2014 Event The U.N. will remove peacekeepers from the Syrian side of Golan Heights after the recent capture and release of 45 U.N. troops from Fiji by Syrian rebel forces; the U.N. has worked in the area for 40 years to keep peace between Syria and Israel 2008 Death Charlton Heston, dies at 84, at his home in Beverly Hills, California, with Lydia, his wife of 64 years, by his side 1998 Death Jerome Robbins, choreographer, West Side Story, dies at 79 1998 Event Tony Awards, Side Man, Death of a Salesman revival, Annie Get Your Gun revival and You're a Good Man Charlie Brown revival won major awards 1998 Event "Side Show," closes at Richard Rodgers New York City after 91 performances 1997 Death Saul Chaplin, director (West Side Story), dies at 85 1997 Event "Side Show," opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City for 91 performances 1996 Event Chris Harris scores 130 in losing New Zealand side vs. Australia, World Cup 1995 Event Last "Far Side" by cartoonist Gary Larson started in 1980 1994 Event Gary Larson, announces he is retiring from doing "Far Side" cartoon 1992 Event Largest wrestling crowd out side of U.S. (75,000) at Wembley Stadium 1992 Event "Little Hotel on the Side" closes at Belasco New York City after 41 performances 1992 Event "Little Hotel on the Side" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 41 performances 1991 Death Larry Kert, actor (Tony-West Side Story), dies of AIDS at 60 1990 Death Leonard Bernstein, composer (West Side Story), dies at 72 1988 Death Tucker Smith, singer/dancer (Cool-West Side Story), dies 1987 Death Alfred Bester, sci-fi author (Dark Side of Earth), dies at 73 1982 Event Chris Evert wins her 6th and final U.S. Open Tennis match at West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills NY 1982 Event Sygyzy: all 9 planets aligned on same side of Sun 1982 Event Dark Side of the Moon, is on charts for 402nd week 1981 Death Natalie Wood, actress (West Side Story), dies at age 43 from 'accidental drowning' 1981 Event Ernest Thompson's "West Side Waltz," premieres in New York City 1980 Event "West Side Story" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 341 performances 1980 Event "West Side Story" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 341 performances 1978 Death Queenie Smith, actress/dancer (Funny Side), dies at 79 1978 Event NFL permanently adds 7th official (side judge) 1977 Event "Side by Side by Sondheim" opens at Music Box New York City for 390 performances 1977 Event Stephen Sondheim's musical "Side by Side" premieres in New York City 1977 Event "Side by Side by Sondheim" closes at Music Box New York City after 390 performances 1974 Birthday Jim Maher, cricketer, Queensland lefty batsman victorious 1995 side 1968 Birthday Stephanie Seymour, SD California, actress/model, Sunny Side Up 1967 Event Sweden begins driving on right-hand side of road 1967 Event Al Downing becomes 12th to strike-out side on 9 pitches 1964 Event Sandy Koufax is 1st to strike out the side on 9 pitches 1963 Birthday Kathy Ireland, model and actress, Alien From, Louisiana, Side Out 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 1962 Event 34th Academy Awards - "West Side Story," Sophia Loren and Max Schell win 1960 Birthday Gary Graham, actor, Money on the Side 1959 Event Far side of Moon seen for 1st time, compliments of U.S.S.R.'s Luna 3 1959 Event U.S.S.R. Luna 3 sent back 1st photos of Moon's far side 1959 Event "West Side Story" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 734 performances 1957 Event "West Side Story" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 734 performances 1957 Event Bernstein and Sondheim's musical "West Side Story," premieres in New York City 1957 Event Musical "West Side Story," opens on Broadway 1957 Birthday Patty Loveless, Ramey, Pikeville, Kentucky, singer, Blue Side of Town 1955 Birthday Malcolm Jarvis, cricket lefty paceman, Zimbabwe's 1st Test side 1953 Birthday Zoltan Magyar, Hungary, side horse gymnast, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics 1951 Birthday John Bentley, born in Deptford, South East London, rocker, bass player, played for Squeeze 1980 - 1982, appeared on albums Argybargy and East Side Story 1950 Birthday Gary Larson, born in Tacoma, Washington, cartoonist, created and published the single-panel comic strip, Far Side 1947 Birthday Marilyn Hassett, LA Ca, actress, Bell Jar, Other Side of Mt 1940 Event St. Louis Browns Johnny Lucadello is 2nd to home run from each side of plate 1939 Birthday Richard Beymer, Avoca, Iowa, actor, West Side Story, Diary of Anne Frank 1936 Birthday Marva Nettles Collins, educator, west side preparatory school 1934 Birthday Martin Charnin, Broadway lyricist, Annie, West Side Story 1934 Event John Van Druten's "Distaff Side," premieres in New York City 1934 Birthday Carol Lawrence, Illinois, dancer/actress, West Side Story 1934 Birthday Dionne Quintuplets, secluded quintuplets, born Annette, Alive Cecile, Alive Emelie, Dead 1954 Marie, Dead 1970 Yvonne, Alive, First known set of surviving quintuplets, these girls were treated as a side show 1933 Birthday George Chakiris, born in Norwood, Ohio, actor, West Side Story 1933 Birthday Chita Rivera, Washington D.C., actress, West Side Story, Sweet Charity 1933 Event Work on Golden Gate Bridge begins, on Marin County side 1931 Birthday Rita Moreno, Rosa Dolores Alverio, Humacao PR, West Side Story 1930 Birthday Stephen Sondheim, born in New York City, lyricist, West Side Story, Company 1928 Birthday Harold Prince, U.S. producer/director, West Side Story, Evita 1925 Birthday James E "Jimmy" Smith, U.S. jazz/organist, Walk on the Wild Side 1925 Birthday Elizabeth Wilson, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, actor, Doc, East Side/West Side 1922 Birthday Vasko Popa, Yugoslavia/Serbian poet, Heaven is a Side Issue 1922 Event Vancouver, BC starts driving on the right side of road 1921 Birthday Cyd Charisse, Tula Finklea, Amarillo, Texas, dancer/actress, East Side 1918 Birthday Jerome Robbins, Rabinowitz, New York, choreographer, Tony-West Side Story 1918 Birthday Leonard Bernstein, Lawrence, Massachusetts, conductor and composer, West Side Story 1918 Birthday Arthur Laurents, born in New York City, playwright, West Side Story, Gypsy 1914 Birthday Robert Wise, director, Day the Earth Stood Still, West Side Story 1914 Event Japan joins side of allies 1912 Birthday Jack Cowie, cricketer, successful New Zealand fast bowler either side of WWII 1909 Event 1st subway car with side doors goes into service in New York City 1905 Birthday Helen B M Fennell Joseph, anti-apartheid writer, Side by Side 1903 Event Due to drought the U.S. side of Niagara Falls runs short of water 1899 Birthday Winnie Lightner, Greenport, New York, comedienne, Sit Tight, Side Show 1898 Birthday Queenie Smith, New York City, actress/dancer, Funny Side 1892 Birthday John Peale Bishop, U.S. poet, This Side of Paradise 1806 Event A side of Rossberg Peak collapses into Goldau Valley, Switzerland, kills 500
