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2005 Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., Representative-R-South Carolina, 1979 - 1986, Governor of South Carolina 1987 - 1995
2004 Ronald Reagan, president, governor and actor, dies at 93 2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected the governor of California 2003 Strom Thurmond, Senator-R-South Carolina 1956 - 2003, Governor South Carolina 1947 - 1951, dies at 100 from heart faliure 2001 Harold Stassen, perennial presidential candidate/politician, resigned as governor of Minnesota to enlist for WWII, dies at 93 1998 George Wallace, politician, infamous Alabama governor, dies at 79 1998 Abraham A. Ribicoff, Senator-D-Connecticut 1963 - 1981, Governor of Connecticut 1955 - 1961 1997 William Perrie, prison governor, dies at 79 1997 Peter Tali Coleman, Governor of Americ Samoa (1956-61, 78-85, 89-93), dies 1997 Roberto Sanchez Vilella, governor of Puerto Rico in (1965-69), dies 1996 Ted Nightingale, former colonial governor, dies at 91 1996 Dermot O'Callaghan Grubb, prison governor, dies at 76 1995 Ohio's Governor Voinovich proclaims "Cleveland Indians Day" 1995 Deputy Governor of Bank of England, Rupert Pennant-Rea, resigns following revelations of his affair with a freelance journalist 1995 New Jersey Governor Christine Whitman, dedicates a rest stop to Howard Stern 1994 Libertarian party nominates Howard Stern for Governor of New York 1994 Howard Stern formally announces his Libertarian run for New York governor 1994 Michiel P "Michael" Gorsira, Governor of Curaeao 1951 - 1967, dies at 80 1993 Christie Todd Whitman (R) elected 1st woman governor of NJ 1993 Absolutely Nobody, David Powers, Washington lieutenant governor candidate, dies at 37 1993 Viktor Polyanitshko, governor of Kaukasus, murdered 1993 John B Connally, Governor of Texas/shot with John F. Kennedy in 1963, dies at 76 1993 George Mickelson, Governor of South Dakota, and 7 others, die in a plane crash 1993 Nasrullah Mansoor, Afghan guerilla leader/governor of Paktia, dies 1992 Governor Cuomo grants Jean Harris (Scarsdale Diet Dr. killer) clemency 1992 Alexander V Van de Wall Bake, staff leader/Governor KMA Breda, dies 1992 Jan van Baal, antropologist and Governor of Dutch New-Guinea, dies 1992 Connecticut Governor Lowell Weicker and WFAN DJ Don Imus change places for 1 day 1992 New Jersey senate overrides Governor Florio's veto and lowers sales tax to 6% 1991 Former California Governor Jerry Brown announce run for presidency 1990 Guam Republican governor Joseph Ada re-elected 1990 1st elected U.S. black governor inaugurated (Douglas Wilder-Virginia) 1989 Douglas Wilder elected 1st U.S. black governor (Virginia) 1989 Douglas Wilder elected 1st U.S. black governor (D-Va) 1988 Arizona House of Representatives vote to impeach Republican Governor Evan Mecham 1988 Arizona committee opens hearing on impeachment of Governor Evan Mecham 1987 Frank Carlson, Governor of Kansas 1947 - 1950, Representative and Senator-R-Kansas, dies at 94 1987 Guy Hunt becomes Alabama's 1st Republican governor since 1874 1986 Guy Hunt elected 1st Republican governor of Alabama in 112 years 1986 1st black lt Governor since reconstruction sworn in (Douglas Wilder of Va) 1984 George Aiken, Governor of Vermont 1937 - 1941, Senator-R-Vermont, 1941 - 1975, dies at 92 1983 Martha Layne Collins inaugurated as Kentucky's 1st female governor 1983 Martha Layne Collins (D) elected 1st female governor of Kentucky 1983 Alabama Governor George C. Wallace, becomes governor for record 4th time 1982 New York City Mayor Koch announces he will run for New York governor (unsuccessful) 1981 Nicolaas "Cola" Debrot, Governor of Dutch Antilles (1962-70), dies at 79 1981 Herman Talmadge, Senator-D-Georgia 1957 - 1981, Governor of Georgia 1948 - 1955, Watergate Committee, died at age 88 1979 Mehdi Rahimi, Iran general/military governor of Teheran, executed 1978 Lucius D. Clay, general and Governor U.S. zone W-Germany (airlift), dies at 80 1978 Governor Askew dedicates RCUC solar office building 1977 Nellie Tayloe Ross, 1st woman governor, dies at 101 1974 Ella Grasso (Ct) elected 1st woman