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2003 Johnny Cash, man-in-black, Boy Named Sue, dies at 71
2002 Kim Hunter, actress, movie version of A Streetcar Named Desire, 2000 Al Gore concedes presidential election, George W. Bush named president 1997 San Francisco Giants manager Dusty Baker named NL Manager of the Year 1997 2 hours after Davey Johnson resigns, he is named AL Manager of Year 1997 Scientists in Scotland announced they succeeded in cloning an adult mammal, producing a lamb named "Dolly" 1996 Ford buys rights to named Detroit domed stadium for $40 million 1994 New York Central park reservior officially named after Jackie Kennedy Onasis 1994 Anne P. Sidamon-Eristoff named chairwoman of Museum of National History 1993 Jacques Lemaire is named New Jersey Devils 8th Head Coach 1993 "5 Guys Named Moe" closes at Eugene O'Neill New York City after 445 performances 1993 New expansion NHL team, owned by Disney, is named the Mighty Ducks 1992 Arthur Ashe is named Sports Illustrated Sportman of Year 1992 Scott Stevens is named 5th Captain in New Jersey Devils history 1992 "Streetcar Named Desire" closes at Ethel Barrymore New York City after 137 perf 1992 Mona Van Duyn is named 1st female U.S. poet laureate 1992 "Streetcar Named Desire" opens at Ethel Barrymore New York City for 137 performances 1992 "5 Guys Named Moe" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 445 performances 1992 Larry Smith, named 9th Commissioner of the CFL 1991 Ted Turner is named Time Magazine Man of Year 1991 Chicago Bull Michael Jordan, named NBA's MVP 1991 Don Mattingly named 10th New York Yankee Captain 1990 Louis Jordan's revue "Five Guys Named Moe," premieres in London 1989 Wayne Gretzky and Martina Navratilova, named athletes of decade by AP 1989 Lou Piniella is named manager of the Reds, replacing banned Pete Rose 1989 Lincoln Square in Bronx named 1989 Bill White named NL president; 1st black major-league sports head 1988 Benazir Bhutto named 1st female Prime Minister of a Moslem country, Pakistan 1988 Yank manager Billy Martin's 5th term ends, Lou Pinella named manager 1987 Woody Woodward resigns as New York Yankee General Manager, Lou Piniella is named General Manager and Billy Martin is named New York Yankee manager for 5th and final time 1987 Lou Lamoriello is named New Jersey Devils President 1986 Bryan O'Connor named chairman of Space Flight Safety Panel 1985 White Sox shortstop Ozzie Guillen, is named AL Rookie of Year 1985 Lou Piniella named New York Yankee manager 1985 Michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year 1985 Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for 4th time 1985 Arthur Ashe is named to International Tennis Hall of Fame 1984 New York Met Dwight Gooden, 20, is youngest to be named NL Rookie of Year 1984 General Sec Konstantin U Chernenko named President of Soviet Union 1984 Part of Central Park is named Strawberry Fields honoring John Lennon 1984 John J O'Connor named 8th archbishop of New York 1984 Robert Penn Warren, Pulitzer Prize winner, named 1st U.S. poet laureate 1983 Yogi Berra named Yankee manager for 2nd time 1983 Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for 3rd time 1982 Clyde King named Yankee manager 1982 Orioles Cal Ripken is named AL Rookie of Year 1982 Lehman Engel, U.S. composer (Streetcar Named Desire), dies at 71 1982 New Jersey NHL franchise officially named Devils by fan balloting, runner-up names are Blades, Meadowlanders and Americans 1982 Rudy Bond, actor (Streetcar Named Desire), dies of heart attack at 68 1981 Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year for the Oakland A's 1981 Bob Lemon named New York Yankee manager for 2nd time 1981 Seven Brothers Square in Bronx named honoring 7 Santini Bro Moving Co 1981 Kazimiroff Blvd in Bronx named for a Bronx historian 1981 CNN airs a videotape that shows that Tamara Rand predicted that Reagan is in danger from someone named Jack Humley (a hoax) 1980 Alexander Haig named Reagan's Secretary of State 1980 Gene Michael named 25th Yank mgr, replacing Dick Howser, who resigns 1980 Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year for the Oakland A's 1979 Donald McHenry named to succeed Andrew Young as United Nations ambassador 1979 Dr. Walter Massey named director of Argonne national Lab 1979 Frank Peterson, Jr. named 1st black general in Marine Corps 1979 Billy Martin named manager of