1996 Spiro Theodore Agnew, U.S. VP (1969-73), dies at 77
1996 Bob Dole picks Jack Kemp as his Republican VP running mate
1996 Shin Kanemaru, VP of Japan (1986-87), dies at 81
1995 Alvaro Gomez Hurtado, VP of Columbia (1982-84), assassinated
1994 Joseph H Hazen, U.S. producer/VP (Warner Bros), dies at 96
1994 Austrian conservative VP wins elections/extreme right gets 18.5%
1993 Isaac Rojas, vp of Argentina (1955-58), dies
1992 Tipper Gore (wife of future VP) admits to covering clock on her VCR with black tape so she wouldn't have to watch it blink
1992 VP Itamar Franco becomes President of Brazil
1990 Curtis E LeMay, USAF General/VP candidate, dies at 83
1990 Gene Michael names New York Yankee VP/GM replacing Harding Peterson
1989 Bob Quinn resigns as New York Yankee VP/GM and replaced by Harding Peterson
1989 VP Bush is 1st since VP Van Buren to declare himself president
1988 VP Bush and Dan Rather clash on "CBS Evening News" as Rather attempts to question Bush about his role in Iran-Contra affair
1984 VP candidate debate-Graldine Ferraro (D) and George Bush (R)
1984 Rep convention in Dallas renominates President Reagan and VP Bush
1984 Geraldine A. Ferraro, Rep-D-NY, wins Democratic VP nomination
1984 Geraldine Ferraro, New York becomes 1st woman major-party VP candidate
1984 Glen H Taylor, U.S. senator/VP candidate (1948), dies at 80
1979 Nelson Rockefeller, former VP and (4X Gov-R-NY), dies at 70
1978 VP Walter F. Mondale begins trip to Mid-East
1978 Hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn, VP), dies at 66 in Waverly, Minn
1976 1st debate of major-ticket VP nominees Mondale (D) vs Dole (R)
1975 VP Rockefeller finds no pattern of illegal activities at CIA
1974 Nelson A. Rockefeller sworn-in as 41st VP
1974 Richard Nixon resigns presidency, VP Gerald Ford becomes 38th president
1973 Gerald Ford sworn-in as 1st unelected VP, succeeds Spiro T Agnew
1973 Senate votes 92-3 to confirm Gerald R Ford as VP
1973 Arabi El Goni, VP/Chad parliament, murdered
1973 Nixon nominates Gerald Ford to replace Spiro Agnew as VP
1973 Vice President Spiro T. Agnew pleads no contest to tax evasion and resigns
1973 VP Spiro T Agnew says reports he took kickbacks are "damned lies" from government contracts in Maryland. He vowed not to resign (Right!)
1972 Republican convention (Miami Beach, Fla) renominates VP Agnew but not unanimous-1 vote went to NBC newsman David Brinkley)
