2014 Event Zhou Yongkang, China's former security chief, has been arrested on corruption charges and ousted from the Communist Party; Zhou is the highest-ranking official to be arrested in Chinese leader Xi Jinxing's campaign to reduce government corruption 2014 Event Hong Kong protesters continue to clash with police a day after Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying offers to engage in discussion; Leung said that he will not concede to demands for greater independence from central control, a key reason for the protest 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 Hong Kong government offices remain closed as protesters continue to demand resignation of Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and an end to selection of Hong Kong candidates by the Chinese government 2014 Event Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah have agreed to share power in a unity government, with Ghani as president and Abdullah as chief executive officer of Afghanistan; both men claimed fraud after the election, prompting a U.N.-monitored recount 2014 Event Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel has resigned in the wake of security breaches late last year in which customer data was stolen; the company will be run by John Mulligan, the company's Chief Financial Officer, until a new president is identified 2013 Event In Sri Lanka, an impeachment motion against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake is passed by the Parliament 2012 Event After being convicted of corruption, Jordan's former spy chief, Mohammad al-Dahabi, is sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment 2012 Event Andrew Mitchell, the Chief Whip of the British Conservative Party, resigns over remarks he made to police officers in Downing Street 2012 Event An Egyptian lawyer, Mohamed Salem, files a lawsuit over the country's President Morsi removing Hussein Tantawi, former commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces, and Sami Anan, former Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces 2012 Event The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announces it will end talks with Iran; chief inspector Herman Nackaerts says there has been no progress 2012 Event Security chief Zhou Yongkang is asked to be removed by a group of Chinese Communist Party veterans 2012 Event Co-founder of Yahoo!, Jerry Yang, resigns from the position of chief executive officer 2012 Event According to Israel's military chief, the country is preparing for a increase of Syrian refugees into Golan Heights 2011 Event Pakistan's government announces the arrest of Younis al-Mauritani, the senior Al-Qaeda chief 2011 Event Chief executive of News International, Rebekah Brooks, resigns as a result of the News International phone hacking scandal 2010 Event In one of Spain's biggest corruption trials, 95 people, including two former mayors and a planning chief, appear in court in Malaga 2010 Event South Africa's top police officer, Jackie Selebi, former chief of Interpol, is sentenced to 15 years in prison for corruption 2010 Event Jean Leonard Rugambage, a Rwandan journalist, is shot dead in front of his home in Kigali; the exiled chief editor of Umuvugizi believes the government is responsible 2005 Event John G. Roberts is confirmed as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court 2005 Event John G. Roberts is nominated for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court 2003 Event United Nations chief weapons inspector Hans Blix said there is no evidence that Iraq has any weapons of mass destruction 2002 Death Daniel Pearl, journalist, Wall Street Journal bureau chief kidnapped and murdered by terrorists, dies at 38 1997 Event Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Countess Diana, Elmhurst, Ajina, Spinning World, Favorite Trick, Chief Bearhart, Skip Away 1997 Event Republic of Texas security chief Robert Scheidt surrenders 1996 Death Amschel Mayor James Rothschild, banker, joined family banking firm N M