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 Van Gogh painting, 'Still Life, Vase with Daisies, and Poppies', sells for $61.8 million, exceeding its estimated worth of $50 million; the artist painted the work at his doctor's home shortly before his death 2014 Event The death toll from a landslide covering Hobo Barik, Afghanistan is estimated to be at least 2,000; though only 350 are confirmed deceased, authorities lack the equipment needed to attempt a full rescue 2013 Event Paleontologist Philip Currie reveals the fully-intact baby Chasmosaurus dinosaur fossil he excavated at Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park; the 72 million-year-old dinosaur is about 1.5 meters long and estimated to have been three years old when it died 2013 Event A private collection of 1,500 works of art plundered by the Nazi's and discovered in a Munich apartment in 2012, has an estimated worth of $1 billion; lost works include paintings by Matisse, Paul Klee, Marc Chagall and Picasso 2013 Event Rajkot, Gujarat, India experiences extremely heavy rains that cause damage estimated at over 100 rupees 2013 Event An estimated 40-50,000 residents, about 30-35% of all residents of Piedras Negras, Mexico, where devastated by flooding June 14 and 15 2013 Event The movie, 'Fast & Furious 6' opens in 59 countries, including the U.S. and Canada, grossing an estimated $122 million 2013 Event A near-Earth asteroid, 2012 DA14, comes within 17,200 miles of the Earth's surface, a record-close approach for an object estimated at 50 meters, or 160 ft in in diameter 2012 Event In Dublin, an estimated crowd of 10,000 protesters demonstrated against austerity and called for a general strike to shut down the country 2012 Event As German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Greece, an estimated 25,000 protest in Athens 2012 Event An estimated 90 - 115 people die when an oil tanker in Okobge, Rivers State Nigeria crashes and explodes 2012 Event Owner of the New Orleans Saints, Tom Benson, agrees to purchase the New Orleans Hornets from the National Basketball Association for an estimated $338 million 2011 Event More than 1,000 people are estimated to have been killed during the unrest in Libya 2010 Event A substantially large oil field that is estimated to contain between 8 and 15 billion barrels, is discovered off the coast of Brazil 2010 Event Scientists working near Kokoda, Papua New Guinea uncover world's oldest known high altitude human settlement, estimated to be 49,000 years old 2010 Event A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, devastating its capital city, Port-au-Prince, an estimated 150,000 were killed and buried later in mass graves 1990 Event Saddam offers to free an estimated 2,000 men held in Kuwait 1979 Event Estimated 109 cm (43") of rain falls in Alvin, Texas (national record) 1976 Event 8.2 Tangshan earthquake kills estimated 240,000 Chinese 1970 Event Cyclone kills estimated 300,000 in Chittagong Bangladesh 1970 Event Estimated 15 cm (6") of rainfall, Bug Point, Utah (state record) 1963 Event Estimated 22,000 die in another cyclone in Bay of Bengal (India) 1957 Event Bkln Sports Authority gets an engineering report on 50,000-seat stadium in downtown area for estimated $207 million 1942 Event Estimated 34.5" (87.5 cm) of rainfall, Smethport, Pennsylvania (state record) 1907 Event Passenger ship Larchmont sinks by Block Island, estimated 150 died 1455 Event Johannes Gutenberg prints 1st book, Bible (estimated date)
