2014 Event A Van Gogh painting, 'Still Life, Vase with Daisies, and Poppies', sells for $61.8 million, exceeding its estimated worth of $50 million; the artist painted the work at his doctor's home shortly before his death 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 2014 Event For the first time in history, millionaires made up the majority of Congress in 2012; The Center for Responsive Politics study reveals that of the 534 members, 268 had a net worth of $1 million or more 2014 Event According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the net worth of the 300 richest people in the world collectively increased by $524 billion; the group has an aggregate net worth of $3.7 trillion 2013 Event In the U.S., record snowfall leaves hundreds of thousands without power; Dallas-Fort Worth experiences an ice storm causing traffic accidents, power outages and airport delays 2013 Event A private collection of 1,500 works of art plundered by the Nazi's and discovered in a Munich apartment in 2012, has an estimated worth of $1 billion; lost works include paintings by Matisse, Paul Klee, Marc Chagall and Picasso 2013 Event The biggest version of Boeing's Dreamliner plane, the 787-10, debuts at the Paris Air show; over 100 orders, worth over $30 billion, are placed 2013 Event At Belgium's Brussels Airport, armed robbers steal untraceable, raw diamonds worth $50 million from a plane within minutes, and without alarming passengers 2012 Event The American company Apple, Inc. announces it is worth over $600 billion dollars, making the technology company the largest in the world by market capitalization 2011 Event The International Monetary Fund approves a new three-year loan for Haiti worth $60 million, canceling Haiti's $268 million debt 2011 Event The Swiss Government blocks 27 million Swiss francs worth of assets belonging to senior Syrian officials 2009 Event Cuban and Venezuelan leaders sign over $3.2 billion worth of trade and cooperation agreements 2002 Death Irene Worth, actress, Lost in Yonkers, dies at 85 1997 Event David Frost wins Golf's Colonial Final in Ft. Worth Texas 1995 Event Forbes Mag announces Bill Gates is the richest man in world, worth$12.9 billion dollars 1995 Event Mexican peso worth 7.55 pesos to a dollar (record) 1995 Event Dollar worth 1.5330 Dutch guilder (record) 1993 Death David Brian, U.S. actor (Damned Don't Cry, Fort Worth), dies at 78 1992 Event Nor'easter storm hits NY, doing 1 billion dollars worth of damage 1992 Event 81st Davis Cup: USA beats Switzerland in Fort Worth (3-1) 1988 Event Herschel Walker performs Fort Worth Ballet 1987 Death Randolph Scott, actor (Ft. Worth, Gung Ho, Jesse James), dies at 89 1986 Birthday Charlotte Church, born in Cardiff, Wales, singer, songwriter, actress, classical crossover singer, host of 'The Charlotte Church Show', worth $20 million pounds 1985 Event Delta Lockheed L-1011 crashes at Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport, 137 die 1983 Event Heathrow Airport, robbed of 6,800 gold bars worth $38.7 million 1983 Event 5 killed in a fire at a Ramada Inn in Fort Worth, Tx 1982 Birthday Kelly Clarkson, born in Fort Worth, Texas, singer, songwriter, winner of first season of 'American Idol' television series, hits include, 'Thankful', 'Because of You' 1981 Birthday Beyonce Knowles, born in Houston, Texas, singer, actress, dancer, song, 'Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)', earned six Grammy Awards, worth over $87 million dollars 1979 Death Fulton J Sheen, bishop (Life is Worth Living), dies at 84 1968 Birthday Billy Brewer, born in Fort Worth, Texas, pitcher, New York Yankees 1968 Event KDTV TV channel 39 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting 1967 Event KBFI (now KDAF) TV channel 33 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (IND) begins 1966 Birthday Helena Bonham Carter, London, actress, Ft. Worth, Howards End 1965 Birthday Shahrukh Khan, born in New Delhi, India, actor, Bollywood figure, film producer, television host, appeared in 'Om Shanti Om', 'My Name Is Khan', worth over $540 million dollars 1965 Birthday Vaden Todd Lewis, born in Fort Worth, Texas, guitarist, vocalist, hard rock, post-grunge genre, co-founded Burden Brother band, toured with Toadies band 1965 Birthday J. K. Rowling, born in Yate, England, author, 'Harry Potter' series of fantasy novels, listed as the 12th richest woman in Britain, 2008, with a net worth of $798 million 1965 Birthday Michael Dell, born in Houston, Texas, businessman, founder of Dell, Inc., philanthropist, named 'Inc.' magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year, worth over $12 billion 1965 Birthday Greg Swindell, Fort Worth, Texas, pitcher, Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians 1964 Birthday Trey Anastasio, born in Fort Worth, Texas, singer, multi-instrumentalist, member of Phish rock band, ranked 73rd on 'Rolling Stone' 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time 1963 Birthday Lisa Whelchel, Fort Worth Texas, actress, Blair-Facts of Life 1963 Event Mickey Mantle of New York Yankees sign a baseball contract worth $100,000 1962 Event Charlie Finley is denied permission to move A's to Dallas-Ft. Worth 1962 Birthday Kimberly McArthur, born in Fort Worth Texas, playmate, January, 1982 1961 Event Fidel Castro announces Cuba will release 1,113 prisoners from failed 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion for $62M worth of food