2015 Event Pope Francis ends his visit to Cuba by blessing Santiago de Cuba, then flies to the U.S., where he is greeted by the Obama and Biden families; the pontiff will likely speak on migration and the environment during his stay 2013 Event The new U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, is sworn in by Vice President, Joe Biden 2008 Event Joe Biden is elected the 47th Vice President of the United States 1959 Death Preston Sturges, Edmund Biden, U.S. director/screenwriter, dies at 60 1942 Birthday Joe Biden, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Senator-D-Delaware 1973 - 2009, 47th Vice President of the U.S. 1898 Birthday Preston Sturges, Edmund P Biden, Chic, director, Sullivan's Travels
