2015 Event Kazumi Matsui, mayor of Hiroshima, Japan, calls upon world leaders to free the world of nuclear weapons during a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city 2014 Event Protests erupt in New York and other U.S. cities after a grand jury does not indict a white police officer for choking to death an unarmed man, Eric Garner; New York Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to retrain the police force in conflict resolution 2014 Event Ray Nagin, the mayor of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, is found guilty of bribery and corruption charges; Nagin has been sentenced to 10 years in prison 2014 Event 39-year-old Former Florentine mayor Matteo Renzi has been inaugurated as Prime Minister of Italy 2014 Event United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appoints former Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg as a U.N. special envoy for cities and climate change 2014 Event Former President Bill Clinton swears in New York's 109th Mayor, Bill de Blasio, the city's first Democratic mayor since 1993 2013 Event Russian politician Alexei Navalny, a prominent opposition figure, registers as candidate for Mayor in Moscow's September's election 2013 Event Former Mayor of New York City, Ed Koch, dies in Manhattan of congestive heart failure at age 88 2012 Event New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announces the cancellation of the New York City Marathon due to the damage and devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy 2012 Event The governing Worker's Party takes control of Brazil's financial capital and largest city when Fernando Haddad is elected mayor of Sao Paulo 2012 Event The Chicago Teachers Union leadership votes to suspend the strike; teachers go back to school as union members review a tentative pact with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel 2012 Event Dallas, Texas Mayor Mike Rawlings declares a state of emergency after an outbreak of West Nile Virus kills at least 17 people; the city plans to combat the mosquitoes with aerial spraying of pyrethroid insecticides 2012 Event Archeologist excavating the Templo Mayor, one of the Aztec's main temples in their capital city of Tenochtitlan (now Mexico city), make an unprecedented find - the skeleton of a young woman inside a burial, surrounded by piles of 1,789 human bones 2011 Event Financial disputes lead New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to report that the National September 11 Museum will not open on time 2011 Event Jacques Chirac, former President of France, is declared guilty of embezzlement and violating trust for filling non-existent jobs with party members while serving as Mayor of Paris 2011 Event After losing a referendum on free school lunches, Seoul's mayor, Oh Se-hoon, resigns 2011 Event Florida's Miami-Dade County Mayor, Carlos Alvarez, and County commissioner Natacha Seijas are ousted in recall elections 2010 Event The first black mayor of a town in the former Eastern Bloc of Europe, Peter Bossman, becomes Mayor of Piran, Slovenia 2010 Event Naheed Nenshi, the first Muslim in Canada's history is elected mayor of Calgary in Alberta, Canada 2010 Event Thousands of Kyrgyzstani's rally in response to rumors that Osh's mayor was fired by Kyrgyzstan's interim government 2010 Event Santiago, Nuevo Leon's mayor, Edelmiro Cavazos is found dead, handcuffed and blindfolded after being abducted Sunday night 2010 Event Japan's Mayor Tomihisa Taue appeals to eliminate nuclear weapons at the 65th anniversary commemoration of the 1945 bombing of Nagasaki 2003 Death Maynard Jackson, lawyer/mayor, first black mayor of Atlanta, dies at 65 1998 Death Tom Bradley, mayor, first black mayor