2013 Event A training exercise emergency causes two U.S. marine harrier jets to drop several hundred unarmed bombs on the Great Barrier Reef, a World Heritage site 2010 Event Shen Neng 1, a Chinese coal ship, is reported to be leaking oil after running aground on the Great Barrier Reef off Queensland, Australia 1996 Death Peter Bird, ocean rower, first person to cross the Pacific ocean solo, trip from San Francisco to Great Barrier Reef, lasted 294 days, dies at age 49 at sea during an attempt to row across the Pacific 1987 Event Nolan Ryan passes the 200-strikeout barrier for record 11th time 1984 Event Thames Barrier to stop flooding in London officially completed 1971 Event A barrier collapses at Ibrox Park football ground at end of a soccer match in Glasgow Scotland, killing 66 1969 Event Concorde 001 test flight breaks sound barrier 1964 Death Edgar Barrier, actor (Cobra Woman, Rocky, Macbeth), dies at 57 1962 Birthday Andy Green, UK, 1st to break sound barrier on land 1953 Event Jacqueline Cochran is 1st woman to break the sound barrier 1950 Event "Barrier" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 4 performances 1950 Event "Barrier" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 4 performances 1947 Birthday Peter Bird, born in Britain, ocean rower, first person to cross the Pacific ocean solo, trip from San Francisco to Great Barrier Reef, lasted 294 days 1923 Birthday Chuck Yeager, U.S. test pilot, 1st man to break sound barrier 1922 Birthday Damon [Francis] Knight, U.S., sci-fi author, CV, Beyond the Barrier 1907 Birthday Edgar Barrier, born in New York, actor, Cobra Woman, Macbeth, Rocky, Cornered 1770 Event Captain James Cook discovers Great Barrier Reef off Australia 1715 Event Barrier Treaty, Austria cedes area to Netherlands 1713 Event Netherlands and England sign accord concerning anti-French Barrier
