2014 Event World leaders gather in France to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day; Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Ukrainian President-elect Petro Poroshenko and others concerning the need to resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine 2012 Event Ahead of his cabinet and his December 1st inauguration, Mexico's President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto of Mexico names his 'transition team' 2011 Event Tony Tan Keng Yam wins Singapore's presidential election, becoming President-elect 1985 Death Tancredo Neves, president-elect of Brazil, dies at 75 1982 Death Bashir Gemayel, falangist Lebanon's president-elect, killed by a bomb 1980 Event President-elect Reagan appoints J Kirkpatrick (UN) and James Watt (Interior) 1952 Event President-elect Eisenhower visits Korea to assess war 1933 Event President-elect Franklin Roosevelt survives assassination attempt 1928 Event Buenos Aires police thwart an attempt on President-elect Herbert Hoover 1861 Event President-elect Lincoln arrives secretly in Washington D.C. to take office 1861 Event President-elect Lincoln takes train from Spingfield Illinois to Washington D.C. 1789 Event President-elect George Washington moves into Franklin House, New York
