2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama restores the Native American name of Alaska's Mount McKinley, the tallest North American peak; the mountain will revert to its former name of Denali 2015 Event Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, announce the name of their baby girl, Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana 2015 Event Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, announce the birth of a baby girl but have not yet revealed her name 2014 Event The U.S. Patent and Trademark office has canceled trademarks of the Washington Redskins, ruling that the name and trademarks are 'offensive to Native Americans'; the team has been under pressure for years to change its name 2013 Event Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer of the AK-47 assault rifle bearing his name, dies at his home in the city of Izhevsk at the age of 94 2013 Event Bankrupt carrier, American Airlines and U.S. Airways merge, forming the world's largest air carrier, to trade under the name, American Airlines 2013 Event Seven years after Apple Inc. submitted its request to sell their iPhone under the name "iPhone" in Brazil, regulators denied their request, favoring IBG Electronica, who filed for the trademark in 2000, and was granted permission in 2008 2013 Event A court grants Iceland's Blaer Bjarkardottir the right to use her own name; after previously ruling Blaer was only a man's name, the Reykjavik court rules it could also be used as a girl's name 2011 Event Wales conducts a survey of businesspeople and consumers showing support for the country to have its own top-level domain name 2011 Event By order of an Egyptian court, the name of Egypt's former President, Hosni Mubarak, is stripped from public spaces, schools and streets 2010 Event Union of Myanmar changes its name to Republic of the Union of Myanmar, and changes the design of the national flag 2007 Death Robert Pickett, stage name, Bobby Boris Pickett, singer, co-wrote and performed hit 'Monster Mash', dies 1997 Event Westinghouse formally changes its name to CBS 1997 Event Tampa Bay Devil Rays name their 1st manager Larry Rothschild 1996 Event Fred Norris of the Howard Stern show changes his name legally to Eric 1996 Event Cleveland Browns choose new name, Baltimore Ravens 1996 Event NFL and Cleveland allows Art Modell to move his NFL franchise to Baltimore but he had to leave the Browns' name behind 1994 Event Toronto NBA franchise unveils name "Raptors" and logo 1994 Event Indians owner Richard Jacobs announces he will pay $10 million to name baseball field (Jacobs Field) at Gateway (becomes official 3/23) 1993 Event Prince celebrated his birthday by changing his name to a symbol 1992 Event Gregory Kingsley, 12, wins right to divorce his parents and live with his foster parents, he takes name Shawn Russ 1991 Event Lillian Cucuzza wins name Florida baseball team contest (Marlins) 1987 Event Wrestler Jerry Lawler sues WWF and Harley Race for trademark name "king" 1984 Event "(What) In Name Of Love" by Naked Eyes peaks at #39 1982 Event Prince Chuck and Lady Di name their baby "William" 1982 Birthday Robert Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, ring name, 'Egotistico Fantastico', professional wrestler, athlete, World Junior Heavyweight Champion, Iron Man Champion, AAW Heavyweight Championship 1980 Event President nominee Ronald Reagan promises to name a woman to Supreme Court 1979 Death George De Witt, TV host (Name that Tune), dies at 56 1978 Birthday Usher Raymond, born in Dallas, Texas, stage name, 'Usher', recording artist, actor, sold over 40 million albums worldwide, won five Grammy Awards, films include, 'In the Mix' 1977 Event Bank of America adopts the name VISA for their credit cards 1975 Event Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands, take name "Tuvalu" 1973 Birthday Stephen Dorff, born in Atlanta, actor, I Know My Name is Steven 1972 Birthday Tatsuhito Takaiwa, born in Kyoto, professional wrestler, ring name, Black Tiger V 1971 Birthday Snoop Doggy Dogg, born in Long Beach, California, rap singer, Grammy-Award nominee, hit songs, 'Gin and Juice', 'What's My Name' 1971 Birthday Christine Taylor, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, actress, appeared in 'My Name is Earl' television show, 'The Brady Bunch' movie, married to Ben Stiller 1971 Birthday Hiroyoshi Tenzan, born in Kyoto, Tokyo, professional wrestler, born Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, ring name Hiroyoshi Tenzan, works for New Japan Pro Wrestling 1971 Birthday Erykah Badu, born in Dallas, Texas, singer, songwriter, Grammy-winner, R&B, hip hop, jazz, given name Erica Abi Wright 1970 Birthday Benedictine, a St. Bernard, full name Benedictine Daily Double, becomes heaviest known dog, 367 lbs (166.4 kg), lived until the age of 14 1970 Birthday Jason Lee, born in Orange, California, actor, professional skateboarder, known for playing Earl Hickey on 'My Name Is Earl' television series 1969 Event "Name Droppers," debuts on NBC-TV 1968 Birthday David Jude Jolicoeur, born in Brooklyn, New York, rapper, producer, member of De La Soul hip hop trio, known by stage name Trugoy the Dove 1968 Event "Royals" chosen as the name of new Kansas City AL franchise 1968 Event Beatles Film Production Ltd changes name to Apple Film Production Ltd 1967 Event NHL California Seals change name to Oakland Seals 1967 Event NFL New Orleans' franchise takes name "Saints" 1966 Event Jimmy Hendrix changes spelling of his name to Jimi 1965 Birthday Shahrukh Khan, born in New Delhi, India, actor, Bollywood figure, film producer, television host, appeared in 'Om Shanti Om', 'My Name Is Khan', worth over $540 million dollars 1965 Event Preparing a move to Anaheim, Angels change their name from LA to California 1965 Event Barbra Streisand stars on "My Name is Barbra" special on CBS 1965 Event Supremes release "Stop In the Name of Love" 1965 Event "The Name Game" by Shirley Ellis hits #3 1964 Event George Harrison changes his company's name from Mornyork to Harrisongs 1964 Event Houston Colt .45s change name to Astros 1964 Birthday Michelle Obama, born in Chicago, Illinois, maiden name, Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, first African-American First Lady of the United States, husband to Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States, employed by Sidley Austin law firm and University of Chicago Medical Center 1963 Event Bill J Kramer and Dakotas record Lennon and McCartney "I Call Your Name" 1963 Event Princess Marijke changes her name to Christina 1962 Birthday Keiji Muto, born in Fujiyoshida, Japan, professional wrestler, trained by Hiro Matsuda, appeared on World Championship Wrestling television editions, ring name, The Great Mota 1962 Event Fab Four have their 1st recording session under name Beatles 1962 Birthday Marilyn, born in Kingston, Jamaica, born Peter Robinson, singer, famous for hit song, 'Calling Your Name', associated with Boy George 1962 Birthday David Bryan, rock keyboardist, Bon Jovi-You Give Love a Bad Name 1961 Event Beach Boys play their debut gig under that name 1961 Event Tanganyika gains independence from Britain takes name Tanzania 1960 Event Minneapolis-St. Paul baseball club takes the name Twins 1959 Birthday Suzanne Vega, born in New York City, rocker, My Name is Luka, Tom's Diner 1959 Birthday Richie Sambora, guitarist, Bon Jovi-You Give Love a Bad Name 1959 Birthday Suzanne Vega, rock vocalist, My Name is Luka, Tom's Diner 1958 Event Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope, taking name John XXIII 1957 Birthday Jo Brand, born in Hastings, England, stage name, 'The Sea Monster', stand up comedian, embraced alternative comedy movement, employing use of monotone delivery, pauses, image inspired by radicalized feminism 1957 Birthday Vince Gill, born in Norman, Oklahoma, country singer, When I Call Your Name 1957 Birthday Don Snow, born in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1992, changed name to John Savannah, musician, guitarist, drummer, saxophonist, toured with Van Morrison, member of Squeeze, Procol Harum, played Hammond organs, piano 1955 Event Satomi Myodo, renews Zen nun vows and takes Buddhist name of Daien Myodo 1953 Event Jack Dunn III, owner of Baltimore Orioles in International League, turns name over to newly relocated St. Louis Browns 1953 Event Little-Bigger League changes its name to Babe Ruth League 1953 Event A's change name of Shibe Park to Connie Mack Stadium 1952 Birthday Andy Shernoff, born in Bronx, New York, pen name Adny Shernoff, rocker, musician, singer, songwriter, founding member of The Dictators, punk band, bassist with The Fleshtones 1989 - 1990 1950 Birthday Lou Gramm, born in Rochester, New York, given name Loyis Grammatico, rocker, singer, songrwriter, drummer, lead vocalist for Foreigner 1950 Event 3 months as National-American Football League takes back NFL name 1949 Event Siam changes name to Thailand 1947 Birthday Alice Playton, New York City, actress, Who Killed Mary Whats 'er Name 1945 Birthday Robert Pickett, born in Somerville, Massachusetts, stage name, Bobby Boris Pickett, singer, co-wrote and performed hit 'Monster Mash' 1945 Event Canadian football's Calgary Bronks changes its name to Stampeders 1945 Birthday Dave Lee Travis, born in Derbyshire, England, radio presenter, stage name DLT, hosted shows on Garrison Radio, BBC Radio 1, Magic Network, DAB Digital Radio 1944 Birthday Marcie Blane, born in Brooklyn, New York, given name, Marcia Blank, singer, pop music, known for hit song 'Bobby's Girl' 1941 Event New York Giants