of LA, dies at 80 1997 Death Coleman Young, 1st black mayor of a major city (Detroit) 1997 Death Peng Zhen, mayor of Beijing China (1951-66), dies 1996 Death Amschel Mayor James Rothschild, banker, joined family banking firm N M Rothschild & Sons, chief executive of Rothschild Asset Management dies 1996 Death Carl Stokes, 1st black mayor of a major U.S. city, Cleveland, dies 1996 Event New York City Mayor Guiliani visits Israel 1995 Death John Erik Jonsson, businessman/Mayor of Dallas, dies at 93 1995 Event 1st New York City Mayor Trophy's High school track meet in 19 years 1994 Event Ben Mokoena becomes 1st black mayor of Middelburg South Africa 1994 Death Tawfik Ziad, Palestinian communist/Israeli MP/mayor of Nazareth, dies 1994 Death John Slot, mayor of Eethen/Hardenberg/Ede, dies 1994 Death Gustaaf AWC baron van Hemert Dingshof, mayor of Maarn, dies at 78 1994 Event Freddy Thielemans sworn in as mayor of Brussels Belgium 1994 Event Schelto Patijn appointed mayor of Amsterdam 1994 Death Sorrell Brooke, actor (Mayor Hogg-Dukes of Hazzard), dies at 64 1994 Death Louis R J Ridder van Rappard, Dutch mayor of Zoelen, dies at 87 1993 Death Wu Yi Shen, mayor of Shen Yang China, dies in helicopter 1993 Event Ehud Olmert elected mayor of Jerusalem 1993 Event Rudolph Guliani (R) elected 107th mayor of New York City 1993 Death Heinrich Albertz, theologist/mayor of Berlin (1966-67), dies at 78 1993 Death Andreas J A I Bruggeman, Dutch mayor (Leiderdorp), dies at 62 1993 Event Former Washington D.C. Mayor Marion Barry divorces his wife Effi 1992 Death Giulio C Argan, Italian art critic/mayor of Rome, dies 1992 Death Antoon J Hubben, mayor of Maasbree/President KVM/Unie BLHP, dies at 73 1992 Death Ruurd Faber, mayor of Aalten (1971-75), dies at 79 1992 Death Otto FAH van Nispen, mayor of Pannerden/MP (KVP), dies at 85 1992 Event Marion Berry, former mayor of Washington D.C., let out of prison 1992 Event Game 2 of Mayor Challenge - New York Yankees sweep New York Mets 6-5 at Shea 1992 Event Game 1 of Mayor Challenge - New York Yankees beat New York Mets 6-4 at Yank Stad 1992 Death Salvo Lima, mayor (Palermo)/MP (chr-dem), murdered 1991 Event New York City Mayor Dinkins declares "Joseph Doherty Week" 1991 Death Robert Wagner, mayor (NYC-D-1954-65), dies 1990 Event Washington D.C. mayor Marion Barry announces he will not seek a 4th term, 1990 Event Washington D.C., Mayor Marion Barry arrested in drug enforcement sting 1990 Event David Dinkins sworn in as 1st black mayor of New York City 1989 Event David Dinkins elected 1st black mayor of New York City 1989 Event New York City elects it's 1st black mayor (Dinkins) and female comp (Holtzman) 1989 Event Yankees beat Mets 4-0, sweeping 1989 mayor's trophy series in 2 games 1988 Event Mayor Koch says he plans to wipe out street-corner windshield washers 1988 Event Stevie Wonder announces he will run for mayor of Detroit in 1992 1988 Event Sonny Bono elected mayor of Palm Springs California 1988 Event New York City Mayor Koch calls Reagan a "WIMP" in the war on drugs 1987 Event Chicago City Council elects Eugene Sawyer acting mayor 1987 Death Harold Washington, 1st black mayor of Chicago (D, 1983-87), dies at 65 1986 Event Clint Eastwood elected mayor of Carmel, California 1986 Death Zafer Masri, mayor of Nablus, murdered 1984 Death Lou Crosby, TV announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 72 1984 Event Wilson Goode, sworn-in as Philadelphia's 1st black mayor 1983 Event Jose Happart installed as mayor of Voeren Belgium 1983 Event W Wilson Goode (D) elected 1st black mayor of Philadelphia 1983 Death Walter O'Keefe, songwriter/TV host (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 82 1983 Event Harold Washington sworn