1972 Thomas Eagleton withdraws as Democratic VP candidate
1971 Golfing VP Spiro Agnew hits 2 tee shots into crowd, injuring 2
1969 VP Spiro T. Agnew accused network TV news depts of bias and distortion
1969 Vince Lombardi, becomes part owner, vp, gm and head coach of Redskins
1968 Nixon (R) beats VP Humphrey (D) and George C. Wallace for presidency
1968 Former VP Richard Nixon announces candidacy for president
1967 Joe DiMaggio is hired as executive VP of A's by Charlie Finley
1965 Henry A Wallace, VP (1941-45)/founder (Progressive Party), dies at 77
1963 U.S. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson visits Netherlands
1960 John F. Kennedy (Sen-D-Mass) beats VP Richard Nixon (R) for 35th U.S. president
1960 VP Nixon nominated for President at Republican convention in Chicago
1959 VP Nixon argues with Khrushchev, known as "Kitchen Debate"
1959 VP Richard Nixon begins visit on U.S.S.R.
1958 Rioters attack U.S. VP Nixon in Venezuela
1957 Frank Milton "Pete" Higgins II, VP, Microsoft Desktop
1956 Indonesian VP Mohammed Hatta, resigns
1956 President Eisenhower and VP Nixon renominated by Rep convention in SF
1955 1st VP to preside over cabinet meeting-R Nixon
1954 Yugoslav parliament chairman/VP Milovan Djilas criticize communism
1953 U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon visits Hanoi
1952 Nancy Lord, Libertarian VP candidate 1992
1950 Branch Rickey signs 5-yr contract as VP/GM of Pittsburgh Pirates
1948 Al Gore, born in Washington D.C., Sen-D-Tenn, 1985-92 and 45th U.S. VP 1993-2000
1947 Aleksandr V Rutskoi, Ukrainian Hero of U.S.S.R./VP, 1991-
1947 Dan Quayle, Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93
1946 Tod Brannan, VP, Logos Network Corp
1944 M N Aubrey Mokoape, South Africa's VP, Azanian People Org
1935 Geraldine Ferraro, Rep-D-NY, 1st female Democratic VP candidate, 1984
1934 Umberto Agnelli, VP, Fiat
1932 President Hoover and VP Charles Curtis renominated by Rep Convention
1930 Ernest Just, Black biologist, served as VP of American Zoologists
1929 Thomas F. Eagleton, Sen-D-MO, 1968-86/VP candidate-D-1972
1929 Charles Curtis (R-Kansas) becomes 1st native American VP
1928 Walter Fritz Mondale, born in Ceylon, Minnesota, Sen-D-Minn, 42nd VP, 1977-81
1927 Kevin O'Higgins, Irish Free State VP, assassinated
1924 George H. W. Bush, Massachusetts, 43 VP, 1981-89, 41st President, R, 1989-93
1923 J C Gomez, General/Venezuela's 1st VP, assassinated
1921 Lloyd Bentsen, Sen-D-TX, 1971-, /1989 Dem VP nominee
1920 A's VP Thomas Shibe denies charges that baseballs are livelier
1918 Spiro Theodore Agnew, R, 39th VP, 1968-75, crook
1916 Norman Griggs, VP, Building Society Association
1915 Sargent Shriver, Maryland, Democratic VP candidate, 1972, /directed Peace Corp
1914 Elbrige Gerry, VP (of Gerrymander fame), dies at 70
1913 Gerald R. Ford, 41st VP, 1973-74, 38th President, R-1974-77
1906 Curtis E Le May, air force general/VP candidate
1902 Henry Cabot Lodge, Sen-R, /ambassador, VP candidate 1960
1901 VP Theodore Roosevelt advises, "Speak softly and carry a big stick"
1899 Garret Augustus Hobart, 24th VP, dies
1899 Kenjiro Takayanagi, VP, JVC
1888 Henry A Wallace, D/P, 33rd VP, 1941-45, /founder Progressive Party
1885 Thomas A Hendricks, 21st VP, dies at 66, 8 months after taking office
1884 Equal Rights Party nominates female candidates for President and VP
1883 Alexander H Stephens, VP Confederate States, dies at 71
1868 John Nance Garner, D, 32nd VP, 1933-41
1865 President Johnson paroles CSA VP Alexander Stephens
1865 Charles Gates Dawes, R, 30th VP, 1925-29, Nobel 1925
1864 Margaret E Breckinridge, U.S. nurse/daughter of VP John, dies
1861 Former VP John C Breckinridge flees Kentucky
1861 Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens elected president and VP of CSA
1860 Charles Curtis, R, 31st U.S. VP, 1929-33
1854 Thomas Riley Marshall, D, 28th VP, 1913-21
1853 William King, U.S. VP, dies a month after his inauguration
1853 William Rufus de Vane King (D) sworn in as 13th U.S. VP
1852 Charles W. Fairbanks, R, 26th U.S. VP, 1905-09
1850 VP Fillmore becomes President following Zachary Taylor's death
1845 Uniform U.S. election day for president and VP authorized
1844 Garret Augustus Hobart, R, 24th U.S. VP, 1897-99
1836 Aaron Burr, 3rd VP, dies
1835 Adlai Stevenson, D, 23rd VP, 1893-97
1832 John Calhoun becomes 1st VP to resign (differences with President Jackson)
1824 Levi Parsons Morton, R, 22nd U.S. VP, 1889-93
1823 Schuyler Colfax, R, 17th VP, 1869-73
1821 John Cabell Breckinridge, D, 14th U.S. VP, 1857-61, /mjr-gen, Confed
1819 Thomas Andrews Hendricks, D, 21st U.S. VP; died in office
1819 William A. Wheeler, R, 19th VP, 1877-81
1812 George Clinton, 4th U.S. VP, dies at 73 1st VP to, die in office
1812 Henry Wilson, R, 18th VP, 1873-75
1809 Hannibal Hamlin, R, 15th VP, 1861-65
1807 Former VP Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond Virginia (acquitted)
1807 VP Aaron Burr arrested in Alabama for treason; later found innocent
1804 Alex Hamilton, killed by VP Aaron Burr in pistol duel near Weehawken
1792 George Mifflin Dallas, D, 11th VP, 1845-49
1789 John Adams sworn in as 1st U.S. VP (9 days before Washington)
1789 1st electoral college chooses Washington and Adams as President and VP
1786 William Rufus DeVane King, D, 13th VP, 1853
1782 John Caldwell Calhoun, South Carolina, Andrew Jackson's VP, 1825-32
1756 Aaron Burr, Newark, New Jersey, D-R, 3rd U.S. VP, 1801-05, dueler
1744 Elbridge Gerry, DR, 5th VP, Mass-Gov, invented gerrymandering
1739 George Clinton, New York, D-R, 4th VP, 1805-12
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