2010 Event After serving twenty-one terms, U.S. Representative, Democrat, and Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Dave Obey, announces he will not run for re-election 1993 Death Jean G H "Sjeng" Tans, Dutch Prime Minister, social democrat, 1965 - 1969, dies 1986 Event George Corley Wallace, Governor, Democrat, Alabama, announces retirement plans 1963 Birthday Mark Pryor, born in Fayetteville, Arkansas, politician, Democrat, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, voted to confirm Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General 1957 Birthday Anna Lindh, born in Enskede, Sweden, politician, Social Democrat party, served as Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs 1955 Birthday Evan Bayh, born in Shirkieville, Indiana, politician, Democrat, U.S. Senator from Indiana, 46th Governor of Indiana, implemented a historic $1.6 billion tax cut for Indiana 1955 Birthday Mary Landrieu, born in Arlington, Virginia, politician, Democrat, U.S. Senator from the State of Louisiana, considered among most conservative Democrats in the Senate 1955 Birthday Ken Salazar, born in Denver, Colorado, politician, Democrat, 50th U.S. Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Senator from Colorado 2005 - 2009 1952 Birthday John Lynch, born in Waltham, Massachusetts, politician, Democrat, 90th Governor of New Hampshire, second most popular Governor in the nation 1950 Birthday Patty Murray, born in Bothell, Washington, politician, Democrat, U.S. Senator from Washington, chairwoman, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee 2001 - 2003 1948 Birthday Nigel Jones, born in Chelenham, England, politician, Liberal Democrat, Member of Parliament for Cheltenham 1992 - 2005 1944 Event Gestapo arrests German Social Democrat Julius Leber 1943 Birthday Tom McNally, born in England, Thomas McNally, Baron McNally, politician, Liberal Party, Liberal Democrat leader in the House of Lords, life peer, Baron of Blackpool in the County of Lancashire 1941 Birthday Paddy Ashton, New Delhi India, British MP, Soc/Lib Democrat 1938 Death Otto Bauer, Austrian social democrat, dies at 56 1938 Birthday Jerry Brown, California Governor 1974 - 1983 and 2011 - , Democrat 1935 Birthday Richard D. Lamm, Colorado Governor 1975 - 1987, Democrat 1933 Birthday Ann Richards, born in Lakeview, Texas, American politician, Democrat, Governor of Texas, second female governor of Texas, defeated for re-election by future U.S. President George W. Bush 1930 Birthday William O'Neill, born in Hartford, Connecticut, Connecticut Governor 1980 - 1991, Democrat 1930 Birthday Lawton Chiles, Florida Senator 1971 - 1989, Governor of Florida 1991 - 1998, Democrat 1927 Birthday Edwin W. Edwards, born in Marksville, Louisiana, Governor Louisiana 1972 - 1980 1984 - 1988 and 1992 - 1996, Democrat 1922 Birthday Harold Hughes, Governor, Democrat, New Jersey 1919 Birthday Hugh Carey, New York Governor, Democrat 1915 Birthday Lord Airedale, British Lord, social democrat 1905 Birthday Edmund G "Pat" Brown, California Governor, Democrat 1900 Event Social Democrat Party of America (Debs' party) holds 1st convention 1767 Birthday John Quincy Adams, Braintree, Massachusetts, 6th President of the United States, Democrat, 1825 - 1829
