2014 Event The World Health Organization reports that the rate of Ebola infection is slowing in Liberia, with hospitals now at less than full capacity; the slowdown is attributed to a campaign to educate citizens on safe burial practices 2010 Event A Tel Aviv judge orders safe deposit boxes at a Zurich bank opened; the boxes may contain drawings and manuscripts by writer Franz Kafka 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 1984 Event Andrea Doria's safe opened 1981 Event Divers begin to recover a safe found aboard Andrea Doria 1976 Birthday Amy Safe, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1974 Death Ralf Harolde, actor (Safe, Framed, Stolen Harmony), dies at 75 1973 Event 3-man crew of Skylab 3 make safe splashdown in Pacific after 59 days 1955 Event Salk polio vaccine safe and effective; 4 billion dimes marched 1949 Event British warship HMS Amethyst escape down Yangtze River, having been refused a safe passage by Chinese Communists after 3-month standoff 1924 Birthday Sidney Lumet, born in Philadelphia, director, Group, Pawnbroker, Fail Safe 1919 Birthday Dan O'Herlihy, Ireland, actor, Fail Safe, Last Starfighter, Robocop 1811 Birthday Elisha Graves Otis, inventor, safe elevator