hundreds of thousands without power; Dallas-Fort Worth experiences an ice storm causing traffic accidents, power outages and airport delays 2013 Event The legality of the United States' plans to strike Syria without UN backing are called into question by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon 2013 Event Swimmer Diana Nyad makes history, becoming the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage 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 Former U.S. President George W. Bush recovers after having a stent procedure to treat a blocked artery; the blockage was opened without any complications 2013 Event Born without a trachea, a 2-year-old Korean-Canadian child is the youngest patient in history to receive a bioengineered organ made from stem cells; she received the transplanted organ at the Children's Hospital of Illinois 2013 Event Prosecutors for Boston Marathon bomber and Islamic terrorist Dzhokar Tsarnaev discuss a plea deal to avoid the death penalty in exchange for life in prison without parole 2013 Event At Belgium's Brussels Airport, armed robbers steal untraceable, raw diamonds worth $50 million from a plane within minutes, and without alarming passengers 2013 Event 'Hareetz', Israel's oldest daily newspaper, publishes a story in which Israel admits it has administered birth-control injections to Ethiopian Jewish immigrants, without fully educating recipients of its effects 2012 Event In the U.S., over 60 people die in the Mid-Atlantic states as the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy leaves millions without electricity and cripples its mass transportation system 2012 Event In Moscow, tens of thousands protest against Vladimir Putin, chanting, 'We are the power here!' and 'Russia without Putin!' 2012 Event In India, an earlier blackout that left over 600 million people without power ends when power is restored 2012 Event Over 300 million people are left without power in Delhi, India, due to a power grid failure 2012 Event The 'immediate and severe' fiscal emergency declared by the U.S. city San Bernardino, California, allows it to declare bankruptcy without negotiating with creditors 2012 Event The U.S. Supreme Court rules that minor's cannot be automatically be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole 2012 Event Winds in southwestern Western Australia of up to 140km/h batter the area and leave more than 170,000 homes without power 2012 Event The last nuclear reactor in Japan is shut down, leaving the country without nuclear power since 1970 2012 Event After three years without an elected head of state, Nicolae Timofti is named President of Moldova 2012 Event Millions are left without power when a trasformer malfunctions in Bursa, Turkey 2011 Event A large dust storm strikes Phoenix, Arizona, leaving thousands without power and grounding flights at the Phoenix Airport 2011 Event Aftershocks from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake hit Christchurch, New Zealand, leaving tens of thousands without power 2011 Event About 193,000 people are without power after severs storms struck the U.S. city of Atlanta, Georgia 2010 Event Political pressure and cyber-attacks directed against WikiLeaks are condemned by Reporters Without Borders 2010 Event In New Zealand, 100,000 people are left without water after a large storm; the storm took the roof off of Stadium Southland in Invercargill 2010 Event The inquiry into Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland, 1972, determined British paratroopers first the first shot without warning, and concocted lies to cover up their acts 2010 Event Scientists announce the discovery of three new animal species that spent their entire lives without oxygen; the species are phylum Loricifera 2004 Death Laura Branigan, singer, How Am I Supposed to Live Without You?, dies at 47 2003 Death Carlo Urbani, WHO doctor, ", president of the Italian branch of ""Doctors without Borders,"" died of SARS after helping to identify it, " 2003 Event United States, Briain, Australia and Poland invade Iraq without United Nations sanction 2000 Event Millennial celebrations occurred worldwide without terrorist incidents 1997 Death Anatoli Boukreev, born in Russia, Anatolij Nikolaevich Bukreev, climber, mountaineer, made seven, 8,000-metre peaks without supplemental oxygen, died in avalanche on Annapurna, chronicled in books 'Into Thin Air', 'The Climb', dies at 39 1994 Death Evert Hartman, Dutch writer (War Without Friends), dies at 56 1991 Event Pittsburgh Steelers guard Terry Long loses his steroids appeal and is suspended without pay by NFL for 4 weeks 1991 Event Bernie Kosar ends NFL record of 308 passes without an interception 1991 Event New York Yankees set record of 75 games without a complete pitched game 1991 Death John Eckhardt, actor born