U.S. Governor not related to previous gov 1974 Crawford-Butler Act allows Puerto Ricans to elect own governor 1974 Earl Warren, Governor of California/Supreme court justice (1953-68), dies at 83 1973 Otto Kerner, former governor of Illinois, convicted for his role in an illegal racetrack scheme 1973 Richard Sharples, governor of Bermuda, assassinated 1973 Winthrop Rockefeller, U.S. governor (Arkansas), dies at 60 1972 Arthur Bremer jailed for 63 years for shooting Alabama Governor Wallace 1972 Assassination attempt on governor George Wallace of Alabama 1971 Dr. Melvin H Evans inaugurated as 1st elected governor of Virgin Is 1968 Lurleen Burns, wife of George Wallace/Governor of Alabama, dies at 41 1967 Tennessee Governor Ellington repeals "Monkey Law," upheld in 1925 Scopes Trial 1967 Lester Maddox inaugurated as governor of Georgia 1966 Actor Ronald Reagan elected governor of California 1966 Governor James Rhodes declares state of emergency in Cleveland, race riot 1966 Andrew Brimmer becomes 1st black governor of Federal Reserve Board 1965 H L de Vries appointed Dutch governor of Suriname 1964 Suriname governor A Currie resigns 1964 Indiana Governor Mathew Walsh tries to ban "Louie Louie" for obscenity 1963 Alabama Governor George Wallace served a federal injunction to stop orders of state police to bar black students from enrolling in white schools 1963 Alabama Governor George C. Wallace prevents integration of Tuskegee HS 1963 Governor Wallace tries to prevent blacks registering at University of Alabama 1963 George C. Wallace sworn in as governor of Alabama, his address states "segregation now; segregation tomorrow; segregation forever!" 1962 Governor R. Barnett refuses to admit a black to Miss Universe (James Meredith) 1962 Rex Bell, actor/lieutenant governor of Nevada, dies of heart attack at 56 1961 Governor Patterson declares martial law in Montgomery 1961 Dutch governor Platteel installs New Guinea Council 1958 Eugene Jungers, Belgian governor of Rwanda Urundi, dies at 70 1958 Waverley John Anderson, Scot, viscount/governor of Bengal, dies at 75 1957 Governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus, calls out National Guard to stop 9 black students from entering a Little Rock high school 1957 John G. Rowland, born in Waterbury, Connecticut, Governor of Connecticut 1995 - 2004 1956 Maurice Lippens, Belgian governor of Congo (1921-23), dies at 80 1955 J van Tilburg appointed governor of Suriname 1953 J van Bale appointed governor of New Guinea 1951 Johannes C. Kielstra, Dut economist/Governor of Suriname 1933 - 1944, dies at 72 1948 Batavia lieutenant governor general Of Mook dismissed 1948 Mohammed Ali Jinnah, 1st governor of Pakistan (1947-48), dies at 71 1948 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia nominates New York Governor Thomas Dewey 1947 Bill Richardson, Representative-D-New Mexico 1983 - 1997, Governor of New Mexico 2003 - 1946 Jesus T. Pinerol becomes 1st native born Puerto Rican governor 1946 William H. Hastie inaugurated as 1st black governor of Virgin Islands 1945 Tom Ridge, born in Munhall, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1983 - 1995, Governor Pennsylvania 1995 - 2001, 1st Secretary of Homeland Security 1944 Country singer Jimmie Davis becomes governor of Louisiana 1943 Ray Mitchell, governor, Albany Prison, England 1941 Ted Strickland, born in Lucasville, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1993 - 2007, Governor of Ohio 2007 - 1941 Martin Mogg, governor, British Durham Prison 1941 David L. Boren, born in Washington, D.C., Senator-D-Oklahoma 1979 - 1994, Oklahoma Governor 1975 - 1979 1940 John W. Carlin, born in Salina, Kansas, politician, 40th Governor of Kansas 1979 - 1987, Archivist of the United States 1995 - 2005 1940 Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., born in Greenville, South Carolina, Representative-R-South Carolina, 1979 - 1986, Governor of South Carolina 1987 - 1995 1940 Governor of Suriname and Netherlands Antilles refuse entry to Jewish refugees 1940 Dutch-Indies Governor Van Starkenborch proclaims end to state of siege 1939 Nazi Governor of Poland Hans Frank requires Jews to wear a blue star 1939 Mike Lowry, born in St. John, Washington, Representative-D-Washington 1979 - 1989, Governor of Washington 1993 - 1997 1938 Jerry Brown, California governor, Gov-D-Cal, 1974-.. 