2013 Event The U.S. State Department evacuates staff from the U.S. Consulate in Pakistan due to threats; most officials were moved to the city of Islamabad 2012 Event An Egyptian lawyer, Mohamed Salem, files a lawsuit over the country's President Morsi removing Hussein Tantawi, former commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces, and Sami Anan, former Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces 2010 Event The Medal of Honor is awarded for the first time since the Vietnam War; U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta received the medal for his actions during the War in Afghanistan 1997 Death Osvaldo Soriano, writer, journalist, staff writer for La Opinion, wrote, 'Triste, solitarity y final', or, Sad, lonely and final', dies at 54 1994 Event WMMS-FM's Jeff and Flash, and entire station staff, are fired 1993 Death Harry R "Rob" Haldeman, White House chief of staff (Nixon), dies at 67 1993 Death Matthew B Ridgway, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1953-55), dies at 98 1992 Death Alexander V Van de Wall Bake, staff leader/Governor KMA Breda, dies 1991 Event White House Chief of Staff John Sununu resigns 1987 Event Donald Regan resigned as White House chief of staff 1986 Event Pravda announces high-level Chernobyl staff fired for stupidity 1985 Event Philipine Chief staff General Fabian speaks of B Aquino's murder 1978 Event H R Haldeman, Nixon's White House chief of staff released from jail 1977 Event Former White House chief of staff home run Haldeman enters prison 1974 Death Creighton W. Abrams, Jr., U.S. general/army staff chief (Vietnam), dies at 59 1974 Death Carl A Spaats, 1st chief of staff of USAF, dies at 83 1969 Death Riad, chief of staff (Egyptian army), dies 1966 Event Nigerians chief of staff Jakubu Gowon makes coup 1965 Death Staff Nees, Flemish composer (Maria-oratorio), dies at 63 1961 Death Walter Bedell Smith, U.S. general/WW II chief of staff, dies at 75 1955 Event 1st black executive on White House staff, E. Frederic Morrow 1953 Event U.S. General Omar Bradley's becomes chief of staff 1950 Birthday Karl Rove, born in Denver, Colorado, Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush, author, 'Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight' 1948 Event Omar Bradley succeeds Dwight Eisenhower as Army Chief of Staff 1946 Death Alfred G Jodl, Colonel General/German staff chief weather authority, hanged 1945 Event Lieutenant Admiral Marc Mitscher named chief of U.S. Navy staff 1944 Event Personnel and executive staff of Philips demonstrate for more food 1944 Event Prince Bernhard establishes staff in Breda 1944 Birthday Phil May, born in Wortley, England, artist, caricaturist, drawings published in The Bulletin, St. Stephens Review, The Graphic, regular staff member of Punch 1944 Event Chief of staff Kruls names De Quay chairman of Universal Commission 1944 Death Brandt, col/German staff chief, dies in bombing 1944 Death Ludwig Beck, gen/chief Germany general staff (July 20th plot), dies 1943 Event Common Chiefs of staff meet in Quebec 1943 Event Joint Chiefs of Staff question Admiral Nimitz (landing Gilbert Island) 1943 Event Joint Chiefs of Staff determine invasion in Sicily for July 10th 1943 Event Joint Chiefs of Staff decide on invasion in Sicily 1943 Birthday Osvaldo Soriano, born in Mar del Plata, Argentina, writer, journalist, staff writer for La Opinion, wrote, 'Triste, solitarity y final', or, Sad, lonely and final' 1942 Death Gustave "Staff" de Clercq, leader Flemish Nationally Covenant, dies 1942 Event U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff created 1942 Death Yves Paringaux, French chief of staff, murdered 1941 Event Japanese marine staff officiers Suzuki/Maejima leave Pearl Harbor 1941 Event Japanese marine staff officiers Suzuki/Maejima arrive in Pearl Harbor 1941 Event Russian general Zhukov appointed chief of general staff 1940 Event General George Marshall sworn in as chief of staff of U.S. army 1936 Event Middleweight Staff Roth KOs Heinz Lazek 1936 Birthday John Poindexter, U.S. Chief of Staff 1936 Birthday Barry Wilson, deputy chief, British Defense Staff 1936 Birthday Benjamin Bathurst, vice chief of British Defense Staff 1934 Death Ernst Rohm, German staff member, executed at 46 1931 Birthday John Chapple, British chief of General Staff 1930 Birthday Robert Bunyard, Commandant, British Police Staff College 1926 Birthday H R Haldeman, former White House Chief of Staff, Watergate figure 1926 Event Belgian chief of staff General Maglinse quits 1925 Birthday William J Crowe, Jr., Kentucky, chairman joint chief of staff 1923 Birthday Lord Freyberg, British Colonel of General Staff 1917 Event General Pershing and his HQ staff arrived in Paris during WW I 1916 Event French chief of staff Joffre replaced by Nivelle 1916 Event General Von Hindenburg becomes German Chief of Staff 1916 Event Von Hindenburg replaces Von Falkenhayn as German chief of staff 1916 Death Helmuth J L von Moltke, German chief general of staff, dies at 67 1914 Event German chief of staff/General von Moltke states ultimatum on Belgium 1913 Birthday Victor Smith, Admiral, Australian Chiefs of Staff 1901 Birthday Staff Nees, Flemish organist/composer, Simon Peter 1901 Birthday General Maxwell D Taylor, former U.S. Army chief of staff 1890 Birthday Alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff 1887 Birthday Ernst Rohm, German staff member/Bolivian leader/SA 1880 Birthday Ludwig Beck, chef Germany general staff, "July 20th plot" 1875 Birthday William Daniel Leahy, Iowa, 5 star admiral/chief of staff, 1949 1865 Event Flag flown at full staff over White House, 1st time since Lincoln shot 1857 Birthday Michail V Aleksejev, Russian general, WW I-chief of staff 1848 Birthday Helmuth J L von Moltke, German general/chief of staff, WW I