without legs (Freaks), dies at 82 1989 Event "Day Without Art" - Artists demonstrate against AIDS 1988 Event U.S. Supreme Court rules trash may be searched without a warrant 1988 Event Experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, complete 1st nonstop, round-the-world flight without refueling lands 1987 Event James Jefferson of Winnipeg scores 2 TDs on interception returns without making an interception. (He scored on laterals) 1987 Event Supreme Court ruled dangerous defendants could be held without bail 1986 Event Rutan and Yeager make 1st around-the-world flight without refueling 1985 Event Indians-Brewers game at Cleveland Stadium is 1st rain-out of 1985, ends record string of 458 ML games since Opening Day without a rain-out 1985 Event Flames set NHL record 264th regular season game without being shut-out 1983 Death V N Swamy, Indian cricket pace bowler (without distinction), dies 1983 Event Quebec Nordiques play 251st NHL game without being shut out 1980 Event NBC broadcasts New York Jets' 24-17 win over Dolphins without audio 1980 Event Phil Flyers set NHL record of 35 straight games without a defeat 1979 Event Milwaukee Brewers lose 5-0 ending 213 straight games without a shutout 1977 Event Mont Canadiens set NHL record of 34 straight home games without a lose 1976 Event Soyuz 23 carries 2 to Salyut 6, but returns without docking 1976 Event WS shortstop Toby Harrah plays DH without touching a batted ball 1976 Event San Diego Padre pitcher Randy Jones ties record of 68 innings without a walk 1976 Event Owners announce spring training won't open without a labor contract 1976 Death Sal Mineo, actor (Exodus, Rebel Without a Cause), stabbed at 37 1975 Event Dodger Davey Lopes steals record 32nd consec base without being caught 1975 Event A's release pinch runner Herb Washington (played 104 games without batting, pitching, or fielding He stole 30 bases, and scored 33 runs) 1975 Event Washington Capitals play record NHL 37th road game without a win and NHL record of 17 straight loses 1974 Event Mel Stottlemyre's AL record 272nd consecutive start, without relief 1974 Event Christian Barnard transplants 1st human heart without removal of old 1973 Event Chicago Black Hawks, record 262nd NHL game without being shut-out 1973 Event WI vs. Australia at Kingston, 1st time since 1955 without Sobers 1972 Event Detroit shortstop Ed Brinkman errors ends record streak of 72 games and 331 total chances without a miscue 1972 Event Stewardess Vesna Vulovic survives 10,160m fall without parachute 1970 Event Ken Boswell sets 2nd baseman record of 85 games without an error 1970 Event New York Rangers set then NHL record of 126 games without being shut-out 1967 Event Curt Flood's record 568 straight chances without an error ends (227 straight games) 1965 Event Supremes release "My World is Empty Without You" 1965 Event Curt Flood's record of 568 straight chances without an error begins 1965 Death Forrest Taylor, actor (This is Life, Man Without a Gun), dies at 81 1964 Event Al Parker glides 644 miles without any motor 1964 Event Peter and Gordon release "World Without Love" 1964 Event Sandy Koufax throws his 9th complete game without allowing a walk 1962 Event A's Bill Fischer ends 84 1/3 consec innings pitched without a walk 1962 Event KC A's Bill Fischer sets record of 69 1/3 innings without a walk 1962 Event Disarmament conference opens in Geneva without France 1962 Death Kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62 1961 Event Larry Costello scores 32 consecutive pts without a miss (NBA rec) 1960 Event Michale Eufemia sinks 625 balls in pool match without a miss 1959 Death Thomas Ross, actor (Without Limit), dies at 84 1959 Event Cessna lands in Las Vegas after 65 d without landing (refuels in air) 1958 Event Nellie Fox sets record for consecutive games without striking out (98) 1958 Birthday Anatoli Boukreev, born in Russia, Anatolij Nikolaevich Bukreev, climber, mountaineer, made seven, 8,000-metre peaks without supplemental oxygen, died in avalanche on Annapurna, chronicled in books 'Into Thin Air', 'The Climb' 1955 Death James Dean, actor (Rebel Without a Cause), dies in car crash at 24 1954 Event Ted Williams fractures collarbone in 1st game of spring training after flying 39 combat missions without injury in Korean War 1951 Event 1st long distance telephone call without operator assistance 1950 Birthday Helene Weijel, author, In the Street Without a Coat 1949 Birthday Ken Follet, born in Cardiff, Wales, author, sold over 100 million copies of books including 'The Key to Rebecca', 'World Without End' 1947 Event A's catcher Warren Rosar catches his 147th game without an error 1946 Event Van Acker forms Belgian government (without CVP) 1945 Birthday Gordon Waller, born in Scotland, singer, Peter and Gordon-World Without Love 1945 Birthday