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2013 Event - Macy's loses its dispute with JC Penney; JC Penney wins the right to sell unbranded housewares designed by Martha Stewart in its stores

2012 Event - Soyuz, a spacecraft originally designed for the Soviet space program, lands safely in Kazakhstan, with Oleg Kononenko of Russia, Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, and Don Pettit of the United States, onboard

2012 Event - The China Central Television Headquarters, designed by the Officer for Metropolitan Architecture, a firm based in Rotterdam ten years ago, is finally completed in Beijing

2011 Event - Nintendo's new video game system, the Wii U is introduced; it has a touch-screen display designed as a bridge between portable and tablet-based games and console video games

2000 Death - Marc Davis, Disney cartoonist, designed Disney's Pirates of the Carribean ride, dies at 86

2000 Death - Victor Serebriakoff, genius, designed IQ tests, dies at 86

1990 Death - Curtis Lemay, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations, dies at age 83

1986 Event - NASA announces tests designed to verify ignition pressure dynamics

1971 Birthday - Stella McCartney, born in London, England, fashion designer, daughter of Sir Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, designed clothing lines for the Gap, H&M, Target

1962 Death - Jesse G Vincent, engineer designed 1st V-12 engine, dies at 82

1957 Event - 1st submarine designed to fire guided missiles launched, Grayback

1953 Birthday - Tod Machover, born in Mount Vernon, New York, composer, innovative use of technology in music, designed interactive systems for Yo Yo Ma, Ying Quartet

1946 Event - 1st commercially designed helicopter tested, Bridgeport Connecticut

1940 Birthday - Helmut Jahn, born in Nuremburg, Germany, architect, designed O'Hare 'L' Station, Chicago, Illinois, AIA's, Ten Most Influential Living Architects, 1991

1939 Birthday - Max Neuhaus, born in Beaumont, Texas, composer, percussionist, avant-garde, experimental genres, interpreter of contemporary music, sound art pioneer, designed sound generation and projection systems

1935 Event - Millionaire Howard Hughes flies his own designed plane at 352.46 mph

1928 Event - Clip-on tie designed

1919 Birthday - Bulent Arel, born in Istanbul, composer, electronic music, contemporary classical music, worked with Edgard Varese, designed, installed electronic music laboratory at Yale University

1906 Birthday - Curtis Lemay, born in Columbus, Ohio, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations

1906 Death - Stanford White, Architect, shot dead atop Madison Square Garden which he designed by Harry Thaw jealous husband of Evelyn Nesbit

1900 Death - Gottlieb Daimler, designed 1st motorcycle, dies at 65

1898 Event - Louisiana adopts new constitution with "grandfather clause" designed to eliminate black voters

1886 Birthday - William Francis Gibbs, naval architect, designed Liberty ships

1880 Birthday - Jesse G Vincent, Arkansas, engineer designed 1st V-12 engine

1876 Birthday - Walter Griffin, U.S. architect, city planner; designed Canberra, Australia

1876 Birthday - James Fraser, designed buffalo nickel

1861 Event - London's 1st tramcars, designed by Mr. Train of New York, begins operating

1859 Event - Jules Leotard performs 1st Flying Trapeze circus act (Paris) He also designed garment that bears his name

1834 Birthday - Gottlieb Daimler, born in Germany, engineer/inventor/designed 1st motorcycle

1831 Death - James Hoban, architect who designed White House, dies

1822 Birthday - Frederick Law Olmsted, architect/writer, designed Central Park

1776 Birthday - Joan M Kemper, Dutch lawyer, designed civil code law book

1725 Birthday - Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, designed and built 1st automobile

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