2015 Event The Greek parliament approves a euro bailout package that contains conditions rejected by voters during an earlier referendum; failed confidence in Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras by his Syriza party may now oblige him to call new elections 2015 Event Golfer Jordan Spieth, 21 years old, wins the U.S. Open, making him the youngest to win since Bobby Jones over 90 years ago 2015 Event Prince Charles shakes hands with Gerry Adams, president of the Sinn Fein party, which was formerly part of the militant Irish Republican Army; Prince Charles is the first member of the British royal family to meet him 2015 Event The Cairo Criminal Court convicts Egyptian ex-President Mohammed Morsi for his role in illegal detentions and violent responses to protests against him three years ago; he and other Muslim Brotherhood defendants will serve a 20-year prison term 2015 Event Officials find that Andreas Lubitz, co-pilot of downed Germanwings Flight 4U 9525, had mental and physical health problems that he hid from the airline; a doctor's note was found excusing him from work on the day that he crashed the plane 2015 Event Hosni Mubarak, former president of Egypt, may be freed after the nation's high court overturned the sole remaining verdict against him for embezzling public funds; Mubarak has been serving his three-year prison term in a hospital due to poor health 2014 Event Studies on advice given by talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz show that only about 46 percent of his suggestions are supported by medical evidence; critics accuse him of giving vague or inaccurate advice in order to provide entertainment value 2014 Event Protests have erupted in Cairo's Tahrir Square and in other Egyptian cities after former President Hosni Mubarak was cleared of charges stemming from deaths during the 2011 demonstrations against him that led to his resignation 2014 Event A mentally ill man is apprehended after jumping the White House fence and injuring the two police dogs that stopped him; the man had been previously arrested near the White House on a misdemeanor 2014 Event Pope Francis invites Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to pray with him for peace; both leaders accept the invitation 2014 Event Kevin Harvick wins The Profit on CNBC 500 in Arizona, placing him in 4th position in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2014 Event Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrests more anti-government protestors and now holds 19 people suspected of attempting to undermine him 2013 Event Harry Styles, the 19 year-old member of the band One Direction, wins a court order banning certain paparazzi from pursuing him on the street and from lingering outside his home 2013 Event Palestinian investigators claim their former leader, Yasser Arafat, did not die of old age or ill health; they believe Israel killed him because his exhumed body contained high levels of the radioactive element polonium-210 2013 Event Republican Representative Ted Cruz urged grass-roots activists join him in the fight to defund The Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare 2013 Event Former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, is receiving care for a lung infection that has worsened, leaving him in critical condition 2012 Event Ceremonies commemorating the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il were held outside the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun mausoleum in Pyongyang; the nation observed three-minutes of silence to honor him 2012 Event The BBC's George Entwistle steps down as Director-General, with Tim Davie replacing him Acting Director General 2012 Event After his decision not to context charges of doping by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Lance Armstrong learns the organization has banned him for life and recommended he be stripped of his record seven Tour de France titles 2012 Event Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi appoints Hisham Qandil as Prime Minister, and asks him to form a new government 2011 Event The Prime Minister of Greece, George Papandreou receives a no-confidence motion against him after failing to hold a referendum on a eurozone bailout 2011 Event South Australia swears in their new Premier, Jay Weatherill after officially electing him as the leader of the Australian Labor Party 2011 Event North Korea attests it has detained Jun Young Su, a U.S. citizen; they plan to charge him with 'committing a crime' against their country 2010 Event Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa, will have a street named after him in Capetown 2010 Event Game-maker NCsoft is sued by a man claiming he would not have played Lineage II if he knew it was addictive and render him unable to function 2007 Death Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., dies of caridac arrest at 89, newspapers remembered him as a historian of power 2000 Event Elian Gonzalez is snatched by a SWAT team from his Florida relatives to return him to his father in Cuba 1997 Event Federal judge sentences Autumn Jackson, who claims to be Bill Cosby's daughter, to 26 months for trying to extort $40 million from him 1996 Event O. J. Simpson takes stand as hostile witness in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against