2012 Event Vice-President John Dramani Mahama becomes President of Ghana after President John Atta Mills, dies 2012 Event Vice-President of Argentina Amado Boudou assumes temporary power as President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has surgery for thyroid cancer 2010 Event Hossein Marashi, former Vice-President of Iran, is put in jail after being accused of spreading propaganda 1994 Death Munavarsjo Nazrijev, vice-president of Tadzjikistan, dies 1994 Death Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kenyan vice-president (1963-66), dies at about 81 1992 Death Wang Hongwen, vice-President Chinese Communist Party (1973-76), dies 1961 Event U.S. vice-president Lyndon B. Johnson visits West Berlin 1942 Birthday Thabo Mbeki, South African economist/1st vice-president, 1994- 1933 Death Enrique Jose Varona, Cuban sociologist/vice-president, dies at 84 1931 Birthday Johan Fleerackers, Flemish vice-president of Dutch One 1930 Birthday Joan Mondale, wife of U.S. vice-president Walter Mondale, 1977-81 1913 Birthday Jacques Rabemananjara, Hungarian author/vice-president, Antsa 1906 Event Venezuela (under vice-president Gomez) attacks Dutch fleet 1808 Event James Madison elected U.S. president/George Clinton vice-president 1804 Event Thomas Jefferson re-elected U.S. president/George Clinton vice-president 1774 Birthday Daniel D Tompkins, D-R, 6th U.S. vice-president, 1817-25