in as Chicago's 1st black mayor 1983 Event Harold Washington elected 1st black mayor of Chicago 1983 Event Harold Washington becomes Chicago's 1st black mayor 1983 Event Jose Happart becomes mayor of Voeren Belgium 1982 Event New York City Mayor Koch announces he will run for New York governor (unsuccessful) 1982 Event Hanneke Jelgersma installed as Netherlands 1st Communist mayor 1981 Event Edward M McIntrye elected 1st black mayor of Augusta Georgia 1981 Event Andrew Young, former United Nations Ambassador, elected mayor of Atlanta, Georgia 1981 Event New York Mayor Ed Koch is given Heimlich maneuver in a Chinese restaurant 1981 Event New York City mayor Koch turns down a $7,500 offer to perform comedy 1981 Event 16th and final Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 4-1, hold 8-7-1 edge 1981 Event Henry Cisneros becomes 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio) 1981 Event Jochem Bird elected mayor of West Berlin 1979 Event Richard Arrington elected mayor of Birmingham 1979 Event Dan White convicted of manslaughter death of San Francisco mayor Moscone 1979 Event 15th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yankees and Mets tie 1-1 1979 Event Jane Byrne, elected 1st woman mayor of Chicago, Illinois 1978 Event Dianne Feinstein is named San Francisco 1st female mayor 1978 Death George Moscone, (SF Mayor), shot by Dan White 1978 Event 1st black mayor of New Orleans (Ernest Morial) inaugurated 1978 Event 14th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yankees beat Mets 4-3 in 11 1977 Event Ernest N. Morial elected mayor of New Orleans 1977 Event New Orleans elects 1st black mayor, Ernest "Dutch" Morial 1977 Event 13th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 6-4 1977 Event Wim Polak becomes mayor of Amsterdam 1977 Death Gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67), dies at 73 1977 Event Parisians elect former Prime Minister Jacques Chirac as 1st mayor in a century 1977 Event Henry L. Marsh III elected mayor of Richmond 1976 Event 12th Mayor's Trophy Game Yankees beat Mets 8-4 1975 Event 11th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yankees beat Mets 9-4 1974 Event Walter E. Washington, becomes 1st elected mayor of Washington D.C. 1974 Event Andre van de Louw appointed mayor of Rotterdam 1974 Event 10th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yankees beat Mets 9-4 1973 Event Abe Beame eleceted 1st Jewish mayor on New York City 1973 Event Coleman Young elected mayor of Detroit 1973 Event Maynard Jackson elected 1st black mayor of Atlanta 1973 Event Thomas Bradley elected 1st black mayor of Los Angeles, California 1973 Event 9th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 8-4 1973 Death Henry J Elias, Flemish historian/mayor of Gent, dies at 70 1972 Event 8th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yankees beat Mets 2-1 1972 Event New York City Mayor John Lindsey appeals that John Lennon not be deported 1971 Event Mayor declares state of emergency in Columbus Ga, racial disturbance 1970 Event Kenneth A. Gibson elected mayor of Newark, New Jersey 1969 Birthday Pedro Astacio, Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1969 Event 7th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 7-6 1968 Death Pieter J Auld, mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52), dies at 81 1968 Event Jarry Park is approved by Mayor Jean Drapeau for interim use by Expos 1968 Event 6th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 4-3 1967 Death Arnold J d'ailly, mayor of Amsterdam (1946-56), dies at 65 1967 Event Carl B. Stokes elected 1st black mayor of a major city-Cleveland, Ohio 1967 Event Richard G. Hatcher elected mayor of Gary, Indiana 1967 