2015 Event Pope Francis becomes the first pope in history to speak to the U.S. Congress; the pontiff exhorted the lawmakers to work together to address climate change, immigration reform and other issues that have stalled due to strong political division 2015 Event France and the U.K. agree to share responsibility for taking in immigrants fleeing Syria and other conflict-ridden nations; France agrees to accept 24,000 people over the next two years, and the U.K. will accept 20,000 2015 Event Over 6,000 Syrian migrants arrive in Austria after being detained in Hungary in an effort to control the recent mass wave of refugees fleeing Syria and other war-torn nations; many of the migrants plan to seek asylum in Austria and Germany 2015 Event Greek Minister of Finance Yanis Varoufakis steps down despite the outcome of a national referendum favoring his position against the bailout terms proposed by the E.U. and other creditors; economist Euclid Tsakalotos will take his place 2015 Event A new birdlike dinosaur, Yi qi, has been discovered in China; the fossils suggest that it lived about 160 million years ago and had membranous, bat-like wings that not been seen in other dinosaur species 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 Iran will receive an S-300 air defense system from Russia; though the move won't violate U.N. sanctions against Iran, other nations currently in negotiation with Iran over nuclear issues have expressed concern 2015 Event Health care and personal security records of 11 million customers have been stolen from Premera Blue Cross; the health care insurer operates mainly in the U.S. states of Washington and Alaska, but customers in other states may also be affected 2014 Event Protests erupt in New York and other U.S. cities after a grand jury does not indict a white police officer for choking to death an unarmed man, Eric Garner; New York Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to retrain the police force in conflict resolution 2014 Event Texas and 16 other U.S. states are suing the Obama administration regarding an executive order that will postpone deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants; the states claim the order is illegal 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 gunman attempts to set fire to the Mexican consulate and shoots at police headquarters, the federal court building, and other structures in Austin, Texas before being shot by police; the attack may have been motivated by anti-immigration sentiments 2014 Event The E.U. plans to reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent compared to 1990 levels and increase renewables to 27 percent of all energy sources; environmentalists claim larger targets are needed 2014 Event Secret Service Director Julia Pierson testifies in a congressional hearing to investigate the recent intrusion of the White House as well as other security breaches under her leadership; Pierson stated that such incidents will not happen again 2014 Event Muslim Brotherhood followers have been asked to leave Qatar; other Arab states are unhappy with Qatar's support of the group, highlighted by recent charges that the nation received state secrets from member and former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi 2014 Event President Barack Obama announces that the U.S. will increase its support for forces fighting the advances of the Islamic State militant group; air power, military training and other aid will be provided, but U.S. troops will not be sent to battle 2014 Event Apple Inc. is putting new security notifications in place after hackers gained access to celebrity iCloud accounts; the company denies any iCloud security compromises, stating that hackers used other methods to gain entry to the accounts 2014 Event Over 250 Russian trucks enter embattled eastern Ukraine without permission to deliver humanitarian aid; NATO questions the true intent of the convoy, claiming that Russia has used deceptive 'aid' convoys in other conflicts 2014 Event Community Health Systems Inc., a private hospital company, reveals that Social Security numbers and other personal data were stolen for 4.5 million patients in April and June; the company believes the attack is the work of Chinese hackers 2014 Event In an effort to diversify into home systems automation, Samsung Electronics is buying SmartThings, a manufacturer of remote control applications for home appliances and other devices 2014 Event Japan updates its constitution to allow self-defense forces to assist in defending allied nations that come under attack. The change does not extend to assisting in other external military conflicts. 