2015 Event G.M. will pay $900 million and will undergo compliance monitoring to settle charges that it knew about faulty ignition switches in certain autos for years but neither reported nor fixed the problem; over 120 people died in crashes as a result 2015 Event Stock markets around the world fall drastically due to concerns about an economic slowdown in China; the Dow Jones falls 1,000 points, closing down 588 points, while the Shanghai composite closes down 8.5% 2015 Event The U.S. Supreme Court upholds key provisions of Obamacare, including premium subsidies for about 6.4 million people enrolled in the federal health insurance exchange 2015 Event The Japanese parliament votes to lower the nation's voting age to 18 from 20; the change will make about 2.4 million people eligible to vote 2015 Event Hackers steal personal data for about 100,000 taxpayers after breaking into a U.S. Internal Revenue Service system that allows taxpayers to retrieve previous tax returns; the data can be used to file tax refund claims and commit identity theft 2015 Event Oil spill cleanup continues at Refugio State Beach in California after a pipeline burst two days ago; about 21,000 gallons of oil have been released into the ocean and 105,000 gallons on land 2015 Event A new birdlike dinosaur, Yi qi, has been discovered in China; the fossils suggest that it lived about 160 million years ago and had membranous, bat-like wings that not been seen in other dinosaur species 2015 Event Scientists uncover a 2.8-million-year-old jawbone of a primitive human; the find suggests that humans may have evolved from hominins, or humanlike primates, about 400,000 years earlier than previously thought 2015 Event Actor, director, photographer and writer Leonard Nimoy, most popularly known as Dr. Spock on 'Star Trek,' dies at age 83 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); Nimoy had been suffering from the illness for about a year 2015 Event The International Energy Agency estimates that oil prices will remain relatively low for the next five years, potentially dipping this year to an average of $55/barrel before increasing to about $73/barrel by the year 2020 2015 Event Harper Lee will release her second novel, 'Go Set a Watchman,' after 55 years; Lee wrote this novel first, presenting Scout as an adult, but editors convinced Lee to write instead about Scout as a child, resulting in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' 2014 Event The United States and allied forces end the combat mission in Afghanistan, which began in 2001 after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the U.S.; about 13,000 troops will stay to train Afghan police and military forces in their fight against the Taliban 2014 Event Sony Pictures will release its controversial comedy, 'The Interview', about an attempted assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un; the film was canceled after hacking attacks and threats, but Sony now seeks a wide audience for the movie 2014 Event Studies on advice given by talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz show that only about 46 percent of his suggestions are supported by medical evidence; critics accuse him of giving vague or inaccurate advice in order to provide entertainment value 2014 Event Swiss voters decide against a proposal to limit annual immigration to 0.2% of the population, or to approximately 16,000 people; the current immigration rate is about 80,000 people per year 2014 Event U.S. President Barack Obama announces plans to delay deportation of about 4 million undocumented immigrants who have lived in the country for at least 5 years and have children who are legal residents or U.S. citizens 2014 Event Pahoa, a town of about 1,000 people on Hawaii's Big Island, must evacuate due to a stream of lava flowing at 20 yards per hour from the Kilauea volcano; Red Cross Hawaii is assisting residents with temporary shelter 2014 Event Shamil Tarpischev, president of the Russian Tennis Federation, has been suspended for a year and fined $25,000 by the Women's Tennis Association Tour for making derogatory gender-based remarks about tennis champion sisters Serena and Venus Williams 2014 Event The U.S. stock market decreases sharply, with the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average each sinking by about 2 percent 2014 Event India has successfully launched a space probe into orbit around Mars on its first attempt, making it the first Asian country to orbit the planet; at $74 million, the spacecraft cost about 11% of the U.S. Maven, which reached Mars orbit two days prior 2014 Event The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) project that Ebola cases could reach between 550,000 and 1.4 million by January if more isn't done to control spread of the disease; infections are doubling about every 3 weeks in Liberia and Sierra Leone 2014 Event NASA Mars probe MAVEN is on track to enter the planet's orbit after a 10-month journey; the probe will collect data for a year on the upper Martian atmosphere to potentially answer questions about climate change on the planet 2014 Event Fossils of a new species of giant penguin, named Palaeeudyptes klekowskii, have been found on Seymour Island in Antarctica; the penguins lived about 40 million years ago and likely weighed about 250 pounds 2014 Event Days after imposing additional sanctions against Russia, U.S. President Barack Obama contacts Russian President Vladimir Putin to express concern about Russia's continuing support of Ukrainian separatists 2014 Event The Pyu Ancient Cities in Myanmar and the Shahr-i-Sokhta (Burnt City) in Iran have been named World Heritage sites; the Myanmar cities were active from 200 B.C. to 900 A.D.; the Iranian city was active primarily from 3200 B.C. to about 1800 B.C. 2014 Event Reality star Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West are married in Florence, Italy, about 7 months after the birth of their daughter, North West; the celebrities have been together since early 2012 2014 Event Voters in Switzerland reject a proposal to raise the minimum wage to about $25 per hour; if passed, the rate would have been the highest minimum wage in Europe 2014 Event A shipwreck off of Haiti may be that of the Santa Maria, one of the three ships led by Christopher Columbus; the wreck was discovered about 10 years ago, but has only now been tentatively identified in light of Columbus' writings and other evidence 2014 Event Apple and Samsung achieved mixed victory in a patent suit settlement; Samsung will owe Apple about $120 million, and Apple will owe Samsung about $158,000; Both parties were found to have infringed on each other's patents 2014 Event A 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Mexico about 80 miles to the northwest of Acapulco; only minor damage has been reported to date 2014 Event Flight recorder signals from the missing Malaysia Air jet are no longer detectable; the flight, which disappeared on March 8th, may be located in a zone of over 57,000 square km of water about 2,200 km to the northwest of Perth, Australia 2014 Event The 16,480-foot Tungurahua volcano erupts twice; the volcano is located about 90 miles south of Quito in Ecuador 2014 Event Southern California is hit by an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale; the quake originated about 22 miles southeast of Los Angeles near La Habra 2014 Event A second dwarf planet is discovered between the Oort cloud and the Kuiper belt, an area previously considered a no-man's land; the planet, 2012 VP-113, measures about 280 miles across; the first, Sedna, about 600 miles across, was discovered in 2003 2014 Event Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra will begin selling the e2o, an electric car, in Bhutan for about $11,300; vehicle exhaust is causing air pollution problems in Bhutan that threaten the country's tourist-dependent economy 2014 Event Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who has been granted temporary asylum in Russia, claims that his decision to leak classified NSA documents about mining emails and telephone call logs, has resulted in several significant threats to his life 2014 Event A rare, blue, 29.6-carat diamond, one of the most exceptional ever mined at the Cullinan mine, is discovered about 25 miles northeast of Pretoria, South Africa 2014 Event Apple announces its holiday earnings will be announced January 27; investors will care most about the company's iPhone and iPad sales 2013 Event Paleontologist Philip Currie reveals the fully-intact baby Chasmosaurus dinosaur fossil he excavated at Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park; the 72 million-year-old dinosaur is about 1.5 meters long and estimated to have been three years old when it died 2013 Event The public learns about