Rothschild & Sons, chief executive of Rothschild Asset Management dies 1996 Death Jeremy Boorda, admiral, U.S. Navy, 25th Chief of Naval Operations, dies of suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, in Washington, D.C. 1996 Death Arleigh Burke, admiral, U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations during President Eisenhower administration, served admirably in World War II and the Korean War, dies at 94 1995 Death Charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher, dies at 106 1995 Death Edward LeBone Molotlegi, chief of the Bafokeng, dies at 66 1995 Death Warren E Burger, chief justice of U.S. (1969-86), dies 1995 Death Yahya Ayyash, nicknamed 'the Engineer,' chief bomb maker for Hamas, most wanted man in Israel, caused deaths of 90 Israelis, assassinated by Isreal's Shin Bet with a booby trapped cellular phone 1994 Death Said Mekbel, Algerian editor in chief (Le Matin), murdered at 57 1994 Event MPAA chief Jack Valenti holds meeting to determine new movie ratings 1994 Death Moses Rosen, Romania's chief rabbi, dies at 81 1994 Event ANC chief Nelson Mandela rejects demand by white right-wingers for separate homeland in South Africa 1994 Event 35-foot-tall Chief Wahoo, trademark of Indians on top of Stadium since 1962, is taken down, to be moved to Jacob's Field 1993 Death Harry R "Rob" Haldeman, White House chief of staff (Nixon), dies at 67 1993 Death Matthew B Ridgway, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1953-55), dies at 98 1993 Death Vladimir Pavlovich Barmin, Chief designer of Soviet launch pads, dies 1993 Event Richard Jacobs announces Chief Wahoo will go to Jacobs Field 1993 Death Rene Bousquet, French Vichy-police chief deports jews, dies at 84 1992 Death LH Ruitenberg, vicar/editor in chief (Reform Netherlands), dies at 87 1992 Event Intercity-train derailed at Village chief, 5 die 1992 Event Daryl Gates retires as Los Angeles police chief 1992 Death C Meijer, Dutch editor in chief (Typhoon), dies 1991 Event White House Chief of Staff John Sununu resigns 1991 Death Klaus Barbie, Gestapo chief of Lyon, dies of cancer at 77 1991 Death Paulo Muwanga, chief of Uganda (1980), dies 1990 Event Saddam fires his army chief and threatens to destroy Arabian peninsula 1988 Event Polish Communist Party picks propaganda chief Rakowski as new PM 1987 Event Donald Regan resigned as White House chief of staff 1986 Event William Hubbs Rehnquist, sworn in as Chief Justice of Supreme Court 1986 Event U.S. Senate confirms William Rehnquist as 16th chief justice 1986 Event Chief Justice Warren Earl Burger resigns Antonin Scalia nominated 1986 Event 112th Preakness: Alex Solis aboard Snow Chief wins in 1:54.8 1986 Event Pope John Paul II met Rome's Chief Rabbi Elio Toaff at Rome synagogue 1985 Death Paul Castellano, Organized-crime chief, shot dead at a New York City restaurant 1985 Event Philipine Chief staff General Fabian speaks of B Aquino's murder 1985 Event Shite Moslems claim to have killed hostage William Buckley - CIA station chief in Beirut 1984 Event Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Chief's Crown, Eillo, Lashkari, Outstandingly, Princess Rooney, Royal Heroine, Wild Again at Hollywood 1984 Event 1st live TV appearance by Chief Justice Warren Burger, Nightline 1984 Event Gunmen kidnap William Buckley, CIA station chief in Beirut 1983 Event Klaus Barbie, SS chief of Lyon in Nazi-France, arrested in Bolivia 1982 Event Atlanta Braves remove Chief Noc-A-Homa to make room for more seats 1982 Event PLO chief Yassar Arafat appears on "Nightline" 1981 Death Frank DeKova, actor (Chief Wild Eagle-F Troop), dies 1981 Death Chief Dan George, actor (Harry and Tonto, Little Big Man), dies at 82 1981 Death Russell Hayden, actor (Hidden Gold, Apache Chief, Justice), dies 1978 Event H R Haldeman, Nixon's White House chief of staff released from jail 1977 Event SS chief Kappler escapes from prison hospital in Rome 1977 Event Former White House chief of staff home run Haldeman enters prison 1977 Birthday Taliesin Jaffe, Venice