Birthday Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco 1967 Event Walter Washington elected 1st mayor of Washington, D.C. 1967 Event Izaak Samkalden becomes mayor of Amsterdam 1967 Event 5th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 4-0 1967 Event Gijsbert van Hall resigns as mayor of Amsterdam 1966 Event 4th Mayor's Trophy Game; Yankees beat Mets 5-2 1965 Event 3rd Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 2-1 in 10 1964 Event 2nd Mayor's Trophy Game, Yankees beat Mets 6-4 1964 Event Mayor Daley declares "Ernie Banks Day" in Chicago 1964 Birthday Boris Johnson, New York City, New York, politician, journalist, Mayor of London, formerly served as a Member of Parliament for Henley-on-Thames 1964 Event Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., announces a baseball team is moving there 1963 Event 1st Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 6-2 1963 Death Kornelis ter Laan, 1st Dutch socialist mayor (Zaandam), dies at 91 1962 Death Jasper McLevy, socialist mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, dies 1961 Death French of Cauwelaert, Flemish minister/mayor of Antwerp, dies at 81 1961 Death Susanna M. Salter, 1st U.S. female mayor/temperance leader, dies at 101 1959 Death Gershon Agron, mayor of Jerusalem, dies at 66 1958 Event New York City Mayor Robert Wagner announces plans to begin a new baseball called the Continental League 1958 Death Hendrik Heyman, Belgian minister of Nijverheid/mayor, dies at 78 1957 Event NY Mayor Robert Wagner forms a committee to replace Dodgers and Giants 1957 Event Willy Brandt elected mayor of West Berlin 1957 Event New York City Mayor Robert Wagner says he plans to confer with the Giants and Dodgers about the proposed move to the west coast 1957 Event Gijsbert of Hall appointed mayor of Amsterdam 1956 Event New York Mayor Robert Wagner and Brooklyn Boro President Frank Cashmore sponsor a bill to create a $30M Brooklyn Sports Center Authority to build 1956 Event Hague Daily Newspaper reveals war crimes of Hague mayor Schokking 1955 Birthday Amschel Mayor James Rothschild, born in Paris, France, banker, joined family banking firm N M Rothschild & Sons, chief executive of Rothschild Asset Management 1954 Birthday Janet Maw, actress, Sparrow, King John, Mayor of Casterbridge 1953 Birthday Tom Barrett, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, politician, Democratic party, 38th Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1953 Event Baltimore Mayor D'Alesandro buys Veeck's interest in Browns for $2,475,000 1953 Event Future New York City mayor David Dinkins marries Joyce Burrows in New York City 1951 Birthday Jan Franssen, born in Hilversum, North Holland, politician, Dutch liberal political party, in 2006, named Queen's Commissioner in South Holland, previously served as city councilor, Nederhorst den Berg, President, House of Representatives 1982 - 1994, mayor of Zwolle, 1994 - 2000 1950 Event Mayor of Brussels reluctantly bans May Day parade 1950 Birthday Donna Hanover Giuliani, TV news anchor, WPIX, wife of Mayor Giuliani 1947 Event Earnest Reuter becomes mayor of Berlin 1947 Event Trial against WW II mayor of Amsterdam Edward Vonte begins 1946 Event Attempt made to recall Mayor Lapham (1st time in San Francisco history) 1946 Birthday Maureen O'Connor, Mayor, San Diego 1946 Event NSB mayor of Rotterdam, Netherlands, FE Muller sentence to 100 years in jail 1945 Death Karl F Goerdeler, mayor (Leipzig)/"July 20th plot", hanged at 60 1944 Death Arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71 1943 Birthday M A M "Thos" Woltgens, Mayor, Kerkrade, Netherlands 1943 Event Chicago Mayor Ed Kelly opens city's new subway system 1943 Birthday Elmer R. Wilsoe, Island