AT&T's The Hemisphere Project, which gives telephone call data to law enforcement agencies, including the DEA 2013 Event U.S. Senator Ted Cruz ignites speculation about a 2016 Presidential run when he announces plans to renounce his Canadian citizenship 2013 Event In Brazil, scientists discover a new species of lizard, about the size a coin and weighing less than a gram 2013 Event An estimated 40-50,000 residents, about 30-35% of all residents of Piedras Negras, Mexico, where devastated by flooding June 14 and 15 2013 Event Americans learn the FBI and CIA had previous intelligence from Russia warning U.S. intelligence agencies about Tamerlan Tsarnaev's extremist connections before the Boston Marathon bombings 2013 Event Malawi President Joyce Banda accuses singer Madonna of 'bullying state officials' after exaggerating the contributions of her charity and complaining about her treatment during a recent visit to the country 2013 Event Scientists discover that a large amount of bacterial life forms live in the deepest part of the world's oceans, the Mariana Trench, which is about 6.831 miles 2013 Event U.S. Senate Republicans filibuster the nomination of Chuck Hagel as U.S. Secretary of Defense, demanding answers to questions about President Obama and Benghazi 2013 Event In the wake of several anti-Semitic and racist posts on Twitter, a French court orders the company to reveal personal information about its users 2012 Event Egyptian President Morsi plans to address the nation about the decree he enacted which greatly increases his powers 2012 Event A fire breaks out in the Tamweel Tower, one of about 80 towers built or still under construction in the Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai 2012 Event Hostess Brands reveals its plan to file for bankruptcy and liquidate its assets, claiming contract disputes from the bakery's union worker strike crippled its operations; about 18,500 workers will be laid off 2012 Event Scientists discover the closest known rogue planet to Earth, known as CFBDSIR 2149-0403, the planet is about 100+ light years away 2012 Event Chinese bookstore suspend the sale of books by or about Japan, and all books by Japanese authors 2012 Event In an apparent effort to keep his contract, a subcontractor at Japan's defunct Fukushima's nuclear power plant shielded dosimeters with lead plates to ensure they did not reach radiation limits, and workers to lie about possible high radiation exposure 2012 Event Hearings are delayed for the U.S. extradition of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom over concerns about the search and seizure of documents 2012 Event The U.S., Russia and China, begin talks about Iran's nuclear program 2012 Event IAEA nuclear inspectors hold discussions about Iran's nuclear program in Tehran 2011 Event Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia dies, raising questions about succession in the kingdom 2011 Event Libya's National Transitional Council raises concerns about the mass killing of political prisoners by Muammar Gaddafi's government 2011 Event Concerns about the European economy are heightened as Germany reports second quarter growth of only 0.1% 2011 Event In the Papuan capital of Jayapura, about 10,000 Papuan people demonstrate in support of independence from India 2011 Event About 193,000 people are without power after severs storms struck the U.S. city of Atlanta, Georgia 2011 Event The International Atomic Energy Agency calls for a summit to discuss concerns about nuclear safety following radiation leaks at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant 2010 Event Italy's plan to ban plastic bags goes into effect; the country was using 20 billion plastic bags a year - about 300 per person 2010 Event BP CEO Tony Hayward testifies before the U.S. about the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster at the Deepwater Horizon rig that has caused the worst oil spill in U.S. history 2009 Event Concern about spreading influenza from Mexico and the United States to other countries is expressed by the WHO 2004 Death Gary Webb, investigative journalist, wrote articles for 'San Jose Mercury News' about Nicaraguan cocaine smugglers linked to CIA-backed Contras, dies from two gunshot wounds to the head, judged a suicide 2004 Event Ukraine re-elects Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich. but the election results were thrown out after large protests about the way the election was conducted 2004 Death Gibson Kente, wrote about life in South African black townships, known as Father of Black Theater in South Africa, dies 2004 Event After a 2-day standoff, Islamist terrorists murder about 340 held inside a school in Beslan, Russia 2004 Death Paul Klebnikov, journalist, Forbes writer murdered in Russia after writing about corruption, dies at 41 2003 Death Adam Osborne, author, computer designer, book and software publisher, founded and wrote memoir about Osborne Computer Corporation 1999 Event Earthquake kills about 1,185 in Armenia, Colombia 1998 Death Mary Calderone, doctor/writer, Talking With Your Child About Sex, dies at 94 1998 Event Bill Clinton confesses to Hilary about the Monica Lewinsky affair 1998 Event Linda Tripp begins to testify before a grand jury about the Lewinsky case 1998 Event Earthquake kills about 5,000 in northern Afghanistan 1998 Event Earthquake kills about 2,300 in northern Afghanistan 1997 Death Brendan Gill, writer, film critic, author, wrote film critiques for Film Comment, wrote articles for The New Yorker, and a book about his time at The New Yorker magazine, dies at 83 1997 Death Jacques-Yves Cousteau, oceanographer, made many documentaries about the ocean, dies of heart attack at 87 1997 Death Michael Dorris, writer, scholar, first unmarried man to adopt child, Raynold Abel, wrote about Reynold in 'The Broken Cord', commits suicide in Concord, New Hampshire, at age 52 1996 Death Roger Bowen, actor (M*A*S*H, Main Event, What about Bob), dies at 62 1995 Event Howard Stern gets in trouble for disparaging remarks about Selena 1995 Death Paul Monette, writer, wrote, 'Becoming a Man', wrote about gay relationships, taught writing, Milton Academy, dies of AIDS in Los Angeles, California at 49 1995 Death Dorothy Granger, U.S. actress (Hog Wild, Dentist), dies at about 80 1994 Death Carmen McRae [Clark], U.S. jazz singer/pianist, dies at about 73 1994 Death Michael O'Donoghue, comedian (SNL), dies at about 54 1994 Death Sam Francis, U.S. painter (Basel Mural), dies at about 71 1994 Death Virginia Dale, U.S. actress/dancer (Holiday Inn), dies at about 77 1994 Death Ramdas Nayak, Indies hindu leader/politician, murdered at about 52 1994 Death Manfred Salzgeber, German film distributor/publicist, dies at about 51 1994 Event 6.0 earthquake/avalanche destroys Toez Colombia, about 1000 killed 1994 Death Hein Salomonson, architect, dies at about 83 1994 Event Mad About You actress Leila Kenzel (33) weds Neil Monaco (34) 1994 Death Melina Mercouri, Greek actress (Never on a Sunday), dies at about 68 1994 Death Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kenyan vice-president (1963-66), dies at about 81 1993 Death Gertrude "Trudi" Duby Blom, actress, shot to death at about 92 1993 Death P A Jacob Mees, Dutch banker (Mees and Hope), dies at about 86 1993 Death Jane Nigh, actress (Big Town, Blue Blood, Rawhide), dies at about 67 1993 Event Battle at TV station Ostankino/Moscow townhall, about 25 killed 1993 Event Tropical storm Bret ravages Venezuela, about 100 killed 1993 Death Henri van Soede, sub commandant (WW II), dies at about 83 1993 Death Joseph L Mankiewicz, U.S. writer and director (All about Eve), dies at 83 1992 Death Vilma Banky, silent film actress (Eagle, Rebel), dies at about 90 1992 Event "Scared Silent" is 1st non news program to be seen on 3 networks simultaneously. (CBS, NBC and PBS), about child abuse hosted by Oprah 1992 Death Vernon Howard, spiritual teacher, speaker, philosopher, author, wrote humor books, children's books, spoke and wrote about self-development, self-awareness, spiritual, psychological growth, dies 1991 Event 6.1-7.1 earthquake in Uttar Kashi, India, about 670 die 1991 Event Michael Landon appears on Tonight Show to talk about his cancer 1991 Event Boat rams a tanker in Livorno Italy fog, killing about 138 1991 Death Dean Jagger, U.S. actor (Mr Novak, Rawhide, Oscar), dies at about 87 1990 Death Bobby Nunn, U.S. bassist (Coasters-Down in Mexico), dies at about 65 1990 Event Chinese plane explodes, about 100 die 1990 Event Norwegian Scandinavian Star catches fire; about 170 die 1989 Death Bette [Ruth E] Davis, actress (All About Eve, White Mama), dies at 81 1989 Event Soviet sub sinks in Norwegian Sea, with about a dozen deaths 1988 Death Lotte Stam-Beese, German/Netherlands architect, dies at about 