Oakland A's 1979 Border is named 12th man for Australia, only Test Cricket he missed 1978 Dianne Feinstein is named San Francisco 1st female mayor 1978 Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat named winners of 1978 Nobel Peace Prize 1977 Dr. Clifford R Wharton, Jr. named chancellor of State University of NY 1977 Leonid Brezhnev named president of U.S.S.R. 1977 Yehonathan Netanyou Lane in the Bronx named in honor of Bronx-born 1976 Patricia R. Harris named secretary of Housing and Urban Development 1976 Andrew Young named Ambassador and Chief U.S. Delegate to UN 1976 Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (New York Yankees) 1975 Pope Paul VI named J Willebrands archbishop of Utrecht 1975 Reds 2nd baseman Joe Morgan is named NL MVP 1974 Cardinals' Lou Brock is named Sportsman of the Year 1974 Oliver Tilden Triangle in the Bronx named 1974 Catfish Hunter is named AL Cy Young Award 1974 Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (Texas Rangers) 1974 Edna Lewis Thomas, U.S. actress (Streetcar Named Desire), dies at 88 1974 James "Cool Papa" Bell is named to baseball's Hall of Fame 1973 Jim Palmer is named AL Cy Young winner 1973 Yankee General Manager and President Lee MacPhail named AL president 1973 Billy Martin named manager of Texas Rangers 1973 Willie Mays named to NL all star team for 24th time (ties Musial) 1973 Shoelace Park in the Bronx named 1972 Benjamin L Hooks, named to FCC 1972 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar named NBA MVP 1970 Billy Martin named manager of Detroit Tigers 1970 Elizabeth Hoisington and Anna Mae Mays named 1st female U.S. generals 1969 John Madden is named head coach of NFL's Oakland Raiders 1968 Billy Martin named manager of Twins 1968 Seattle's AL club is named Pilots 1968 Risse St. in Bronx named 1967 Mets pitcher Tom Seaver (16-12) is named NL Rookie of Year 1967 Melville Abrams Ball Field in Bronx named 1967 Major Robert H Lawrence, Jr. named 1st black astronaut 1967 Stan Musial is named General Manager of Cards 1966 Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente is named NL MVP 1966 Stokely Carmichael named chairman of Student Nonviolent Coordinating 1966 Floyd B McKissick, named national director of CORE 1965 Twins SS Zoilo Versalles is named AL MVP 1965 Willie Mays named NL MVP 1965 Pope Paul VI named MR Perey bishop's helper of New Orleans 1965 Patricia R. Harris named 1st U.S. black female ambassador (Luxembourg) 1965 Beatles announce their film is named "8 Arms to Hold on to You" (Help) 1964 Carl T. Rowan named director of U.S. Information Agency 1962 Kinderman Place in the Bronx named 1962 Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills is named NL's MVP 1962 Cleveland sends Harry Chiti to Mets for a player to be named later, on 1962 Schoolman Athletic Field in the Bronx named 1961 Whitney Young, Jr. named executive director of National Urban League 1961 1st animal returned from space, dog named Blackie aboard Sputnik 9 1960 Barry Lyons, born in Biloxi, Mississippi, Barry Stephen Lyons, baseball player, catcher, played for Major League Baseball teams, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, served as backup catcher to Gary Carter, named Most Valuable Player, South Atlantic League, 1984 1959 Sammy Baugh named 1st coach of New York Titans (AFL) 1959 Joe Foss named 1st commissioner of AFL 1959 Billy Mayerl, composer, pianist, master of light music, composed works for piano and orchestra, developed syncopated novelty piano solos, 300 piano pieces, most named after flowers and trees, dies at 56 1959 Fidel Castro named himself Cuba's premier after overthrowing Batista 1958 14 people named 1st life peers in U.K. 1958 1st 4 women named to peerage in House of Lords 1957 Soviet Union launches, Sputnik II, carrying a dog named Laika 1956 Laura Thorne, chef, named one of 10 best American chefs 1954 Hurricane Carol (1st major named storm) hits New England, 70 die 1954 Ralph J. Bunche named undersecretary of UN 1953 Walter Alston named Dodger manager 1953 Indians 3rd baseman Al Rosen is unanimously named AL's MVP 1953 Robert Brazile, born in Mobile, Alabama, football player, linebacker, played for National Football League's Houston Oilers and Kansas City Chiefs, nicknamed 'Dr. Doom', named 1975's NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 1953 Jesse Owens named Illinois Athletic Commission secretary 1952 