1937 Jay Rockefeller, born in New York City, New York, Governor of West Virginia 1977 - 1985, Senator-D-West Virginia 1985 - 1937 Jim Hunt, born in Wilson, North Carolina, politician, Democratic Party, first and only four-term Governor of North Carolina 1976 - 2001 1936 Alan Rayfield, governor, Long Latin Prison 1936 Don Sundquist, born in Moline, Illinois, Representative-R-Tennessee 1983 - 1995, Governor of Tennesse 1995 - 2003 1935 David Wilson, British governor, Hong Kong 1935 Dave Wilson, born in Scotland, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, diplomat, administrator, Sinologist, 27th Governor of Hong Kong 1987 - 1992 1934 Bob Martinez, born in America, served as Mayor of Tampa, Florida and 40th Governor of Florida, initiated Preservation 2000, America's largest environmental land acquisition program, appointed Drug Czar by President George H.W. Bush 1934 Roger Kendrick, governor, Dartmoor Prison 1933 Madeleine M Kunin, born in Switzerland, Gov-D-Vt, 1st Jewish Governor of Vermont 1933 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 1933 Lord Waddington, Governor of Bermuda 1933 Buddy MacKay, born in Ocala, Florida, Representative-D-Florida 1983 - 1989, Governor of Florida 1998 - 1999 1932 Paul S Methuen, English baron/Field Marshal/Governor of Natal, dies at 87 1932 New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt visits LA 1932 New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated for president at Dem Convention in Chicago 1931 Kenneth Bloomfield, BBC governor, Ireland 1930 Ornelio Martina, Antillian author/governor of Curaeao 1930 Desmond Langley, Governor, Bermuda 1930 Godfried CE van Daalen, Dutch general/governor of Atjeh, dies at 66 1929 Lord Waddington, Governor of Bermuda 1929 Venezuelan rebel Rafael Urbina overthrows Fort Amsterdam, Curaeao kidnap governor Fruytier 1929 Cornelis W. Lely, Dutch Governor of Suriname (1902-05), dies at 74 1928 Reubin Askew, born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Reubin O'Donovan Askew, politician, Democratic Party, Governor of Florida 1971 - 1979, U.S. Trade Representative 1979 - 1981 1927 Henry CK "Clan" Petty-Fitzmaurice, Governor of India (1888-94), dies at 82 1925 Daniel J. Evans, born in Seattle, Washington, Senator-R-Washington 1983 - 1989, Governor of Washington 1965 - 1977 1925 Alfred Milner, British governor (Cape Colony)/minister, dies at 71 1925 Miriam (Ma) Ferguson sworn in as Texas gov, nation's 2nd woman governor 1925 Nellie Taylor Ross became governor of Wyoming, 1st woman Governor in USA 1924 Miriam (Ma) Ferguson becomes 1st elected woman governor (of Texas) 1924 Nellie Tayloe Ross elected 1st U.S. female Governor (Wyoming) 1922 James Noble, born in Dallas, Texas, actor, Governor Gatling-Benson 1922 Neva Patterson, Iowa, actress, Governor and JJ, Doc Elliot, Nichols 1921 Drusian sultan Pasja al-Atrasj elected governor of Suwayda 1920 Dermot O'Callaghan Grubb, prison governor 1920 Antony Duff, born in England, served Royal Navy during World War II, Deputy Governor of Southern Rhodesia, diplomat, Director-General of Military Intelligence, section 5, 1985 - 1988, the United Kingdom's internal security service 1919 Ella Grasso, born in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, Ella Giovanna Oliva Tambussi, politician, Democratic Party, first woman elected Governor of Connecticut, served 1975 - 1980 1918 William Perrie, British prison governor 1918 Karoly earl Khuen-Hedervary, Hungarian governor/premier, 1910-12 1916 Joseph S Gallieni, General/military governor of Paris, dies 1916 Roden Cutler, Governor, New South Wales 1916 Earl of Oxford and Asquith, governor, Seychelles 1915 1st elected Jewish governor, Moses Alexander, takes office in Idaho 1914 Frederick Sleigh "Bobs" Roberts, governor of Natal, dies at 82 1914 Edmund Muskie, born in Rumford, Maine, Governor of Maine 1955 - 1959, Senator-D-Maine 1959 - 1980, U.S. Secretary of State 1980 - 1981 1913 Herman