85 1988 Death Ray Buchanan, U.S. blues gitarist, dies at about 48 1988 Event Somalia and Ethiopia sign accord about Ogaden desert 1988 Death Jan van den Weghe, Flemish writer, dies at about 67 1988 Death Pham Hung, premier of Vietnam, dies at about 74 1988 Event Vice President Bush and Dan Rather clash on "CBS Evening News" as Rather attempts to question Bush about his role in Iran-Contra affair 1988 Event Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder makes racist remarks about black athletes 1986 Event Captured Iraqi Airways Boeing-737 in Saudi Arabia, about 60 killed 1986 Death Willem Klein, variety artist, dies at about 73 1984 Event U.S.S.R. offers to start talking about banning SDI 1983 Death Manuel Scorza, Peruvian writer, dies at about 55 1983 Event 100 million watch ABC-TV movie "Day After," about nuclear war 1982 Death Jack Mullaney, actor (My Living Doll, It's About Time), dies at 49 1981 Birthday Nicole Richie, actress, socialite, known for television series, 'The Simple Life' with Paris Hilton, author of 'The Truth About Diamonds' 1981 Birthday Larisa Oleynik, born in Santa Clara County, California, actress, starred in 'The Secret World of Alex Mack' television series and film, '10 Things I Hate About You' 1981 Birthday Julia Stiles, born in New York City, New York, actress, films include, '10 Things I Hate About You', 'Mona Lisa Smile', 'The Bourne Supremacy', 'The Bourne Ultimatum' 1980 Death Raoul Walsh, U.S. director (High Sierra), dies at about 88 1980 Event Hurricane Allen ravages Caribisch area, about 70 killed 1978 Event U.N. observes "international day of solidarity with Palestinian people," boycotted by U.S. and about 20 other countries 1978 Event French TV announced a rating of "0" for a program about an Armenian's woman's 40th birthday, (comp: Napoleanic drama-67%, Knockout-33%) 1978 Death Totie Fields, Sophie Feldman, comedienne, dies at about 48 1978 Event Billy Martin resigns as Yankee manager after "one is a born liar the other a convicted one" comment about Steinbrenner and Jackson 1978 Birthday Charlie Korsmo, actor, Dick Tracy, What About Bob 1978 Event Strikers riot in Tunisia, killing about 40 1977 Event U.S. and Cuba talk about diplomatic relations 1976 Event Egyptian SS Patria sinks in Red Sea, about 100 killed 1976 Death Alan Dewitt, actor (Mr Tyler-It's About Time), dies at 52 1976 Death Margaret Leighton, British actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53 1975 Event Spain, Morocco and Mauretania sign accord about Spanish Sahara 1975 Event Poland and West germany reach accord about returning ethnic Germans 1974 Event Hurricane Fifi hits coast of Honduras; about 5,000 die 1974 Event President Nixon admits he withheld information about Watergate break-in 1974 Death Louis I Kahn, Estonia/US architect, dies at about 73 1973 Event MPLA/FNLA accord about combat against Portuguese Libya 1973 Death Stringer Davis, actress (Mouse on the Moon, Miranda), dies at about 77 1973 Death Leonid Stein, Russian chess player, dies at about 39 1973 Event John W Dean tells Watergate Committee about Nixon's "enemies list" 1973 Death Meijer Sluyser, Dutch journalist/commentator (VARA), dies at about 71 1972 Event 1st TV series about mixed marriage-Bridgit Loves Bernie 1971 Event British and Argentina sign accord about Falkland Islands 1971 Event About 200,000 anti-Vietnam War protesters march on Washington 1970 Death Dora Paulen, German/Dutch cabaretiere, dies at about 72 1970 Death Yusuf Bin Ishak, president of Singapore 1965-70, dies at about 60 1970 Death Anita Louise, actress (Gorilla, Anthony Adverse), dies at about 55 1970 Birthday Rachel Weisz, born in London, England, actress, model, appeared in films, 'About a Boy', 'The Constant Gardener', 'Constantine', 'Runaway Jury' 1969 Event Police raid Stonewall Gay Bar in Greenwich Village, New York, about 400 to 1,000 patrons riot against police, it lasts 3 days 1969 Death Helena Rubinstein, U.S. cosmetic manufacturer, dies at about 89 1969 Death Joseph Kasavubu, president Congo (1960-65), dies at about 55 1969 Death Thelma Ritter, actress (All About Eve, Pillow Talk), dies at 63 1968 Death Vladimir Boudnik, Czechoslovakian sculptor, commits suicide at about 45 1968 Death Ruth St. Denis, U.S. choreography, dies at about 90 1967 Death Bert Berns, U.S. songwriter/producer (Twist and Shout), dies at about 38 1967 Event Cloud burst over Lisbon kills about 450 1966 Event South Vietnamese army battle Buddhists, about 80 die 1966 Event Soviet government signs accord about building Fiat factory in U.S.S.R. 1966 Event David Bowie releases his 1st record 'Can't Help Thinking About Me' 1965 Event Saudi-Arabian and Egyptian accord about Yemen 1965 Event President Johnson signs a bill requiring cigarette makers to print health warnings on all cigarette packages about the effects of smoking 1965 Death Howard Spring, British author (Heaven Lies About Us), dies at 76 1965 Event Moroccan army shoots on demonstrators, about 100 killed 1964 Event India and Ceylon hit by cyclone, about 4,850 killed 1964 Event ML King speaks to J Edgar Hoover about his slander campaign 1964 Birthday Janeane Garofalo, born in New Jersey, comedienne, SNL, Truth about Cats and Dogs 1964 Event Davie Jones and King Bees debut "I Can't Help Thinking About Me," group disbands but Davie Jones goes on to success as David Bowie 1964 Death Halide Edib Adevar/Salih, Turkish feminist (Handan), dies at about 80 1964 Death Rika Hopper, Dutch actress (Comedia, Anastasia), dies at about 86 1963 Event West and East Berlin sign accord about travel rules 1963 Death Carmen Amaya, Spanish flamenco dancer, dies at about 50 1963 Event Dam in Piave valley Italy, breaks' about 2,000 die 1963 Event Hurricane hits Haiti; about 5,000 die and 100,000 injured 1963 Birthday Andy Cousin, rocker, All About Eve-All About Scarlet and Other Stories 1963 Birthday Helen Hunt, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Jamie-Mad About You, Twister 1963 Event Cyclone hits Chittagong, Bangladesh; about 1 million houses destroyed 1962 Event Adlai Stevenson speaks at United Nations about Cuba crisis 1962 Event John F. Kennedy addresses TV about Russian missile bases in Cuba 1962 Death Saif al-Islam Achmad, monarch of Yemen, dies at about 71 1962 Event Netherlands and Indonesia signs accord about New Guinea 1962 Birthday Julianne Regan, rocker, All About Eve-All About Scarlet 1962 Birthday Trace Adkins, born in Springhill, Louisiana, country music singer, successful album 'Songs About Me' was certified double multi-platinum 1961 Event General Meeting of United Nations debates about New-Guinea 1961 Birthday Leila Kenzle, New York, actress, Fran Devanow-Mad About You 1961 Death Roy Del Ruth, director (About Face, Folies Bergere), dies at 67 1961 Event Dutch foreign minister Luns talks to John F. Kennedy about New Guinea 1961 Birthday Alexander Payne, born in Omaha, Nebraska, film director, screenwriter, co-wrote, 'About Schmidt' and 'I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry' 1961 Death Anna May Wong, actress (Thief of Baghdad), dies at about 56 1960 Birthday Elizabeth Perkins, Queens, New York, actress, About Last Night, Big 1960 Event Cyclone hits coast of Gulf of Bengal; about 10,000 die 1960 Death Maude Eburne, actress (Ladies They Talk About, Guardsman), dies at 84 1960 Event Cyclone hits coast of Gulf of Bengal; about 4000 die 1960 Event Argentina complains to United Nations about Israeli illicit transfer of Eichmann 1960 Death Chris van Abkoude, author (Pietje Bell, Kruimeltje), dies at about 79 1959 Event Japan hit by typhoon Vera; about 5,000 die 1959 Birthday Mark Price, bass/vocals, All About Eve, Tin Huey-Contents Dislodged 1959 Death Abdul Mouse, Indonesian nationalist foreman/author, dies at about 68 1958 Birthday Michael McNeill, synthesizer, Simple Minds-Don't You Forget About Me 1957 Death Jacques Fesch, French political assassin/saint?, beheaded at about 26 1957 Event New York City Mayor Robert Wagner says he plans to confer with the Giants and Dodgers about the proposed move to the west coast 1957 Birthday Paul Reiser, born in New York City, actor, My 2 Dads, Diner, Aliens, Mad About You 1956 Death Jeanne Cappe, Belgian author (Tres Grand Cardinal), dies at about 61 1956 Event Dynamite transport explodes in Colombia; about 1200 die 1955 Birthday Gary Webb, born in America, investigative journalist, wrote articles for 'San Jose Mercury News' about Nicaraguan cocaine smugglers linked to CIA-backed Contras 1955 Death Yung Deva, king of Nepal (191.