2015 Event Australia's Liberal Party votes in Malcolm Turnbull to replace Tony Abbott as prime minister; Abbott had received majority backing from his party in a no-confidence vote just seven months ago 2014 Event In the recent Japan elections, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gains victory, and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party wins the majority of lower house elections 2013 Event The Liberal Political Party of Canada choses Justin Trudeau, son of Pierre Trudeau, as its new leader 2012 Event Prime Minister Victor Ponta, of the Social Liberal Union, is nominated by Romanian President, Traian Basescu, to form a new government after Romania holds its parliamentary election later this December 2012 Event Japan holds it's general election, with Shinzo Abe, former Prime Minister and opposition Liberal Democratic Party leader, predicted as winner 2012 Event Australians in the country's Northern Territory elect the Country Liberal Party 2011 Event After winning a Liberal Party of British Columbia ballot, Canadian politician Christy Clark becomes the second woman to be Premier of British Columbia 2011 Event AOL purchases the liberal website, The Huffington Post, for $315 million 2006 Death Karin Struck, author, wrote women's literature, politically liberal, openly opposes abortion, converted to Catholicism, 1996 dies 1995 Event Dutch Liberal Party wins Provincial-National elections 1994 Death Ad Gang, Dutch Liberal Party Assistant Secretary of State, dies at 67 1994 Event D66/Dutch Liberal Party win Dutch 2nd Parliamentary election 1994 Event Liberal Supreme Court Justice Blackmun (Roe vs. Wade) resigns 1993 Event Canada Liberal Party/Bloc Quebecois wins parliamentary election 1991 Death Willem J [Molly] Geertsema, liberal/foreign minister, dies 1990 Death Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello, Dutch MP (Liberal), dies at 53 1988 Event Dutch Liberal Party merged with SDP 1986 Event Premier Nakasones Liberal Democr Party wins Japan's election 1980 Death Harm van Riel, Dutch Liberal Party politician, dies at 73 1980 Event Pierre Elliott Trudeau's Liberal Party wins Canada's elections 1978 Event Liberal Julio Turbay Ayola wins Colombia elections 1976 Event Dutch 1st Chamber condemns Dutch Liberal/social dem abortion laws 1974 Event Trudeau's Liberal Party wins Canadian parliamentary election 1961 Birthday Ann Coulter, born in New York City, New York, conservative political commentator, author, 'Godless: The Church of Liberalism', 'How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must)' 1961 Event Omer Vanaudenhove chosen chairman of Belgium Liberal Party 1959 Event Dutch Liberal Party wins 2nd parliamentary elections 1953 Event Dutch social democratic/Dutch Liberal Party win municipal elections 1953 Birthday Guy Verhofstadt, born in Dendermonde, Belgium, politician, liberal, 47th Prime Minister of Belgium 1999 - 2008, member, European Parliament 1953 Birthday Paul Krugman, born in New York, economist, liberal, political columnist, author, op-ed columnist for 'The New York Times', wrote, 'The Conscience of a Liberal' 1952 Event Liberal Party wins Japanese elections 1951 Birthday Jan Franssen, born in Hilversum, North Holland, politician, Dutch liberal political party, in 2006, named Queen's Commissioner in South Holland, previously served as city councilor, Nederhorst den Berg, President, House of Representatives 1982 - 1994, mayor of Zwolle, 1994 - 2000 1951 Birthday Simon Hughes, born in Cheshire, England, British politician, Liberal Member of Parliament of North Southwark and Bermondsey 1950 Birthday Alan Colmes, born in New York City, New York, radio and television host, liberal political commentator, host of 'The Alan Colmes Show', runs 'Liberaland' blog 1950 Birthday Janez Drnovsek, born in Slovenia, Yugoslavia, liberal politician, second President of Slovenia 1950 Event Sophocles Venizelos forms liberal Greeks government 1949 Event 1st International Pancake Race held (Liberal Ks) 1948 Event Dreesgovt (KVP/Social Democratics/CHU/Liberal) forms 1948 Birthday Nigel Jones, born in Chelenham, England, politician, Liberal Democrat, Member of Parliament for Cheltenham 1992 - 2005 1948 Event Dutch Liberal Party forms-People's party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) 1947 Birthday Karin Struck, born in Germany, author, wrote