1996 Death Rupert John, Governor-General of Grenadines (1970-76), dies 1995 Death Dame Ruth Nita Barrow, governor-general of Barbados, dies at 79 1989 Death Ratu Sir George Cakobau, Fiji cricketer/Governor-General, dies 1989 Event William Hayden becomes governor-general of Australia 1978 Death Alidius WL Tjarda van Stachouwer, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies, dies at 90 1961 Death Viscount Dunrossil, Governor-General of Australia (1959-61), dies at 67 1957 Death Andries CD de Graeff, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies (1926-31), dies at 84 1957 Death Alexander Cambridge, Governor-General (South Africa 1923-31/Canada 1940-5), dies at 82 1954 Event Pakistan governor-general Ghoelan Mohammed disbands parliament 1950 Death Henry Lewsis Stimson, U.S. minister of War/Governor-General, dies 1948 Event Lord Mountbatten resigns as Governor-General of India 1941 Event Governor-General Wouters of Dutch Antilles refuses Jews refugees 1941 Death Dirk Fock, governor-general van/of Netherlands-Indies 1921-6, dies at 83 1940 Death Italo Balbo, Italian pilot/Governor-General of Libya, dies at 44 1940 Death John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Governor-General of Canada (1935-40), dies 1939 Event Nazi Governor-General of Poland, Hans Frank organizes Judenrat 1936 Death Henry Forster, cricket (Hants and Oxford U, Governor-General of Australia), dies 1935 Death Jules M Cambron, French Governor-General to Algeria/ambassador, dies 1935 Birthday Paul Scoon, governor-general of Grenada, 1978-92 1935 Death Alexander W. F. Idenburg, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies (1909-16), dies at 73 1926 Event ACD de Graeff appointed Governor-General of Dutch East-Indies 1924 Event French government names General Serrail Governor-General of Syria 1924 Death Johannes B van Heutsz, Governor-General of Dutch Indies (1904-09), dies at 73 1924 Birthday David Beattie, British governor-general of New Zealand 1922 Birthday Jeanne Sauve, 1st female Governor-General, Canada, 1984-90 1920 Event Dirk Fock appointed as Governor-General of Netherlands Indies 1918 Death Joost van Vollenhoven, Netherlands, Governor-General (French West-Africa), dies 1917 Birthday Gerald Cash, Governor-General, Bahamas 1917 Death Moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, Governor-General of Belgium (1914-17), dies at 73 1916 Birthday Dame Ruth Nita Barrow, governor-general of Barbados 1916 Birthday John Paul, Governor-General, Bahamas 1916 Event JP Van Limburg Stirum succeeds AWF Idenburg as Governor-General of Netherlands Indies 1910 Birthday Henri A Cornelis, Governor-General Belgian Congo/Rwanda-Urundi 1909 Birthday Florizel A Glasspole, governor-general of Jamaica, 1973-91 1908 Death Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk, Governor-General (Dutch East-Indies), dies 1905 Death Serge Alexandrovich, Governor-General Moscow, murdered 1904 Event JB van Heutsz becomes Governor-General of Netherland Indies 1904 Event Earl Grey is named British governor-general of Canada 1904 Death N I Bobrikov, Russian governor-general in Finland, dies 1900 Death James Loudon, Governor-General of Netherlands-Indies (1871-75), dies at 75 1898 Birthday Amedeo duke of Aosta, viceroy of Ethiopia/Governor-General of Italian East-Africa 1896 Birthday Italo Balbo, Italian pilot/Governor-General of Libya, La marcia su Rome 1892 Death Otto van Raised, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies (1884-88), dies at 69 1891 Birthday Harold RLG, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Governor-General of Canada, 1945 - 1952 1890 Death Ludolf AJW Sloet van de Beele, Governor-General (Net India 1861-66), dies at 84 1887 Death Albertus J Duymaer van Twist, Governor-General of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78 1886 Birthday Charles Macartney, cricketer, Governor-General 1885 Death Charles George Gordon, British Governor-General of Sudan, executed at 51 1881 Death Pieter Mijer, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies (1866-72), dies at 68 1879 Event Governor-general Charles Gordon of Sudan returns to Cairo 1875 Birthday John Buchan, Scotland, Governor-General of Canada/writer, Battle of Somme 1874 Birthday Count Alexander, of Athlone, Governor-General, South