2014 Event Zhou Yongkang, China's former security chief, has been arrested on corruption charges and ousted from the Communist Party; Zhou is the highest-ranking official to be arrested in Chinese leader Xi Jinxing's campaign to reduce government corruption 2014 Event A meeting between the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan has been canceled following a Pakistani official's meeting with separatists in Kashmir province, a disputed territory claimed by both nations 2013 Event Artist Paul Emsley unveils the first official portrait of Catherine Duchess of Cambridge 2013 Event The President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, declares that official documents must use the words 'State of Palestine' 2012 Event The 2012 Summer Olympics is credited with helping the UK economy emerge from recession; official GDP figures show 1 percent growth from July to September 2012 Event King Jong-un, son of King Jong-il, is announced the official Supreme Leader of North Korea; he also now holds the rank of Marshal in the Korean People's Army 2012 Event Despite an initial ban on the film 'Borat,' Kazakhstan issues and official 'thank you' to actor Sacha Baron Cohen for his character, Borat Sagdiyev 2011 Event Lance Armstrong announces his official retirement from professional cycling 2011 Event In a referendum based on official figures, nearly 99% of South Sudanese voted for independence from the north 2011 Event Chinese prosecutors claim over 600 people were killed in Yunnan over a seven year period from official misconduct 2010 Event David Cameron, Prime Minister of Britain, embarks on an official visit aimed at building closer economic ties to the People's Republic of China 2010 Event Yvo de Boer, top climate change official at the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, resigns 2010 Event Viktor Yanukovych is declared the official winner of Ukraine's presidential election 2002 Event The Euro becomes the official currency for most of Europe 1996 Death George Ernest Leslie, trade union official, dies at 76 1996 Death Erskine Childers, United Nations official/civil servant, dies at 67 1994 Event United Arab Emirates' 1st official ODI, losing to India 1994 Event Indians owner Richard Jacobs announces he will pay $10 million to name baseball field (Jacobs Field) at Gateway (becomes official 3/23) 1993 Death Deng Yingchao, high ranking communist China official, dies at 88 1993 Event Puerto Rico adds English as its 2nd official language 1991 Event Panel of 8 baseball experts vote to drop asterisk next to Roger Maris home run record and determine an official no hitter must go at least 9 innings 1989 Event Game-winning RBI, official statistic dropped after 9 years of use New York Mets Keith Hernandez is the all-time leader with 129 1988 Event Cubs beat Mets 6-4 in their 1st official night game at Wrigley Field 1987 Death Ying-Chin Ho, Taiwan government official, dies at 88 1986 Event Senate convicted U.S. District Judge Harry E Claiborne making him 5th federal official to be removed from office through impeachment 1986 Death Stanley Rous, British soccer official, dies at 91 1985 Event "New York, New York" became the official anthem of New York City 1983 Event Official speed record for a piston-driven aircraft, 832 kph, California 1983 Event Former EPA official Rita Lavelle indicted for contempt of Congress 1983 Event Former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie brought to trial 1981 Event 1st female soccer official is hired by NASL 1980 Death Oscar Ewing, U.S. government official (Everybody's Business), dies at 90 1978 Event NFL permanently adds 7th official (side judge) 1977 Event NFL decides to experiment with a 7th official in some preseason games 1976 Event Metroliner official opens in Brussels 1973 Birthday Lee Westwood, born in Workshop, England, professional golfer, top 10 in the Official World Golf Rankings between 1998 - 2001 1972 Event Grace Slick maced by police when a band official called cops, pigs 1972 Event Official Beatles Fan Club, closes down 1971 Birthday Richard Green, born in Williamstown, Melbourne, Australia, professional golfer, won 1997 Dubai Desert Classic, listed in the top 30 of the Official World Golf Rankings 1971 Event Aswan Dam official opens in Egypt 1970 Event Paul McCartney announces official split of Beatles 1970 Event NFL selects Wilson as official football and scoreboard as official time 1969 Event Dodgers' Bill Singer is credited with 1st official save, against Reds 1966 Event 1st official meeting after 400 years of Catholic and Anglican Church 1965 Event NFL adds 6th official 1964 Event Vatican abolished Latin as official language of Roman Catholic liturgy 1964 Event 1st official broadcast of Trans World Radio on Bonaire 1964 Birthday Michael Johns, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, health care executive, conservative policy analyst, former federal government official for the United States 1963 Event Official 30-day mourning period for President John F. Kennedy ends 1963 Death Medgar Evers, NAACP official, shot in Jackson Miss at 37 1961 Event Official International Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto 1960 Event Netherlands - U.S. cemetery Margraten official opens 1960 Birthday Denise Strebig, born in San Bernardino, California, Denise Strebig-Haigh, professional golfer, toured with LPGA 1982-1990, married tour official Kerry Haigh, 1988, played college golf at University of Southern California 1960 Birthday Paul Azinger, born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Paul