mayor, Curacao 1939 Death Philipp Scheidemann, German MP (SPD)/mayor of Kassel, dies at 74 1939 Death Alfred R Zimmerman, mayor of Rotterdam (1906-22), dies 1938 Event Mayor Oud of Rotterdam forbids soccer match between Netherlands-Germany 1938 Birthday Alexander Graham, Lord Mayor of London 1938 Birthday Anthony Joliffe, mayor of London 1938 Event New York City Mayor LaGuardia assigns 21 cops to patrol subway 1937 Death Prosper Poullet, Belgian mayor, dies 1936 Event Barbara Hanley became Canada's 1st woman mayor (Webbwood, Ontario) 1934 Birthday Bob Martinez, born in America, served as Mayor of Tampa, Florida and 40th Governor of Florida, initiated Preservation 2000, America's largest environmental land acquisition program, appointed Drug Czar by President George H.W. Bush 1934 Birthday Hugh Bidwell, mayor, London 1934 Birthday Ed van Thijn, Jewish, Dutch Foreign Minister/mayor, Amsterdam, 1983-94 1934 Birthday Jane Byrne, born in Chicago, Illinois, first female Mayor of Chicago, Illinois 1979 - 1983, served as head of consumer affairs 1934 Birthday Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Barcelona Spain, UNESCO director, 1987- 1933 Birthday Dianne Feinstein, born in San Francisco, California, 1st female mayor of San Francisco, Senator-D-California 1992 - 1933 Birthday Johnny Grant, unofficial mayor of Hollywood 1933 Birthday Unita Blackwell, 1st black mayor in Mississippi 1933 Birthday Heiko Wierenga, Dutch soc-dem mayor of Enschede, 1977-94 1933 Death Anton J Cermak, U.S. mayor of Chicago, murdered 1932 Event John P O'Brien sworn-in as mayor of New York City 1932 Event New York City Mayor James J "Gentleman Jimmy" Walker resigns (graft charges) 1932 Death Samuel Rutherford, lawyer, politician, businessman, jurist, Mayor of Forsyth, Georgia, served in Georgia House of Representatives, elected to 69th U.S. Congress, served for four terms, dies of a heart attack in Washington, D.C. 1932 Event Jacob Cocey Sr chosen as mayor of Massillon Ohio 1931 Birthday Carrie Saxon Perry, 1st black mayor of a major U.S. city, Hartford CT 1931 Birthday Stanley Brock, Brooklyn, actor, Ivan-He's the Mayor 1931 Birthday Johannes Gruijters, Dutch mayor, D66-Lelystad 1931 Birthday John Chalstrey, alderman/Lord Mayor, London 1930 Birthday Andreas JAI Bruggeman, Dutch mayor, Schipluiden/Leiderdorp 1930 Birthday Clint Eastwood, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Dirty Harry, mayor, Carmel, California 1929 Event SF Mayor Rolph inaugurates new pedestrian traffic light system 1926 Event Bertha Landes elected 1st woman mayor of Seattle 1925 Birthday Al Fann, Cleveland, actor, Alvin-He's the Mayor 1922 Event Mayor Hylan closes streets for building of Yankee Stadium 1922 Birthday Harold Washington, 1st black mayor of Chicago, D, 1983-87 1920 Birthday Jerry Maren, actor, munchkin-Wizard of Oz, Mayor McCheese 1919 Birthday Antoon J. Hubben, Dutch mayor and trade union leader 1918 Death Albijn van de Abeele, Flemish author/mayor/painter, dies at 83 1916 Birthday Jean Drapeau, mayor of Montreal, 1954- 1915 Event SF City Hall dedicated by Mayor James Rolph 1914 Death Gijsbert van Tienhoven, mayor (Amsterdam)/foreign minister, dies at 73 1914 Event Germans arrest A Max, mayor of Brussels 1914 Death Eugene Odene, French mayor of Senlis, executed 1914 Event Klaas ter Laan becomes Netherlands 1st socialist mayor (Zaandam) 1913 Birthday Jan Slot, Dutch mayor, Eethen/Hardenberg/Ede 1912 Birthday Ruurd Faber, mayor of Aalten, 1971-75 1912 Birthday Izaak Samkalden, Dutch Minister of Justice, PvdA, mayor of Amsterdam 1910 Event New York City Mayor Wm J Gaynor seriously wounded during assassination attempt 1910 Death Karl Lueger, Austrian anti-semite/mayor of Vienna, dies at 65 1909 Birthday