2014 Event Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister, advises other nations to be cautious in recognizing the new Palestinian government, formed by agreement between Islamist rival groups Fatah and Hamas; Hamas plans to maintain its anti-Zionist stance 2014 Event Maya Angelou, American author of 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' and many other works, dies of natural causes at age 86 2014 Event Google reveals its self-driving car today; the prototype can drive 25 miles per hour and safely respond to a variety of situations; it should be road-ready sometime after 2016; Ford, Tesla and other firms are also working on self-driving technology 2014 Event Google, Inc. and Apple, Inc. have agreed to drop certain patent lawsuits against each other; the lawsuits revolve around Google's Motorola Mobility technology 2014 Event A shipwreck off of Haiti may be that of the Santa Maria, one of the three ships led by Christopher Columbus; the wreck was discovered about 10 years ago, but has only now been tentatively identified in light of Columbus' writings and other evidence 2014 Event Polio is on the rise as unvaccinated refugees travel across borders; though most prevalent in Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan, infections are now appearing in other parts of Asia and Africa; young children are the most vulnerable 2014 Event Donald Sterling, L.A. Clippers owner, is banned for life after reports of his racist comments; a new CEO will be appointed, and other team owners are encouraged to pressure Sterling into selling; many parties have already expressed interest 2014 Event Apple and Samsung achieved mixed victory in a patent suit settlement; Samsung will owe Apple about $120 million, and Apple will owe Samsung about $158,000; Both parties were found to have infringed on each other's patents 2014 Event Exxon Mobil takes the initiative among energy companies to disclose its plans for dealing with climate change in response to a 2013 shareholder resolution; the company's move may set a standard for other energy companies to follow 2014 Event NASA announces that its Kepler space telescope has discovered 715 planets in other solar systems, bringing the instrument's new-planet tally to 961; four of the latest discoveries are thought to have an orbit favorable to habitation, but the distance of these planets makes exploration impossible with current technology 2014 Event A report from the U.S. Senate on the 2012 Benghazi attack that killed ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans, determines that the attack was 'likely preventable' 2013 Event The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt is re-designated as a terrorist organization as part of a measure by the The Egyptian government to stop terrorists, and anyone financing the bombings and other terrorist acts that have occurred in their country 2013 Event A meeting between Pope Francis and Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, is held at the Vatican; discussions include Iran's nuclear program among other global affairs 2013 Event Hawaii joins 15 other states in legalizing same-sex marriage 2013 Event Credit card information, among other data of 2.9 million Adobe consumers was stolen during a cyber attack on the company's website 2013 Event In one of the largest jewelry heists in recent years, nearly 103 million euros in diamonds and other jewels were stolen from the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel diamond show in Cannes, France 2013 Event At The Tony Awards, held in New York City, Best Musical and other awards are given to the musical 'Kinky Boots', which has lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and is based on a book by Harvey Fierstein 2013 Event At the annual Billboard Music Awards, Taylor Swift wins top album, top artist, and 6 other awards 2013 Event The Arctic Council, an international forum that addresses issues faced by Arctic governments and the Arctic's indigenous people, gives China, India and four other nations observer status 2013 Event Germany, France, and nine other countries within the EU await approval from EU Finance Ministers to institute the Tobin tax, a tax on financial transactions 2012 Event In an effort to curb binge drinking and other alcohol related problems, the United Kingdom's Home Office begins a 10-week consultation on whether to introduce a minimum price on the sale of alcohol of 45p a unit 2012 Event Israel launches four airstrikes in response to multiple rockets being fired across the border. The airstrikes kill two Salafist jihadist militants and wound one other in the northern Gaza strip 2012 Event U.S. Presidential candiate Mitt Romney says President Barack Obama's reaction to the attacks on U.S. missions in Benghazi, Cairo and other U.S. embassy's was to 'sympathize' with the assailants; the President claimed the attacks were the result of protests to a movie released on YouTube months before that mocked Mohammed 2012 Event Patent law disputes between Samsung and Apple deadlock as the dispute addresses valuation of each other's patents 2012 Event Yahoo and Facebook agree to settle a patent dispute, dropping lawsuits against each other and now forming an advertising and content-sharing alliance that expands an existing partnership between the two companies 2012 Event Former Democratic Party candidate for the U.S. Presidency, John Edwards, is cleared on one count of corruption, with a mistrial declared on the other five counts 2012 Event Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, announces that Iran is willing to discuss its nuclear program with other leaders 2011 Event The Hendra virus is detected in a dog in Queensland, Australia near the Beaudesert; the virus has never before been detected in anything other than flying foxes, horses or humans 2011 Event The U.S. state of Arizona has an enormous wildfire covering almost 500 square miles; it is not contained and is sending smoke across several other states 2010 Event Qantas, British Airways, Japan Airlines, Air France and seven other carriers were fined millions of euros for fixing the price of air cargo between 1999 and 2006 2010 Event The U.K. will increase aid to poor nations, including a 40% increase in Afghanistan, while reducing aid to 'powerhouses' like Russia, China and other eastern European countries 2010 Event Israel restricts a blacklist of weapons, construction materials and other items but drops all other restrictions on the free flow of consumer goods into the Gaza strip 2009 Event European astronomers discover 32 extrasolar planets, or exoplanets - planets that orbit a star other than the Sun 2009 Event Concern about spreading influenza from Mexico and the United States to other countries is expressed by the WHO 2008 Event Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages are rescued from FARC by Colombia 2001 Event The heir to the Nepalese throne killed his parents and eight other family members before shooting himself, after an argument over his choice of a bride 1999 Death "Glen Seaborg, Ph.D", chemist, won a Nobel for discovering plutonium and other elements, dies at 86 1996 Death Murtaza Bhutto, politician, son of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who was sentenced to death by Lahore High Court, dies at 42 in Karachi, Pakistan, shot dead along with six other activists of the Pakistan Peoples Party 1993 Death Cy Howard, director (Lovers and Other Strangers), dies at 77 1992 Event President candidate Bill Clinton (D) and Genifer Flowers accuse each other of lying over her assertion they had a 12-year affair 1991 Death Thomas Tryon, actor (Cardinal)/writer (Other), dies at 65 1991 Event Bob Milacki and 3 other Baltimore Oriole pitchers no-hit A's 2-0 1990 Event Andre Dawson steals his 300th base and is only player other than Willie Mays to have 300 home runs, 300 steals and 2,000 hits 1990 Event Iraqi troops surround U.S. and other embassies in Kuwait City 1990 Event South Africa's President FW de Klerk promises to free Nelson Mandela and legalizes ANC and 60 other political orgs 1989 Event South Africa President FW de Klerk frees Sisulu and 4 other political prisoners 1989 Event Steve Garvey marries Candace Thomas while at same time being accused of fathering children by 2 other women 1988 Event Supreme Court rules (5-3) public school officials have broad powers to censor school newspapers, plays and other expressive activities 1981 Event Bill Shoemaker wins his 8,000th race, 2000 more than any other jockey 1980 Event Joseph Doherty and 3 other IRA men arrested for murder 1979 Birthday Kate Hudson, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Academy-Award nominee for movie, 'Almost Famous', other films include 'Raising Helen', 'Nine' 1978 Event U.N. observes "international day of solidarity with Palestinian people," boycotted by U.S. and about 20 other countries 1978 Event Billy Martin resigns as Yankee manager after "one is a born liar the other a convicted one" comment about Steinbrenner and Jackson 1976 Event Seattle and Toronto picks 30 unprotected players on other AL rosters Ruppert Jones (Seattle) and Bob Bailor (Toronto) are picked 1st 1974 Event Oakland A's beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 71st World Series makes A's only team other than Yankees to win 3 straight series 1974 Event 6th time Phils get just 1 assist in game; no other team did it twice 1973 Event "Barbra Streisand ...and Other Musical Instruments" airs on CBS TV 1973 Event