-55), dies at about 48 1954 Event Typhoon hits Japan - 5 ferryboats sink killing about 1,600 1954 Birthday Nancy Wilson, rock guitarist, Heart-Never, What about Love 1953 Death Abdul-Aziz ibn Sa'ud, founder of Saudi Arabia, dies at about 73 1953 Birthday Michael Bolton, Connecticut, rock vocalist, That's What Love Is All About 1952 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitch's cantata "About our Fatherland," premieres 1952 Event German and Israeli reach accord about recovery payments 1952 Birthday Marianne Williamson, born in Houston, Texas, spiritual activist, author, speaker, lecturer, wrote, 'A Course in Miracles', a program about choosing love over fear, 'A Return to Love', breakthrough success attributed to appearance on Oprah Winfrey 1951 Birthday Ann Wilson, born in San Diego, California, rock vocalist, Heart-What About Love 1951 Birthday Jorge Santana, born in Autlan, Jalisco, Mexico, musician, member of band Malo, recorded with Malo members to produce solo albums Jorge Santana, It's All About Love, plays green Frender Stratocaster guitar, recorded Santana Brothers album with brother, Carlos Santana, 1994 1951 Event 23rd Academy Awards - "All About Eve," Judy Holliday and J Ferrer win 1950 Birthday Dan Hartman, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, singer, songwriter, record producer, known for "I Can Dream About You" 1950 Birthday Bill Murray, born in Evanston, Illinois, comedian, SNL, What About Bob, Stripes 1950 Event Heavy typhoon strikes Japan, kills about 250 1950 Event 2 Air France DC-4s crash near Bahrain, about 100 die 1950 Event East Germany and Poland sign treaty about Oder-Neisse border 1950 Death Harry Lauder (Maclennan), Scottish comic/singer, dies at about 75 1949 Event 6.75 Earthquake hits Quito; about 6000 die 1948 Death Lillian Brainthwaite, British actress (Man About the House), dies at 75 1948 Death Helen Ernst, German poster artist/resistance fighter, dies at about 43 1947 Event French ship explodes in Texas City harbor, kills about 522 1947 Birthday Mike Kellie, rock drummer, Spooky Tooth-It's All About 1946 Event President Truman questions Great Britain Jews about Palestine 1945 Event Pope Pius XII encyclical Orientals omnes, about Rutheense church 1945 Birthday Paul Monette, born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, writer, wrote, 'Becoming a Man', wrote about gay relationships, taught writing, Milton Academy 1945 Birthday Mike Harrison, keyboardist, Spooky Tooth-It's All About 1945 Birthday Michael Dorris, born in Louisville, Kentucky, writer, scholar, first unmarried man to adopt child, Raynold Abel, wrote about Reynold in 'The Broken Cord' 1944 Event Train crashes in tunnel of Aguadilla Spain; about 500 die 1944 Death Arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71 1944 Event General Montgomery speaks to generals about invastion plan 1944 Death Mohammed Emin Yurdakul, Turkish poet, dies at about 74 1943 Event All inhabitants of Kalmukkie deported, about 70,000 killed 1943 Event Soviet forces under Tolbuchin stick Sivash-bay about 1943 Event Tank battle at Prochorowka - Russians beat Nazis, about 12,000 die 1943 Birthday Gary Wright, singer, dream weaver, Spooky Tooth-It's All About 1942 Event Japan kills about 400 Filipino officers in Bataan 1942 Event Werner Heisenberger informs nazis about uranium project "Wunderwaffen" 1942 Event About 150 Japanese warplanes attacked the Australian city of Darwin 1941 Event Lawine battlers destroy Haaraz, Peru; about 3,000 die 1941 Event Nazi's slaughter about 34,000 Jews of Kiev 1941 Event Sicherheitsdienst complains about Dutch anti German sentiments 1939 Event Earthquake in Turkey, about 50,000 die 1939 Birthday Adam Osborne, born in Thailand, author, computer designer, book and software publisher, founded and wrote memoir about Osborne Computer Corporation 1938 Birthday Frank Converse, actor, It's About Time, Dr. Cook's Garden, Movin' On 1937 Event Pan Arab conference about Palestine opens 1937 Death Nathan Birnbaum, Austria philosopher (Zionism), dies at about 72 1934 Event Colombia and Peru sign accord about harbor city Leticia 1934 Birthday David Halberstam, born in New York City, journalist, author, Pulitzer Prize winner, wrote about the Vietnam War 1934 Event Fire destroys Hakodate Japan, killing about 1,500 1933 Birthday David Reuben, author, Everything You Wanted to Know about Sex 1933 Death Sissieretta Joyner Jones, "Black Patti", U.S. singer, dies at about 64 1933 Birthday Roger Bowen, actor, M*A*S*H, Main Event, What about Bob, Petulia 1933 Birthday Edward de Bono, physician, inventor, consultant, author, invented term lateral thinking, promoted deliberate teaching of thinking as a subject in public schools, advanced applied psychology, making theories about creativity, perception into usable tools 1932 Birthday Jack Mullaney, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, My Living Doll, It's About Time 1932 Birthday Gibson Kente, born in South Africa, wrote about life in South African black townships, known as Father of Black Theater in South Africa 1929 Event Walter Mittelholzer flies as 1st about the Kilimanjaro 1929 Event Chile, Peru and Bolivia sign accord about Tacna-Arica-area 1929 Birthday Tristan Jones, born in Liverpool, England, sailor, author, Welsh story teller, wrote about sailing in books and articles 1929 Death Julio Antonio Mella, Cuban revolutionary, murdered at about 28 1928 Birthday Tom Aldredge, born in Dayton, Ohio, actor in What About Bob, Nurse, Mind Snatchers 1927 Birthday Boris Porena, born in Rome, Italy, Italian composer, didactical expert, studied under Goffredo Petrassi, influenced by neoclassical poetics, wrote texts about music including Musica-Societa which includes social and political analysis 1926 Event Hurricane hits Miami and Palm Beach Florida; about 450 die 1926 Event U.S. and Panamanian pact about safeguard of Panama Canal 1926 Birthday Frank Aletter, Long Island, New York, actor, Mac-It's About Time, Tom-Nancy 1925 Event U.S. and Italy sign peace accord about war debts 1925 Event Belgian and U.S. sign treaty about war debts 1925 Event Italian-Serbian/Croatian/Slav treaty about Dalmatie 1924 Event Conference about German recovery payments opens in London 1923 Event Lenin's last article in Pravda (about Red bureaucracy) 1922 Event BBC sends 1st British radio play "Truth about Father Christmas" 1922 Event China, hit by a typhoon; about 60,000 die 1922 Birthday Herman Kahn, New Jersey, writer, Thinking About the Unthinkable 1921 Birthday Mary Douglas, born in San Remo, Italy, British anthropologist, wrote about symbolism, human culture 1919 Birthday Celeste Holm, born in New York City, actress, Gentleman's Agreement, All About Eve 1918 Event Forest fire in Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin kills about 800 1918 Birthday Vernon Howard, born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, spiritual teacher, speaker, philosopher, author, wrote humor books, children's books, spoke and wrote about self-development, self-awareness, spiritual, psychological growth 1917 Event Ammunitions ship explodes in Archangelsk harbor, about 1,500 die 1916 Birthday Alex Dreier, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, newscaster, Whats it all about World? 1915 Death Solomon Schechter, theologist, dies at about 64 1915 Event Train crashes at Colima-Guadalajara Mexico, about 600 die 1914 Birthday Brendan Gill, born in Hartford, Connecticut, writer, film critic, author, wrote film critiques for Film Comment, wrote articles for The New Yorker, and a book about his time at The New Yorker magazine 1914 Birthday Gary Merrill, Hartford Conn, actor, Young Dr. Kildare, All About Eve 1914 Birthday Chapman Pincher, British journalist/author, about secret service 1914 Death Redjaizade M Ekrem, Turkish poet and writer, dies at about 66 1912 Death Louis Antoine, Belgian miner/sect leader, dies at about 65 1912 Event The RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg at 11:40pm about 375 miles south of Newfoundland; it was the fourth day of her maiden voyage from Southampton, UK to New York City 1911 Event France and Germany signs treaty about Morocco and Congo 1911 Event British premier Asquith holds secret meeting about British strategy in case of war with Germany 1911 Death Peter A "Piet" Cronje, South Africa Boer general, dies at about 75 1909 Event France and Germany sign treaty about Morocco 1908 Death Geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79 1906 Birthday George Sanders, Russia, actor, All About Eve-Academy Award 1950 1906 Event Conference of Algeciras (about Morocco) 1905 Death Tippo-Tip, Hamed ben Mohammed, Zanzibar merchant, dies at about 67 1905 Death Jacob Olie, Dutch photographer, dies at about 70 1903 Event Roger Casement completes report about abuses in Belgian Congo 1903 Birthday Rabbe A. Enckell, Finnish author and poet, Lutad about Brunnen 1902 Event Santa Maria Guatemala hit by Earthquake; about 6,000 die 1901 Death Francesco Crispi, Italian minister of War/premier, dies at about 82 1900 Event Boer attack under Sarel