2015 Event The Vatican ends a five-year investigation into a key organization of U.S. nuns two years ahead of schedule and recommends no major changes; the group was under scrutiny for practices considered out of line with Catholic Church teaching 2014 Event Google Inc. announces that it will be closing down its Google News site in Spain next week, ahead of rules taking effect in January that will force news aggregators to pay each publisher for using its content 2014 Event Russian troops along the Ukrainian border have been ordered to withdraw to their home bases by President Vladimir Putin; the move comes ahead of meetings between Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko 2014 Event Award nominations are announced ahead of the 67th British Academy Film Awards; heading the list is Sandra Bullock for best actress in 'Gravity' by director Alfonso Cuaron 2013 Event Ahead of its IPO , Twitter Inc. publicly files disclosure documents posting strong revenue growth 2012 Event Ahead of his cabinet and his December 1st inauguration, Mexico's President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto of Mexico names his 'transition team' 2012 Event In London, the Olympic Torch arrives, signaling the final stages of the U.K.-wide relay ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics 2012 Event Ahead of court martial, suspect U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning is formally charged with turning over a massive cache of classified documents to Wikileaks 2010 Event Rival political parties clash in Guinea ahead of a presidential run-off election; at least 24 people are injured 1993 Death James Donald, actor (In Which We Serve, Way Ahead), dies at 76 1992 Death Leo Halle, soccer goalie (Go Ahead, Orange), dies 1985 Event T. C. Chen, ahead by 4 strokes in final round of U.S. Open 1985 Event International Cometary Explorer measures solar wind ahead of Halley 1978 Birthday Victor Sikora, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1976 Birthday Frank van Twillert, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1976 Birthday Maringo Vlijter, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1974 Birthday Bas Leferink, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1974 Birthday Toine Rorije, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1972 Event Hank Aaron's grandslammer (14) ties him for NL lead with Gil Hodges and moves him ahead of Willie Mays as #2 home run hitter (649) 1971 Birthday Lloyd Kammeron, soccer player, Feyenoord, Go Ahead Eagles 1971 Event Deventer Soccer team Go Ahead Eagles forms 1970 Birthday Mark Schenning, Dutch soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1970 Birthday Marco Heering, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1970 Birthday Paul Bosvelt, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles/FC Twente 1970 Birthday Dennis Hulshof, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1969 Birthday Marthijn Pothoven, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1969 Birthday Erik Tammer, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen, Go Ahead Eagles 1969 Birthday John Forest, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1968 Birthday Cees Marbus, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1968 Birthday Jack de Gier, soccer player, Cambuur L, Go Ahead Eagles 1968 Birthday Jason van Blerk, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1967 Birthday Marcel Valk, soccer player, RKC, Go Ahead Eagles 1965 Birthday Alphons Arts, Dutch soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1965 Birthday Arno Hofstede, Dutch soccer player, Willem II, Go Ahead Eagles 1961 Birthday Gijs Steinmann, Dutch soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1958 Birthday Joop Hiele, soccer player, Dordrecht '90, Go Ahead Eagles 1958 Event Yankees threaten to broadcast games nationwide if NL goes ahead with plans to broadcast, games into New York City 1938 Birthday Mike Mainieri, born in the Bronx, New York, jazz fusion vibraphonist, worked with Steps Ahead, pioneer in 'synth-vibe' electronic vibraphone music, recorded with Buddy Rich, Jeremy Steig, featured on Dire Straights tracks 1928 Event Babe Ruth hits home run number 42 and is 4 weeks ahead of his 1927 pace 1902 Event Soccer team Go Ahead forms in Deventer 1900 Birthday Emerson Treacy, Philadelphia, actor, California Straight Ahead 1900 Event Dodgers score 7 in top of 11th to go ahead of Phillies, 20-13, In bottom of 11th Phillies stalls so umpire forfeits game to Dodgers