California, actor, Willy-Hail to the Chief 1976 Event Andrew Young named Ambassador and Chief U.S. Delegate to UN 1975 Death Richard S Welch, CIA station chief in Athens, shot dead 1975 Death Hendrik Kruls, Dutch general/chief military authority 1944 - 1946, dies at 73 1974 Death Stafford Repp, actor (Chief O'Hara-Batman), dies at 56 1974 Death Creighton W. Abrams, Jr., U.S. general/army staff chief (Vietnam), dies at 59 1974 Death Carl A Spaats, 1st chief of staff of USAF, dies at 83 1973 Death Ted de Corsia, actor (Police Chief Hegedorn-Steve Canyon), dies at 69 1972 Death John A H J S Bruins Slot, co-founder/editor in chief (illegal), dies 1971 Death Aleksandr T. Tvardovski, Russian editor in chief (Novyj Mir), dies at 61 1970 Event In Atlanta, Chief-No-ka-homa is joined by cousin Chief Round-the-Horn 1969 Event Warren E. Burger sworn in as Supreme Court Chief Justice 1969 Event Warren Burger confirmed as U.S. Chief Justice 1969 Death Riad, chief of staff (Egyptian army), dies 1969 Death Vito Genovese, U.S. mafia chief, dies at 71 1968 Event Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren resigns 1968 Event Famous photo: Saigon police chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan executes a Viet Cong officer with a pistol shot to head 1967 Death Chief Thundercloud, actor (Ambush, Colt 45, Typhoon), dies at 100 1967 Birthday Ricky Paull Goldin, SF, actor, Doug-Hail to the Chief, Another World 1966 Death Chief Nipo Strongheart, Native Amer actor (Pony Soldier), dies at 75 1966 Event Nigerians chief of staff Jakubu Gowon makes coup 1966 Death Henk [Hendrik M] of Randwijk, poet/editor in chief (illegal), dies 1966 Birthday Yahya Ayyash, born in Palestine, nicknamed 'the Engineer,' chief bomb maker for Hamas, most wanted man in Israel, caused deaths of 90 Israelis 1964 Event Kansas City Chief Len Dawson passes for 6 touchdowns vs Denver (49-39) 1964 Event Gilroy Roberts becomes 1st U.S. chief engraver to retire (than die) 1963 Event Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II becomes chief of Western Samoa 1961 Death Learned Hand, Chief judge of U.S. court of Appeals, dies at 89 1961 Death Walter Bedell Smith, U.S. general/WW II chief of staff, dies at 75 1959 Death Charles Lotsy, Dutch insurance director/chief d'equipe, dies at 66 1959 Death Isaac Halevi Herzog, chief rabbi of Israel (1936-59), dies at 71 1959 Death A Cecil Snyder, Chief Justice of Puerto Rico, dies at 51 1958 Birthday Steve Case, born in McLean, Virginia, co-founder and chief executive officer of America Online, AOL, founder of Revolution LLC holding, chairman of the Case Foundation 1956 Death Ernest J King, U.S. fleet admiral/Chief of Naval Operations, dies at 77 1955 Birthday Amschel Mayor James Rothschild, born in Paris, France, banker, joined family banking firm N M Rothschild & Sons, chief executive of Rothschild Asset Management 1954 Birthday Ferry Hoogendijk, Dutch editor in chief, Elsevier Magazine 1953 Event Earl Warren sworn in as 14th chief justice of U.S. 1953 Event Earl Warren appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court 1953 Event U.S. General Omar Bradley's becomes chief of staff 1953 Event Dizzy Dean, Al Simmons Chief Bender, Bobby Wallace, Harry Wright, Ed Barrow, and Bill Klem and Tom Connolly are inducted into Hall of Fame 1953 Birthday David Moorcroft, born in Coventry, England, British athlete, long distance runner, 5,000 meters record holder, Chief Executive of UK Athletics from 1997 to 2007 1951 Birthday Richard B. Shull, U.S. actor, Hail to the Chief, Big Bus 1950 Birthday Karl Rove, born in Denver, Colorado, Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush, author, 'Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight' 1949 Event SS police chief Rauter request for a pardon, denied 1949 Event Dutch court affirms death sentence against SS chief Hanns Rauter 1948 Birthday John Browne, group chief executive, British Petroleum Company 1948 Event Omar Bradley succeeds Dwight Eisenhower as Army Chief of Staff 1947 Birthday