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1997 President Clinton names his Labrador retriever, "Buddy" 1997 Apple Computer Inc names co-founder Steve Jobs temporary CEO 1997 NHL Nashville, Tenne names Barry Trotz as its 1st coach 1993 Henri Konan Bedie names himself President of Ivory coast 1990 Gene Michael names New York Yankee VP/GM replacing Harding Peterson 1987 Gerber survey find most popular names for newborns (Jessica and Matthew) 1983 Pope John Paul II names 3 new Dutch bishops 1983 Pope John Paul II names 18 new cardinals 1982 New Jersey NHL franchise officially named Devils by fan balloting, runner-up names are Blades, Meadowlanders and Americans 1979 President Carter names Paul Volcker, President of Federal Reserves 1978 Iran shah names Chapour Bakhtiar premier 1978 Commerce Department says hurricane names will no longer be only female 1974 Romanian Communist Party names party leader Ceausescu president 1973 Senate names 7 members to investigate Watergate scandal 1973 New Philippine constitution names Marcos president for life 1970 Sporting News names Willie Mays as Player of the Decade for the 1960s 1969 Pope Paul VI names JGM Willebrands cardinal 1968 President Nixon names Henry Kissinger security advisor 1967 Beatles Ltd and Apple Music Ltd swap names 1967 Charlie Finley names Bob Kennedy 1st manager of Oakland A's 1967 Pope Paul VI names 27 new cardinals 1967 Pope Paul VI names 27 new cardinals, including Karol Wojtyla, archbishop of Krakow, who later became Pope John Paul II 1965 Gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names including Kirk for Star Trek Capt 1963 John F. Kennedy names Winston Churchill U.S. honorary citizen 1961 For 2nd cons year, AP names Wilma Rudolph female athlete of year 1961 John F. Kennedy names Henry Kissinger special advisor 1960 AFL begins placing players names on back of their jersies 1960 Baseball uniforms begin displaying player's names on their backs 1960 White Sox unveil new road uniforms with players' names above number 1959 NASA names 1st 7 astronauts for Project Mercury 1957 Frick overrules and names Stan Musial, Willie Mays, and Hank Aaron to team 1956 AP names Cin manager Birdie Tebbets as NL Manager of the Year 1955 Track and Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athelete 1954 Alfredo Stroessner names himself president of Paraguay 1948 Arabic Congress names Abdullah of Trans Jordan, King of Palestine 1944 Chief of staff Kruls names De Quay chairman of Universal Commission 1944 Vernor [Steffen] Vinge, U.S., sci-fi author, Witling, True Names 1942 Hitler names Mussert "leader of Netherland people" 1942 Hitler names fieldmarshal Erich von Manstein becomes commanding 1941 Yugoslav government in exile names Draza Mihailovic premier 1940 German occupiers forbids using Dutch royal names 1938 Gen Metaxas names himself premier of Greece 1936 Spanish fascist junta names Franco to generalissimo/supreme commander 1936 Ioannis Metaxas names himself dictator of Greece 1935 President Mustapha Kemal Pasha names himself "Ataturk: Father of Turkey" 1934 Turkish regiment decrees importing family names 1934 Karlis Ulmanis names himself fascist dictator of Latvia 1934 Hitler names J von Ribbentrop, ambassador for disarmament 1933 Brazilians president Getulio Vargas names himself dictator 1933 Hitler names Hjalmar Shaft, president of Bank of Germany 1930 AP votes Joe Cronin unofficial AL MVP and BWA names Hack Wilson NL MVP 1930 Constantinople and Angora changes names to Istanbul and Ankara 1927 Chilean gen Carlos Ibanez names himself president 1926 Pope Pius XI names J E van Roey archbishop of Malines Belgium 1926 Greek gen Theodorus Pangulos names himself dictator 1925 Queen Wilhelmina names