Gilbert Inglefield, Mayor of London, 1967-68 1908 Event Cincinnati Mayor Mark Breith stood before city council and announces that, "women are not physically fit to operate automobiles" 1907 Birthday Otto F A H van Nispen, Dutch mayor, Pannerden, MP, KVP 1906 Death Leon Vanderkindere, Belgian historian/mayor of Ukkel, dies at 64 1906 Death Jan van Rijswijck, Flemish journalist/mayor of Antwerp, dies 1906 Birthday Louis RJ Ridder van Rappard, Dutch mayor, Zoelen 1906 Event Shields/Cobbs musical "His honor, the Mayor," premieres in New York City 1906 Birthday Abraham Beame, Mayor-D-NYC, New York City's 1st Jewish mayor 1905 Birthday Ralph Perring, Lord Mayor, London 1904 Birthday Gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam, 1957-67 1902 Birthday Arnold J d'Ailly, dir, Nederlandsche Bank, mayor, Amsterdam, 1946-56 1901 Birthday John Erik Jonsson, businessman/Mayor of Dallas 1900 Birthday Walter O'Keefe, Hartford, Connecticut, songwriter/TV host, Mayor of Hollywood 1892 Birthday Graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author/mayor of Palmeira 1887 Event Susanna Medora Salter elected 1st U.S. woman mayor (Argonia, Kansas) 1886 Birthday Pieter J Old, lawyer/minister of Finance/mayor of Rotterdam, 1945-52 1886 Event M A Maclean elected 1st mayor of Vancouver, BC 1885 Death General Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies 1884 Birthday Karl F Goerdeler, mayor, Leipzig, "July 20th Plot" 1882 Birthday W C Wendelaar, mayor of Alkmaar, 1919-34, Dutch MP, VVD 1880 Birthday French van Cauwelaert, Flemish minister/mayor of Antwerp 1879 Birthday Hendrik Heyman, Belgian minister of Noverheid/mayor 1876 Birthday Baron Joseph van de Meulebroeck, mayor, Brussels, Belgium 1871 Birthday Kornelis ter Laan, 1st Dutch socialist mayor, Zaandam 1870 Event Mayor William Tweed accused of robbing New York treasury 1870 Birthday Samuel Rutherford, born in Culloden, Georgia, lawyer, politician, businessman, jurist, Mayor of Forsyth, Georgia, served in Georgia House of Representatives, elected to 69th U.S. Congress, served for four terms 1869 Birthday James, Sunny Jim, Rolph, San Francisco mayor, 1912-31, MUNI backer 1869 Birthday Alfred R Zimmerman, mayor, Rotterdam 1906 - 1922, Dir, League of Nations 1868 Birthday Bertha Landes, 1st woman elected mayor of a major U.S. city, Seattle 1868 Event Major General E R S Canby removes mayor of Columbia SC 1865 Birthday Philipp Scheidemann, German Parliament, SPD, mayor of Kassel 1861 Event New York City mayor proposes New York become a free city, trading with N and S 1860 Birthday Susanna M. Salter, 1st U.S. female mayor and temperance leader 1853 Birthday Jan van Rijswijck, Flemish journalist/mayor, Antwerp 1850 Event John Geary becomes 1st San Francisco mayor 1846 Event W A Bartlett appointed 1st U.S. mayor of Yerba Buena (SF) 1844 Birthday Karl Lueger, anti semitic mayor of Vienna 1842 Birthday Leon Vanderkindere, Belgian historian/mayor, Ukkel 1841 Birthday Bert van Tienhoven, mayor, Amsterdam, foreign minister 1841 Birthday Gijsbert van Tienhoven, Dutch mayor, Amsterdam, foreign minister 1836 Birthday Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, 1st woman mayor in England, Aldeburgh 1835 Birthday Albijn van de Abeele, Flemish author/mayor/painter 1834 Event Toronto incorporated with William Lyon Mackenzie as its 1st mayor 1830 Birthday Adolph Sutro, San Francisco mayor, built Cliff House, railways, tunnels 1830 Death Charles G G, Earl of Merode, mayor (Brussels), dies at 67 1824 Death Rhijnvis Feith, Dutch mayor/writer (Zwolle, Julia), dies at 71 1823 Death Cornelis van Foreest, Dutch mayor (Alkmaar), dies at 66 1822 Event John Phillips becomes 1st mayor of Boston 1819 Birthday John Geary, 1st San Francisco