Pauline Clare, Chief Constable, Lancashire 1947 Death John Ray Sinnock, U.S. chief engraver (1925-47), dies at 59 1946 Death Alfred G Jodl, Colonel General/German staff chief weather authority, hanged 1946 Death Harlan Fiske Stone, Chief Justice Supreme Court (1941-46), dies at 73 1946 Birthday Anthony Mayer, chief executive, Housing Corporation 1945 Event Lieutenant Admiral Marc Mitscher named chief of U.S. Navy staff 1944 Event Chief of staff Kruls names De Quay chairman of Universal Commission 1944 Death Brandt, col/German staff chief, dies in bombing 1944 Death Ludwig Beck, gen/chief Germany general staff (July 20th plot), dies 1944 Birthday Leif Segerstam, born in Vaasa, Finland, composer, chief conductor, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra 1995 - 2007, professor Sibelius Academy 1943 Birthday William Garth Morrison, Chief scout 1943 Event SS police chief Rauter threatens to kill half Jewish children 1943 Birthday James Wallace Beaton, born in Britain, Chief Superintendent, The Queen's Police Officer 1983 - 1992, saved Princess Anne from kidnapper 1974 1942 Birthday Keith Hellawell, Chief Constable, West Yorkshire 1942 Birthday George Esson, Chief Constable, Dumfries and Galloway 1942 Birthday David O'Dowd, Chief Constable, Northamptonshire 1942 Birthday Margaret Wright, chief commissioner, Guide Association 1942 Death Yves Paringaux, French chief of staff, murdered 1941 Birthday Dan Crompton, Nottinghamshire, Chief Constable 1941 Event Russian general Zhukov appointed chief of general staff 1940 Event General George Marshall sworn in as chief of staff of U.S. army 1940 Birthday Richard Wells, Chief Constable, South Yorkshire 1939 Birthday Ronald Hadfield, chief constable, West Midlands England 1939 Birthday Bryan Gould, born in New Zealand, politician, Rhodes Scholar, Labor Member of Parliament for Southampton Test, served as Shadow Chief Secretary 1938 Birthday Jeremy Boorda, born in South Bend, Indiana, admiral, U.S. Navy, 25th Chief of Naval Operations 1938 Birthday Michael Hirst, chief constable, Leicestershire England 1936 Birthday Hans Zender, born in Wiesbaden, Germany, composer, conductor, music professor, Conductor in Chief of the Chamber Orchestra of Radio Netherlands in Hilversum, Southwest German Radio guest conductor 1936 Birthday John Poindexter, U.S. Chief of Staff 1936 Birthday Barry Wilson, deputy chief, British Defense Staff 1936 Birthday Benjamin Bathurst, vice chief of British Defense Staff 1936 Birthday Anthony Mullens, British Lieutenant-General, Deputy chief of defense 1936 Birthday Neville Purvis, British vice Admiral, Chief of Fleet Support 1934 Birthday Margaret Douglas, chief political adviser, BBC 1934 Birthday Dame Anne Poole, chief nursing officer, Department of Health 1933 Birthday Frank Taylor, Chief Constable, Durham 1933 Birthday Charles Johnson, born in Tacoma, Washington, born Charles W. Johnson, Justice Johnson, judge, Associate Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court of the State of Washington 1932 Birthday Michael Knight, air chief marshall/British leader, NATO 1932 Birthday Timothy Renton, born in England, born Ronald Timothy Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry, politician, Conservative Party, Minister of State, Margaret Thatcher's Chief Whip, Member of Parliament for Mid-Sussex 1932 Birthday James Anderton, Chief constable, Manchester England 1931 Birthday Richard Vincent, British chief of Defense 1931 Birthday John Chapple, British chief of General Staff 1931 Birthday William Utting, chief inspector, British Social Services 1931 Birthday Andrew Sloan, Chief Constable, Strathcourt 1931 Birthday Jack Bowman, Chief Constable, Tayside 1930 Birthday Colin Dexter, born in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, author, crime writer of 13 detective novels and 33 episode television series featuring fictional character Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse, portrayed by John Thaw 1930 Birthday Roger Birch, Chief Constable, Sussex 1930 Birthday