and medical supplies 1961 Birthday Mark David Brooks, born in Ft. Worth, Texas, PGA golfer, 1994 Kemper Open 1961 Event Russia introduces a new ruble worth $1.11 1960 Event Fay Crocker wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open 1960 Event Bank of France issues new franc, worth 20 cents 1959 Event Continental League awards its last franchise to Dallas-Ft. Worth 1959 Event Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open 1958 Birthday Carlos Carson, born in Lake Worth, Florida, football player, wide receiver, played in ten National Football League seasons, from 1980 to 1989, all time Pro Bowl NFL player 1958 Event Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Lake Worth Open Golf Invitational 1957 Birthday Mukesh Ambani, born in Aden, Yemen, Indian business tycoon, largest shareholder and managing director of Reliance Industries, worth over $29 billion 1957 Event Dodgers (Ft. Worth) and Cubs (LA) "trade" minor league franchises 1957 Event Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open 1954 Birthday Danielle Alexander, Ft. Worth, Texas, country music pianist 1953 Birthday Paul Allen, born in Seattle, Washington, co-founder of Microsoft with Bill Gates, worth $10 billion, 'Time' magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World 1952 Birthday Kate Capshaw, Ft. Worth, Texas, actress, Little Sex, Dreamscape 1952 Birthday Philip Green, born in Croyden, England, businessman, owns large retail stores including Arcadia Group, 9th richest person in Britain, worth over $4 billion 1950 Birthday Bill Owens, born in Fort Worth, Texas, politician, Republican party, 40th Governor of Colorado 1950 Birthday Mark Blum, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Worth Winning, Blind Date, Presidio 1950 Birthday Ernest Istook, born in Fort Worth, Texas, Representative-R-Oklahoma 1993 - 2007 1950 Birthday Richard Gilliland, Ft. Worth, Texas, actor, Jonesy-Waltons, Tom-Heartland 1949 Event KRLD (now KDFW) TV channel 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (CBS) begins 1949 Event WFAA TV channel 8 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1949 Event WBAP-FM, Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting 1949 Event Lucky Lady II (USAF B-50 Superfortress), completes 1st nonstop round- the-world flight at Fort Worth, Texas, covering 23,452 miles in 94 hours 1948 Birthday Gary Morris, Ft. Worth, Texas, country singer and actor, Colbys 1948 Event WBAP-TV, (NBC affiliate) Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting 1948 Birthday Robert Spink, born in Haworth, Worth Valley, Yorkshire, England, Robert Michael Spink, politician, Independence Party, former Conservative Party member, became Member of Parliament for Castle Point in June, 2001 1946 Birthday Mike Murdock, born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, author, televangelist, pastor, Wisdom Center ministry, Fort Worth, Texas, hosts Wisdom Keys with Mick Murdock television program, mentored with Jimmie Swaggart, preached with Tammy Faye Bakker 1943 Birthday Sandra Haynie, Ft. Worth, Texas, LPGA golfer, 1974 U.S. Women's Open 1943 Birthday Gayle Hunnicutt, Ft. Worth, Texas, actress, Legend of Hell House, Dallas 1942 Birthday Robin Morgan, Lake Worth, Florida, actress, Dagmar-Mama 1941 Event 45th U.S. Golf Open: Craig Wood shoots a 284 at Colonial Club Ft. Worth 1941 Birthday Sandra Palmer, born in Ft. Worth, Texas, LPGA golfer, 1986 Mayflower Classic 1939 Birthday Terry Dill, Forth Worth, Texas, PGA golfer, 1992 Bank One Senior Classic 1938 Birthday Rex Reed, Ft. Worth, Texas, movie critic/actor, Myra Breckinridge 1938 Birthday Ray Sharpe, born in Fort Worth, Texas, singer, songwriter, guitarist, Lee Hazlewood produced debut album, second album featured Duane Eddy and Al Casey on guitars, recorded with King Curtis 1936 Birthday Roger Miller, born in Ft. Worth, Texas, country singer, King of the Road, Dang Me 1934 Event 1st "Washateria" (laundromat) opens (Ft. Worth, Texas) 1934 Birthday Van Williams, Fort Worth, Texas, actor, Green Hornet, Tycoon 1932 Birthday Bobby Day, Robert Byrd, Fort Worth, Texas, rock vocalist, Rockin' Robin 1931 Birthday Larry Hagman, born in Fort Worth, Texas, actor, I Dream of Jeannie, JR-Dallas 1925 Birthday Fess Parker, Fort Worth Texas, actor, Davy Crockett, Old Yeller 1924 Birthday Norman Alden, Fort Worth, Texas, actor, Pilaski-Hennesey, Al-Fay 1923 Event 1st broadcast of "Barn Dance Show" (WBAP - Ft. Worth Texas) 1922 Birthday Jim Wright, born in Fort Worth, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1987 - 1989, Speaker of House 1922 Event WBAP-AM begins broadcasting from Ft. Worth Texas 1922 Event WBAP-AM, Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting 1921 Birthday Phyllis Thaxter, Portland Maine, actress, Nora, Ft. Worth 1916 Birthday Irene Worth, born in Nebraska, actress, Nicolas and Alexandra 1912 Event 38th Kentucky Derby: Carol H Shilling aboard Worth wins in 2:09.4 1912 Birthday Byron Nelson, Fort Worth, Texas, PGA golfer, won 19 tournaments in 1945 1910 Birthday Ray McKinley, born in Ft. Worth, Texas, orchestra leader/drummer, Glenn Miller Time 1907 Birthday Adrienne Ames, Fort Worth, Texas, actress, Death Kiss, Panama Patrol 1899 Birthday Dorothy Devore, Ft. Worth, Texas, actress, Narrow Street, Senior Daredevil 1895 Birthday Fulton J Sheen, El Paso, Illinois, bishop, Life is Worth Living 1829 Birthday William Worth Belknap, Major General Union volunteers
