2014 Event Debbie Dingell, wife of U.S. Representative John Dingell, announces her plans to run for her husband's seat after he retires; Rep. Dingell announced his retirement yesterday 2014 Event 29-term U.S. Rep. John Dingell announces that he will retire at the end of his current term; the 87-year-old congressman says that his health is fine, but the hostile climate in Congress means that he can no longer do his job effectively 1997 Event Former rep Dan Rostenkowski released from custody for mail fraud 1996 Death Jean-Bedel Bokassa, dictator of Cent Africa Rep (1967-79), dies at 75 1996 Death Jacobo Majluta, president of Dominican Rep (1982), dies at 61 1995 Event Art Modell's rep begins secrets talks to move team to Baltimore 1992 Event Astros begins 26-game road trip to make room for Rep National Convention 1991 Death Robert Motherwell, U.S. painter (Elegies to Spanish Rep), dies at 76 1991 Event Boris Yeltsin sworn in as 1st elected president of Russian Rep 1989 Event Robin Givens is granted a divorce from Mike Tyson in Dom Rep 1987 Event Central Afr Rep ex-emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa sentenced to death 1986 Event Joaquin Balaguers PRSC wins Dominican Rep parliamentary election 1982 Death Sylvestre A Guzman Fernandez, President Dominican Rep, commits suicide 1982 Event Salvador Jorge Blanco wins presidential election in Dominican Rep 1981 Death Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti, Iran Islamic Rep Party founder, bombed 1980 Event Michael Myers (D-Pa), is 1st rep expelled in over 100 years (ABSCAM) 1980 Event Rep John Jenrette, Jr. (D-SC) indicted in "Abscam" investigation 1979 Event Coup in Central African Rep: David Dacko overthrows emperor Bokassa I 1977 Event Mabel Murphy Smythe confirmed as ambassador to Rep of Cameroon 1975 Event Laos falls to communist forces; Lao People's Democratic Rep proclaimed 1974 Event Portugal recognizes independence of Rep of Guinea-Bissau 1974 Death Karl E Mundt, (Rep/Sen), dies 1972 Death Martin Dies, (Rep)/1st chairman of House Un-American, dies 1972 Birthday Katarina Studenikova, Bratislava Slovak Rep, tennis star 1972 Event Jean-Bedel Bokassa appoints himself President for life of Cent African Rep 1969 Event Rep Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. seated by Congress 1968 Death Julis Deutsch, Austria politician/general Spanish rep army, dies at 83 1967 Event People's Rep of South Yemen (Aden) gains independence from Britain 1967 Event Nguyen Van Thieu took oath of office as 1st President of South Vietnam 2nd Rep 1967 Birthday Nathalie Tauziat, Bangui Cent Afr Rep, tennis star, 1993 Quebec City 1967 Event House of Representatives expels Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (307 to 116) 1967 Event Georgia legislature seats Rep. Julian Bond 1965 Birthday Fayette Purser, Sydney Australia, golfer, NSW State Rep 1987-88 1964 Event United Rep of Tanganyika and Zanzibar renamed United Rep of Tanzania 1964 Death Otto V Kuusinen, President of Karelo-Finnish soviet rep (1940-56), dies 82 1964 Event Rep Martha Griffiths address gets civil rights protection for women being added to the 1964 Civil Rights Act 1963 Event Syrian Arab Rep Revolution Day - Military coup in Syria 1961 Death Rafael L Trujillo Molina, dictator Dom Rep (1930-61), murdered at 69 1960 Event Republic of Congo (Zaire, Dem Rep of Congo) forms 1960 Event Madagascar (formerly Malagasy Rep) declares independence from France 1959 Event Hiram Fong sworn in as 1st Chinese-American senator while Daniel K Inouye sworn in as 1st Japanese-American Rep (Both from Hawaii) 1959 Event Castro leads Cuba