postmaster, 1st mayor, May 1, 1850 1808 Event Mayor Wolters offers French king Louis Napoleon townhall as a palace 1798 Birthday Benjamin Lee, Baronet Guinness, Irish brewer/Dublin mayor 1762 Birthday Charles G G, earl of Merode/mayor of Brussels/French senator 1756 Birthday Cornelis van Foreest, mayor of Alkmaar 1755 Death Caspar Burman, historian/mayor (Utrecht), dies 1753 Birthday Rhijnvis Feith, Dutch mayor/writer, Zwolle/Thirsa 1741 Birthday Theodor Gotlieb von Hippel, East Prussian author/mayor of Koningsberg 1722 Event Willem K. H. Friso appointed mayor of Drente 1718 Death Francois Fagel, Dutch field marshal/mayor of Nimegen, dies at 63 1717 Death Nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor (Amsterdam), dies 1705 Death Willem Roukens, mayor (Nimegen ort Nimeguen), beheaded 1704 Death John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76 1696 Event State of Drenthe accredits Willem III as mayor 1695 Birthday Caspar Burman, born in Utrecht, Netherlands, historian and mayor 1693 Death Coenraad van Beuningen, mayor of Amsterdam/diplomat, dies at 71 1680 Death Gillis Valckenier, mayor of Amsterdam (1665..80), dies at about 57 1678 Death Andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71), dies at 67 1674 Death Claes P "Nicolas" Tulip, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 80 1674 Death Jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/MP, dies at 84 1654 Death Cornelis Bicker, merchant/mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 61 1652 Death Vredius, Olivier de Wree, Flem historian/mayor (Brugge), dies at 55 1651 Death Jan III van Foreest, Dutch lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn, dies 1641 Birthday Nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor, Amsterdam 1638 Death Jacob C van Neck, admiral/mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 73 1635 Death Philips de l'Espinoy, historian/mayor of Ghent, dies 1632 Death Ernst Casimir, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Friesland, dies at 58 1618 Birthday Jan Six, Dutch mayor of Amsterdam 1612 Birthday Hendrik Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Frisia 1611 Birthday Andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam, 1657..71 1603 Death Pieter Adriaansz van der Werff, mayor of Lead, dies at 73 1597 Death Pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66 1596 Birthday Vredius, Olivier de Wree, Flemish historian/poet/mayor 1595 Death Reynier Cant, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 59 1595 Death Ferdinand, archduke of Austria/mayor of Bohemenia, dies 1593 Birthday Claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam, 1654..71 1589 Birthday Jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor, Dordrecht, mathematician 1586 Birthday Jan III van Foreest, lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn 1580 Death Jacob Hillebrand, Dutch mayor of Groningen, dies 1573 Birthday Ernst Casimir, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Frisia/Groningen 1573 Death Antonie van Burgundy, mayor of sealand, dies in battle 1568 Death Antoon van Stralen, Flemish mayor of Antwerp, beheaded at about 47 1551 Death Joachim Vadianus, Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen, dies at 66 1529 Birthday Ferdinand, archduke, Austria, mayor, Bohemia 1522 Death Martin Siebenburger, mayor of Vienna, beheaded 1489 Death Hans Waldmann, Swiss military/mayor (Zurich), beheaded 1484 Birthday Joachim Vadianus, von Watt, Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen 1338 Event Jacob of Arteveld elected mayor of Ghent 1315 Death Jean I of Chalon-Arlay, mayor of Neuchatel, dies 1030 Death Mohammud van Ghazna, Turkish mayor (G'widen)/Islamic ruler, dies
