2015 Event Seth Blatter, president of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), resigns five days after his re-election to a fifth term; several FIFA officials were recently arrested in a corruption scandal, but Blatter has not been charged 2015 Event The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has banned 11 people after an ethics investigation; the banned officials have recently or previously been indicted for corruption by the U.S. Justice Department 2014 Event Shamil Tarpischev, president of the Russian Tennis Federation, has been suspended for a year and fined $25,000 by the Women's Tennis Association Tour for making derogatory gender-based remarks about tennis champion sisters Serena and Venus Williams 2014 Event As part of a political transition, Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and representatives from the country's main political parties agree to transform Yemen into a six-region federation 2012 Event In the U.S., the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists merge to create the SAG-AFTRA union 2011 Event Jordan's Ali bin Al Hussein is elected as Vice President of FIFA, the International Federation of Association Football 2010 Event Ejup Ganic, former President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is stopped while trying to escape war crime charges, at London Heathrow airport 1996 Event U.S. wins Federation Cup over Spain 1994 Event U.S. Ice Skating Federation bars Tonya Harding for life 1991 Event Boris Yelstin elected president of Russian Federation 1991 Death Vlastimil Fisar, Czechoslovakian actor/president (International Actors Federation), dies 1989 Event Amateur Athletic Federation strips Ben Johnson of all track records 1987 Event National Federation of High School adopts college 3 point shot (21 feet) 1983 Event Hulk Hogan pins Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title 1982 Event Finland, Italy, Germany, Austria and France form American European Football Federation (AEFF) 1975 Event Cyprus premier Denktash procliams Turkish-Cypriot Federation 1972 Event Egypt and Libya form federation 1971 Event Egypt, Libya and Syria form federation (FAR) 1967 Event Arabs Federation premier Hoesein Al Bayoomi resigns 1965 Event Singapore leaves Malaysian Federation 1964 Event Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland dissolved 1963 Event Federation of Malaysia forms 1962 Event Federation of Malaysia forms 1960 Event Senegal breaks from Mali federation, declaring independence 1960 Event Federation of Mali (& Senegal) becomes independent of France 1959 Event Datu Abdul Rozak inaugurated as premier of Malaysia federation 1959 Event Federation of Mali, consisting of Senegal and French Sudan, dissolved 1960 1958 Event Jordan and Iraq disolve their Arab Federation, after 3 months 1958 Event King Hussein declares himself head of Jordan/Iraqi federation 1958 Event Jordan and Iraq form Arab Federation 1958 Event Arab Federation of Iraq and Jordan forms 1957 Birthday Alan Donnelly, born in England, politician, Labor Party, leader, European Parliamentary Labor Party, 1998 - 2005, founded, serves, as executive chairman of public affairs company, Sovereign Strategy, represents President of Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, at Grand Prix 1954 Event British colony of Nigeria becomes a federation 1954 Event International Amateur Athletic Federation recognizes Red China 1954 Event Elvis Presley joins Memphis Federation of Musicians, Local 71 1953 Event Northern Rhodesia becomes part of Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1952 Birthday Vladimir Putin, born in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, second President of the Russian Federation, Prime Minister of Russia 1951 Event International Table Tennis Federation bans Egypt (for refusing to play Israel) 1950 Event 1st congress of International Astronautical Federation opens in Paris 1950 Event West Germany and Japan readmitted to International Amateur Athletic Federation 1950 Birthday Osamu Kido, born in Kawasaki City, Japan, professional wrestler for New Japan Pro Wrestling, participated founding the Japanese-based Universal Wrestling Federation 1948 Event Federation Malaysia forms from 9 sultanates 1946 Event France recognizes Vietnam statehood within Indo-Chinese federation 1946 Event United Mine Workers union rejoins American Federation of Labor 1945 Event World Federation of Trade Unions forms; CIO a member 1936 Event National Wildlife Federation forms 1934 Birthday Carl de Winter, Secretary-General, Federation of British Artists 1932 Birthday Elizabeth Southey, British CEO, National Federation of Women's Institutes 1931 Birthday Boris Yeltsin, born in Russia, first President of the Russian Federation, endorsed free market economies 1928 Birthday Albert Shanker, American labor leader, American Federation of Teachers 1925 Birthday Anne Harris, CEO, National Federation of Women's Institutes 1925 Event French Baseball Federation awards silver medals to John McGraw, Charlie Comiskey, and Hugh Jennings 1924 Death Samuel Gompers, organizer (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74 1924 Event Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) forms in Paris 1924 Birthday Peter Heatly, CEO, Commonwealth Games Federation 1924 Event International Ski Federation (FIS) forms 1922 Event Soviet Union organized as a federation of RSFSR, Ukrainian SSR, Belorussian SSR and Transcaucasian SSR 1922 Event 1st official International Weightlifting Federation Champ (Tallinn, Estonia) 1921 Event Federation Sportive Feminine International forms (1st woman track and field association) 1916 Birthday Cecil Blacker, CEO, British Equestrian Federation 1912 Event IAF (International Amateur Athletic Federation) forms in Sweden 1904 Event Federation Internationale de Football Association (Soccer) forms in Paris 1903 Event Federation of American Motorcyclists organized in NY 1901 Event Australia declares independence from federation of U.K. colonies 1896 Event National Federation of Afro-American Women and Colored Women's 1891 Event 1st motion picture shown to National Federation of Women's Clubs 1890 Event General Federation of Womans' Clubs founded 1886 Event American Federation of Labor (AFL) formed by 26 craft unions Samuel Gompers elected AFL president 1881 Event American Federation of Labor (AFL) founded (Pittsburgh) 1873 Birthday William Green, president of American Federation of Labor, 1924-52 1850 Birthday Samuel Gompers, Dutch/U.S. 1st president, American Federation of Labor 1838 Event Honduras declares independence of Central American Federation 1838 Event Central American federation is dissolved 1838 Event Nicaragua declares independence from Central American federation
