2014 Event Movie studio Warner Brothers announces plans to lay off employees and reduce costs in order to improve efficiency; parent company Time Warner Inc. is seeking improvements across its divisions after rejecting a buyout offer by Rupert Murdoch earlier this year 2014 Event Twenty-First Century Fox, headed by Rupert Murdoch, rescinds its offer to buy Time Warner Inc. after the latter's resistance to the proposal 2012 Event During the second day of evidence at the Leveson Inquiry, Rupert Murdock reveals there was a 'cover-up' at 'News of the World' but that he had no knowledge of it 1996 Death Rupert John, Governor-General of Grenadines (1970-76), dies 1995 Event Deputy Governor of Bank of England, Rupert Pennant-Rea, resigns following revelations of his affair with a freelance journalist 1994 Death Rupert Davies, methodist scholar, dies at 84 1994 Death Rupert Haselden, journalist/screenwriter, dies at 36 1988 Birthday Rupert Grint, English Actor 1988 Event Peter Kalikow purchases New York Post from Rupert Murdoch for $37.6 million 1985 Event Rupert Holmes' musical "Mystery of Edwin Drood," premieres in New York City 1976 Death Rupert Davies, actor (Zeppelin, Oblong Box), dies at 59 1973 Birthday Rupert Grant, NFL fullback for the New England Patriots 1973 Death Rupert Crosse, actor (Too Late Blues), dies of cancer at 45 1963 Birthday Rupert Graves, actor, Damage, Handful of Dust, Maurice 1960 Birthday Lisa Walters, Prince Rupert BC, LPGA golfer, Itoki Hawaiian-1992, 93 1959 Birthday Rupert Everett, actor, Princess Daisy, Another Country 1957 Birthday Rupert Haselden, journalist/Screenwriter 1951 Birthday Michael Rupert, born in Denver, Colorado, actor, Pasadena Playhouse 1951 Birthday Dean Pitchford, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, prolific songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor, novelist, Oscar, Golden Globe award-winner, wrote with composers Alan Menken, Rupert Holmes, collaborated on songs for movie, Fame, wrote screenplay for movie, 'Footloose' 1950 Birthday Rupert Greenall, rock keyboardist, Fixx 1940 Event New York Yankees dedicate a plaque to Jacob Rupert 1931 Birthday Rupert Murdoch, born in Australia, publisher, New York Post and CEO of FOX 1915 Death Rupert Chawner Brooke, English poet (Lithuania), dies at 27 1915 Death Rupert Brooke, English Poet 1909 Birthday Rupert Davies, methodist Scholar 1887 Birthday Rupert Brooke, British WW I poet, 1914 1682 Death Rupert, prince of Palts/Admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician, dies at 62 1643 Event Skirmish at Chalgrove Field: Prince Rupert parliamentary armies