Shah of Persia named Ghavam Sultaneh premier 1952 Charlton Playground named in Bronx 1951 Roy Campanella named NL MVP on his 30th birthday 1951 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 1950 General Eisenhower named NATO commander 1950 Edith Sampson named 1st black U.S. delegate to U.N. 1950 General Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, United Nations forces in Korea 1950 Connie Mack named Honorary Manager of the All-Star Game 1948 Billy Zoom, born in Savanna, Illinois, musician, guitarist, founder of punk rock band X, Guitar Player named him greatest guitar player of all time in 2007, worked with Gene Vincent, rockabilly legend, as well as Etta James, Big Joe Turner 1947 Tennessee Williams' "Streetcar Named Desire," premieres in New York City 1947 Jackie Robinson is named 1947 "Rookie of Year" 1947 Jackie Robinson is named Rookie of Year by Sporting News 1947 Dmitri Shostakovich named professor at conservatory of Leningrad 1946 Mrs. Emma Clarissa Clement named "American Mother of Year" 1946 11 players Tinker, Evers, Chance, Burkett, McCarthy, Waddell, Plank, Walsh, Chesbro, Griffith, and McGinnity are named to Hall of Fame 1945 General George C. Marshall named special U.S. envoy to China 1945 General MacArthur named Supreme Commander of Allied Powers in Japan 1945 Lieutenant Admiral Marc Mitscher named chief of U.S. Navy staff 1945 Albert B "Happy" Chandler is named 2nd baseball commissioner 1944 Hal Newhouser is named AL MVP 1944 Smokey Bear, named after New York City fireman Smokey Joe Martin 1943 Averell Harriman named U.S. ambassador to Moscow 1943 Lynch Triangle (Square) in Bronx named 1943 Gromyko named U.S.S.R.-ambassador in Washington 1943 1st warship named for a Black person, USS Leonard Roy Harmon, launched 1943 Liberty Ship George Washington Carver, named after scientist, launched 1942 Mario Savio, born in New York, New York, activist, member of Berkeley Free Speech Movement, Sproul Plaza steps named Mario Savio Steps, taught mathematics, philosophy, logic at Sonoma State University 1942 Branch Rickey named president/General Manager of Brooklyn Dodgers 1942 Dwight D. Eisenhower named commander for invasion of North Africa 1941 Young Park (2) in the Bronx named in honor of Samuel Young 1941 Joe DiMaggio is named AL MVP 1941 Martin Bormann is named head of Nazi Party Chancellery in Germany 1940 Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr named 1st black general in regular army 1939 Hitler named Adolf Eichmann leader of "Referat IV B" 1938 NL batting champ Ernie Lombardi is named MVP 1938 Du Pont named its new synthetic fiber "nylon" 1937 St. Louis Cardinals Triple Crown winner Joe Medwick is named NL MVP 1937 "il duce" visits Berlin/named "the Fuhrer" to corporal 1st class 1936 Benjamin E. Mays named president of Morehouse College 1936 Joe McCarthy is named to manage AL All-Stars, rather than high-strung Mickey Cochrane, who is very close to a nervous breakdown 1935 Hank Greenberg is named AL MVP by the BBWAA, Wes Ferrell is runner-up 1934 Ford Frick, NL publicity director, is named league president 1933 Young Park (1) in the Bronx named in honor of James Young 1933 Adolph Hitler named German Chancellor, forms government with Von Papen 1932 Wernher von Braun named head of German liquid-fuel rocket program 1931 Jane Addams (1st U.S. woman) named co-recipient of Nobel Peace Prize 1931 Lefty Grove, A's pitcher who won 31 games, is named the AL's MVP 1931 Frankie Frisch of the Cards named MVP 1931 Billy Casper, born in San Diego, California, William Earl Billy Casper, Jr., professional golfer, golf course designer, won the PGA Tour 27 times, named 15th greatest golfer of all time by Golf Digest in 2000, considered best putter of his era 1930 Charles E Mitchell, named minister to Liberia 1930 Planet Pluto named 1927 Lou Gehrig named AL MVP (Babe Ruth (former winner) not eligible) 1927 William T. Francis named minister to Liberia 1926 Latkin Square in Bronx named for 1st U.S. Jewish soldier to die in WW I 1925 Washington shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh is named AL MVP 1922 Library Ave in Bronx named 1922 Lucerne Street in Bronx named 1922 Parsifal Place laid out in Bronx, named for knight in Wagner's Opera 1921 Solomon Porter Hood named minister to Liberia 1918 Dr. Joseph L Johnson named minister to Liberia 1917 Trotski named chairman of Petrograd Soviet 1916 2nd Ave