2014 Event A second dwarf planet is discovered between the Oort cloud and the Kuiper belt, an area previously considered a no-man's land; the planet, 2012 VP-113, measures about 280 miles across; the first, Sedna, about 600 miles across, was discovered in 2003 1983 Event Hennie Kuiper (Netherlands) wins Paris-Roubaix cycle race 1982 Death Jan Kuiper, Dutch news editor (IKON), murdered in El Salvador 1978 Event Indians Duane Kuiper is 3rd to hit 2 bases-loaded triples (vs Yankees) 1959 Birthday Adrian Kuiper, cricketer, South African all-rounder 1949 Event Gerard Kuiper discovers Nereid, (2nd satellite of Neptune) 1943 Death Sape Kuiper, resistance fighter, executed at 19 1905 Birthday Gerard Kuiper, Dutch/U.S. astronomer, moons of Uranus, Neptune