Africa/Canada 1873 Death Charles F Pahud de Montagnes, Governor-General (Dutch East Indies), dies at 70 1872 Birthday Andries C D de Graeff, governor-general of Netherlands Indies, 1926-31 1872 Birthday Albert P Sarraut, French Governor-General of Indo-China, 1911..19, PM, 1933/36 1871 Death John J Rochussen, Governor-General of Netherlands-Indies (1845-51), dies at 73 1867 Birthday Maxime Weygard, French general/Governor-General, Algeria 1866 Birthday Henry Forster, cricketer, Oxford blue 1887-89, later Austrian Governor-General 1861 Birthday Alexander W. F. Idenburg, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies, 1909-16 1859 Death Jean C Baud, Governor-General of Dutch-Indies (1834-36), dies at 69 1858 Birthday Dirk Fock, governor-general of Netherlands Indies, 1921-26 1856 Death Henry, 1st viscount Hardinge of Lahore, Governor-General of India, dies 1849 Death Leonard PJ du Bus de Gisignies, Governor-General of Netherlands-Indies, dies at 69 1848 Death Godert AGP baron van Capellen, governor-general of Dutch-Indies, dies at 69 1847 Death Charles L J, archduke of Austria/Governor-General (Austria-Netherland), dies 1847 Birthday Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk, Governor-General, Netherlands East-Indies 1845 Birthday Jules M Cambon, French Governor-General of Algeria/ambassador 1845 Birthday Henry C K Petty-Fitzmaurice 5th marquess of Landsdowne/Governor-General Canada 1844 Birthday Moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/Governor-General of Belgium, 1914-17 1840 Death Dominique J de Eerens, Governor-General of Dutch-Indies, dies at 59 1838 Death John W. Janssens, Governor-General (Cape Colony), dies at 75 1838 Death Abraham de Veer, Dutch Governor-General of Suriname (1822-28), dies at 71 1832 Event Johannes van den Bosch appointed Governor-General of Dutch-Indies 1830 Death Hans DL earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Governor-General of E-Prussia, dies at 71 1824 Birthday James Loudon, Governor-General of Netherlands-Indies 1823 Birthday Otto van Rees, Governor-General of Dutch-Indies, 1884-88 1818 Death Warren Hastings, 1st governor-general of India (1773-84), dies at 85 1818 Death Herman W. Daendels, governor-general of Guinea (1815-18), dies at 55 1817 Death Joannes Siberg, governor-general of Netherlands-Indies (1801-05), dies 1812 Death Jurriaan F de Frederici, Dutch governor-general (Suriname), dies at 60 1812 Birthday Pieter Mijer, Dutch Governor-General of Netherlands Indies, 1866-72 1810 Death Albertus H Wiese, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies, dies at about 48 1809 Birthday Albertus J Duymaer van Twist, Governor-General of Netherlands-Indies 1808 Event Herman Daendels succeeds A Wiese as Governor-General of Netherlands Indies 1806 Birthday Ludolf AJW Sloet van de Beele, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies, 1861-66 1803 Birthday Charles F Pahud de Montagnes, Governor-General of Netherlands East Indies, 1856-61 1801 Death Pieter G van Overstraten, Governor-General of Netherlands-Indies, dies at 46 1797 Birthday John J Rochussen, governor-general of Dutch-Indies, 1845-51 1797 Death Jeffrey Amherst, English Governor-General of America, dies at 80 1789 Birthday Jean C Baud, Governor-General of Dutch-Indies, 1834-6 1786 Event Charles Cornwallis appointed governor-general of India 1781 Birthday Ferdinand K J, archduke of Austria-Este/Governor-General, Sicily 1781 Birthday Dominique J de Eerens, governor-general of Netherlands Indies 1780 Death Reynier de Klerk, Governor-General of Dutch-Indies (1777-1800), dies at 69 1780 Birthday Leonard PJ du Bus de Gisignies, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies, 1826-30 1780 Birthday Johannes van den Bosch, Governor-General, Netherlands East Indies 1779 Death Jan Nepveu, Dutch Governor-General of Suriname (1769-79), dies at 59 1778 Birthday Godert AGP baron van der Capellen, Dutch Governor-General, Dutch-Indies 1777 Death Jeremias van Riemsdok, Governor-General of Dutch Indies, dies at 64 1775 Death Peter A van de Parra, Governor-General of (Netherlands Indies), dies at 61 1768 Death Jan J Mauricius, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1742-51), dies at 75 1767 Birthday Abraham de Veer, Dutch governor-general of Suriname, 1822-28 1762 Birthday Herman