and Bronx Terrace renamed Bronx Blvd; Seward Pl renamed Sycamore Ave; Herald Ave renamed Dickinson Ave; Monroe and Selwyn Avenue named 1915 Atty James L. Curtis named minister of Liberia 1914 Von Hindenburg named marshal of Eastern front 1914 General von Hindenburgs named commander of German armies on Eastern Front 1914 Dutch Minister of war H Colijn named director of British Petroleum 1913 George W Buckner, named minister to Liberia 1911 Clark Griffith is named manager of Washington Senators 1910 Lehman Engel, Jackson, Mississippi, conductor/comp, Streetcar Named Desire 1910 Irene Mayer Selznick, producer, Street Car Named Desire 1909 Elia Kazan, Constaninople Turkey, director, Streetcar Named Desire 1907 General Louis Botha named premier of Transvaal 1905 Henry Watson Furness, an Indiana physican, named minister of Haiti 1905 Dutch AR-politician AWF Idenburg named governor of Suriname 1904 King Peter I of Sweden named nationalist regime 1904 Earl Grey is named British governor-general of Canada 1902 John McGraw named manager of New York Giants 1902 Billy Mayerl, born in London, England, composer, pianist, master of light music, composed works for piano and orchestra, developed syncopated novelty piano solos, 300 piano pieces, most named after flowers and trees 1900 1st Davis Cup tennis competition, named after Dwight Filley Davis, began at Longwood Cricket Club in Massachusetts, and won by U.S. 2 days later 1899 San Francisco named as a port of dispatch for Army transports 1898 Owen Smith of NC, AME Zion minister, named minister to Liberia 1897 Emperor Karl Joseph I named Gustav Mahler director of Opera 1897 William Frank Powell, New Jersey educator, named minister to Haiti 1895 William Heard, AME minister and educator, named minister to Liberia 1894 Amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragist (Bloomers named for her), dies at 76 1891 John Stephens Durham, named minister to Haiti 1890 Alexander Clark, journalist/lawyer, named minister to Liberia 1890 Eagle Ave in the Bronx is cut out and named 1889 Frederick Douglass named Minister to Haiti 1887 Multatuli, writer, named most important Dutch writer of all time, 2002, Society for Dutch literature, dies in Ingelheim am Rhine, Germany 1885 Moses Hopkins, named minister to Liberia 1885 John E. W. Thompson, named minister to Haiti 1881 Henry Highland Garnet, named minister to Liberia 1879 Dr. Benjamin E Mays, named president of Atlanta Board of Education 1878 Atty John Henry Smyth named minister to Liberia 1877 John Mercer Langston named minister of Haiti 1873 Lee Shubert, producer, theatres in New York and LA named after him 1871 J Milton Turner named minister to Liberia 1866 U.S. Grant named 1st general of Army 1866 Berkeley, California named (for George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne) 1865 C J Thomsen, Denmark, archaeologist, named Stone/Iron/Bronze Ages 1865 Robert E. Lee is named commander-in-chief of Confederate Army 1865 General Robert E Lee named Commander-in-Chief of Confederate Armies 1864 Ulysses S. Grant is named General of Volunteers 1864 Grant is named commander of the Union armies 1862 General Stonewall Jackson evacuates Winchester Virginia Army of the Potomac, General Henry Halleck is named general-in-chief 1861 Richmond, Virginia, is named the capital of the Confederacy 1861 Robert E. Lee named commander of Virginia Confederate forces 1858 Donati Comet 1st seen named after it's discoverer 1849 St. Paul's Place in the Bronx named 1824 Simon Bolivar named dictator by the Congress of Peru 1823 Simon Bolivar named president of Peru 1820 Multatuli, born in Amsterdam, Eduard Douwes Dekker, writer, named most important Dutch writer of all time, 2002, Society for Dutch literature 1801 Giuseppe Piazzi discovers 1st asteroid, which is named Ceres later 1792 Columbia River discovered and named by U.S. Captain Robert Gray 1785 Congress resolves U.S. currency named "dollar" and adopts decimal coinage 1776 Henri Dutrochet, discovered and named process of osmosis 1716 Eugenius of Savoye named land guardian of Austrian Netherlands 1610 Henry Hudson enters bay later named after him, the Hudson Bay 1546 Thomas Elyot, English diplomat (Boke named the Governor), dies at 46 1448 Pope Nicolaas V named Utrechts bishop Rudolf of Diepholt, cardinal 1055 Bishop Gebhard van Eichstatt named Pope Victor II |
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