Identify the gorilla in 1 and connect to an event. 2 is a clue

Identify the gorilla in 1 and connect to an event involving 2.

[Edit: Note to self: stop framing questions after 2AM.]

Cracked by shrik , jayanth , Dibyo , Mitesh , KRIK , AmK , alephnull , udupendra , Rahulk , madhur , Nakul , Raghuvansh , Ps , Mo , Siddharth Jain and shenoyvarun86.

shrik, jayanth, Dibyo, Mitesh, KRIK, AmK, alephnull, udupendra, Rahulk, madhur, Nakul, Raghuvansh, Ps, Mo, Siddharth Jain and shenoyvarun86