Talmadge, born in McRae, Georgia, Senator-D-Georgia 1957 - 1981, Governor of Georgia 1948 - 1955, Watergate Committee 1913 Robert Stafford, born in Rutland, Vermont, Senator-R-Vermont 1971 - 1989, Governor of Vermont 1959 - 1961 1911 Pieter Platteel, last governor Netherlands New-Guinea 1910 Abraham A. Ribicoff, born in New Britain, Connecticut, Senator-D-Connecticut 1963 - 1981, Governor of Connecticut 1955 - 1961 1909 Douglas Hall, Governor, Somaliland Protectorate 1908 Dirk Fock becomes governor of Suriname 1907 Jan Klaasesz, Dutch governor Suriname, 1949-56 1906 Charles Evans Hughes (R) elected New York Governor beats William Randolph Hearst 1906 Anton AM Struyken, minister of justice/governor Dutch Antilles 1906 U.S. regime names Charles Magoon, governor of Cuba 1906 Alfred Gilpin Jones, lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia 1900 - 1906, dies at 81 1905 Rex Bell, Chicago, cowboy actor, Cowboys and Injuns, lieutenant governor, Nevada 1905 Dutch AR-politician AWF Idenburg named governor of Suriname 1905 Pietro/Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, 1st French Congo Governor (1890-98), die 1905 Hermann von Wissmann, German explorer/governor of E Africa, dies at 51 1905 Hermann von Wissmann, German African explorer and Governor East-Africa, dies 1904 Ted Nightingale, former colonial governor 1904 Reinhard Heydrich, German governor, Bohemen/Moravia, Lidice, 1902 Strom Thurmond, born in Edgefield, South Carolina, Senator-R-South Carolina 1956 - 2003, Governor South Carolina 1947 - 1951 1902 Titus AJ van Asch van Wijck, Governor of Suriname (1891-97), dies at 53 1902 Cola [Nicolas] Debrot, Bonaire governor, Netherlands Antilles, author 1902 John Peter Altgeld, German/US governor of Illinois, dies at 54 1901 Edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica), dies at 86 1901 George Cohan's musical "Governor's Son," premieres in New York City 1901 Ignatius Donnelly, U.S. attorney/lieutenant governor of Minnesota, dies at 69 1900 Jan van Tilburg, governor Suriname, PVDA, 1955-62 1899 Esquire Mauritius A de Savornin Lohman, Governor of Suriname, dies at 67 1896 Italians governor of Eritrea, General Baldissera, reaches Massawa 1896 Italian government decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea 1893 Viscount Dunrossil, Scotland, Governor General of Australia, 1959 - 1961 1893 Frank Carlson, born in Cloud Country, Kansas, Governor of Kansas 1947 - 1950, Representative and Senator-R-Kansas 1892 Cornelis A van Sypesteyn, Dutch governor of Suriname, dies at 69 1892 George Aiken, born in Dummerston, Vermont, Governor of Vermont 1937 - 1941, Senator-R-Vermont, 1941 - 1975 1891 Titus van Wyck succeeds M de Savornin Lohman as Governor of Suriname 1890 John C "Pathfinder" Fremont, U.S. explorer/governor (Ariz), dies at 76 1889 Alfred Potocki, premier Austrian/governor/viceroy of Galicia, dies 1888 John van Swieten, Dutch governor of West-Sumatra, dies at 71 1888 Eugene Jungers, Belgian governor of Rwanda Urundi 1888 Alidius WLT van Starkenborch Stachouwer, Governor of Netherlands Indies, 1936-45 1884 Abraham Rutgers, Dutch governor, Suriname, 1928-33 1883 Brooklyn Bridge opened by President Arthur and Governor Cleveland 1882 Waverley John Anderson, Scottish viscount/governor of Bengal 1881 George Colley, British governor of Natal/general, dies in battle at 46 1878 John C Kielstra, Dutch economist/governor of Suriname, 1933-44 1877 British high director/governor sir Bartle Frere arrives in Capetown 1877 Hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St. Maarten), dies at 42 1876 Nellie Taylor Ross, 1st woman to serve as a Governor, Wyoming, 1925-27 1875 Maurice Lippens, Belgian earl/minister/governor of Congo 1875 Bonifacius C de Jonge, governor, Dutch East Indies 1874 Samuel J. Tilden elected governor of New York 1873 P B S Pinchback relinquishes office at Louisiana governor 1872 1st black U.S. Governor took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La) 1871 Pietro Badoglio, Italy, general/Libya Governor, 1928 - 1933, Prime Minister of Italy, 1943 - 1944 1871 Omar Pasha, Michael Lats, Croatian governor, dies at 64 1871 William