2013 Event U.S. Senator Ted Cruz ignites speculation about a 2016 Presidential run when he announces plans to renounce his Canadian citizenship 2013 Event Texas State Senator Wendy Davis, famous for her 11-hour filibuster against restricting abortion rights, announces she will run for either the Texas State Senate seat or for Governor of Texas 2013 Event After the death of Frank Lautenberg, Governor Chris Christie appoints Jeffrey Chiesa as U.S. Senator for New Jersey until a special election is held later this year 2013 Event U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton steps down from her post; she is succeeded by Senator John Kerry 2013 Event U.S. Senator John Kerry is confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become the next U.S. Secretary of State 2012 Event Outgoing U.S. Senator Jim DeMint is replaced by GOP Congressman Tim Scott, the first black senator from the South since 1881 2011 Event Former North Carolina Senator and U.S. Presidential Candidate John Edwards is indicted on charges of conspiracy and violating campaign finance laws 2011 Event Joe Lieberman, an independent U.S. Senator from Connecticut announces he will not seek re-election in 2012 2010 Event Alaska's State Senator Lisa Murkowski becomes the first write-in candidate to successfully win an election since 1954 2010 Death Robert Byrd, born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, Senator 1959 - 2010, longest serving member of the U.S. Senate, dies at age 92 1999 Death John Chafee, senator, Rhode Island senator, dies at 77 1998 Death Terry Sanford, poltician, senator from North Carolina, dies at 80 1997 Death Paul Tsongas, Massachusetts senator, dies at 55 1996 Death Hugh Burnton Mitchell, U.S. senator, dies at 89 1995 Event Senator Bob Packwoord R-Oregon resigns rather than face expulsion 1995 Death Margaret Chase Smith, 1st woman Representative and Senator R-Maine, dies at 97 1993 Event California state senator Tom Hayden (54) weds actress Barbara Williams (40) 1993 Event New York Newsday reports Oregon Senator Bob Packwood sexually harassed 23 women 1992 Event Washington Post reports Ore Senator Bob Packwood sexually harassed 10 women 1992 Event New York senator Alphonse D'Mato fillerbusters for 15 hours 20 minutes 1992 Death Thomas J McIntyre, U.S., senator/writer (Fear Brokers), dies 1992 Event Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy marries Victoria Reggie (38) 1992 Death Gale McGee, senator (Wyoming, 1959-77), dies at 77 1986 Death Chester Bowles, U.S. senator/ambassador, dies at 85 1985 Event 16th Shuttle Mission (51D)-Discovery 4 launched-with Senator Jake Garn 1984 Death Glen H Taylor, U.S. senator/Vice Presidential candidate (1948), dies at 80 1982 Event Senator Ted and Joan Kennedy divorce 1982 Event Senate begins debate on expulsion of Senator Harrison Williams D-New Jersey 1975 Event Senator Robert Dole and Elizabeth Hanford marry 1972 Birthday James Stream Thurmond, Jr., son of U.S. senator Strom Thurmond 1972 Event Senator Strom Thurmond suggests John Lennon be deported 1971 Death Jack Barnhill, Northern Ireland senator, assassinated 1971 Event Last Washington Senator home game, New York Yankees win career 5th forfeit game Yankees trailing 4-2 in 9th with 2 outs, fans rush field 1971 Event AL OKs Washington Senator move to Arlington (Texas Rangers) 1968 Event Bob Packwood is elected senator of Oregon 1968 Event Washington Senator Ron Hansen makes 1st unassisted triple-play in 41 years 1968 Event Senator Eugene McCarthy wins Democrate primary in Oregon 1968 Event Senator Mccarthy wins Democratic primaries in Wisconsin 1967 Event Senator Eugene McCarthy begins run for U.S. presidency 1967 Event Ted Workman replaces Senator Keith Davey as CFL commissioner 1967 Event "Wild Thing" hits #20 on the pop singles chart by Senator Bobby 1966 Event Cleveland Indian Sonny Siebert no-hits Washington Senator, 2-0 1965 Event 1st U.S. Senate black page, Lawrence W. Bradford, Jr., 16, appointed by New York Senator Jacob Javits 1965 Event Senator Everett Dirksen introduces a bill to make marigold the national flower 1964 Birthday John Sununu, born in Boston, Massachusetts, politician, Republican, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire 2003 - 2009, sits on Congressional Oversight Panel for TARP 1963 Birthday Mark Pryor, born in Fayetteville, Arkansas, politician, Democrat, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, voted to confirm Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General 1962 Event Edward M. Kennedy 1st elected Senator 1962 Event Washington Senator Tom Cheney strikes out record 21 Orioles in 16 inn game 1962 Death Cairine R Wilson, 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77 1961 Birthday Barack