2013 Event Brazilian Roberto Azevedo is named the next Director-General of the World Trade Organization; he assumes the position September 1, 2013 2012 Event The BBC's George Entwistle steps down as Director-General, with Tim Davie replacing him Acting Director General 1984 Death Leamon Hunt, U.S. director-General in Sinai, killed by communists 1975 Death Julian S Huxley, English scholar/director-General (UNESCO), dies at 87 1953 Birthday Andree van Es, born in Den Haag, Netherlands, politician, member, House of Representatives, GreenLeft and Pacifist Socialist Party, director-general of Government and Kingdom Relations 1949 Birthday Paul Nurse, dr/director-general elect, Imperial Cancer Research Fund 1940 Birthday John Banham, director-general, CBI 1938 Birthday Peter Davies, Major-General/Director-General, RSPCA 1927 Birthday John Hoskyns, director-general, Institute of Directors 1924 Birthday James Swaffield, director-general, Swaffield and Clerk to the GLC 1921 Birthday Harry Knutton, Major-General/director-general, London City and Guilds Institute 1920 Birthday Antony Duff, born in England, served Royal Navy during World War II, Deputy Governor of Southern Rhodesia, diplomat, Director-General of Military Intelligence, section 5, 1985 - 1988, the United Kingdom's internal security service 1906 Birthday Robert Shone, director-general, NEDC 1906 Birthday John Mayo, director-general, Help the Aged 1889 Birthday John Charles Reith, 1st Baron Reith, 1st director-general BBC, 1927-38 1811 Death Sebastiaan C Nederburgh, Dutch director-general of East Indies Co, dies at 49 1762 Birthday Sebastiaan C. Nederburgh, director-general, East Indies Company 1626 Event Peter Minuit becomes director-general of New Netherlands
