2015 Event Scientists using geophysical methods to map underground archaeological sites have discovered a set of stone monoliths buried 3 feet deep near Stonehenge; the stones are estimated to be 4,500 years old 2014 Event A water-embedded rock layer is found deep inside the earth; the layer stores three times the water found in all the earth's oceans, suggesting that oceans developed through seepage of this water and not from striking comets as previously believed 2013 Event In Greenland. a canyon over 800km long is discovered up to 800m deep in different places below the ice sheet covering the country; the canyon is longer than Arizona's Grand Canyon; it was carved out by a river over four million years ago 2012 Event Scientists reveal new research identifying a mechanism by which Earth-warming carbon is pulled deep into the Southern Ocean, and locked away; scientists claim this process may be threatened by global warming 2012 Event Jon Lord, an English composer and pianist and co-founder of the heavy rock group, Deep Purple, dies after suffering a pulmonary embolism 2010 Event The Wittelsback-Graff Diamond, a 31.06-carat Fancy Deep Blue diamond, once part of the Austrian and Bavarian Crown jewels, is placed on display at the Smithsonian 2005 Event Watergate figure Deep Throat is revealed to be W. Mark Felt a former F.B.I agent 2005 Event Deep Impact spacecraft is launched from Cape Canaveral 2004 Death Cecily Adams, casting director/actress, Deep Space Nine, dies at 46 1997 Event Garry Kasparov begins chess match with IBM supercomputer Deep Blue 1996 Event IBM's Deep Blue defeats chess champ Gary Kasparov 1992 Death Eddie Hazel, U.S. pop guitarist (Funkadelic-Knee Deep), dies at 42 1992 Event Weird Al Yankovic begins his Off The Deep End tour 1988 Event Deep Rover 1-man research submarine unveiled at Crater Lake, Oregon 1987 Event Monitor, Civil War warship, is discovered by a deep sea robot 1982 Birthday Leelee Sobieski, born in New York City, New York, actress, films include, 'Deep Impact', Emmy-Award nominee for television movie, 'Joan of Arc' 1978 Death Eric Frank Russell, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space), dies at 73 1976 Death Tommy Bolin, rock guitarist (Deep Purple), dies of heroin overdose 1976 Event Rock group Deep Purple disbands 1975 Event Ritchie Blackmore quits Deep Purple, forms Rainbow 1973 Event "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple goes gold 1968 Death Vardis A. Fisher, U.S. writer, Darkness and Deep, dies at 73 1968 Death Eric Feldary, actor (16 Fathoms Deep), dies of burns at 55 1957 Birthday Nana Visitor, Tucker, actress, Deep Space 9 1957 Birthday Peter Murphy, born in Northampton, England, vocalist, goth rock genre, member of rock group, Bauhaus, released solo albums Deep, Love Hysteria, nicknamed, 'The Godfather of Goth' 1956 Birthday Joe Satriani, born in Westbury, New York, instrumentalist, guitarist, Grammy-Award nominee, recruited by Mick Jagger to play lead guitar for The Rolling Stones' tour, in 1988, lead guitarist for Deep Purple in 1994, performed in annual G3 Jam Concerts, influenced by Eric Clapton 1954 Birthday Steve Morse, born in Hamilton, Ohio, rocker, guitarist, founder of the Dixie Dregs, guitar player in Deep Purple 1953 Birthday Colm Meaney, actor, Star Trek Deep Space 9 1952 Event Dr. Floyd J Lewis 1st uses deep freeze technique in heart surgery 1952 Birthday Glenn Hughes, born in Cannock, England, bassist, vocalist, member of Black Sabbath, also played with Trapeze, Deep Purple 1952 Event Terence Rattigan's "Deep Blue Sea," premieres in London 1949 Birthday David Coverdale, England, rock vocalist, Whitesnake, Deep Purple 1949 Birthday Ronnie James Dio, rocker, Dio-Holy Diver, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath 1948 Birthday Avery Brooks, born in Evansville, Indiana, actor, Spenser for Hire, Deep Space 9 1948 Birthday Ian Paice, British hard rock drummer, White Snake, Deep Purple 1947 