1996 Death James Leander "Leo" Nichols, honorary consul, dies at 65 1990 Death Alfredo Poveda, president of Consul of Ecuador (1976-79), dies 1950 Event "Consul" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 269 performances 1950 Event "Consul" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 269 performances 1950 Event Gian Carlo Menotti's opera "Consul," premieres in New York City 1948 Event U.S. expels Soviet Consul General in New York, Jacob Lomakin 1941 Event Naval Intelligence ceases bugging Japanese consul 1931 Birthday James Leander "Leo" Nichols, honorary consul 1919 Birthday Patricia Neway, born in Brooklyn, New York, soprano, Consul, Maria Golovia 1914 Death George A Pogson, British consul in Puerto Rico, dies 1834 Birthday Gustav Hermann Nachtigal, German physician/colonizer/consul in Tunis 1804 Birthday Townsend Harris, 1st Western consul to reside in Japan 1801 Event Pope Pius VII and 1st consul Napoleon sign concord 1799 Event Napoleon becomes dictator (1st consul) of France