Eloff, about 70 killed 1900 Event Boers attack at Ladysmith, about 1,000 killed or injured 1899 Event British and French accord about West-Africa 1897 Death Ralph Abercromby, British meteorologist, dies at about 54 1897 Birthday Bernard Verhoeven, poet/literature, About the Laugh 1896 Death Matthew B Brady, U.S. photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72 1895 Death Franz Hedrich, Austria writer, dies at about 62 1894 Event Forest fires destroy Hinckley Minnesota: about 600 die 1894 Death M F Sadi Carnot, president of France (1887-94), murdered at about 56 1893 Birthday Roy Del Ruth, director, About Face, Babe Ruth Story, Star Show 1893 Event Tornado destroys coast of Savannah and Charleston, about 1000 die 1891 Birthday John Metzelaar, Dutch/US, About Tropical Atl Visschen 1891 Event Hurricane hits Martinique, about 700 die 1890 Event U.S. 7th Cavalry massacre about 300 captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, South Dakota 1888 Event Hail stones kills about 250 in Moradabad district of Delhi 1887 Event Gele River (Huang Ho) in China floods, kills about 1.5 million 1887 Event Gas lamp at Theater Royal in Exeter catches fire killing about 200 1885 Death Edmond About, French Novelist 1883 Death Abd el-Kader, Algerian sultan/religious ruler, dies at about 74 1882 Event Storm and floods hits Bombay; about 100,000 die 1881 Event Hurricane hits Florida and Carolinas; about 700 die 1880 Event Henry Stanley and Pierre de Brazza quarrel about possession of Congo 1880 Event Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Arcanum about Christian marriage 1879 Event News about slaughtering of Isandlwana reaches London 1878 Birthday Robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-1st-Member of parliament, About Plato 1876 Event Cyclone hits Bengal, about 200,000 die 1875 Death Otogaki Rengetsu, zen nun/benefactress of Tessai, dies at about 84 1875 Birthday Maude Eburne, Canada, actress, Ladies They Talk About, Guardsman 1875 Event Garonne Flood: great damage in Verdun and Toulouse, kills about 1,000 1870 Death William F Brantly, Confederate, murdered at about 40 1870 Death Eugenio Lucas y Padilla, Spanish poet, dies at about 46 1868 Death Christian Schonbein, German chemist, dies at about 69 1868 Death Costache Negruzzi, Romanian author and poet, dies at about 60 1868 Death James Thomas Brudenell, 7th earl of Cardigan, dies at about 70 1868 Birthday Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity 1865 Death Rene E de Russy, West Indian/US Brigadier-General, dies at about 75 1865 Death John Brough, U.S. publisher/(gov-R-Ohio), dies at about 54 1865 Death Cleaveland J Campbell, Union Brigadier-General, dies at about 29 1864 Death Thomas Jonathan Coffin Amory, U.S. Union-Brigadier-General, dies at about 34 1864 Event 2nd day of battle at Jonesboro Georgia, about 3,000 casualties 1864 Event 8th/last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia (about 3900 casualties) 1864 Death Samuel Benton, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at about 44 1864 Event Skirmish at Mcafee's Cross Road Georgia, about 57 dies in battle 1864 Death Thomas Greeley Stevenson, Union Brigadier-General, dies at about 27 1864 Event 6th and last day of battle at Dalton, Georgia (about 600 casualties) 1864 Death Stephen Gardner Champlin, Brigadier-General (Union), dies at about 36 1863 Event Battle at Bristoe Station Virginia (about 2000 casualties) 1863 Death Edward Needle Kirk, U.S. Union Brigadier-General, dies in battle at about 35 1863 Event Anti-draft mobs lynch blacks in New York City; about 1,000 die 1863 Death Alonzo Hersford Cushing, U.S. Union lt, dies in battle at about 22 1862 Death Isaac Peace Rodman, banker/Union Brigadier-General, dies of injury at about 40 1862 Death William Edwin Starke, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at about 48 1862 Event Hurricane hits Canton; about 40,000 die 1862 Death Chatham Roberdeau Wheat, Confederate major, dies in battle at about 35 1862 Death Robert Hatton, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at about 34 1862 Event Battle of Princeton, West Virginia, ends, about 128 casualities 1862 Death George W. Johnson, U.S. planter/Confederate (gov-Kentucky), dies at about 50 1862 Death James McIntosh, U.S. confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at about 33 1859 Death John Emde, German evangelist, dies at about 84 1858 Event Lincoln makes a speech about when you can fool people 1857 Event Earthquake hits Tokyo; about 107,000 die 1854 Death Abbas Hilmi I, viceroy of Egypt, dies at about 41 1846 Event Alexis the Tocqueville writes about "Algerian problem" 1846 Death Pieter Adams, architect of Rotterdam, dies at about 67 1846 Event Theophile Gautier publishes "Hashish Club" about his initiation 1842 Event Natchex Mississippi, hit by tornado; about 500 die 1838 Death Willem earl van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial governor, dies at about 43 1836 Death Theodore Dotrenge, South Netherland orangist, dies at about 74 1835 Event N.Y. Sun publishes Moon hoax story about John Herschel 1834 Event Prussia, Austria and Russia sign classified accord about Belgium 1833 Event Chicago incorporates as a village of about 200 1833 Death James Ball Antyne, Scottish founder (Ball Antyne Press), dies at about 60 1831 Event Hurricane hits Barbados; about 1,500 die 1831 Event Jan van Speijk blows up his gunboat in Antwerp, killing about 30 1829 Death Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck, French nature investigator, dies at about 85 1829 Death Jacobus Blue, Dutch regent/patriot, dies at about 73 1828 Birthday Edmond About, French Novelist 1822 Event Antioch Syria, hit by Earthquake; about 20,000 die 1822 Death Ali Pasha of Janina, (Napoleon, Lord Byron), dies at about 77 1821 Death Maurice J M prince de Broglie, bishop of Ghent, dies at about 55 1820 Event Philippines chases out foreigners; about 125 die 1813 Death Louis-Alexandre Crette, Belgian porselein painter, dies at about 55 1812 Death Eagle Fokke Simonsz, writer (Year 3000), dies at about 57 1812 Event Earthquake destroys 90% of Caracas; about 20,000 die 1810 Death Albertus H Wiese, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies, dies at about 48 1809 Death Johan B Scheffer, portrait painter, dies at about 43 1807 Death Claude C Saunier, French furniture maker, dies at about 72 1806 Death George Wythe, U.S. attorney, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at about 79 1806 Death Jean-Jacques Bachelier, French painter, dies at about 82 1805 Event Naples/Calabria struck by Earthquake; about 26,000 die 1799 Death Broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41 1799 Death Mohammed Esad Galib Dede, Turkish poet, Husn-u asjk, dies at about 41 1799 Death Galib Dede/Seyh Galib, Turkish poet (Husn u Ask), dies at about 40 1798 Event British kill about 500 Irish insurgents at the Battle of Tara 1795 Death Robert Bakewell, English cattle breeder, dies at about 70 1794 Death James Adam, System architect (essays on agriculture), dies at about 64 1793 Death Louis earl of Bylandt, Dutch admiral, dies at about 75 1793 Event Volcano Unsen on Japan erupts killing about 53,000 1791 Birthday Nikolaj A. Bestuzhev, Russia, writer/painter, Account about Holland 1790 Death Pieter van/of Bleiswijk, pension advisor 1771-87, dies at about 66 1789 Death Peter I Panin, Russian general (Pugatshov-uprising), dies at about 67 1788 Death John Logan, Scottish conductor (Ode to the Cuckoo), dies at about 40 1788 Death Charles C of Nassau-Weilburg, governor of Maastricht, dies at about 53 1787 Death Thomas Stone, U.S. attorney/signer (Dec of Ind), dies at about 44 1786 Death Alexander Cozens, English water colors painter, dies at about 68 1783 Event Skaptar Volcano on Iceland erupts killing about 9,000 1783 Death Lancelot "Capability" Brown, English architect (Kew), dies at about 67 1780 Event About midday, near-total darkness descends on much of New England to this day it's cause is still unexplained 1779 Death John Heart, U.S. farmer signed Declaration of Independence, dies at about 68 1773 Death Robert Clive, English occupier (India), dies at about 48 1773 Birthday Wilhelm H Wackenroder, German writer, Fantasies about Art 1768 Death Cornelis Writer, fleet supervisor, dies at about 81 1768 Death Filippo della Valle, Italian sculptor, dies at about 70 1765 Death Jacob Gilles, pension advisor, dies at about 74 1761 Death Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at about 51 1754 Death Henry Pelham, English premier (1745, 46-54), Gin Act, dies at about 57 1754 Death Daniel Raap, Dutch porcelain salesman/politician, dies at about 51 1752 Death John C Pepusch, English composer (Beggar's Opera), dies at about 85 1752 Death Daniel Marot, French/Netherlands, architect/engraver, dies