Bob Barker
American media personality
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| August 31 2023 | Honored posthumously with an hour-long TV special celebrating his life. |
| August 26 2023 | Passed away at the age of 99 |
| August 26 2023 | Bob Barker passed away, concluding a legendary career in television and animal rights advocacy. |
| November 12 2022 | Retired from the Sea Shepherd fleet and sent to Turkey for recycling. |
| August 2021 | Barker gave his last public interview to People magazine, discussing The Price Is Right's upcoming 50th season on air. |
| June 19 2017 | Barker slipped and hit his head at home. His maid drove him to the emergency room, where he was checked and released. |
| 2016 | Began operating campaigns in West Africa to combat illegal fishing, partnering with several African countries. |
| 2015 | Reunited with Adam Sandler for a comedic video during Comedy Central's 'Night of Too Many Stars' benefit show. |
| October 20 2015 | Barker tripped and fell on a sidewalk near his Los Angeles-area home. Police officers called an ambulance, and he was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he received stitches for a forehead injury and hurt his left knee. |
| March 31 2014 | Part of Australia's lawsuit against Japan at the International Court of Justice regarding whaling operations. |
| February 2014 | Collided with Yushin Maru No. 3, causing hull cracking visible to the crew. |
| February 20 2013 | Rammed by Japanese whaling ship Nisshin Maru in the Southern Ocean, resulting in damage to antennas and loss of power, leading to a mayday call. |
| 2012 | The Bob Barker Building, funded by his previous donation, opened in Los Angeles. |
| March 5 2012 | Found the whaling fleet's factory ship, Nisshin Maru, after a lengthy search. |
| February 9 2011 | Began blocking Nisshin Maru's slipway while searching for the whaling fleet with Sea Shepherd vessel Gojira. |
| 2010 | Provided $5 million to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, which used the funds to purchase and outfit a ship named the MY Bob Barker to interdict Japanese whaling operations in the Southern Ocean. |
| 2010 | Donated $2.5 million toward the purchase of office space for PETA in Los Angeles. |
| July 29 2010 | First appeared as a rotating guest co-host on The Huckabee Show. |
| May 24 2010 | Registered under the Dutch flag by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. |
| February 19 2010 | Japanese officials withdrew Bob Barker's Togo registry. |
| February 6 2010 | Collided with a Japanese whaling vessel while obstructing its factory ship's slip-way, resulting in a gash in Bob Barker's hull. |
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