Holden of North Carolina becomes 1st governor removed by impeachment 1870 Stanley Jackson, cricketer, captain of England, governor of Bengal 1870 Democratic governor elected in Tennessee 1870 Governor Holden of North Carolina declares Casswell County in a state of insurrection 1869 Black candidate for lt governor of Va, Dr. J H Harris, defeated 1869 Louisiana governor signs public accommodations law 1869 Tennessee Governor W. C. Brownlow declares martial law in Ku Klux Klan crisis 1868 Oscar J Dunn, former slave, installed as lt governor of Louisiana 1868 Oscar J. Dunn, is elected Lt Governor of Louisiana 1864 Hamilton Rowan Gamble, U.S. judge/governor of Missouri (1861-64), dies 1863 James Bruce, Count of Elgin and Kincardine, governor Jamaica, dies at 52 1863 Governor Seymour asks Lincoln to suspend draft in New York 1863 Godfried CE van Daalen, Dutch general/governor of Atjeh 1863 War Department authorizes Mass governor to recruit black troops 1862 Louis Powell Harvey, U.S. governor of Wisconsin, drowns 1861 John Willis Ellis, U.S. governor of North Carolina (1858-61), dies 1861 Francis Pierpont is elected provisional governor of West Virginia 1861 Missouri Governor Claiborne Jackson calls for 50,000 volunteers to stop Federates from taking over his state 1860 Oscar L Helfrich, Dutch governor, Curacao 1854 Cornelis W. Lely, Dutch engineer and Governor of Suriname, 1902 - 1905 1854 Alfred Milner, born in Giessen, Germany, British governor, Cape colony 1853 Hermann von Wissmann, German Africa explorer/governor East-Africa 1849 Peter Burnett elected 1st governor of California 1849 Titus A J van Asch van Wijck, Dutch governor Suriname, 1891-97 1849 Andreas Michiels, Dutch military Governor of West Sumatra, dies in battle at 52 1849 Joseph S. Gallieni, general, Battle of Marne, military governor, Paris 1848 Adam FJA van Duyn, governor of South Holland, dies at 77 1847 Governor Bent, 5 others in U.S. occupation, killed by revolt in New Mexico 1845 Paul S Methuen, English Field Marshal/governor of Natal/Malta 1845 Jacob earl of Rechteren/Appeltern, Governor of Gelderland, dies at 57 1845 George Abernethy becomes 1st governor of Oregon Country 1843 1st Catholic governor in U.S., Edward Kavanagh of Maine, takes office 1840 Mehemed Emin Pasja, German explorer/governor, Equatoria 1839 Ranjit Singh, Governor of Lahore, dies 1838 Willem earl van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial governor, dies at about 43 1837 Pinckney B S Pinchback, Lt Governor, Louisiana 1833 Abbas Mirza, Persian governor/heir to the throne, dies at 44 1832 Frederick Sleigh "Bobs" Roberts, British Governor of Natal, Ireland-Boer war 1832 Esquire Maurits A de Savornin Lohman, Dutch governor of Suriname 1831 Paul R Cantzlaar, Governor of Saba/Curaeao/Dutch-West Indies, dies at 60 1831 Joannis Capodistrias, Greek governor of Troezen, murdered at 55 1830 William Sprague, governor of Rhode Island, 1859-63 1830 Zebulon Baird Vance, Governor, Confederacy 1826 Piotr A von der Pahlen, military governor of St. Petersburg, dies at 60 1826 Baron Van der Capellen resigns as governor of Dutch-Indies 1824 Alfred Gilpin Jones, Weymouth NS, lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia, 1900 - 1906 1823 Cornelis A van Sypesteyn, Dutch governor of Surinam, 1873-82 1822 Albert-Kasimir, duke of Saxon-Teschen/governor of Hungary, dies at 83 1820 John Willis Ellis, Governor, Confederacy 1820 Louis Powell Harvey, Governor, Union 1819 Reuben Eaton Fenton, Governor, Union 1819 Godert baron van der de Capellen becomes governor of Dutch-Indies 1818 Isham Green Harris, Governor, Confederacy 1815 Edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor, Jamaica 1814 Francis Harrison Pierpont, governor, Union 1813 John Jones Pettus, Confederate governor, D-Miss, 1859-63 1813 Israel Washburn, Governor, Union 1813 Charles Pierre Schimpf, governor of Suriname, 1855-59 1812 Massachusetts Governor Gerry signs a redistricting bill-1st "gerrymander" 1811 James Bruce, earl of Elgin and Kincardine, governor, Jamaica 1809 Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, governor/viceroy, Elzas-Lutherian 1807 Jan van Swieten, Dutch