at about 88 1748 Event France and Austria signs treaty about Southern Netherlands 1743 Death Richard Savage, English poet/playwright, dies at about 46 1741 Death Johann Joseph Fux, Austrian composer/music theorist, dies at about 80 1740 Death Antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72 1735 Death Dirk T van Cloon, Dutch lawyer/Governor-General of E Indies, dies at about 46 1734 Death Johann C van Erckel, old Catholic theologist, dies at about 79 1731 Event Beijing hit by Earthquake; about 100,000 die 1731 Death Daniel Defoe, English author (Robinson Crusoe), dies at about 70 1729 Death Matthaeus de Cock, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies (1725-29), dies at about 65 1729 Death John Law, Scottish financier, dies at about 57 1728 Death Fjodor M graaf Apraksin, Russian General-Admiral, dies at about 57 1727 Death Jacques Abbadie, French theologist, dies at about 73 1727 Death Catharina I, Latvia tsarina of Russia, dies at about 42 1725 Death Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Japanese playwright (Yotsugi Soga), dies at about 71 1724 Death Enrico Giovanni Zuccalli, Swiss architect, dies at about 81 1723 Death Willem van de Pose, Governor of Cape Colony (1699-1797), dies at about 59 1718 Death Arnold J van Keppel, earl of Albemarle/general, dies at about 48 1717 Death Pierre Allix, French/British theologist/vicar, dies at about 75 1716 Death William Wycherley, dramatist (The Country Wife), dies at about 75 1714 Death Anne Stuart, queen of England (1702-14), dies at about 49 1713 Death Arcangelo Corelli, Italian violinist and composer, dies at about 49 1712 Death Yusuf Nabi, Turkish poet (Hayriye), dies at about 77 1711 Death Jozef I, Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1705-11), dies at about 32 1709 Death William Cowper/Cooper, English anatomist, dies at about 62 1707 Death Dietrich Buxtehude, German organist/composer, dies at about 69 1704 Death Guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62 1704 Death Willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83 1703 Event Tokyo hit by Earthquake; about 37,000 die 1700 Death Willem ten Rhijne, Dutch physician in Batavia, dies at about 53 1700 Death Lambert Doomer, painter/cartoonist, dies at about 77 1699 Death Henrik A van Reede tot Drakenstein, Dutch botanist, dies at about 63 1695 Death Melchior de Hondecoeter, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 58 1693 Death Willem Van de Velde, Dutch the Old, seascape painter, dies at about 82 1692 Death Gerardus L Blasius, Flemish anatomist, dies at about 66 1686 Death Adriaen Paets, Rotterdams regent/diplomat, dies at about 55 1686 Death Godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78 1685 Death Archibald Campbell, Scottish politician, beheaded at about 55 1685 Death Pieter de la Court, economist/historian, dies at about 67 1684 Death Adriaen Backer, Amsterdams painter buried at about 48 1684 Death Pieter van den Abeelen, Dutch medallist/jeweller, dies at about 75 1684 Death Caspar Netscher, Dutch portrait painter, dies at about 48 1682 Death Jacob I van Ruysdael, physician/landscape painter, dies at about 53 1680 Death Gillis Valckenier, mayor of Amsterdam (1665..80), dies at about 57 1679 Death Barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66 1678 Death Charles Dujardin, painter/etcher (Learned Dog), dies at about 56 1678 Death Anna M van Schurman, Dutch poet/spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70 1677 Death Aert van der Neer, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 73 1677 Death Wenzel Hollar, Bohemia cartoonist/etcher, dies at about 69 1675 Event Storm hits about West-Europe: flood in Amsterdam 1674 Death Rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66 1673 Death Anthonie Palamedesz, painter, dies at about 72 1673 Death John de Love I, Vice-Admiral, dies in sea battle at about 54 1673 Death Johannes Teellinck, Dutch vicar, dies at about 58 1673 Death Francois Caron, admiral/governor (Formosa), drowns at about 72 1672 Death Govert D Camphuysen, (court)painter, dies at about 48 1672 Death Willem J van Gendt, admiral/governor of Breda, dies at about 37 1671 Death Edward Montagu, English baron Kimbolton, dies at about 68 1670 Death Geory Horn, Hornius, theologist/historian, dies at about 50 1669 Death John Coccejus, German/Netherlands reformed theologist, dies at about 66 1669 Death Reyer Anslo, writer/poet, dies at about 42 1669 Death Leo Allatios, Greek/Italian theologist/literary, dies at about 82 1668 Death Antoon Anselmo, South Netherlands lawyer, dies at about 79 1668 Death Francois Anguier, French sculptor, dies at about 64 1666 Death French Neck, portrait painter (Women Portrait), dies at about 86 1666 Death Adriaen A Bloemaert, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 56 1665 Death Auke Stellingwerf, lt-admiral of Friesland, dies in battle at about 29 1665 Death Egbert Meussen Kortenaer, Vice-Admiral, dies in battle at about 29 1662 Death Cornelis van Aerssen, Dutch ruler of Sommelsdok, dies at about 62 1662 Death Johannes C Verspronck, portrait painter, buried at about 64 1662 Death Leonhart Kern, German sculptor, dies at about 73 1661 Death Don Luis Mendez de Haro, premier of Spain (1643-61), dies at about 63 1661 Death Jacobus de la Torra, RC apostole vicar of Holland, dies at about 53 1661 Death Archibald Campbell, Scottish politician, beheaded at about 53 1661 Death Hendrick Uylenburgh, art dealer, buried at about 73 1661 Death Pieter Claesz, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 64 1660 Death Jacques Sarazin, French sculptor/painter, dies at about 70 1660 Death Gilbertus van Zinnik, Flemish architect, dies at about 33 1659 Death Able J Tasmania, navigator/discovered (Tasmania, New Zealand), dies at about 56 1658 Death Jacobus Revius, Reefsen, theologist/writer/poet, dies at about 72 1658 Death Pieter Florisz, Dutch admiral, dies in battle at about 50 1657 Death Robert Blake, English Admiral (Dover, Dungeness), dies at about 57 1656 Death Alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64 1656 Death Michelangelo Rossi, Italian opera composer, buried at about 55 1653 Death Maximilian Teellinck, vicar, dies at about 51 1653 Death Gillesz de Hondecoeter, painter/Hostage rights, buried at about 49 1653 Death Johan van Galen, Dutch Admiral (Dunes Monte Christo), dies at about 48 1652 Death John Asselijn, landscape painter/etcher, dies at about 42 1652 Death Bonaventura Elsevier, book publisher/merchant, dies at about 69 1652 Death Benjamin G Cuyp, historical painter, dies at about 40 1652 Death John Both, landscape painter/etcher, dies at about 37 1652 Death Gregorio Allegri, Italian singer/composer (Miserere), dies at about 67 1651 Death Jacob A Backer, painter, dies at about 43 1650 Death Abraham de Verwer, painter, buried at about 55 1650 Event Viceroy Willem II and Amsterdam reach accord about standing army 1650 Death Cornelis Galle I, Flemish engraver, dies at about 73 1650 Death John Adriaensz, hydraulic engineer (Haarlemmermeer), dies at about 74 1649 Death Outgert Arisz Akersloot, Dutch silversmith, dies at about 73 1649 Death Ferdinand van Boisschot, South Netherlands diplomat, dies at about 89 1649 Death Richard Crashaw, English clergyman/poet, dies at about 36 1649 Death Elisabeth Bas, wife of Dutch Admiral Swartenhondt, dies at about 78 1648 Death Benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60 1648 Death Tirso de Molina, Spanish author, dies at about 63 1647 Death Nicholas Stone "Elder", English sculptor/architect, dies at about 61 1647 Death Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, poet/playwright (Warenar), dies at about 65 1646 Death John C Lichthart, Admiral (Cape Augustine), dies at about 45 1645 Death Anton van Diemen, Governor-General (Netherlands East Indies), dies at about 51 1643 Death John Pym, English House of Commons member, dies at about 59 1643 Death John Hampden, English politician, dies of injuries at about 48 1642 Death Armand-Jean Duplessis Richelieu, bishop of Lueon, dies at about 57 1642 Death Maria de' Medici, French queen-mother, dies at about 69 1642 Death Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66 1641 Death Robert Dowland, English luitist/son of John Dowland, dies at about 50 1641 Death Cornelis C Jol, Houtebeen, Admiral (South-America), dies at about 41 1640 Event Pierre de Fermat writes to Marin Mersenne about Fermat's church thesis 1640 Death Erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55 1638 Death Cornelis Cornelisz, "of Haarlem", painter, dies at about 76 1638 Death Gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish painter, buried at about 63 1638 Death Johannes Althusius, Althaut, German lawyer, dies at about 81 1638 Death Palamedes "Stevens" Palamedesz, painter, dies at about 30 1638 