2014 Event Loretta Lynch, U.S. attorney for Eastern New York, is nominated U.S. Attorney General to replace Eric Holder; Lynch must be confirmed before taking the position 2014 Event Former Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker is nominated for the position of President of the European Commission in a 26-2 vote over U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, who strongly objected to the decision 2014 Event Budget director Sylvia Mathews Burwell is nominated to replace Kathleen Sebelius as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services 2013 Event When Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke leaves office, U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated Janet Yellin to take his place 2013 Event U.S. Republican Chuck Hagel is nominated to be the country's next Secretary of Defense by President Barack Obama; John O. Brennan is nominated to be the next CIA Director 2012 Event Prime Minister Victor Ponta, of the Social Liberal Union, is nominated by Romanian President, Traian Basescu, to form a new government after Romania holds its parliamentary election later this December 2010 Event Solicitor General Elena Kagan is the youngest Justice and third woman nominated for the Supreme Court of the United States 2005 Event Samuel Alito is nominated for the Supreme Court by George W. Bush 2005 Event John G. Roberts is nominated for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court 2005 Event John G. Roberts, Jr. is nominated to the United States Supreme Court 1994 Event Emmy 21st Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci not nominated 1987 Event Judge Anthony M. Kennedy nominated to Supreme Court 1987 Event Bork nominated to Supreme Court, rejected in October by senate 1986 Event Chief Justice Warren Earl Burger resigns Antonin Scalia nominated 1981 Event Sandra Day O'Connor nominated for the Supreme Court 1980 Event Ronald Reagan nominated for President by Republicans in Detroit 1971 Event William H Rehnquist and Lewis F Powell nominated to U.S. Supreme Court by Nixon, following resignations of Justices Hugo Black and John Harlan 1971 Birthday Jose Solano, born in Inglewood, California, actor, played Manny Gutierrez on Baywatch, listed as '50 Most Beautiful People in the World' by YM Magazine, nominated for the ALMA Award 1967 Event Thurgood Marshall nominated as 1st black Supreme Court justice 1967 Birthday Laura Dern, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, film director, producer, Academy-Award nominated for film, 'Rambling Rose' 1965 Event Francois Mitterrand nominated for French presidency 1964 Event Lyndon B. Johnson nominated at Democratic convention 1964 Event Barry M. Goldwater nominated for president by Republicans 1960 Event Vice President Nixon nominated for President at Republican convention in Chicago 1958 Event Gamel Abdel Nasser nominated 1st president of United Arab Republic 1956 Event Adlai E. Stevenson nominated as Democratic presidential candidate 1953 Birthday Jon Faddis, born in Oakland, California, musician, jazz trumpeter, conductor, composer, music educator, sound compared to his mentor, Dizzy Gillespie, member Lionel Hampton's big band, led Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, released Grammy-Award nominated work, Remembrances, 1999 1952 Event General Eisenhower nominated as Republican presidential candidate 1949 Event Eugenie Anderson becomes 1st woman ambassador nominated in US 1948 Event President Truman nominated for another term 1944 Event President Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated for an unprecedented 4th term at Dem convention 1943 Event 1st U.S. ambassador to Canada, Ray Atherton, nominated 1932 Event New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated for president at Dem Convention in Chicago 1928 Event Alfred E. Smith (NY-Gov) nominated for president at Dem Convention 1928 Event Republican National Convention, met in KC, nominated Herbert Hoover 1925 Birthday John Bury, born in England, theatre designer of sets, costumes, and lighting, made Amadeus with Peter Hall, nominated for multiple Tony awards 1888 Event Frederick Douglass is 1st African-American nominated for president 1884 Event William Sherman refuses Republican presidential nomination saying "I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected" 1872 Event Victoria Woodhull becomes 1st woman nominated for U.S. president 1870 Event Victoria Woodhull is 1st woman to be nominated for U.S. president 1804 Event Jefferson nominated for president at Democratic-Republican caucus
