[ConservativeStatement]

I remember when a falling pane of glass killed a woman in Chicago (1999):

“Glass kills Loop woman Pane falls from CNA building”

http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4516900.html

[Morris70]

I heard incident of similar late 70’s/early 80’s in US.
Didn’t read newspaper back then so it was probably word of mouth.