Death Paul Moreelse, Dutch painter/master builder, dies at about 66 1638 Death Jacob C van Neck, admiral/mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 73 1637 Death Foppe van Aitzema, diplomat, dies at about 57 1636 Death Giovanni B Aleotti, Italian writer/theater architect, dies at about 90 1635 Death Jacques Callot, French cartoonist/engraver, dies at about 42 1633 Death Carlo Caraffa, Italian jesuit/religious order founder, dies at about 72 1631 Death John Pijnas, Dutch painter, buried at about 47 1630 Death Ambrogio Spinola, Spanish marquis of Balbases, dies at about 61 1629 Death Arnold Baert, Flemish lawyer/member of Great Council, dies at about 74 1628 Death Gregor Aichinger, German composer/organist, dies at about 63 1627 Death Frederik de Houtman, navigator/governor of Ambon, dies at about 56 1627 Death Dirck R "Didericus" Camphuysen, poet/printer/vicar, dies at about 41 1627 Death Lieven de Key, Flemish master builder (Vleeshal), dies at about 67 1627 Death Cornelis van Aerssen, Flemish Clerk of the House, dies at about 81 1626 Death Adriaen de Vries, Dutch sculptor/painter, dies at about 70 1626 Death Willebrord Snellius, astronomer/mathematician, dies at about 46 1626 Death Cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51 1625 Death Adriaen Valerius, notary/Netherlands Gedenck-clanck, dies at about 49 1624 Death Willem Pietersz Buytewech, painter/etcher, dies at about 32 1624 Death Isaac Le Maire, Amsterdam ship owner, dies at about 66 1624 Death Steven van der Haghen, admiral/Governor on Ambon 1617 - 1618, dies at about 61 1624 Death Dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28 1624 Birthday Arnold Geulincx, South Netherland, philosopher, About Virtue 1622 Death Peter Plancius, Flemish vicar/cartographer, dies at about 69 1622 Death William Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38 1621 Death Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, organist/composer, dies at about 59 1620 Death Diego Alvarez de Paz, Span missionary/writer (Peru), dies at about 59 1619 Event England and Netherlands signs treaty about business in the Indies 1617 Death Franchois Vranck, economist/writer (Deduction), dies at about 62 1617 Death Louis Elsevier, Dutch publisher, dies at about 76 1612 Death Giovanni Gabrieli, Italian composer (Madrigali), dies at about 60 1612 Death Philip Galle, Flemish engraver, dies at about 74 1612 Death Maarten van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 77 1611 Death Gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72 1610 Death Johan van Duivenoorde, mister of Warmond, dies at about 62 1609 Death Jacobus Arminius, Jacob Hermans, theologist, dies at about 49 1609 Death Federico Zuccari, Italian Mannerist painter, dies at about 69 1607 Death Cornelius Kilianus, Flemish translator/poet, dies at about 78 1607 Death Herman Herbertsz, vicar, dies at about 60 1605 Death Pieter Bast, Bastius, Dutch engraver/cartographer, dies at about 34 1604 Death Louis Gunther, earl of Nassau, dies in battle at about 29 1604 Death John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury (1583-1604), dies at about 74 1603 Death Thomas Cartwright, English Presbyterian publicist, dies at about 68 1603 Death Maarten de Vos, Flemish painter, dies at about 71 1602 Death Everard van Reyd, Dutch historian, dies at about 51 1600 Death Baki, Turkish royal poet (Davan, Ghazalijjat), dies at about 74 1600 Death Arent van Dorp, Dutch governor of East-Zealand, dies at about 70 1599 Death Edmund Spenser, poet (Faerie Queene), dies at about 46 1598 Death Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 1598 Death Floris I van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg, dies at about 61 1597 Death Pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66 1597 Death Lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61 1596 Death Jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84 1595 Death Reynier Cant, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 59 1594 Death Orlandus Lassus, composer (Prophet sybillarum), dies at about 61 1592 Death Willem II, Duke of Gulik/Kleef/Gelre, dies at about 75 1591 Death Edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60 1591 Death Jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59 1590 Death Pierre de Loyseleur de Villiers, S Netherlands theologist, dies at about 60 1590 Death Joost Jansz Bilhamer, master builder/cartographer, dies at about 49 1590 Death Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 1590 Death Cujacius, Jacques Cujas, French lawyer, dies at about 68 1590 Death Francis Walsingham, English Secretary of State, dies at about 57 1589 Death Maarten Schenck van Nideggen, Lieutenant Colonel (80 year war), dies at about 49 1589 Death Maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49 1588 Death Joost Sybrantsz Buyck, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at about 82 1585 Death Caspar de Robles, Spanish viceroy of Frisia, dies at about 57 1582 Death Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, marquis of Soria, dies at about 75 1578 Death Sebastiaan, king of Portugal (1557-78), dies in battle at about 24 1576 Event Dutch provinces begin consultation about Spanish existence 1576 Death Louis de Boisot, Dutch admiral, drowns at about 44 1575 Death Charles de Boisot, water beggar, dies in battle at about 45 1575 Death Pieter Aertsen, Long Worm, painter, dies at about 65 1574 Death Cosimo d' Medici, Italian duke of Toscane, dies at about 54 1573 Death Michel de l'Hopital, chancellor of France (1560-68), dies at about 65 1573 Death Jan "Hans" Liefrinck, Flemish engraver/publisher, dies at about 54 1572 Death John Knox, Scottish preacher, dies at about 67 1572 Death Pieter Tichelmann, Flemish Franciscan, dies at about 71 1569 Death Pieter Bruegel, South Netherlands painter, dies at about 44 1568 Death Antoon van Stralen, Flemish mayor of Antwerp, beheaded at about 47 1568 Death Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II, dies at about 23 1568 Death Willem Key, painter, dies at about 47 1567 Death Michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79 1567 Death Jacob Vaet, Flemish composer/royal chaplain master, dies at about 37 1562 Death Adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82 1561 Death Johannes Vasaeus, Flemish humanist/historian, dies at about 49 1560 Death Peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56 1559 Death Erasmus Sarcerius, German luthers theologist, dies at about 58 1559 Event 5 Spanish ships sinks in storm off Tampa, about 600 die 1559 Death Thomas Pope, English politician, benefactor, dies at about 52 1556 Death David Jorisz, Flemish glass blower/sect leader, dies at about 54 1556 Death Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65 1555 Death French Vervoort, Flemish mystic (Bruylocht Cleedt), dies at about 65 1555 Death Stephen Gardiner, English bishop of Winchester, dies at about 65 1555 Death Maarten van Rossum, Dutch army leader, dies at about 76 1553 Death Erasmus Alberus, Germ theologist (Barfusser Monche), dies at about 52 1549 Death Elia Levita, German-Yiddish writer (Habachur), dies at about 80 1548 Death Catharine Parr, queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, dies at about 36 1547 Death Pierino del Vaga, Italian painter, dies at about 46 1545 Death John Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55 1544 Death Alardus Aemstelredamus, priest/humanist, dies at about 53 1544 Death Jacobus Latomus [Jasques Masson], Belgian inquisitor, dies at about 68 1542 Death Albert Pigge, Pighius, Dutch theologist/astronomer, dies at about 52 1541 Death Andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61 1541 Death Pedro de Alvarado, Spanish occupier, dies at about 56 1541 Death Bernard van Orley, Flemish royal painter of Hungary, dies at about 52 1540 Death Guillaume Bude, French humanist, dies at about 72 1539 Death Lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75 1538 Death Diego de Almagro, Spanish conquistador (Chile/Peru), dies at about 63 1538 Death Hugo, earl of Leisnig, governor of Frisia, dies at about 79 1538 Death Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57 1536 Death Ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45 1535 Death John Fisher, English bishop (1504-35)/cardinal, beheaded at about 65 1534 Death Willem van Enkenvoirt, cardinal/bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70 1534 Death Dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83 1531 Event Lisbon hit by Earthquake; about 30,000 die 1530 Death Lord Chancellor, (1514-29), dies at about 56 1530 Death Francois Lambert d'avignon, French church reformer, dies at about 43 1529 Death John Skelton, English poet, dies at about 69 1529 Death John Cuspinianus, Spiessheimer, German physician, dies at about 55 1528 