general/governor of West-Sumatra 1806 Omar Pasha, Michael Lats, Croatian governor/viceroy of Bosnia/Iraq 1801 1st U.S. Jewish governor, David Emanuel, takes office in Georgia 1797 Andreas V Michiels, Dutch military governor of West-Sumatra 1795 Curacao governor De Veer sends miltia to stop rebellious slaves 1795 Governor/viceroy Willem V flees Scheveningen to England 1788 Charles C of Nassau-Weilburg, governor of Maastricht, dies at about 53 1787 Spanish governor leaves Philippines 1787 Jacob earl van Rechteren van Appeltern, governor of Gelderland 1785 Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48 1777 English ambassador Joseph Yorke demands dismissal of Governor John de Graaff for saluting U.S. flag 1776 Virginia state constitution adopted and Patrick Henry made governor 1776 Joannis Capodistrias, Greek governor of Troezen, 1827-31 1771 Adam FJA van der Duyn, Dutch governor, South Holland 1766 Willem V (18) becomes governor of United Provinces 1766 Dutch governor Falck signs Treaty of Batticaloa with rebels 1756 Governor Glen of South Carolina protests against 900 Acadia indians 1753 Willem Maurits, earl of Nassau/Governor of Zeeuws-Flanders, dies 1750 Gustaaf W van Imhoff, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1736-40), dies at 45 1745 John Jay, diplomat/governor, NY 1745 Piotr A von der Pahlen, military governor, St. Petersburg 1744 Elbridge Gerry, DR, 5th Vice President, Massachusetts Governor, invented gerrymandering 1738 Arthur Phillip, admiral/1st governor New-South Wales 1736 Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon, 1765-83 1735 Jury acquits John Zenger (New York Weekly Journal) charged with seditious libel by royal governor of New York (victory for Freedom of press) 1726 Maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies 1723 Willem van de Pose, Governor of Cape Colony (1699-1797), dies at about 59 1719 John/Jean Nepveu, Dutch governor of Suriname, 1768-79 1712 Simon van der Stel, Dutch Governor of Cape Colony (1679-99), dies at 72 1707 Stephen Hopkins, Governor of Rhode Island signed Declaration of Independence 1705 Gustaaf Imhoff, Governor of Ceylon, 1736 - 1740, Governor of Netherlands-Indies, 1743 - 1750 1705 Walraad, the Young, earl of Nassau-Ottweiler/Governor of Nijmegen, dies 1705 Jean-Baptiste C Bouvet de Lozier/Lozier-Bouvet, governor, Reunion Is 1695 New York Jews petition governor Dongan for religious liberties 1688 Henry Morgan, Welsh lieutenant governor of Jamaica 1688 Soldiers killed governor of Aerssen in Paramaribo 1688 Cornelis van Aerssen, governor of Suriname (1683-88), murdered at 50 1679 Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/Governor of Zeeuws-Flanders 1679 Juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/Governor of Netherlands, dies at 50 1675 Prince William III installed as governor of Overijssel 1673 Francois Caron, admiral/governor (Formosa), drowns at about 72 1672 New York Governor Lovelace announces monthly mail service between New York and Boston 1672 Willem J van Gendt, admiral/governor of Breda, dies at about 37 1672 Frontenac becomes governor of New France (Canada) 1668 Mass society storms palace of "heretics" Spanish Governor Jose de Paternina 1665 Lodewijk van Nassau, Dutch governor (Bois-le-Duc), dies 1658 Antoine Cadillac, french colonial governor of America 1657 William Bradford, Governor (Plymouth Colony, Mass), dies 1656 Walraad the Younger, earl of Nassau-Ottweiler/Governor of Nimegen 1655 Jan W van Brederode, Dutch governor/field marshal, dies at 56 1652 Henry, count of Nassau-Siegen, colonel and Governor of Hulst, dies 1649 John Winthrop, 1st governor Mass Bay Colony, dies at 61 1649 John Winthrop, Puritan and 1st Governor (Mass), dies 1644 Johan Mauritius resigns as governor of Brazil 1642 Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Governor of Ft. Emmerik/Heusden, dies 1639 Simon van der Stel, Dutch governor of Cape colony, 1679-99 1637 Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam 1637 Philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized 1637 Dutch governor Johan Mauritius lands in Pernambuco Brazil 1636 Johan Mauritius appointed