John Watts, chief of defense, Omani Armed Forces 1930 Birthday Charles Kelly, chief constable, Staffordshire England 1930 Event President and Chief Justice William Taft buried in Arlington 1930 Death William H. Taft, 27th U.S. President 1909 - 1913, Chief Justice, dies at 72 1930 Birthday C F Payne, Cleveland, British chief constable 1930 Event William Howard Taft, resigns as chief justice for health reasons 1928 Birthday Edward LeBone Molotlegi, chief of the Bafokeng 1928 Birthday Anthony Tippett, British chief of Fleet Support 1928 Birthday Richard Barratt, former Chief Inspector of Constabulary 1928 Birthday William R. Boggs, born in Georgia, Brigadier General and chief of engineers under Bragg 1927 Death Charles Boissevain, editor in chief (General Trade 1885-1908), dies 1926 Birthday H R Haldeman, former White House Chief of Staff, Watergate figure 1926 Birthday Donald Acheson, England's chief medical officer 1926 Birthday Joshua Hassan, chief minister, Gibralter 1926 Birthday Rayner Goddard, born in England, Lord Goddard, Baron Goddard, judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, known for his strict conservative rulings 1926 Event Belgian chief of staff General Maglinse quits 1925 Birthday John Balcombe, Lord Chief Justice of Appeal 1925 Birthday Lawrence Byford, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary 1925 Birthday Francois J [Frank] le Roux, chief whip, South Afr Conserv Party 1925 Birthday Lord Graham of Edmonton, House of Lords, chief opposition whip 1925 Birthday William J Crowe, Jr., Kentucky, chairman joint chief of staff 1924 Birthday William Rehnquist, Supreme Court, 1972-86, chief justice, 1987- 1924 Birthday Althea T L Simmons, human rights activist/chief lobbyist, NAACP 1922 Event Polish state chief marshal Jozef Pilsudski, resigns 1922 Birthday Phyllis Friend, chief nursing officer, DHSS 1922 Birthday Moses Rosen, chief Rabbi of Romania 1922 Birthday John Alderson, chief constable, Devon and Cornwall UK 1921 Birthday George Terry, chief constable, Sussex England 1920 Event General Amos Fries appointed 1st U.S. Army chemical warfare chief 1920 Birthday Ruthven Wade, British Air Chief marshal 1920 Birthday John Junor, British editor in chief, Sunday Express 1919 Birthday Robert Lowry, born in Ireland, judge, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, Baron Lowry of Crossgar in the County of Down 1918 Event President Wilson sails for Versailles Peace Conference in France, 1st chief executive to travel outside U.S. while in office 1918 Birthday Denis Smallwood, British air chief marshal 1918 Birthday Stafford Repp, born in California, actor, Chief O'Hara-Batman, Plunder Road 1917 Death Charles E Barber, U.S. chief engraver (1879-1917), dies 1916 Event French chief of staff Joffre replaced by Nivelle 1916 Event General Von Hindenburg becomes German Chief of Staff 1916 Event Von Hindenburg replaces Von Falkenhayn as German chief of staff 1916 Death Helmuth J L von Moltke, German chief general of staff, dies at 67 1914 Event Connie Mack asks waivers on Jack Coombs, Eddie Plank and Chief Colby 1914 Birthday Joseph M "Joop" Lucker, Dutch journalist/editor in chief, Volkskrant 1914 Event German chief of staff/General von Moltke states ultimatum on Belgium 1914 Birthday Yuri Andropov, Russian KGB chief/1st secretary 1913 Birthday Klaus Barbie, gestapo chief, Lyon 1913 Birthday Oskar Danon, born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, composer, conductor, earned Ph.D. musicology in Prague, Czechoslovakia, conductor, director for Belgrade Opera, chief conductor Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra 1912 Event Pirates Owen "Chief" Wilson hits record 36th triple of season 1912 Birthday Pauline Parsons, matron in chief, PMRAFNS 1910 Birthday Charles Spry, Australian security chief 1910 Event Phil A's Chief Bender no-hits Cleveland Indians, 4-0 1909 Death Red Cloud, Sioux indian chief, dies 1909 Birthday Frank Gasparro, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, U.S. chief engraver, 