Death Lucas van Prague, Czechoslovakian leader of Bohemian Brothers, dies at about 68 1528 Event Spanish fleet sinks in Florida hurricane; about 380 die 1528 Death Jacopo d'antonio Negreti Palma, Italian painter, dies at about 48 1525 Death Joannes Custos, S Netherlands humanist, dies at about 50 1524 Death Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55 1524 Death Joachim Patinir, Flemish landscape painter, dies at about 45 1524 Death Thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk, general/premier, dies at about 80 1522 Death Giovanni A Amadei/Amadeo, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at about 75 1521 Event About 300 heretics burned in Vrijdagmarkt Gent 1521 Death Willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62 1519 Death Michael Wolgemut, German painter (Weltchronik), dies at about 85 1519 Death Hans Backofen/Backoffen, German sculptor, dies at about 49 1519 Death Johann Tetzel, Dominican monk, dies at about 79 1519 Death Johann Tetzel, (German) monk, dies at about 79 1517 Death John Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37 1513 Death Johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70 1510 Death Tree of Commonwealth, beheaded at about 48 1510 Death Alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65 1510 Death Francisco d'Almeida, viceroy of India, dies in battle at about 59 1507 Death Jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72 1504 Death Anton of Burgundy, the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82 1504 Death Filippino Lippi, painter, dies at about 52 1498 Death Vespasiano da' Bisticci, Italian book seller/writer, dies at about 77 1497 Death Francesco Botticini, Italian painter, dies at about 52 1496 Death David van Bourgondie, Bishop of Utrecht (1456-96), dies at about 69 1494 Death Melozzo da Forli, Italian painter, dies at about 56 1492 Event Columbus' fleet about 400 sea miles from Puerto Rico 1490 Death Antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90 1490 Death French van Brederode, leader of Hoeksen, dies at about 25 1490 Death Adriaan Vilain II of Rassegem, peace of Tours, murdered at about 39 1488 Death Andrea del Verrochio, sculptor/painter/goldsmith, dies at about 52 1478 Death Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24 1475 Death Dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64 1474 Death Guillaume Dufay, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 74 1469 Death Piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53 1463 Death Flavio Biondi, Italian writer (Rome instaurata), dies at about 65 1457 Death Laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50 1456 Event Earthquake strikes Naples; about 35,000 die 1456 Death Janos Hunyadi, Hungarian general strategist, dies at about 49 1444 Death Robert Campin, South Netherlands painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65 1444 Death John Capreolus, French theologist (Libri IV), dies at about 50 1438 Death Jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64 1434 Death Pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60 1405 Death Timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", Crippled, Mongols monarch, dies at about 68 1404 Death Albrecht of Bavaria, duke of Bavaria, dies at about 74 1387 Death French Ackerman, Ghent rebel/leader of Reisers, murdered at about 57 1380 Death Bertrand du Guesclin, French King of Granada, dies at about 60 1367 Death Egidius AC Albornor, Spanish archbishop of Toledo, dies at about 57 1361 Death John Tauler, German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61 1349 Death Gunther Van Schwarzburg, German anti-king 1349, dies at about 44 1345 Death Willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27 1337 Death Willem III the Good, earl of Holland/Zealand, dies at about 49 1336 Death Elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65 1336 Death Giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71 1317 Death Guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63 1298 Death Adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43 1297 Death Willem van Afflighem, Flemish poet/abbot St. Truiden, dies at about 86 1276 Death Innocent V, Pierre the Tarantaise, Pope (1276), dies at about 36 1272 Death Zita/Cita, Italian maid/saint, dies at about 59 1253 Death Elias van Cortona, Italian general (1232-39), dies at about 53 1246 Death Lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64 1231 Death Elisabeth van Thuringen, Hungarian princess, dies at about 24 1229 Death Albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68 1202 Death Knut VI, king of the Denen/Turn (1182-1202), dies at about 39 1167 Death Aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56 1164 Death Elisabeth von Schonau, German mystic (Visiones), dies at about 34 1156 Death Peter Venerabilis, French theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61 1153 Death David I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68 1152 Death Konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58 1134 Death Norbertus van Xanten, monastery founder, dies at about 51 1130 Death Baldricus Burgoliensis, French historian/archbishop, dies at about 83 1115 Death Peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64 1093 Death Robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62 1072 Death Sancho II, king of Castilie/bro of Alfonso VI, murdered at about 35 1015 Death Lambert I with the Beard, count of Leuven, dies in battle at about 65 1010 Death Ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69 999 Death Adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68 983 Death Otto II the Red, German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about 28 974 Death Ratherius of Verona/Liege, bishop/abbot, dies at about 84 965 Death Bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40 956 Death Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 939 Death Giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49 912 Death Nottker "the Stamelaar", benedictine monk/poet, dies at about 71 898 Death Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39 875 Death Ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75 875 Death Louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50 872 Death Adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about 80 833 Death Ansegis/Ansegius, French abbot of Fontenelle/author, dies at about 63 828 Death Nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77 811 Death Charles, eldest son of emperor Charles the Great, dies at about 39 809 Death Liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66 771 Death Karloman II, French king of Burgundy, dies at about 20 766 Death Chrodegang, church reformer/bishop of Mainz, dies at about 50 743 Death Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52 735 Death Beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62 727 Death Hubertus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht/saint, dies at about 72 711 Death Justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42 711 Death Childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27 709 Death Aldhelmus of Ealdhelm, English abbot/bishop/poet/saint, dies at about 69 709 Death Wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76 659 Death Gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32 656 Death Sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25 641 Death Heraclius, emperor of Byzantium (610-641), dies at about 65 640 Death Arnulf, bishop of Metz (614-640)/politician, dies at about 58 593 Death Guntram, French king in Burgundy, dies at about 67 561 Death Chlotarius I, king of the France (558-61), dies at about 61 558 Death Childebert, king of France (511-58), dies at about 62 545 Death Chlotilde, wife of French king Clovis/saint, dies at about 70 533 Death Remigius van Reims, 1st bishop of Reims (459-533)/saint, dies about 96 526 Event Antioch struck by Earthquake; about 250,000 die 524 Death Chlodomer, King of the France to Orleans, dies at about 29 524 Death Chlodomir, king of the France to Orleans (511-24), dies at about 28 511 Death Clovis, 1st King of France, dies at about 45 439 Death Melania the Younger, Roman monastery founder/saint, dies at about 56 421 Death Flavius Constantine III, emperor of Westromeinse, dies at about 51 413 Death Nicias, Athens politician (Peace of Nicias), killed at about 57 397 Death Martinus, (St. Maarten), Roman bishop of Tours, dies at about 81 365 Event Alexandria hit by Earthquake; about 50,000 die 364 Death Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32 311 Death Gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50 98 Death Marius Cocceius Nerva, emperor of Rome (96-98), dies at about 67 81 Death Titus Flavius Vespasianus, emperor of Rome (69-81), dies at about 42
