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2007 Nancy Pelosi is elected Speaker of the House, by a vote of 233-202

2001 Maureen Reagan, speaker/activist, dies at 60

2000 Carl Albert, politician, Speaker of the House from 1971-1977, dies at 91

1997 Newt Gingrich, narrowly re-elected speaker of the House

1995 Newt Gingrich becomes speaker of the House

1994 Tip O'Neill, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1977 - 1987, Speaker of the House, dies of cancer at 81

1992 Vernon Howard, spiritual teacher, speaker, philosopher, author, wrote humor books, children's books, spoke and wrote about self-development, self-awareness, spiritual, psychological growth, dies

1991 Sam Rabin, speaker of house, dies at 88

1991 NY assembly speaker Mel Miller is convicted of federal mail fraud

1989 Speaker of House Jim Wright resigns

1989 Earl Nightingale, author, motivational speaker, his radio program, 'Our Changing World', most highly syndicated radio program ever, recorded over 7,000 radio programs, dies

1987 At the Kingdome, Ruppert Jones hits a foul ball that sticks in speaker

1986 House Dems select majority leader Jim Wright as 48th speaker

1980 New York Yankee Bob Watson hits Seattle Kingdome speaker, 2nd straight day

1978 John Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies

1974 Mike Schmidt hits a ball off public address speaker on Astrodome roof

1973 Alan Watts, writer, speaker, and philosopher, 'The Spirit of Zen' and 'The Art of Contemplation', died of heart failure at the age of 58

1968 Joseph Martin, Jr., Speaker of the House, dies at 83

1962 Stan Musial's 3,516th hit moves over Tris Speaker into 2nd place

1961 Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House for 17 years, dies at 79

1961 Samuel Rayburn, Representative-D-Texas, speaker of the House, 1940 - 1957, died of pancreatic cancer at age 79

1961 Peter Jensen, co-inventer (loud speaker), dies at 75

1959 Joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Israel Knesset (1949-59), dies at 73

1957 Duncan Goodhew, born in England, Olympic gold medalist, most famous swimmer in the UK, author, motivational speaker

1952 Marianne Williamson, born in Houston, Texas, spiritual activist, author, speaker, lecturer, wrote, 'A Course in Miracles', a program about choosing love over fear, 'A Return to Love', breakthrough success attributed to appearance on Oprah Winfrey

1949 Helene Hayman, born in England, Baroness Helene Hayman, Helene Valerie Hayman, Member of Parliament, Life Peer, Lord Speaker of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom

1947 John C. Maxwell, born in Garden City, Michigan, evangelical Christian, author, pastor, speaker, leadership expert, wrote over 50 books on leadership, sold over 13 million copies including 'Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow'

1946 Deepak Chopra, born in Punjab, British India, author, speaker, physician, co-founded the Chopra Center, made cameo appearance in movie, 'The Love Guru', 2008

1945 Michael Martin, born in Glasgow, Scotland, politician, Member of Parliament for Glasgow North East, Speaker of the House of Commons

1943 Newt Gingrich, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Georgia 1979 - 1999, Speaker of House 1995 - 1997

1942 Tom Peters, born in Baltimore, Maryland, writer, author, speaker, consultant, business management practices expert, co-wrote, 'In Search of Excellence', believes the least amount of overhead business processes can produce empowering decision-makers within an entire company organization

1940 Samuel T. Rayburn of Texas elected speaker of House

1939 Ken Blanchard, born in Orange, New Jersey, author, professional speaker, management expert, co-wrote, 'The One Minute Manager' with Spencer Johnson, sold over 13 million copies in 37 languages, wrote more than 30 successful books

1937 Cy Young, Tris Speaker and Nap Lajorie elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1936 Wally Amos, born in Tallahassee, Florida, actor, speaker, co-wrote, 'The Power in You', founder, 'Famous Amos' chocolate chip cookie brand, first African-American talent agent, represented Diana Ross & the Supremes, Simon & Garfunkel

1935 Tony Campolo, born in America, pastor, speaker, author, promotes evangelical reform, leader, 'Red Letter Christian' movement, focusing on Christ's teachings, wrote, 'A Reasonable Faith', known for famous sermon, 'It's Friday, But Sunday's Coming!'