1965-81 1908 Birthday Lady Jean Swaythling, chief controller, ATS 1908 Death Geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79 1907 Birthday Warren E. Burger, born in Minnesota, Supreme Court chief justice, 1969-86 1907 Birthday A Cecil Snyder, Chief Justice of Puerto Rico 1907 Birthday Charles Cawley, British chief scientist/minister of power 1906 Birthday Jan Vercammen, Flemish author/chief inspector LO, Primary Education 1906 Event Philadelphia A's pitcher Chief Benders plays outfield and hits 2 home runs 1906 Birthday Denis Barnett, British air chief marshal 1905 Birthday L H Ruitenberg, vicar/editor in chief, Reformed of Netherlands 1905 Event Hottentot chief Hendrik Witbooi fataly injured 1905 Birthday Gilroy Roberts, U.S. chief engraver, 1948-64 1904 Death Chief Joseph, U.S. indian chief (Nez Perces), dies 1904 Birthday John J. Sirica, born in Waterbury, Connecticut, John Joseph Sirica, judge, Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, presided over Watergate scandal, Time magazine Person of the Year, 1973 1903 Birthday Ted de Corsia, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Police Chief Hegedorn-Steve Canyon 1902 Event President Teddy Roosevelt became 1st U.S. chief executive to ride in a car 1902 Birthday Hendrik J Kruls, Netherlands, general/chief military authority, 1944-46 1902 Death Swami Vivekananda, founder of Ramakrishna Mission, chief disciple of Ramakrishna, responsible for bringing Vedanta and Yoga to Europe, America, introduced Hinduism at Parliament of World Religions at Chicago, 1893, dies at age 39, suffered form Asthma, diabetes, and other physical ailments 1902 Birthday Walter Dawson, British Air Chief marshall 1901 Birthday Arleigh Burke, born in Boulder, Colorado, admiral, U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations during President Eisenhower administration, served admirably in World War II and the Korean War 1901 Birthday Willy Lages, German chief of Sicherheitsdienst in Amsterdam 1901 Birthday General Maxwell D Taylor, former U.S. Army chief of staff 1899 Birthday Chief Dan George, actor, Harry and Tonto, Little Big Man. Smith! 1899 Birthday Lavrenti Beria, chief of Soviet secret police under Stalin 1891 Event Harriet Maxwell Converse is 1st white woman to become an Indian chief 1891 Birthday Robert W. P. Peereboom, Dutch editor in chief, Haarlem Newspaper 1891 Birthday Chief Nipo T Strongheart, Yakima, Washington, U.S. indian actor, Pony Soldier 1891 Birthday Earl Warren, California, Gov-R-Ca, 14th supreme court chief justice, 1953 - 1969 1890 Death Big Foot, Sioux indian chief, dies at Wounded Knee 1890 Death Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US 1890 Birthday Fred M Vinson, Kentucky, 13th Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1946-53 1890 Birthday Alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff 1889 Birthday Charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher 1886 Event Apache Chief Geronimo surrenders ending last major US-Indian war 1882 Event Queen Victoria recieves Zulu chief Cetewayo 1881 Event Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull, surrenders to federal troops 1880 Death Victorio, Apache chief/murderer, killed by Mexican army 1879 Death Big Snake, brother of Ponca chief Standing Bear, dies 1879 Death William Barber, 6th U.S. chief engraver (1844-79), dies 1878 Birthday Ernest J King, U.S. fleet admiral/Chief of Naval Operations, WW II 1877 Event Chief Joseph surrenders, ending Nez Perce War 1877 Death Crazy Horse, Tashunka Witko, last great Sioux war chief, dies at 27 1877 Death Prairie Flower, daughter of Ponca and chief Standing Bear, dies 1876 Death American Horse, Sioux chief, dies in battle 1875 Birthday William Daniel Leahy, Iowa, 5 star admiral/chief of staff, 1949 1873 Death Kintpuash, "Captain Jack", chief of Modoc-indians, dies 1872 Death Ten Bears (Parra-Wa-Samen), U.S. poet/Comanche chief, dies 1872 Birthday Harlan Fiske Stone, New Hampshire, Supreme Court, 1925 - 1941, Chief Justice, 1941 - 1946 1872 