2015 Event Greece continues negotiations with its creditors after refusing proposed austerity measures; however, the Greek government proposal includes reforms similar to those rejected by voters in a recent referendum 2013 Event Pope Francis canonizes a record-breaking number of new Catholic Church saints; Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI submitted the 813 'Martyrs of Otranto' who were beheaded by Ottoman soldiers for refusing to convert to Islam 2010 Event Six Venezuelan cable television channels are taken off the air by the Venezuelan government after refusing to transmit government messages 1997 Death Jeffrey Bernard, journalist, wrote column, 'Low Life', for The Spectator magazine, dies in Soho, England, after refusing dialysis treatment 1995 Event George Foreman loses WBA boxing title, refusing to fight Tony Tucker 1990 Event New York court of appeals ends 2 year legal battle over 1988 America's Cup by refusing jurisdiction of case 1988 Event U.N. General Assembly (151-2) censures U.S. for refusing PLO's Arafat visa 1975 Event Bobby Fischer stripped of world chess title for refusing to defend it 1969 Event Muhammad Ali is convicted for refusing induction in U.S. Army on appeal 1967 Event Muhammad Ali is convicted for refusing induction in U.S. Army 1967 Event Muhammad Ali is indicted for refusing induction in U.S. Army 1955 Event Rosa Parks (black) arrested for refusing to move to the back of bus 1951 Event International Table Tennis Federation bans Egypt (for refusing to play Israel) 1920 Event U.S. Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles for 2nd time refusing to ratify League of Nations' covenant (maintaining isolation policy) 1912 Event Hamilton Alerts suspended by ORFU for refusing to field a full team in a replay of a protested game 1903 Event President T Roosevelt shuts down post office in Indianola Miss, for refusing to accept its appointed postmistress because she was black 1801 Event Tripoli declares war on U.S. for refusing tribute