him, saying it is "absolutely not true" 1995 Event Japanese police arrest cult leader Shoko Asahara and charged him with Nerve-gas attack on Tokyo's subways two months earlier 1995 Event FBI arrested Timothy McVeigh and charge him with Oklahoma City bombing 1994 Event Replay shows A's Bobby Witt beat KC's Gagne to 1st in 6th but ump Gary Cedarstrom calls him safe, runing Witt's perfect game 1994 Death Agatha Uwilingiyimana, Prime Minister of Rwanda (first female prime minister in Africa), assassinated, the day after President Habyarimana's plane was shot down, killing him and the president of Burundi 1992 Event Lennox Lewis given WBC title, when Riddick Bowe refused to fight him 1991 Event Terry Norris knocks down Sugar Ray Leonard twice and beats him 1990 Event Manuel Noriega claims U.S. denied him a fair trial 1990 Event "60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney suspended by CBS for racial remarks attributed to him by a gay magazine 1989 Event U.S. troops invade Panama and oust Manuel Noriega, but don't catch him 1989 Event Michael Changs French Open win makes him youngest male to go to finals 1989 Event Blue Jays fire manager Jimy Williams and replace him with Cito Gaston 1989 Event New York Yankee Tommy John ties record of playing 26 seasons, his 287th win puts him 19th overall as Yankees beat Twins on opening day 4-2 1987 Event Subway gunman Bernhard Goetz acquitted after shooting 4 youths who tried to rob him 1986 Death Sydney J. Harris, journalist, wrote, syndicated column, 'Strictly Personal', wrote for Chicago Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, political positions placed him on the list of Nixon political opponents, wrote, 'The Authentic Person: Dealing with Dilemma', dies in Chicago, Illinois 1986 Event Senate convicted U.S. District Judge Harry E Claiborne making him 5th federal official to be removed from office through impeachment 1986 Event Twins fire manager Ray Miller and replace him with coach Tom Kelly 1986 Event Indian pitcher Phil Niekro wins his 307th game tying him with 1985 Death Leon Klinghoffer, hijackers of Achille Lauro, threw him off boat 1985 Event Paul Hornung awarded $1,160,000 by a Louisville court against NCAA who barred him as a college football analyst for betting on games 1984 Event John Lennon releases "Every Man has a Woman Who Loves Him" 1984 Event Met Dwight Gooden's 11 strikeouts gives him NL rookie record 236 1984 Death Ed "Psycho" Gein, mass murderer (Psycho based on him), dies at 78 1983 Event Pope John Paul II pardons man who shot him (Mehmet Ali Agca) 1983 Event IOC restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals 70 years after they were taken from him for being paid $25 in semipro baseball 1982 Event "Herman Van Veen: All of Him" closes at Ambassador New York City after 6 perf 1982 Event "Herman Van Veen: All of Him" opens at Ambassador New York City for 6 performances 1982 Event Demanding an end to nuclear weapons, Norman Mayer, held Washington Monument hostage. After 10 hours, police kill him he had no explosives 1982 Event Yankees fire manager Bob Lemon and replaces him with Gene Michael 1981 Birthday Roger Federer, born in Wollerau, Switzerland, professional tennis player, ranked number one in the World in March 2010, many consider him the greatest tennis player of all time 1981 Event Ronald Reagan arrives home from hospital after Hinkley shot him 1980 Death Mae West, actress (She Done Him Wrong), dies in Hollywood at 87 1978 Event Yankee Catfish Hunter's 6-2 win gives him a perfect 6-0 in Aug 1978 1978 Event Reggie Jackson refusal to bunt causes manager Billy Martin to suspend him 1977 Event Indians fire manager Frank Robinson and replace him with Jeff Torborg 1976 Birthday Ville Valo, born in Helsinki, Finland, musician, singer, songwriter, leader, HIM rock band, baritone voice, Moto Moto in Finnish version of movie, Madagaskar 2 1976 Birthday Andy Milonakis, born in Katonah, New York, actor, comedian, uses comedy to deflect from his congenital growth-hormone condition, giving him the voice, appearance of an adolescent boy, appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live television show 1973 Event Willie Mays last hit, as Mets beat A's in World Series game 2 A's Mike Andrews makes 2 errors, prompting owner Finley to remove him 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 Event Cubs release Ernie Banks and sign him as a coach 1971 Death Joe E. Lewis, comedian, singer, famous for Al Capone's heavies beating him after he refused to renew his contract at Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, movie, book, 'The Joker is Wild', dies in New Jersey, age 69 1970 Death Blaz Arnic, Slovenian composer, best known for his nine symphonies, The Society of Slovene Composers consider him the great Slovenian symphonic master of the 20th century, dies at 69 1961 Birthday Carey Lowell, New York City, actress, Me and Him, Guardian, Dangerously Close 1958 Event Ted Williams signs with Red Sox for $135,000, making him highest paid 1956 Event White Sox manager Marty Marion resigns. AL Lopez replaces him 1955 Event Winston Churchill resigns as British Prime Minister, Anthony Eden succeeds him 1955 Event Malenkov resigns as U.S.S.R. premier, Bulganin replaces him 1951 Birthday Yvonne Elliman, U.S. actress and singer, I Don't Know How to Love