2014 Event Ashraf Ghani is sworn in as Afghanistan's new president; Ghani will share power with runner-up candidate Abdullah Abdullah, who has taken the position of chief executive 2014 Event Protests erupt after China issues a decision to not allow free elections in Hong Kong, instead requiring government approval of any candidate running for office 2014 Event Eric Cantor, majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, will step down from his leadership position at the end of July following a surprising primary election defeat by Tea Party candidate David Brat 2013 Event Syria's chemical weapons arsenal requires an eradication site; Belgium rejected being a candidate for the destruction, suggesting the stockpile should be destroyed close to Syria 2013 Event Russian politician Alexei Navalny, a prominent opposition figure, registers as candidate for Mayor in Moscow's September's election 2012 Event Italian voters select center-left candidate Pier Luigi Bersani as their new Prime Minister 2012 Event The President of Germany's Social Democratic Party, Sigmar Gabriel recommends Peer Steinbruck as the party's Chancellor candidate for the 2012 German federal election 2012 Event Former U.S. Presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty resigns from Mitt Romney's Presidential campaign, planning instead to work for the Financial Services Roundtable in Washington, D.C. 2012 Event U.S. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney states the Palestinians are committed to destroying Israel 2012 Event At the National Convention in Tampa, Florida, the U.S. Republican Party nominates Mitt Romney as its candidate in the 2012 presidential election 2012 Event The Republican party's presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney names Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin Congressman, as the Republican Party's vice presidential candidate in the November 2012 presidential election 2012 Event Former Democratic Party candidate for the U.S. Presidency, John Edwards, is cleared on one count of corruption, with a mistrial declared on the other five counts 2012 Event Sybrand van Haersma Buma becomes the top candidate for 2012's Dutch general election after being elected as the new party leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal 2012 Event U.S. Presidential candidate Ron Paul announces he will end his campaign, but that he will still try to obtain delegates before the Republican National Convention in August 2012 Event The trial over illegal use of campaign funds by U.S. Presidential candidate John Edwards begins in North Carolina 2012 Event In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood nominates chairman Khairat El-Shater as a candidate for the May 2012 presidential elections 2012 Event U.S. Presidential candidate Rick Santorum wins the caucuses in the state of Louisiana 2012 Event U.S. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney wins caucuses in the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam and Wyoming 2012 Event U.S. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney wins the caucus in Washington state 2012 Event In the Finnish Presidential election, conservative candidate Sauli Niinisto wins in a landslide 2012 Event 2012 Republican Party Presidential primary candidate Jon Huntsman drops out of the race, endorsing Mitt Romney 2012 Event U.S. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney wins the 2012 Iowa Caucus by 8 votes over Rick Santorum 2011 Event 2012 Presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty withdraws from his campaign to win the Republican Party nomination 2011 Event Former North Carolina Senator and U.S. Presidential Candidate John Edwards is indicted on charges of conspiracy and violating campaign finance laws 2010 Event Alaska's State Senator Lisa Murkowski becomes the first write-in candidate to successfully win an election since 1954 2010 Event Despite considerable opposition, Christine O'Donnell is elected as the Republican Party candidate for Delaware 2004 Event The Republican party nominates George W. Bush as its presidential candidate 2004 Event Democrats nominate John Kerry as their Presidential candidate 2002 Death John Frankenheimer, director, The Manchurian Candidate, dies at 72 2001 Death Harold Stassen, perennial presidential candidate/politician, resigned as governor of Minnesota to enlist for WWII, dies at 93 2001 Death Howard Koch, producer, The Manchurian Candidate, dies at 84 1998 Death Barry Goldwater, born in Phoenix, Arizona, Senator-R-Arizona 1953 - 1965, 1969 - 1987, Republican Presidential candidate 1964, dies at 89 from a stroke 1996 Death Edmund S Muskie, vice President candidate/(Gov-D-Maine), dies at 81 1994 Death Gamini Dissanayake, Sri Lankain presidential candidate, murdered 1994 Death Luis Donaldo Colosio, Mexican President candidate, assassinated at 44 1993 Death Absolutely Nobody, David Powers, Washington lieutenant governor candidate, dies at 37 1993 Death Jean Lecanuet, French UDF-presidential candidate, dies at 72 1993 Event Independent President candidate Ross Perot publicly returns to politics 1992 Death G Harold Carswell, supreme court justice candidate 1970, dies at 72 1992 Event President candidate Bill Clinton (D) and Genifer Flowers accuse each other of lying over her assertion they had a 12-year affair 1990 Death Carlos Pizarro Leongomez, Colombian President candidate, assassinated 1989 Death Luis Carlos Galan, Colombian presidential candidate, murdered 1988 Event Democratic convention picks Michael Dukakis as their President candidate 1984 Event Vice President candidate debate-Graldine Ferraro (D) and George Bush (R) 1984 Event Geraldine Ferraro, New York becomes 1st woman major-party Vice Presidential candidate 1984 Death Glen H Taylor, U.S. senator/Vice Presidential candidate (1948), dies at 80 1982 Death Giovanni Benelli, archbishop of Florence/Pope candidate, dies 1981 Event Only candidate Hassan Gouled Aptidon wins Djibouti President election 1972 Event Thomas Eagleton withdraws as Democratic Vice Presidential candidate 1971 Death Thomas E Dewey, U.S. president candidate (R 1944, 48), dies at 68 1970 Death Joseph A. Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers president, murdered 1967 Birthday Liev Schreiber, born in San Francisco, California, actor, director, screenwriter, appeared in 'X-Men Origins', 'The Manchurian Candidate', 'Salt' 1965 Death Adlai Stevenson, U.S. ambassador to UN/president candidate (D, 1952, 56), dies 1964 Event Republicans convention selects Barry Goldwater as President candidate 1960 Event Republican National convention selects Richard Nixon as candidate 1960 Event U.S. Republican convention nominates Nixon as presidential candidate 1960 Event U.S. Democratic convention nominates John F. Kennedy as presidential candidate 1956 Event Adlai E. Stevenson nominated as Democratic presidential candidate 1956 Birthday Meg Whitman, born in Long Island, New York, formerly, CEO of eBay, billionaire, Republican, 2010 candidate for Governor of California 1955 Birthday Mike Huckabee, born in Hope, Arkansas, politician, 44th Governor of Arkansas, Republican, candidate for President in 2008, host of 'Huckabee' television talk show 1954 Birthday Al Sharpton, born in Brooklyn, New York, African American Baptist minister, civil rights activist, 2004 candidate for President, host of 'Keepin' It Real' radio show 1953 Birthday John Edwards, born in Seneca, South Carolina, politician, 2004 Democratic candidate for Vice President, Presidential candidate, 2008, U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1952 Event General Eisenhower nominated as Republican presidential candidate 1952 Birthday Nancy Lord, Libertarian Vice Presidential candidate 1992 1941 Birthday Jesse Jackson, born in Greenville, South Carolina, clergyman/presidential candidate, D 1939 Birthday Allen Garfield, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Candidate, Beverly Hills Cop II 1938 Birthday Andre Marrou, Libertarian Presidential candidate 1992 1937 Birthday Robert Redford, born in California, actor, Sting, Candidate, Natural, Great Gatsby 1936 Birthday Mario Vargas Llosa, born in Peru, writer, Aunt Julia, and President candidate 1935 Birthday Peter Boyle, Philadelphia, actor, Joe, Candidate, Everybody Loves Raymond 1935 Birthday Geraldine Ferraro, born in Newburgh, New York, Representative-D-New York 1979 - 1985, 1st female Democratic Vice Presidential candidate 1984 1933 Birthday Michael S Dukakis, Gov-D-Mass, 1988 President Candidate 1933 Birthday Michael S Dukakis, Gov-D-Mass, presidential candidate, D-1988 1933 Event German presidential candidate Earnest Thalmann (KPD) arrested 1930 Birthday H Ross Perot, Texas, billionaire/presidental candidate 1992 1929 Birthday Thomas Eagleton, born in St. Louis, Missouri, Senator-D-Missouri 1968 - 1986 and Democratic Vice Presidential candidate 1972 1927 Birthday Pat Paulsen, Wash, comedian/president candidate, Smothers Bros Show 1924 Birthday Shirley Chisholm, D-Rep-NY, 1st black congresswoman/president candidate 1923 Birthday Robert J Dole, Sen-R Kansas, 1969 - 1995, presidential candidate, R-1996 1922 Birthday Lyndon LaRouche, American presidental candidate, 1980 1922 Birthday George McGovern, born in Avon, South Dakota, Representative-D-South Dakota 1957 - 1961, Senator-D-South Dakota 1963 - 1981, Democratic President candidate 1972 1921 Birthday Giovanni Benelli, archbishop, Florence, Papal candidate 1919 Birthday George C Wallace, Clio Ala, gov-D-Ala, President candidate 1916 Birthday Eugene J. McCarthy, born in Watkins, Minnesota, Senator-D-Minnesota, President candidate 1968 1915 Birthday Sargent Shriver, Maryland, Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, 1972, directed Peace Corp 1909 Birthday Barry Goldwater, born in Phoenix, Arizona, Senator-R-Arizona 1953 - 1965, 1969 - 1987, Republican Presidential candidate 1964 1907 Birthday Harold Stassen, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Minnesota Governor, Republican perennial President candidate 1906 Birthday Curtis E Le May, air force general/Vice Presidential candidate 1902 Birthday Henry Cabot Lodge, Senator-R, ambassador, Vice President candidate 1960 1900 Birthday Adlai E Stevenson, Gov-D-Ill, President candidate, D, 1952, 1956 1893 Death Benjamin F Butler, U.S. gen/president candidate (anti-monopoly), dies at 74 1892 Birthday Wendell Wilkie, presidential candidate, R-1940, author, One World 1887 Birthday Alfred M Landon, R-Ks, President candidate, 1932, 1936 1886 Birthday Ernst Thalmann, German communist presidential candidate 1884 Birthday Norman Thomas, Marion Ohio, socialist, President Candidate 1928-48 1881 Birthday William Foster, Massachusetts, Communist President candidate, 1924,28,32 1876 Event Democratic Party elects Samuel Tilden as presidential candidate 1876 Event Republicans pick Rutherford B Hayes as presidental candidate 1869 Event Black candidate for lt governor of Va, Dr. J H Harris, defeated 1855 Birthday Eugene V Debs, labor organizer, Socialist presidential candidate 1855 Birthday Robert Marion La Follette, born in Wisconsin, President candidate, Progressive 1844 Event Whig convention nominates Henry Clay as presidential candidate 1843 Event Liberty Party nominates James Birneyas presidential candidate 1786 Birthday Winfield Scott, army general, Union, presidential candidate