W. Daendels, Brigadier-General and Governor-General of Dutch-Indies, 1807 - 1811 1762 Birthday John W. Janssens, Governor-General of Cape colony/Dutch-Indies 1811 1761 Death Jacob Mossel, governor-general (Dutch East Indies), dies at 56 1759 Birthday Hans D L earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian Field Marshal/Governor-General 1755 Birthday Pieter G van Overstraten, governor-general of Netherlands-Indies 1751 Birthday Jurrian F de Frederici, governor-General, Suriname 1751 Death Adriaen Valckenier, Governor-General of Netherlands-Indies (1737-41), dies at 56 1741 Death Wierich PL count von Daun, Governor-General of Austria and Netherlands, dies 1740 Birthday Joannes Siberg, Dutch governor-general of Netherlands Indies, 1801-05 1740 Event Netherlands Governor-General Adriaen Valckenier allows murder of 8000 Chinese inhabitants of Batavia 1737 Death Abraham Patras, Governor-General of East-Indies (1735-37), dies at 65 1735 Death Dirk T van Cloon, Dutch lawyer/Governor-General of E Indies, dies at about 46 1732 Birthday Warren Hastings, England, 1st governor-General of India, 1773-84 1732 Event VOC fires Netherlands-Dutch east indies governor-general Diederik Dare 1732 Death Pieter Vuyst, Dutch Governor-General of Ceylon, executed 1729 Death Matthaeus de Cock, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies (1725-29), dies at about 65 1728 Death Henricus Zwaardecroon, Governor-General of Netherlands-Indies, dies at 61 1724 Birthday Willem A Alting, governor-general of Netherlands-Indies, 1780-97 1717 Birthday Jeffrey Amherst, English Governor-General of America/Field Marshal 1714 Birthday Peter A van de Parra, Governor-General of Netherlands-Indies, 1761-75 1712 Birthday Jeremias van Riemsdijk, Governor-General of Dutch Indies, 1775-77 1711 Death Joan van Hoorn, Governor-General of Netherlands-Indies (1707-09), dies at 57 1710 Birthday Reynier de Klerk, governor-general of Dutch-Indies, baptized 1704 Birthday Jacob Mossel, governor-general, Dutch East Indies 1695 Death Joannes Camphuys, Governor-General of Dutch-Indies, dies at 61 1695 Birthday Adriaen Valckenier, Governor-General Netherlands-Indies, 1737-41, killed 8,000 Chinese 1692 Birthday Jan J Mauricius, Dutch governor-general of Suriname, 1742-51 1682 Death Rocklof Volckertsz of Goens, Governor-General of Ned's-Indies, dies at 63 1678 Death Joan Maetsuyker, Governor-General of Netherlands East-Indies, dies at 72 1678 Death Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch Governor-General of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71 1671 Birthday Abraham Patras, governor-general of East-Indies, 1735-37 1670 Event Don Juan Domingo Zuniga y Fonseca becomes Governor-General of Southern Netherlands 1667 Birthday Henricus Zwaardecroon, Governor-General of Netherlands-Indies 1659 Death Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish Governor-General of Netherlands East-Indies, dies at 71 1653 Birthday Joan van Hoorn, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies, 1707-09 1653 Death Carel Reyniersz, Governor-General of Netherlands East Indies, dies at 48 1653 Death Carel Reyniersz, Governor-General (Netherlands East Indies), dies at 48 1645 Death Anton van Diemen, Governor-General (Netherlands East Indies), dies at about 51 1635 Birthday Willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general, Dutch East Indies 1634 Birthday Joannes Camphuys, governor-general of Dutch-Indies, 1684-91 1629 Event Jacques Specx appointed governor-general of Dutch-Indies 1629 Death John Pieterszoon Coen, merchant/Governor-General of East-Indies, dies at 42 1621 Event Dutch Governor-General John Pieterszoon Coen takes Banda-islands, 15,000 die 1619 Birthday Rijcklof Volckertsz van Goens, governor-general, Netherlands East Indies 1617 Event Laurens Reael resigns as governor-general of East-Indies 1615 Death Pieter Both, Dutch admiral/1st Governor-General (East Indies, 1609-14), drowns 1613 Event Gerard Reynst appointed Dutch Governor-General of East-Indies 1609 Event Pieter Both sworn in as 1st Governor-General of East Indies 1606 Birthday Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch governor-general of Ceylon, 1653-78 1588 Birthday Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish Governor-General of Dutch East-Indies