to victory as Fulgencio Batista flees to Dom Rep 1958 Event Charles De Gaulle wins 7 year term as 1st President of 5th Rep of France 1957 Event German Dem Rep recalls East Mark and issues new currency 1957 Event France returns Saar to becomes the 10th state of German Federal Rep 1954 Event Michigan rep Ruth Thompson (R) introduces legislation to ban mailing "obscene, lewd, lascivious or filthy" phonograph (rock and roll) records 1953 Event Eisenhower criticizes McCarthy for saying communists are in Rep party 1951 Birthday Johnny Rep, born in Zaandam, Noord-Holland, professional soccer player, striker, FIFA World Cup record-holder 1949 Birthday Rita Jenrette, born in San Antonio, Texas, wife of Rep John Jenrette, D-SC 1949 Event German Dem Rep formed from Russian occupation zone (National Day) 1949 Event People's Rep of China proclaimed by Mao Tse-tung (National Day) 1948 Event Gerald Ford upsets Rep Bartel J Jonkman in Michigan 5th Dist Representative primary 1946 Event Enver Hoxha declares People's Rep of Albania with himself dictator 1942 Birthday William C. Nelson, rep/astronaut, STS-24 1941 Event Rep of Croatia orders all Jews to wear a star with the letter Z 1936 Birthday Edward Jones, U.K. military rep to NATO 1935 Birthday Jack Charlton, soccer manager, Rep of Ireland 1932 Birthday Yvonne Braitwaite Burke, lawyer, Rep 1932 Event President Hoover and Vice President Charles Curtis renominated by Rep Convention 1930 Birthday Clayton K. Yeutter, Nebraska, U.S. trade rep/Republican National chairman 1930 Birthday Iain Cuthbertson, British actor, Guilty, Scandal, Rep, Danger UXB 1928 Birthday Gordon Downey, British Comptroller General/Reader Rep, Independent 1920 Event Lithuania and U.S.S.R. sign peace treaty, Lithuania becomes independent rep 1918 Birthday Maria Montez, Dominican Rep, actress, Arabian Nights 1917 Birthday Vernon Walters, New York City, U.S. permanent rep to the UN 1916 Birthday Dorothy Mae Ballard, labor union rep 1912 Birthday Jack Walsh, NSW/Leicestershire cricket china bowler, didn't rep Australia 1910 Birthday Eric Tindall, cricketer, All Black rep who kept wicket in 5 Tests 1905 Event Dominican Rep signs treaty turning over customs collection to US 1901 Death Marthinus Wessels Pretorius, 1st President Rep South Africa, dies at 81 1891 Birthday Rafael L Trujillo Molina, president/dictator of Dom Rep, 1930-61 1885 Birthday Ruth Bryan Rohde, U.S., Rep, minister to Denmark 1884 Birthday Julis Deutsch, Austria politician/General Spanish rep army 1883 Birthday J M M "Mick" Commaille, cricketer, dual South African cricket/soccer rep 1882 Birthday Bert "Dainty" Ironmonger, cricketer, belated Australian rep 1928-33 1881 Birthday Kemal Ataturk, 1st President of Rep of Turkey 1877 Death Adolphe Thiers, 1st president of 3rd French Rep (1871-77), dies at 80 1876 Event U.S. Electorial College picks Rep Hayes as President (although Tilden won) 1869 Birthday Adolphe Max, Belgian Rep, Lib 1863 Death Samuel Houston, 1st President of Rep of Texas (1836-38, 41-44), dies at 70 1861 Birthday George William Norris, Rep/Sen-Neb, Lame duck-amendement 1844 Event Spain grants Dominican Rep independence 1821 Event Santo Domingo (Dominican Rep) proclaims independence from Spain 1814 Birthday John Lothrop Motley, U.S., historian/author, Rise of Dutch Rep 1798 Event Rep Matthew Lyon, Vermont spits in face of Rep Roger Griswold,Connecticut, in U.S. House of Representatives, after an argument 1796 Birthday Reverdy Johnson, rep, Union 1782 Birthday Thomas Hart Benton, rep, "Old Bullion" 1756 Birthday Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, Rep/Gov-Va, general