William Azinger, professional golfer, ranked in the top 10 Official World Golf Rankings for 300 weeks between 1988 and 1994, won 11 tournaments on the PGA Tour in 7 seasons, won 1993 PGA Championship 1959 Event 1st official "missile mail" lands, Jacksonville, Florida 1958 Birthday Hal Sutton, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, professional golfer, 1980 College Player of the Year by 'Golf Magazine', ranked in top-10 Official World Golf Rankings 1986 - 1987 1958 Birthday Ian Woosnam, born in Oswestry, England, nicknamed 'Woosie', 'Wee Welshman', 'Woosers', Welsh, professional golfer, played first European Tour, 1979, won Swiss Open, 1982, number one in Official World Golf Rankings in 1991, awarded O.B.E. 2007 New Years Honors List 1957 Birthday Bernhard Langer, born in Anhausen, West Germany, professional golfer, two-time Masters champion, ranked as the world's first official number one player in 1986 1956 Event Zestienhoven airport at Rotterdam official opens 1955 Event 1st official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum 1951 Death Harry T Moore, Florida NAACP official, killed by bomb 1950 Event New York City hires Dr. Wallace E Howell as its official "rainmaker" 1950 Event NY jury finds former State Department official Alger Hiss guilty of perjury 1949 Event Huaso sets official world equestrian high-jump record, 2.47 m, Chic 1948 Event Former state department official Alger Hiss indicted in New York City for perjury 1947 Event NFL adds 5th official (back judge) and allows sudden death in playoffs 1943 Event Baseball approves official ball (with cork and balata) 1941 Event Auke Adema wins 6th official Dutch 11 Cities Skating Race (9:19) 1940 Birthday Anthony Fauci, U.S. health official 1939 Event Versailles Peace Treaty forgot to include Andorra, so Andorra and Germany finally sign an official treaty ending WW I 1937 Birthday Peter M. Harris, Official Solicitor, Supreme Court 1937 Event Feyenoord-stadium official opens in Rotterdam 1935 Event Nuremberg Laws deprives German Jews of citizenship and makes swastika official symbol of Nazi Germany 1933 Event NFL starts official stats as Bears beat Giants 23-21 in champ game 1932 Birthday Nigel Lawson, British government official, The Power Game 1925 Event U.S.S.R.'s official news agency TASS forms 1923 Event Workers Party of America (New York City) becomes official Communist Party 1922 Event 1st official International Weightlifting Federation Champ (Tallinn, Estonia) 1920 Birthday George Ernest Leslie, trade union official 1918 Birthday Faye Glenn Abdellan, U.S. government official, health services 1917 Event Coen de Koning wins 2nd official 11 cities race (9:53) (record) 1916 Event Official flag of president of U.S. adopted 1909 Event 1st official Dutch 11 city skate (Minne Hoekstra in 13:50) 1907 Event "Ha-Tikva" adopted as official Zionist hymn 1906 Birthday Vera Menchik, Moscow, 1st official women's world chess champ, 1927 1905 Event 2nd official International soccer match, Netherlands beats Belgium 4-0 1905 Event 1st official soccer game between Belgium-Netherlands (1-4) 1905 Birthday Oveta Culp Hobby, government official/newspaper publisher/CEO, Houston Post 1904 Birthday Alger Hiss, State Department official hid papers in a pumpkin 1904 Event Boston Herald again refers to New York baseball club as Yankees, when it reports "Yankees take 2," Yankee name not official till 1913 1904 Event "Official Playing Rules of Professional Base Ball Clubs" adopted 1903 Birthday John Piper, British writer, US Churches in WW I, official war painter 1897 Event Indian, fans start calling the team Indians (in 1915 becomes official) 1895 Event Canal of Smock official opens 1895 Birthday Stanley Rous, British soccer official 1889 Birthday Oscar Ewing, U.S. government official, Everybody's Business 1878 Event Sabi Game Reserve, world's 1st official designated game reserve, opens 1876 Event 1st official NL baseball game (Boston-6, Philadelphia-5) 1876 Event Albert Spalding with $800 starts sporting goods co, manufacturing 1st official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball, and football 1873 Birthday Pelham Warner, cricketer, England 1898-1912, later notable official 1873 Birthday Henry Leveson-Gower, cricketer, England captain 1909-10 later official 1871 Event Jefferson Long of Georgia is 1st black to make an official speech in House of Representatives (opposing leniency to former Confederates) 1870 Event Official proclamation sets April 15 as last day of grace for U.S. silver coins to circulate in Canada 1869 Event Hiram R. Revels makes 1st official speech by a black in the Senate 1865 Event Confederate congress approves final design of "official flag" 1864 Event Palace for People's industry official opens in Amsterdam 1860 Birthday Lord Hawke, cricketer, England batsman 1890's, many official posts 1857 Event Baseball decides 9 innings constitutes an official game, not 9 runs 1845 Birthday Cecil De Vere, 1st official British chess champion, 1866 1841 Death Charles Louis W J van Keverberg, Dutch government official, dies at 73 1841 Death Wilhelmus Kist, writer and director of Dutch (Official) Gazette, dies at 82 1838 Event 1st official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide 1818 Event Official reopening of the White House 1775 Event 1st official U.S. flag raising (aboard naval vessel Alfred) 1769 Event Madame du Barry becomes King Louis XV's "official" mistress 1753 Event 1st official St. Patrick's Day 303 Event 1st official Roman edict for persecution of Christians issued