Him 1948 Birthday Barbara Dickson, born in Dunfermline, Scotland, singer, actress, won two, Olivier Awards, musical hits include song 'I Know Him So Well' 1948 Birthday Little Peggy March, Margaret Battavio, vocalist, I Will Follow Him 1948 Birthday Billy Zoom, born in Savanna, Illinois, musician, guitarist, founder of punk rock band X, Guitar Player named him greatest guitar player of all time in 2007, worked with Gene Vincent, rockabilly legend, as well as Etta James, Big Joe Turner 1945 Event Following an 8-7 win over the Phils, Brooklyn manager Leo Durocher is arrested on a complaint by a fan that Durocher slugged him 1943 Event Gen. Patton slaps a U.S. GI in the hospital accusing him of cowardice 1942 Birthday Vikki Carr, born in El Paso, Texas, singer, Let it Please be Him 1939 Death Owen Moore, actor (She Done Him Wrong), commits suicide at 52 1939 Event Bradman hits 186 SA vs. Qld before Christ catches him at short-leg 1938 Event Bradman scores 225 South Australia vs. Qld before Christ gets him out 1938 Birthday Vikki Carr, born in El Paso, Texas, singer, Let it Be Him 1936 Event Red Sox Wes Ferrell, walks off mound when he feels he did no get good feilding, Sox suspend him 1935 Event General Sarazen's double eagle on 15th, wins him his 2nd Masters 1933 Event Britain's Fred Perry thwarts Australian Jack Crawford's bid for a Grand Slam by defeating him at U.S. Tennis championship 1931 Event Lou Gehrig hits a home run but is called out for passing a runner, mistake costs him AL home run crown; he and Babe Ruth tie for season 1930 Event George Sisler's career ends when Boston Braves release him 1930 Event Cub's Hack Wilson's 2 home runs give him NL record 56 home runs 1930 Event Ruth homers in both games of a doubleheader, giving him 9 in one week 1929 Birthday Francis Gary Powers, U.S. spy, U.S.S.R. captures him in 1959 U-2 incident 1928 Birthday Alexis Korner, born in Paris, musician, Blues Inc-Bootleg Him 1927 Event Ponsford scores 336 against SA, giving him 1146 for month 1925 Event After a night on the town, Babe Ruth shows up late for batting practice Miller Huggins suspends Ruth and slaps a $5,000 fine on him 1920 Event Reds' Edd Roush falls asleep in center during long infield argument Heinie Groh goes to wake him, but ump ejects Roush for delay of game 1919 Event President Woodrow Wilson has a stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed 1918 Event Reds manager Christy Mathewson suspects Hal Chase of taking bribes to fix games, and suspends him "for indifferent play" 1918 Event New York Yankees purchase 1st baseman George Burns from Detroit Tigers and immediately trades him to Philadelphia A's 1917 Birthday Sydney J. Harris, born in London, England, journalist, wrote, syndicated column, 'Strictly Personal', wrote for Chicago Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, political positions placed him on the list of Nixon political opponents, wrote, 'The Authentic Person: Dealing with Dilemma' 1917 Event Ernie Shore replaces Red Sox pitcher Babe Ruth with a runner on, he throws him out and retires all 26 he faces for a perfect game 1913 Birthday Mary Durack, born in Adelaide, Australia, poet, author, historian, wrote Kings in Grass Castles and Keep Him My Country 1909 Event Jim Thorpe makes his pro baseball pitching debut for Rocky Mount (ECL) with 4-2 win, this will cause him to forfeit his Olympic medals 1905 Event Mistaking her husband for a burglar, Ty Cobb's mother kills him 1902 Birthday Joe E. Lewis, born in New York City, New York, comedian, singer, famous for Al Capone's heavies beating him after he refused to renew his contract at Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, movie, book, 'The Joker is Wild' 1901 Birthday Blaz Arnic, born in Luce, Lower Styria, Austria-Hungary, Slovenian composer, best known for his nine symphonies, The Society of Slovene Composers consider him the great Slovenian symphonic master of the 20th century 1895 Event Oscar Wilde loses libel case against Marquess of Queensberry, who accused him of homosexual practices 1886 Birthday Owen Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor, She Done Him Wrong 1873 Birthday Lee Shubert, producer, theatres in New York and LA named after him 1862 Event U.S. Grant issues orders to bar Jews from serving under him 1860 Event 11-year-old Grace Bedell writes to Lincoln, tells him to grow a beard 1831 Event John Henslow asks Charles Darwin to travel with him on HMS Beagle 1830 Event Dutch King Willem I fires him displeasing parliament members 1681 Event English Quaker William Penn receives charter from Charles II, making him sole proprietor of colonial American territory Pennsylvania 1610 Event Henry Hudson enters bay later named after him, the Hudson Bay 1422 Event Charles V's son succeeds him as king Charles VII of France 661 Death Ali ibn Abi Talib, the holiest meeting site of Islam, son-in-law, of prophet Muhammad, Muslim Sunni - Shi'a split occurred because Sunni's consider him 4th, last Rashidun, Shi'a's consider him first Imam, rightful successor to Muhammad, dies at age 62 599 Birthday Ali ibn Abi Talib, born in Mecca, the holiest meeting site of Islam, son-in-law, of prophet Muhammad, Muslim Sunni - Shi'a split occurred because Sunni's consider him 4th, last Rashidun, Shi'a's consider him first Imam, rightful successor to Muhammad