governor of Dutch Brazil 1635 Virginia Governor John Harvey accused of treason and removed from office 1631 John Winthrop is elected 1st governor of Massachusetts 1630 New Amsterdam's governor buys Gull Island from Indians for cargo, renames it Oyster Island, it is later known as Ellis Island 1630 Fork introduced to American dining by Governor Winthrop 1630 Governor John Winthrop begins "History of New England" 1629 Juan Jose, of Austria, Spanish general and governor of Netherlands 1627 Frederik de Houtman, navigator/governor of Ambon, dies at about 56 1626 Pasha Muhammad ibn Farukh tyrannical Governor of Jerusalem, driven out 1624 Steven van der Haghen, admiral/Governor on Ambon 1617 - 1618, dies at about 61 1621 Governor William Bradford of Plymouth forbids game playing on Christmas 1621 Governor Bradford of U.S. colony Plymouth disallows sport on Christmas Day 1611 Henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst, Netherlands 1610 Thomas West baron De La Mar appointed as 1st Governor of Virginia colony 1610 Thomas West, Baron de La Mar, is appointed governor of Virginia 1609 Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands 1608 George Monck/Monk, English general and Governor of Scotland 1602 Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Governor Frederik Hendrik 1600 Arent van Dorp, Dutch governor of East-Zealand, dies at about 70 1599 Jan W van Brederode, governor, Hertogenbosch, Field Marshal 1597 Diederik Sonoy, German/Netherlands governor of Northern quarter, dies at 67 1593 Steven Haghen, navigator/governor of Ambon (1617-18), dies at 61 1593 William Louis of Nassau becomes governor/viceroy of Drenthe 1592 Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch Governor, Fort Emmerik/Heusden 1589 William Bradford, Governor of Plymouth colony for 30 years 1588 John Winthrop, English attorney/puritan/1st Governor of Mass 1588 John Winthrop, 1st governor, Mass Bay Colony 1586 Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, becomes governor of Netherlands 1580 Willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed 1580 Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies 1578 Charles d'Albert duke of Luynes, premier of France/Governor of Picardie 1566 Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, Governor of Ft. Gorinchem/Nijmegen 1558 Andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/Governor of Netherlands, 1598 - 1600 1553 Ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands 1546 Thomas Elyot, English diplomat (Boke named the Governor), dies at 46 1538 Hugo, earl of Leisnig, governor of Frisia, dies at about 79 1529 Francisco Pizarro appointed governor of Peru 1528 Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland 1528 Utrecht governor Maarten van Rossum plunders The Hague 1527 Karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37 1522 Emperor Karel I names Hernan Cortes governor of Mexico 1512 Bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies 1502 Olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies 1500 Governor De Bobadilla of Santo Domingo captures Columbus 1498 Emperor Maximilian names Albrecht governor of Netherlands 1493 Philippe Pot, governor/viceroy of Burgundy, dies 1493 John of Lannoy, Flemish governor/viceroy of Netherlands/Zealand, dies at 82 1490 Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor, Lombardy 1418 Jan III Chalon, prince of Orange/Governor of Burgundy, dies 1410 John Van Lannoy, Flemish governor of Holland/Zealand/West Frisia 1381 John of Chatillon, governor/viceroy of Holland, dies 1324 Marco Polo, Venetian explorer and Governor of Nanking, dies 1302 Jacques de Chatillon, count of Saint-Pol/Governor of Flaanders, dies 1146 Imad ad-Din Zengi, Governor of Basra, murdered 1113 Mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies 772 Po Tjiu-i, Chinese poet/governor of Hang-tsjow 554 Ravenna becomes seat of Byzantines military governor in Italy 397 Ambrosius, Governor of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies 89 Governor Lucius Antonius Saturninus of Germany becomes emperor of Rome |
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