Christine Kaufmann, Austria, actress, Town Without Pity, Red Lips 1944 Event New York Rangers set NHL record of 25 games without a win (0-21-4) 1944 Event RAF Sergeant Nickolas Alkemade survives a jump from his Lancaster bomber from 18,000 feet without a parachute 1944 Event Nicholas Alkemade falls 5,500 m without a parachute and lives 1944 Birthday Stockard Channing, born in New York City, actress, Grease, Big Bus, Without a Trace 1943 Birthday Burt Rutan, born in Estacada, Oregon, Elbert Leander Burt Rutan, inventor, aerospace engineer, created the Voyager, the first plane to fly around the world without stopping or refueling, and SpaceShipOne, which entered space two times in fourteen days 1942 Event Philip Barry's "Without Love," premieres in New York City 1942 Birthday Donna Corcoran, Quincy Massachusetts, actress, Man Without a Star 1942 Event New York Giants beat Washington Redskins 14-7 without making a 1st down 1940 Birthday Gene Pitney, Hartford, Connecticut, vocalist/songwriter, Town Without Pity 1939 Birthday A K Sen Gupta, cricketer, Test India vs. WI 1959 without distinction 1939 Birthday Kathleen Widdoes, born in Wilmington, Deleware, actress, Without a Trace 1939 Birthday Sal Mineo, New York City, actor, Exodus, Rebel Without a Cause 1938 Birthday Bill Playle, cricketer, New Zealand batsman in 8 Tests without distinction 1938 Event Yankees Lefty Gomez sets record of 6 World Series wins without a loss 1938 Birthday Natalie Wood, Gypsy, Rebel Without a Cause 1936 Event Terence Rattigans "French Without Tears," premieres in London 1934 Event Eugene O'Neill's "Days Without End," premieres in New York City 1933 Event Carl Hubbell shuts-out Cards 1-0 in 18 innings without a walk 1931 Event Ernest Lassy completes longest canoe journey without port (6,102 mi) 1931 Birthday James Dean, born in Marion, Indiana, stage/film actor, Giant, Rebel Without a Cause 1930 Birthday Ian Leggat, cricketer, 1 Test vs. South Africa 1953-54 without distinction 1928 Birthday Rex Reason, Berlin Germany, actor, Man Without a Gun, Roaring 20s 1928 Birthday Nigel Davenport, Cambridge England, actor, Without a Clue, Masada 1926 Event Bicyclists without bicycle-tax-stamp rounded up in Amsterdam 1925 Birthday Jeanne Crain, Barstow California, actress, Man Without a Star 1924 Birthday Jose Donoso, born in Chile, writer, born Jose Donoso Yanez, part of Latin American literary boom, Magical Realism literary movement, wrote Coronacion, El lugar sin limites (The Place Without Limits) 1923 Birthday Aafje J R Bouber, Blom, actress, Traveller Without Baggage 1922 Birthday Stewart Stern, screenwriter, Rebel Without A Cause 1920 Event 1st U.S. postage stamps printed without the words United States or US 1914 Birthday George "Tiger" Haynes, guitarist/actor, Land Without Music, Guv'nor 1913 Birthday Ab [Albert] Visser, Dutch poet and writer, Man Without a Head 1911 Birthday R. Nicholas Ray, born in Galesville WI, director, Rebel Without a Cause 1907 Birthday Anghelos Terzakis, Greece, writer, Without God 1905 Event Russian tsar installs "Imperial Duma," without legislative powers 1899 Birthday Roel [Martinus F] Houwink, Dutch literary, 1 Man Without Character 1897 Birthday Kate O'Brien, Irish writer, Without My Cloak 1897 Birthday John Mens, writer, People Without Money 1893 Event Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performs 1st successful open heart surgery without anesthesia 1888 Birthday John Crowe Ransom, U.S. poet and critic, God Without Thunder 1875 Birthday Thomas W. Ross, actor, Without Limit, Kings Row, 17, Mortal Storm 1874 Birthday Ben[jamin] Turpin, U.S., comic, Uncle Tom Without the Cabin 1853 Birthday Leland Hone, cricketer, England keeper 1879 without county experience 1830 Birthday Hector H. Malot, French writer, Without Family 1822 Birthday Edward Everett Hale, U.S., clergyman/author, Man without a Country 1816 Event 10" snowfall in New England, "year without a summer", from the eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia 1795 Event French admitted to Amsterdam without resistance 1782 Event Suriname forbids selling slave mothers without their babies 1780 Event Resolution, without Captain Cook, returns to England 1777 Event de Sade arrested without charge, imprisoned in Vincennes fortress 1764 Event James Otis publishes views on taxation without representation 1690 Event John Flamsteed observes Uranus without realizing it's undiscovered 1540 Event Emperor Charles V enters Ghent without resistance, executes rebels 1508 Event Maximilian I assumes imperial title without being crowned 1385 Event John without Fear marries Margaretha of Brabant 1215 Event English barons serve ultimatum on king John without Country 1202 Event King Philip II throws out John without Country, from France 1167 Birthday John "without a land", king of England, 1199-1216