H Colijn head of government 1924 French government names Gen Serrail Governor-General of Syria 1917 Pravda (Lenin names Russia "Free land of world") 1914 King Peter I of Serbia names son Alexander the Prince-regent 1911 Congress names San Francisco as Panama Canal opening celebration site 1906 U.S. regime names Charles Magoon, governor of Cuba 1906 Portugal's King Carlos I names Joao Franco premier 1902 Bkln toymaker Morris Michton names teddy bear after Teddy Roosevelt 1893 Edward Acheson, Penn, patents an abrasive he names "carborundum" 1890 Newswriter George Whitney Calhoun names Green Bay team Packers 1865 President Jefferson Davis names 3 peace commissioners 1808 Napoleon decrees all French Jews adopt family names 1808 French created Kingdom of Westphalia orders Jews to adopt family names 1792 British Capt George Vancouver sights, names Mt. Rainier, Washington 1788 Jacques Neeker names French minister of Finance 1775 2nd Continental Congress names George Washington, supreme commander 1724 Emperor Charles VI names Maria Elisabeth land guardian of Aust Neth 1695 French garrison of castle Names surrenders for Willem III 1695 Dutch/English army under king Willem III occupies Names 1692 Emperor Leopold I names duke Earnest August of Braunschweig, king 1691 Spanish king Carlos II names Maximilian II viceroy of S Netherlands 1682 Sofia names herself regent of Russia 1595 King Philip II names Albrecht of Austria land guardian of Neth 1582 Leidse university names Rembert Dodoens prof of botany/medicine 1581 Leiden University names Snellius math professor 1578 Charles de Berlaymont, baron of Hierges, gov/viceroy of Names, dies 1569 Pope Pius names Cosimo I de' Medici, grand duke of Toscane 1566 Spanish king Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, duke of Alva 1560 Spanish king Philip II names Frederik Schenck of Toutenburg, 1st archbishop of Utrecht 1545 Pope Paul III names his son Pierluigi Farnese, duke of Parma 1540 Emperor Karel names his son Philip, duke of Milan 1540 Court of Holland names Amsterdam sheriff John Hubrechtsz a "heretic" 1534 Charles V names Joris of Egmont, bishop of Utrecht 1522 Emperor Karel I names Hernan Cortes governor of Mexico 1522 Emperor Charles V names Frans van Holly inquisitor-gen of Netherlands 1521 Treaty of Worms: Emperor Charles names his brother Ferdinand Arch duke of Neth-Austria 1509 Emperor Maximilian I names Margaretha land guardians of Netherlands 1498 Emperor Maximilian names Albrecht governor of Netherlands 1494 Jamaica discovered by Columbus; he names it "St. Iago" 1450 Pope Nicolas V names Walraven van Meurs bishop of Munster 1371 Pope Gregory XI names Arnold II of Horne as bishop of Utrecht 1364 Pope Urbabus V names John V van Virneburg as bishop of Utrecht 1349 Margaretha of Bavaria names her son Willem V earl of Holland/Zealand 1342 Pope Clemens VI names John IV of Arkel as bishop of Utrecht 1322 Pope John XXII names John van Diest, bishop of Utrecht 1311 Gwijde van Names, Flemish marshal (Golden Track), dies at 35 1235 Emperor Joseph II orders Jews of Galicia Austria to adopt family names 1213 English king John names Stephen Langton Archbishop of Canterbury 1164 Raynald of Dassel names Guido di Crema as anti-pope Paschalis III 1048 Parliament of Worms: Emperor Henry III names his cousin count Bruno van Egisheim/Dagsburg as Pope Leo IX 1046 Benedictus IX and Silvester III and names Bishop Siutger, Pope Clemens II 1027 Robert II, the Vrome, names son Henry I, king of France 767 Duke of Nepi names his brother (leek) Pope Constantine II 722 Pope Gregory II names Boniface as missionary bishop 695 Pope Sergius names Willibrord as archbishop Clemens of Friezen

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