Birthday David French, British director, Deep Sleep, Bingo 1946 Birthday Doug Simper, rocker, Deep Purple 1946 Birthday Richard Loncraine, director, Missionary, Deep Cover, Bellman and True 1946 Birthday Jane Asher, Paul McCartney's girlfriend and actress, Deep End 1945 Birthday Ian Gillian, heavy metal rocker, Deep Purple-Knocking at Backdoor 1945 Birthday Ritchie Blackmore, born in England, guitarist, Rainbow-Stone Cold, Deep Purple 1945 Birthday Rod Evans, rocker, Deep Purple-Come Taste the Band 1944 Birthday Jacqueline Bisset, England, actress, Class, Deep, Secrets 1944 Birthday Ramon "Tiki" Fulwood, U.S. drummer, Funkadelic, Knee Deep 1942 Birthday John Crowley, U.S., sci-fi author, Deep, Beasts, Novelty 1941 Birthday Chris Curtis, Chris Crummy, rock drummer/vocalist, Deep Purple 1941 Birthday Jon Lord, born in England, keyboardist, Deep Purple-Hush, White Snake 1941 Birthday Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins, U.S. pop singer, Funkadelic-Knee Deep 1940 Birthday Dario Argento, director, Creepers, Deep Red, Tenebrae 1940 Birthday Rene Auberjonois, actor, Clayton-Benson, Star Trek Deep Space 9 1940 Birthday Peter Benchley, New York City, novelist, Jaws, The Deep 1940 Birthday Raymond Davis, U.S. rock vocalist, Funkadelic-Knee Deep 1938 Birthday Jerzy Skolimowski, Warsaw, Poland, director, Hands Up, Deep End 1936 Birthday Louis Gossett, Jr., born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Officer and Gentleman, Deep 1936 Birthday April Stevens, born in Niagara Falls, New York, rock vocalist, Deep Purple 1935 Birthday Nino Tempo, Niagara Falls, New York, rock vocalist, Deep Purple 1933 Death Wilson Mizner, playwright, entrepreneur, raconteur, wrote, 'The Deep Purple', 'The Greyhound', opium addict, boxing manager, hotel manager, managed restaurant The Brown Derby, with brother, Addison Mizner, dies 1929 Event Rudy Vallee recorded "Deep Night" 1927 Birthday Robert Shaw, born in England, actor, Deep, Jaws, Sting, Black Sunday 1926 Birthday Jean Peters, born in Canton, Ohio, actress, Viva Zapata!, Apache, Deep Waters 1916 Birthday John D. MacDonald, novelist, Deep Blue Goodbye 1913 Birthday W. Mark Felt, born in Idaho, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent, Watergate whistleblower "Deep Throat" 1912 Birthday Eric Feldary, born in Budapest, Hungary, actor, 16 Fathoms Deep 1910 Event Nap Lajorie challenges Ty Cobb batting avg with 8 hits, 6 were bunts as Brown's 3rd baseman Red Corriden played deep, Cobb still won 1905 Birthday Earl "Fatha" Hines, Duquesne, Pennsylvania, jazz pianist, Deep Forest 1905 Birthday Eric Frank Russell, UK, sci-fi author, Hugo, Deep Space, Dark Tides 1900 Birthday Howard Thurman, theologian/author, Deep River, Deep in the Hunger 1895 Birthday Vardis A Fisher, U.S. author, Darkness and Deep 1893 Event Heavy rain wash "quick clay" into a deep valley, kills 111 (Norway) 1876 Birthday Wilson Mizner, born in Benicia, California, playwright, entrepreneur, raconteur, wrote, 'The Deep Purple', 'The Greyhound', opium addict, boxing manager, hotel manager, managed restaurant The Brown Derby, with brother, Addison Mizner 1871 Event Railway bridge over Dutch Deep opens 1864 Event 8th/last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia (about 3900 casualties) 1864 Event 6th day of battle at Deep Bottom Run, Virginia: Confederate assault 1864 Event 4th day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia, Federal assault 1864 Event 2nd day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia: Federal assault 1864 Event Battle of Deep Bottom Virginia (Strawberry Plains) and Fussell's Mill VA 1864 Event 3rd and last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run, Virginia 1864 Event 2nd day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia 1864 Event Battle of Darbytown, Virginia (Deep Bottom, Newmarket Road) (Strawberry Plains) 1863 Event Battle of Franklin's Crossing, Virginia, Deep Run 1840 Event 1st deep sea sounding