women's literature, politically liberal, openly opposes abortion, converted to Catholicism, 1996 1946 Birthday Archy Kirkwood, born in the United Kingdom, politician, Liberal Party, Member of Parliament for Roxburgh and Berwickshire 1983 - 2005 1945 Death Benjamin M Telders, president (Dutch Liberal States Party), dies at 42 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 1940 Death Joseph Limburg, liberal 2nd-Member of parliament (1905-19), dies at 75 1939 Death Adolphe Max, Belgian liberal MP, dies at 69 1936 Birthday Ian McLachlan, cricketer, Cambridge and S Australia bat, later Liberal MP 1936 Birthday Lord Holme, president British Liberal Party 1934 Birthday John Pardoe, CEO, Sight and Sound Education, Liberal MP 1930 Birthday Malcolm Fraser, Prime Minister of Australia, Liberal, 1975 - 1983 1929 Birthday Jeremy Thorpe, British MP, Liberal 1928 Birthday Eric Lubbock, born in England, born Eric Lubbock, Lord Avebury, 4th Baron Avebury, politician, Liberal Party, Member of Parliament for Orpington 1925 Death Abraham PC of Karnebeek, liberal foreign minister (1918-27), dies 1925 Birthday Huub H Jacobse, member of Dutch 2nd chamber, Liberal 1921 Event Liberal Freedom League forms in The Hague 1919 Birthday Cornelis Berkhouwer, Member of 2nd chamber, Dutch Liberal Party 1918 Birthday Willem J "Molly" Geertsema, Dutch liberal/interior minister 1918 Birthday Maldwyn Thomas, president, Welsh Liberal Party 1918 Death Willem H de Beaufort, Dutch historian/liberal politician, dies at 73 1916 Death Dirk Bos, Dutch MP (Liberal), dies at 53 1915 Death Conrad T van Deventer, Dutch jurist/MP (liberal), dies at 57 1915 Event Last liberal British government of Asquith falls 1908 Event Belgium Catholic socialist/liberal parliamentary election 1908 Birthday William McMahon, Prime Minister of Australia, Liberal, 1971 - 1972 1907 Birthday Harm van Riel, Dutch politician, Dutch Liberal Party 1906 Death Eugen Richter, German MP (Liberal), dies at 67 1905 Birthday Lionel Trilling, author, 1969 Poses Award, Liberal Imagination 1905 Death Arnold Kerdijk, Dutch liberal/founder (Social Weekly), dies at 60 1904 Death John P R Tak, Dutch liberal politician, dies at 64 1903 Birthday Benjamin M. Telders, president of Dutch Liberal States Party 1901 Birthday Chester Bowles, born in Massachusetts, ambassador and writer, Conscience of a Liberal 1900 Birthday Lord Gladwyn, MP, Liberal 1887 Death Pieter Blusse van Alblas, liberal minister of Finance, dies at 75 1880 Death Heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician, dies at 80 1879 Death Peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69 1872 Death Johan R Thorbecke, literature/liberal premier, dies 1866 Birthday Joseph Limburg, liberal Second-Member of parliament, 1905-19 1864 Death Dirk Dark Curtius, attorney/liberal minister of Justice, dies at 71 1862 Birthday Dirk Bos, Dutch liberal 2nd Member of parliament 1861 Death Elias Canneman, liberal minister of Finance (1813-14), dies at 84 1860 Death Eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch milt/liberal politician, dies at 63 1859 Event U.S. recognizes Liberal government in Mexico's War of Reform 1855 Event Battle of Acapulco during Mexican Liberal uprising 1854 Birthday Jean Reville, French vicar/theologist, Liberal Protestantism 1848 Event Toscane gets liberal Constitution 1846 Event Belgian Liberal Party forms 1839 Birthday Johannes P R Tak, Dutch liberal politician 1838 Birthday Eugen Richter, German parliament member, Liberal 1836 Birthday Abraham PC Van Karnebeek, Dutch Foreign Minister, Liberal, 1918-27 1832 Birthday Abraham C Wertheim, Dutch banker/MP, liberal 1827 Birthday Carlo A Alfieri, Italian MP, Liberal 1821 Event Failed liberal coup against French King Louis XVIII 1812 Birthday Pieter Blusse van Oud-Alblas, Dutch liberal minister of Finance 1811 Death Charles Frederick, liberal ruler of Baden, dies at 82 1809 Birthday Peter P van Bosse, Dutch attorney/liberal minister of Finance 1799 Birthday Heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician 1796 Birthday Eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician 1792 Birthday Dirk Donker Curtius, Dutch attorney/minister of Justice, liberal 1777 Birthday Elias Canneman, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, 1813-14 1728 Birthday Charles Frederick, Baden, liberal ruler of Baden