name Mel Ott as player-manager, replacing Bill Terry 1941 Birthday Ben Murphy, born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, actor, Name of the Game, Winds of War 1938 Birthday Pascale Petit, PAris, actor, Code Name: Jaguar, End of Desire 1934 Birthday Charles Manson, No Name Maddox, Cin, Ohio, criminal, Tate-Labianco 1933 Birthday Arif Melikov, born in Baku, Azerbaijan, name also Arif Malikov, Soviet composer, nationally acclaimed for composition Legend of Love whose ballet is among the finest works to emerge from the Soviet Union 1932 Event Congress changes name "Porto Rico" to "Puerto Rico" 1932 Birthday Bronislaw Geremek, born in Warsaw, given name Benjamin Lewertow, social historian, politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1932 Birthday Umberto Eco, author, Name of the Rose 1930 Birthday Richard Hayes, Passaic, New Jersey, singer/emcee, Name That Tune 1929 Event Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes changes name to Yugoslavia 1927 Birthday Tom Kennedy, born in Louisville, Kentucky, quiz host, You Don't Say, Name That Tune 1925 Birthday Doc Pomus, born in Brooklyn, New York, given name Jerome Solon Felder, blues singer, songwriter, inducted in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Blues Hall of Fame 1925 Event Norway's capital Christiania changes name to Oslo 1922 Event New York City law requires all "pool" rooms to change name to "billiards" 1922 Event AFPA changes name to NFL, Chicago Staleys become Chicago Bears 1922 Birthday Carl Amery, born in Munich, Germany, writer, used pen name Christian Anton Mayer, studied at University of Munich, participant in Gruppe 47, a post-World War II literary association 1921 Birthday Gene Barry, born in New York City, actor, Bat Masterson, Name of the Game, Burke's Law 1920 Birthday David Wright, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, given name David John Murray Wright, editor of 'X', autobiography 'Deafness. A Personal Account' gives insight into deafness 1920 Birthday Del Wood, born in Nashville, Tennessee, given name Polly Adelaide Hendricks Hazelwood, singer, pianist, recorded for Tennessee Records label, performed on the Grand Ole Opry 1917 Event British Royal family changes its name from Hanover to Windsor 1917 Event After WW I King George V ordered members of British royal family to dispense with German titles and surnames, they take the name Windsor 1917 Event British king George V takes the name Windsor 1914 Event St. Petersburg, Russia changes name to Petrograd 1913 Event Hamilton Alerts apply for ORFU reinstatement, taking the name Hamilton Rowing Club 1913 Birthday Jo Sinclair, born in Brooklyn, New York, pen name Jo Sinlair, writer, novelist, focused on race relations and the struggle of immigrant families, wrote Sing at My Wake, Anna Teller 1911 Birthday Anna Russell, born in London, England, possibly born in London, Ontario, birth name Maida Vale, Anna Claudia Russell-Brown, composer, singer, comedian, recording artist 1910 Birthday Ai Qing, born in Eastern China, modern Chinese poet, original name Jiang Zheng Han, influenced by Kant and Hegel, modern poet Mayakovsky and Belgian poet Verhaeren 1909 Birthday Cleo Brown, born in Mississippi, pianist, vocalist, stage name Cleo Patra Brown, performed on National Public Radio, stride piano playing was compared to Fats Waller 1909 Birthday Carol Lombard, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, actress, My Man Godfrey, In Name Only 1909 Birthday Bruce Bennett, born in California, Olympic shot-put silver medalist, actor, played 'Tarzan', given name, Herman Brix 1907 Birthday Helen Vinson, born in Texas, actress, Transatlantic Tunnel, In Name Only 1904 Event Boston Herald again refers to New York baseball club as Yankees, when it reports "Yankees take 2," Yankee name not official till 1913 1881 Event U.S. Nation Lawn Tennis Association removes "Nation" from name 1859 Event Jules Leotard performs 1st Flying Trapeze circus act (Paris) He also designed garment that bears his name 1854 Event Alvan Bovay proposes name "Republican Party," Ripon, Wisc 1837 Event Weekly Advocate changes its name to the Colored American 1784 Event Eastern Tennessee settlers declare their area an independent state and name it Franklin; a year later the Continental Congress rejects it 1775 Event United Colonies change name to United States 1732 Event Benjamin Franklin under the name Richard Saunders begins publication of "Poor Richard's Almanack" 1702 Death Peter Rabus, Dutch poet/translator (Great Name Book), dies at 41 1630 Event Mass village of Shawmut changes name to Boston 1619 Event Dutch settlement on Java changes name to Batavia 1507 Event Geographer Martin Waldseemuller 1st used name America 996 Event 1st use of name "Austria" for Ostarrichi/in oorkonde
