2014 Event Taxi service company Uber expands its presence in Latin America by partnering with Carlos Slim's cell phone company America Movil to place the Uber app on mobil phones throughout Mexico 2014 Event Bill Gates is named the world's richest person in the 'Forbes' annual ranking, with a total net worth of $76 billion; he outranked last year's wealthiest person, Carlos Slim, by $4 billion 2013 Event With a personal fortune of $73 billion dollars, Mexican business magnate Carlos Slim, tops the list of the 'Forbes' list of wealthiest people 1992 Death Lloyd "Slim" Andrews, actor (Buf Bill in Tomahawk Territory), dies 1989 Death Tim Hovey, actor (Slim Carter, Man Afraid), dies of a drug overdose 1983 Death Slim Pickins, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies after brain surgery at 64 1974 Death Lightning Slim, blues singer (Nothing But the Devil), dies at 61 1972 Birthday Shawn Stockman, Slim, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, rapper, Boyz II Men 1970 Death Slim Harpo, James Moore, rocker, dies at 28 1961 Birthday Slim MacDonnell, Jim Phantom rock percussionist, Stray Cats 1961 Birthday Slim Jim Phantom, Jim Mcdonnell, rock drummer, Stray Cats 1959 Death Slim [Eddie Jones] Guitar, rocker, dies at 32 1942 Birthday Slim Whitman, yoddler/country singer, Home on the Range 1926 Birthday Eddie Jones, "Guitar Slim" rocker 1924 Birthday Slim Harpo, musician 1919 Birthday Slim Pickens, born in Kingsburg, California, actor, Dr. Strangelove, Blazing Saddles 1918 Event Red Sox trade Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore and Duffy Lewis to Yankees for Ray Caldwell and Slim Love, Frank Gilhooey, Al Walters and $15,000 1916 Birthday Memphis Slim, rocker 1907 Birthday Sunnyland Albert Luandrew Slim, blues pianist 1892 Birthday George "Slim" Summerville, U.S. actor, Keystone Cops