Brothers Jim and Gaylord Perry face each other for only time, Tigers beat Indians 5-4, as Gaylord loses 1973 Birthday Adrien Brody, born in Woodhaven, New York, actor, Academy-Award winning film, 'The Pianist', other films include 'The Thin Red Line', 'Splice', 'Predators' 1972 Event U.S., U.S.S.R. and 70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons 1970 Event Robert Morley's "How the Other Half Loves," premieres in London 1969 Birthday Cate Blanchett, born in Ivanhoe, Australia, actress, Academy-Award winning performance in 'The Aviator', other films include, 'Elizabeth', 'The Lord of the Rings' 1969 Birthday Renee Zellweger, born in Katy, Texas, actress, producer, Academy-Award winning film, 'Cold Mountain, other films include 'Jerry Maguire', 'Bridget Jones' Diary' 1969 Birthday Laura Leighton, actress, Sydney-Melrose Place, Other Woman 1968 Event 1st time, 2 soon-to-be-named MVPs oppose each other Cards Bob Gibson beat Tigers Denny McLain 4-0 1968 Birthday Eric Bana, born in Melbourne, Australia, actor, appeared on 'Tonight Live', 'Full Frontal' television shows, appeared in film, 'Munich', 'Lucky You', 'The Other Boleyn Girl' 1966 Event Joean Baez and 123 other ani-draft protestors arrested in Oakland 1965 Event Ranger 8 makes hard landing on the Moon, returns photos, other data 1964 Event Star of India and other jewels are stolen in New York 1963 Birthday Andy Cousin, rocker, All About Eve-All About Scarlet and Other Stories 1963 Birthday Jet Li, born in Beijing, China, Li Lianjie, Chinese martial artist, actor, international film star, appeared in Lethal Weapon 4, with Jackie Chan in The Forbidden Kingdom, Wushu champion, studied Changquan, among other arts 1962 Event West Side Story soundtrack album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 54 weeks which is more than 20 weeks longer than any other album 1961 Event India seizes Goa and 2 other Portuguese colonies 1960 Event CBS ends last 4 radio soap operas (Ma Perkins, Right to Happiness, Young Dr. Malone and 2nd Mrs. Burton) and cancels 4 other series 1960 Event "Laughs and Other Events" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 8 performances 1960 Event "Laughs and Other Events" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 8 performances 1960 Event Alan Freed and eight other DJ accused of taking radio payola 1960 Death Alma Kruger, actor (Made For Each Other), dies at 88 1959 Death Gwili Andre, actress (No Other Woman, Roar of the Dragon), dies 1958 Event Robert H W Welch, Jr. and 11 other men meet in Indianapolis to form anti-Communist John Birch Society 1956 Event AL President Will Harridge bars Washington Senators move to West Coast, unless unanimously approved by the other AL owners 1955 Birthday Chris Berman, born in Greenwich, Connecticut, sportscaster, nicknamed Boomer, anchor for Sunday NFL Countdown, Baseball Tonight, and other ESPN and ABC Sports shows 1954 Birthday Sandra Cisneros, born in Chicago, Illinois, author, wrote, 'The House on Mango Street', 'Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories', a figure in Chicana literature 1953 Event Brooklyn Dodgers, clinch NL pennant earlier than any other team 1952 Birthday Gus Van Sant, born in Louisville, Kentucky, film director, musician, author, Academy-Award winning director of film, 'Good Will Hunting', other movies include, 'Milk', 'Elephant' 1951 Event Alfred Krupp and 28 other German war criminals freed 1950 Birthday Miou-Miou, Paris, France, actress, Dog Day, My Other Husband 1949 Birthday Anita Louis, U.S. singer, Soul Children, I'll Be the Other Woman 1949 Birthday Dorus Vrede, Surinam poet, Otobanda; the Other Bank 1947 Birthday Marilyn Hassett, LA Ca, actress, Bell Jar, Other Side of Mt 1944 Birthday Jonathan King, born in London, England, Kenneth George King, singer, songwriter, pop music producer, wrote song 'Everyone's Gone to the Moon', successful writer, producer for other musical artists 1944 Birthday Peter Eotvos, born in Odorheiu Secuiesc, Hungary, now Romania, composer, conductor, works include 'Love and Other Demons' 1942 Event Anne Frank, 13, goes into hiding with her family and 4 other Jews 1942 Event James H. Doolittle bombs Tokyo and other Japanese cities 1942 Event U.S. and 25 other countries sign a united declaration against the Axis 1939 Birthday Robert Nye, writer, Facts of Life and other fiction, 3 Views of Man 1936 Event H. R. Ekins of "NY World-Telegram" beats 2 other reporters in a race around the world on commercial flights, by 18 days 1934 Birthday Alan Bennett, England, playwright/actor, Secret Policeman's Other Ball 1933 Birthday Richard Castellano, Bronx, actor, Godfather, Lovers and Other Stranger 1932 Birthday Graham Arnold, born in England, artist, founder