Birthday Learned Hand, born in Albany, New York, Chief judge, U.S. Court of Appeals 1871 Event Trial against Kiowa chief Satanta (White Bear) and Big Tree, begins 1871 Death Satank, Kiowa indian chief, shot to death 1870 Event Washington: President Grant meets with Sioux chief Red Cloud 1868 Death Black Kettle, Motavato, Cheyenne chief, dies 1866 Event Last Navaho chief Manuelito, turns self in at Fort Wingate 1866 Birthday Chief Thundercloud, Scott T Williams, MT, actor, Lone Ranger 1866 Death Chief Seattle, American 1865 Event Robert E. Lee appointed Confederate General in Chief 1864 Death Roger Taney, 5th Supreme Court Chief Justice (1836-64), dies at 87 1864 Death Lean Bear, Cheyenne chief, murdered 1863 Death Little Crow, Ta-oya-te-duta, Santee Sioux indian chief, dies 1863 Birthday Swami Vivekananda, born in Calcutta, India, founder of Ramakrishna Mission, chief disciple of Ramakrishna, responsible for bringing Vedanta and Yoga to Europe, America, introduced Hinduism at Parliament of World Religions at Chicago, 1893 1862 Birthday Charles Evans Hughs, 11th Chief Justice of Supreme Court, 1930-41 1861 Event General George B. McClellan made general in chief of Union armies 1861 Event Navaho indians elect Herrero Grande as chief 1857 Birthday William Howard Taft, Cin, R, 27th President, 1909-13, chief justice 1856 Birthday Yang Hsiu-ch'ing, commander in chief of Taiping Rebellion 1848 Birthday Helmuth J L von Moltke, German general/chief of staff, WW I 1844 Death Christian Gobrecht, 4th U.S. chief engraver (1840-44), dies in office 1840 Death William Kneass, 3rd U.S. chief engraver (1824-40), dies in office 1838 Death Osceola, chief of Seminole indians, dies in jail 1833 Birthday Melville Weston Fuller, 8th chief justice 1824 Event William Kneass becomes 3rd U.S. chief engraver (1824-40) 1818 Birthday Jeremy F Gilmer, Major Gen/Chief Engineer Confederate War Dept 1808 Birthday Salmon P Chase, Sen-R, cabinet member, 6th chief justice, 1864-73 1803 Death Arthur Wolfe, 1st viscount Kilwarden/Chief Justice of Ireld, murdered 1801 Event John Marshall appointed U.S. chief justice 1795 Event John Rutledge becomes 2nd chief justice of Supreme Court 1789 Event Jefferson appointed 1st Secretary of State; John Jay 1st chief justice; 1789 Event President George Washington appointed John Jay the 1st Chief Justice 1785 Death Pieter Kintsius, VOC-supercarga/chief on Macau, dies at 53 1777 Birthday Roger Brooke Taney, Calvert, Maryland, 5th Chief Justice, Dred Scott dec 1776 Birthday John Walter II, London, chief proprietor, The Times, 1812-47 1769 Death Pontiac, indian chief to Ottawa, murdered 1764 Event Native Americans surrender to British in Indian War of Chief Pontiac 1755 Birthday John Marshall, Virginia, 4th Supreme Court Chief Justice, 1801-35 1755 Event Transylvania Land Co. buys Kentucky for $50,000 from a Cherokee chief 1745 Birthday Oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court, 1796-1800 1730 Event Robert Walpole becomes England 1st prime minister (was: chief min) 1696 Event John Salomonsz elected chief of Saint-Eustatius 1690 Birthday John Carteret, Earl Granville, C, English chief minister, 1722-42 1661 Death Jules "Cardinal" Mazarin, chief minister of France, dies at 58 1651 Birthday John Baron Somers, Whig, William III's chief minister, 1696-1700 1634 Death Edward Coke, English Chief Justice/politician, dies 1624 Event Cardinal Richelieu appointed Chief Minister of France by Louis XIII 1621 Event Native American chief visits colony of Plymouth Mass 1614 Birthday Hieronymus van Beverningk, chief Dutch treasurer/maecenas 1614 Event Pocahontas, daughter of chief Powhatan, marries planter John Rolfe 1586 Event Johan van Oldenbarnevelt becomes Dutch chief legal advisor 1580 Death Gaspar Schetz, South Netherlands, minster of chief treasurer, dies at 67 1540 Death Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed 1322 Event Emperor Godaigo, makes Sojiji monastery. chief monastery of Soto Sect 624 Death Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle
