On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Wall Street analysts, doctors and patients expect Tecfidera to become a blockbuster because of its efficacy, relative safety and convenience.
A huge denial-of-service attack that eventually slowed traffic across much of the Internet relied on vulnerabilities in the network’s own hardware to amplify its effects.
The Supreme Court justices signaled this week that they might limit their intervention on same-sex marriage, since the democratic process seems to be playing out on its own.
Critics say funneling money to families to choose their preferred schools could further weaken public education.
As deputy mayor in the Giuliani administration, Joseph J. Lhota led efforts to force the Brooklyn Museum to remove art he and others considered offensive, one episode in a continuing battle over free speech.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 27, 2013, covering March 28, 2013.
Bon Jovi
David Bowie
Luke Bryan
Passion
Bruno Mars
2013George E. P. Box, English-American statistician and educator (born 1919)[†]
George Edward Pelham Box was a British statistician, who worked in the areas of quality control, time-series analysis, design of experiments, and Bayesian inference. He has been called "one of the great statistical minds of the 20th century". He is famous for the quote "All models are wrong but some are useful".
2013Richard Griffiths, English actor (born 1947)[†]
Richard Thomas Griffiths was an English actor. He was known for his portrayals of Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films (2001–2011), Uncle Monty in Withnail and I (1987), and Henry Crabbe in Pie in the Sky (1994–1997). Over his career he received numerous accolades including a Tony Award and Olivier Award as well as a nomination for a BAFTA Award. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2008.
2013Hugh McCracken, American guitarist, harmonica player, and producer (born 1942)[†]
Hugh Carmine McCracken was an American rock guitarist and session musician based in New York City, primarily known for his performance on guitar and also as a harmonica player. McCracken was additionally an arranger and record producer.
2013Bob Teague, American college football star and television news-reporter (born 1929)[†]
Robert Lewis Teague was an African-American college football star and television news reporter.
2013Gus Triandos, American baseball player and scout (born 1930)[†]
Gus Triandos was an American professional baseball player and scout. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher and a first baseman, most prominently as a member of the Baltimore Orioles where he was a four-time All-Star player. He also played for the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers of the American League (AL) and the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros of the National League (NL). In 1981, he was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame. Triandos is notable for being the first catcher in MLB history to catch a no-hitter in both the American League and the National League, catching a no-hitter by Hoyt Wilhelm in 1958 while on the Orioles in the AL and Jim Bunning's perfect game while on the Phillies in the NL.
In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]