1933 John Bradshaw, born in Houston, Texas, educator, speaker, author, popularized dysfunctional family, wrote 'Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child'

1930 Jim Rohn, born in Idaho, entrepreneur, author, motivational speaker, joined direct sales organization of John Earl Shoaff, became millionaire by age 31, shared rags to riches story and personal development philosophy with over 4 million people worldwide, authored 17 books, audio, video programs

1929 Tom Foley, born in Spokane, Washington, Representative-D-Washington 1965 - 1995, majority whip and speaker of house

1929 John Naisbitt, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, author, public speaker, futures studies, wrote, 'Megatrends', 1982, sold over 9 million copies in 57 countries, special assistant to Lyndon B. Johnson

1927 Robert Orben, magician, comedy writer, author, specializes in observational comedy, wrote, 'Encyclopedia of Patter', 'Speaker's Handbook of Humor', speechwriter for Vice President Gerald R. Ford, became Director, White House Speechwriting Department

1926 Tris Speaker resigns as Indians manager

1926 Louise L. Hay, born in Los Angeles, California, motivational author, professional speaker, self-help and motivational writer, 'You Can Heal Your Life', 1984, on the New York Times Bestseller list, sold 35 million copies in 30 languages, made into movie of the same title, founder, Hay House Publishing

1926 Cleveland Indian Tris Speaker hits his 700th double

1925 Tris Speaker, is 5th to get 3,000 hits

1925 Cleveland Indian Tris Speaker gets his 3,000th hit

1922 Jim Wright, born in Fort Worth, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1987 - 1989, Speaker of House

1921 Earl Nightingale, born in Los Angeles, California, author, motivational speaker, his radio program, 'Our Changing World', most highly syndicated radio program ever, recorded over 7,000 radio programs

1920 Tris Speaker is stopped at 11 consecutive hits by Tom Zachary

1918 Tris Speaker suspended for season due to assault on ump Tom Connolly

1918 Tris Speaker ties career outfield record of 4 unassisted double plays

1918 Cleveland center fielder Tris Speaker turns an unassisted double play

1918 Vernon Howard, born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, spiritual teacher, speaker, philosopher, author, wrote humor books, children's books, spoke and wrote about self-development, self-awareness, spiritual, psychological growth

1915 Baroness Llewelyn-Davies of Hastoe, deputy speaker, House of Lords

1915 Alan Watts, born in Kent, England, writer, speaker, and philosopher, 'The Spirit of Zen' and 'The Art of Contemplation'

1912 Tip O'Neill, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1977 - 1987, Speaker of the House

1912 Tip O'Neill, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1977 - 1987, Speaker of the House

1912 Red Sox Tris Speaker's makes only world series unassisted double play, from the outfield

1908 Carl Albert, D, speaker of the House

1908 Carl Albert, U.S. speaker of house, 1971-77

1891 John W. McCormack, D, Speaker of House, 1962-70

1888 Tris Speaker, baseball great, hit more doubles than Pete Rose

1885 Joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Israeli Knesset, 1949-59

1882 Samuel Rayburn, born in Kingston, Tennessee, Representative-D-Texas 1913 - 1961, speaker of the House, 1940 - 1957

1874 I D Shadd elected Speaker of lower house of Miss legislature

1865 L H Perquin, Dutch religious radio speaker

1852 Daniel Webster, lawyer/speaker/minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 70

1840 John H van de Palm, theologist/literature/speaker, dies at 77

1789 House of Representatives 1st full meeting, New York City, F Muhlenberg 1st speaker

1689 Lord Halifax becomes Speaker of English House of Lords


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