2014 Event Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has announced his resignation; the 89-year-old president indicated after reelection in 2013 that he would retire before the end of the 7-year term 2014 Event Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mulally, will retire in July and be replaced by Mark Fields; Mulally restored profitability and distinguished the company as the only Big Three automaker to refuse government bailouts during the 2008-2009 recession 2014 Event David Letterman announces that he will retire from the 'Late Show' in 2015 2014 Event 29-term U.S. Rep. John Dingell announces that he will retire at the end of his current term; the 87-year-old congressman says that his health is fine, but the hostile climate in Congress means that he can no longer do his job effectively 2011 Event U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, publicly announces she will retire rather than serve a second term in 2012 if President Obama is reelected 2011 Event The 14th Dalai Lama, head of the Tibetan exile movement, plans to retire within days 1998 Event NHL's Dallas Stars retire Neal Broten's #7 1998 Event Boston Celtics retire Robert Parrish's #00 1997 Event San Francisco 49ers retire Joe Montana's #16 1997 Event Washington Capitals final game at USAir Arena, retire Rod Langway's #5 1997 Event Chicago Whites Sox retire Carlton Fisk's number, 72 1997 Event Los Angeles Dodgers retire Tommy Lasorda's #2 1997 Event Detroit Tigers retire pitching great Hal Newhouser's #16 1997 Event Montreal Expos retire Andre Dawson's uniform #10 1997 Event Minnesota Twins retire Kirby Puckett's uniform number 1997 Event San Diego Padres retire #35 worn by pitcher Randy Jones 1996 Event Houston Astro's retire Nolan Ryan's #34 1996 Event Texas Rangers retire their 1st number, Nolan Ryan's #34 1995 Event New York Islanders retire Bobby Nystrom's uniform #23 1994 Event New York Giants retire Lawrence Taylor's #56 1993 Event Reggie Jackson Day - New York Yankees retire 13th # (#44) 1993 Event Supreme Court Justice Byron R. White announced plans to retire 1993 Event New York Islanders retire Billy Smith's number 31 1992 Event Los Angeles Lakers retire Magic Johnson's #32 uniform 1991 Event Wrestler Rip Oliver forced to retire after being injured by Crush 1991 Event Johnny Carson announces he will retire next year from Tonight Show 1990 Event Philadelphia Phillies retire Mike Schmidt's uniform #20 1989 Event Boston Red Sox retire Carl Yastrezemski's #8 1989 Event Phillies retire Steve Carlton's # 32 1989 Event New York Rangers retire goalie Eddie Giacomin's #1 uniform 1988 Event Red Sox retire Bobby Doerr's #1 1987 Event New York Jets retire Don Maynards #13 1985 Event On Mon Night football, Jets retire Joe Namath's #12, beat Miami 23-7 1985 Event Phil Rizzuto Day, Yankees retire #10 1985 Event New York Yankees retire Roger Maris (9) and Elston Howard (32) uniforms 1984 Event Cincinnati Reds retire Johnny Bench's #5 uniform 1982 Event Pittsburgh Pirates retire Willie Stargell's number 1981 Event Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 34, Austin Carr 1979 Event Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 7, Bingo Smith 1979 Event New York Knicks retire 2nd number, # 10, Walt Frazier 1977 Event Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 42, Nate Thumond 1977 Event Los Angeles Dodgers retire Walt Alston's #24 1976 Event New York Knicks retire 1st number, # 19, Willis Reed 1973 Event Roberto Clemente Day, Pirates retire his number 1964 Event Gilroy Roberts becomes 1st U.S. chief engraver to retire (than die) 1963 Event Stan Musial announces he will retire at end of year 1954 Event Dean Stone gets credit for AL win, although he didn't retire a batter, he threw out Shoendienst trying to steal home, AL-11 NL-9 1952 Event Hall of Famer Honus Wagner, 77, retires; Pirates retire his #33 1939 Event Yankees retire 1st uniform (Lou Gehrig #4), 1st Old Timers Day 1931 Event Eddie Collins and Harry Heilmann, retire from baseball
