2015 Event China's central bank takes action to reassure investors that it is attempting to address the nation's economic downturn, reducing interest rates and the amount of reserve funds required to be held by banks 2015 Event Pope Francis issues an encyclical, 'Laudato Si' (Praise Be), urging action to protect Earth from pollution and climate change; the document was issued with the intention of influencing the U.N. Climate Summit later this year 2014 Event Israel closes visitation to Jerusalem's Temple Mount, citing security concerns after the shooting of Israeli activist Yehudah Glick; Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas claims that the action is a 'declaration of war' 2014 Event Demonstrators block Wall Street as they demand action on climate change in advance of a U.N. climate change forum tomorrow 2014 Event U.S. air strikes, in combination with Kurdish forces, pushed back an assault by Islamic State militants upon Yazidi minorities trapped on Mt. Sinjar in Iraq; the action allowed thousands to escape 2014 Event Hamas rejects a peace deal brokered by Egypt and agreed to by Israel; Israel warned that the rejection could result in military action to stop rocket attacks from Palestinian militants 2014 Event The U.S. House Judiciary Committee finds that there are no grounds for impeachment of President Barack Obama, despite calls for such action from political opponents 2014 Event President Obama promises that the U.S. will not take military action in Ukraine in response to Russia's annexation of Crimea 2014 Event New York Governor, Mario Cuomo, plans to announce executive action to loosen marijuana laws, allowing use of the drug for medical purposes 2013 Event Lakhdar Brahimi, UN Special Envoy to Syria, says international law states that any action in response to Syria's use of chemical weapons must be decided by the UN Security Council 2013 Event George Osborne, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, announces that G7 finance ministers and central bankers agree that coordinate action should be taken against tax evaders 2013 Event The European Commissioner for Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, reveals that the EU is planning regulatory action to facilitate consolidation of the telecommunications market across national borders 2012 Event A law banning Americans from adopting Russian children is approved by Russia's parliament; the action is a respons to the U.S. Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act 2012 Event The film 'Chinese Zodiac' featuring martial arts star Jackie Chan, will be the last film made by the action star 2011 Event The English town Wooten Bassett is re-named with the prefix 'Royal', honoring its role in repatriating British military personnel killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan 2011 Event In London, England, international leaders take part in a conference focused on military action and the future of Libya 2010 Event Economic losses mount and class action lawsuits are filed as the U.S. Coast Guard plans a controlled burn to remove spilled oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster 1996 Event Superman's Action Comic #1 (1938) auctioned at Sotheby at $61,900 1994 Event Flintstones live action movie opens in theaters 1992 Death Ida Oosterbaan, Dutch founder (Women Action Committee), dies 1990 Event U.N. security council authorizes military action against Iraq 1988 Event 1st documented combat action by U.S. military advisors in El Salvador 1987 Event U.S. Supreme Court upholds affirmative action, 5-4 1986 Event Supreme Court upholds affirmative action in 2 rulings 1984 Death Walter Woolf King, actor/TV host (Lights Cameras Action), dies at 85 1984 Death John Facenda, sportscaster (NFL Action), dies at 72 1978 Event Marines terminate Molukse action in Province house (1 dead) 1973 Event President Nixon suspends all U.S. offensive action in North Vietnam 1969 Birthday Angie Everhart, born in Akron, Ohio, model/actress, Jade, Last Action Hero 1962 Birthday Michelle Yeoh, born in Ipoh, Malaysia, actress, films include, 'Tomorrow Never Dies', 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon', considered greatest action heroine ever 1961 Birthday Sunny Deol, born in New Delhi, India, actor, action movie star, director, producer, winner, two National Film Awards, hit film 'Gadar: Ek Prem Katha' 1955 Event Armed military action taken against bureaucratic strike in Amsterdam 1948 Event Second Chamber accept 2nd Police Action in Indonesia 1948 Event 2nd political action of Java/Sumatra 1947 Event Netherlands ceases political action in Indonesia, due to United Nations pressure 1947 Event 1st political action of Netherlands Army on Java and Sumatra 1945 Death Simon B Buckner, U.S. Lieutenant-General/commandant of 10th Army, dies in action 1945 Death Maurice Rose, 1st U.S. general in Nazi Germany, killed in action at 45 1944 Event Baseball meets in New York City to discuss postwar action 1943 Event 1st Spitfire in action above Darwin, Australia, Mu Ki-46 shot down 1942 Event Clinton Pierce becomes 1st U.S. general wounded in action in WW II 1941 Birthday Jeremy Clyde, born in Dorney, England, musician, television actor, appearing in action series, Crossbow, drama series, The Alan Clark Diaries 1940 Birthday Chuck Norris, Carlos Ray, born in Oklahoma, martial arts actor, Missing in Action 1938 Event Superman 1st appears in DC Comics' Action Comics Series issue #1 1933 Event House of Representatives completes congressional action to repeal Prohibition 1929 Birthday Allard Lowenstein, radical, Students for Democratic Action 1926 Birthday Libera Carlier, Flemish author, Action Station Go! 1917 Event General Pershing and U.S. troops see action on Western Front for 1st time 1917 Event 1st Americans to see action on front lines of WW I 1914 Death Alberic Magnard, French composer, killed in action at 49 1910 Birthday Virginia Bruce, actress, Action in Arabia 1898 Event 1st Spanish-American War action: USS Nashville, takes enemy ship 1890 Birthday Marjorie Main, Tomlinson, Action, Indiana, actress, Another Thin Man 1886 Birthday Karl Barth, born in Basel, Switzerland, theologian and author, Action in Waiting 1865 Event Last land action of Civil war at Palmito Ranch, Texas 1865 Death Ambrose Powell Hill, Confederate general, killed in action at 39 1864 Event Land and naval action new Brazos Santiago, Texas 1864 Death Leonidas Polk, general, killed in action in Battle of Pine Mt 1863 Event Jo Shelby's cavalry in action at Moffat's Station, Arkansas 1863 Event Cavalry action near Brandy Station-End of Gettysburg Campaign 1863 Event Battle of Champion's Hill, MS-bloodiest action of Vicksburg Campaign 1863 Event Battle of Chancellorsville - action at Salem Church 1862 Event Civil War action at Island #10 on Mississippi River 1861 Event 1st military action to result in Congressional Medal of Honor 1810 Death Jean-Georges Noverre, French choreographer (ballet d'action), dies 1770 Event Date of action in the opera "Madeleine" 1727 Birthday Jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer and choreographer, ballet d'action