of Brotherhood of Ruralists, other members include Jann Haworth, Sir Peter Blake, worked with oil and mixed media, realistic and surrealistic elements 1928 Birthday Cynthia Ozick, U.S., author, Pagan Rabbi and Other Stories 1927 Birthday Oskar Pastior, born in Sibiu, Romania, poet, writer, translator, studied German at University of Bucharest, translated Romanian literature into German, among other works by Tudor Arghezi, Tristan Tzara, Gellu Naum, Urmuz 1927 Birthday Lucio Fulci, born in Rome, Italy, director, screenwriter, actor, known for directing gore films, Zombi 2 and The Beyond, other genres, including giallo, western, comedy 1924 Event Edwin Hubble announces existence of other galactic systems 1923 Event New York Giants and New York Yankees become 1st teams to play each other for 3 consecutive World Series, also 1st played at Yankee Stadium 1923 Event Flyweights Gene LaRue and Kid Pancho KO each other simultaneously 1920 Event 1st brothers oppose each other in World Series, Cleveland's Wheeler Johnston pinch-hits as brother Jimmy plays 3rd base for Bkln 1918 Event Cloquet Minnesota and 25 other communities destroyed by forest fire, 559 die 1915 Birthday Elisabeth Eybers, South Afr/Dutch poet, That Woman and Other Verses 1912 Event Different nationalities battle with each other in Macedonia 1909 Birthday Robin Orr, born in Brechin, Scotland, musician, composer, professor of music, composed three operas, Full Circle, Hermiston, On the Razzle, among other symphonies, church music, chamber works 1906 Event T. Roosevelt is 1st President to visit other countries (P Rico and Panama) 1905 Birthday Erika Mann, German/US author, Other Germany, daughter of Thomas Mann 1904 Event George Bernard Shaws "John Bull's Other Island," premieres in London 1903 Birthday Countee Cullen, born in Baltimore, Maryland, poet, Black Christ and Other Poems 1902 Death Swami Vivekananda, founder of Ramakrishna Mission, chief disciple of Ramakrishna, responsible for bringing Vedanta and Yoga to Europe, America, introduced Hinduism at Parliament of World Religions at Chicago, 1893, dies at age 39, suffered form Asthma, diabetes, and other physical ailments 1902 Event 2 deaf-mutes face each other for 1st time as Dummy Hoy leads off for the Reds against Dummy Taylor of the Giants, Reds win 5-3 1902 Death Robert Adamson, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, philosopher, professor, served as chair of logic at University of Glasgow 1893 - 1902, important lectures published in 'The Development of Modern Philosophy and Other Essays', dies 1901 Event 1st AL game, Chicago beats Cleveland Blues 8-2, 3 other games rained out 1899 Birthday Allen Tate, U.S., poet, Mr Pope and Other Poems 1898 Birthday Louise Beavers, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Beulah-Beulah, Made for each other 1894 Event Fire in Boston destroys baseball stadium and 170 other buildings 1887 Birthday Robinson Jeffers, U.S., poet/playwright, Tamar and Other Poems, Medea 1880 Death Ole Bull, famous violinist, virtuoso, compared to Niccolo Paganini, co-founder, Den Nationale Scene theater, dies of cancer, at home on Lysoen island, extensive funeral procession had 15 steamers, other vessels, transporting his body 1878 Birthday Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer, Black Dogs and Other Stories 1871 Birthday Alma Kruger, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actress, Made For Each Other 1867 Birthday Lionel Pigot Johnson, born in England, poet and critic, Ireland and Other Poems 1865 Death Mary Surratt, and 3 other Lincoln conspirators, hanged 1862 Birthday John Jay Chapman, U.S. advocate/poet/writer, Learning and Other Essays 1861 Event Jefferson Davis of Mississippi and 4 other southern senators resign 1852 Birthday Robert Adamson, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, philosopher, professor, served as chair of logic at University of Glasgow 1893 - 1902, important lectures published in 'The Development of Modern Philosophy and Other Essays' 1814 Birthday Mikhail Yurevich Lermontov, Russian poet and writer, Demon and other poems 1794 Death Robespierre, and 22 other terrorists executed to thunderous cheers 1794 Event Congress bans U.S. vessels from supplying slaves to other countries 1733 Event England passes Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum and molasses imported to the colonies from a country other than British possessions 1659 Event English Rump-government fires John Lambert and other generals 1582 Event Gregorian calendar introduced in Italy, other Catholic countries 1531 Event Kings Ferdinand of Austria/Janos Zapolyai of Hungary accept each other 921 Event Treaty of Bonn: East France and West France recognize each other