Obama, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, politician, Democratic party, 44th President of the United States, former U.S. Senator from Illinois 2005 - 2008 1961 Birthday David Vitter, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, politician, Republican party, member, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senator from Louisiana 1961 Birthday John Thune, born in Murdo, South Dakota, politician, Republican, U.S. Senator from South Dakota, U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota's At-Large district 1960 Event Continental League, a proposed third major league, gets an assurance of congressional support from New York Senator Kenneth Keating 1960 Event Senator John F Kennedy, announces his candidacy for president 1959 Death Maria Baers, Flemish social female worker/senator, dies at 76 1959 Event Washington Senator Bob Allison wins AL Rookie of Year 1959 Event Washington Senator Jim Lemon is 7th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (3rd) 1959 Event Hiram Fong sworn in as 1st Chinese-American senator while Daniel K Inouye sworn in as 1st Japanese-American Rep (Both from Hawaii) 1958 Birthday John Ensign, born in Roseville, California, politician, Republican, U.S. Senator from Nevada, former chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee 1958 Death Marcel Cachin, 1st communist French senator, dies at 88 1957 Event U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond speaks 24hrs 27m against civil rights 1957 Event Senator Strom Thurmond begins 24-hour filibuster against civil rights bill 1957 Event Georgia Senate unanimously approves Senator Leon Butts' bill barring blacks from playing baseball with whites 1956 Birthday James Talent, born in Des Peres, Missouri, politician, Republican, U.S. Senator from Missouri, senior advisor to Mitt Romney's 2008 Presidential campaign 1956 Birthday Sam Brownback, born in Garnett, Kansas, politician, Republican, U.S. Senator from Kansas, U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas' 2nd district 1995 - 1996 1956 Death Charles Dingle, actor, stage, film, played role of senator in 'Call Me Madam', films include 'The Little Foxes', dies 1955 Birthday Evan Bayh, born in Shirkieville, Indiana, politician, Democrat, U.S. Senator from Indiana, 46th Governor of Indiana, implemented a historic $1.6 billion tax cut for Indiana 1955 Birthday Richard Burr, born in Charlottesville, Virginia, politician, Republican party, U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1955 Birthday Mary Landrieu, born in Arlington, Virginia, politician, Democrat, U.S. Senator from the State of Louisiana, considered among most conservative Democrats in the Senate 1955 Birthday Ken Salazar, born in Denver, Colorado, politician, Democrat, 50th U.S. Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Senator from Colorado 2005 - 2009 1954 Birthday Mark Warner, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, politician, 69th Governor of Virginia 2002-2006, U.S. Senator from Virginia 1954 Event J. S. Thurmond is 1st senator elected by write-in vote (SC) 1954 Event Senator Eddie Yost draws his 100th walk for 5th year in a row 1954 Event Joseph Welch asks Senator Joseph McCarthy "Have you no sense of decency, sir?" during Senate-Army hearings 1954 Event U.S. Army charges Senator Joseph McCarthy used undue pressure tactics 1954 Event Edward R. Murrow criticizes Senator Joseph McCarthy on 'See it Now' 1954 Event Senator John Kennedy appears on "Meet the Press" 1953 Event Senator John F. Kennedy, 36, marries Jacqueline Bouvier, 24 1953 Birthday John Edwards, born in Seneca, South Carolina, politician, 2004 Democratic candidate for Vice President, Presidential candidate, 2008, U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1953 Birthday Russ Feingold, born in Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S Senator from Wisconsin, co-sponsor, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, initially, the only Senator to vote against the USA Patriot Act 1952 Birthday Susan Collins, born in Caribou, Maine, politician, Republican, U.S. Senator from Maine, considered a bipartisan, moderate Republican 1952 Birthday Gordon Smith, born in Pendleton, Oregon, politician, Republican, U.S. Senator from Oregon 1997 - 2009, President of the Oregon State Senate 1995 - 1997 1952 Birthday Bill Frist, born in Nashville, Tennessee, physician, politician, Republican, U.S. Senator from Tennessee, U.S. Senate Majority Leader 2003 - 2007 1952 Birthday John Cornyn, born in Houston, Texas, politician, Republican, U.S. Senator from Texas, Chairman, National Republican Senatorial Committee for the 111th U.S. Congress 1951 Birthday Dirk Kempthorne, born in San Diego, California, U.S. Secretary of the Interior 2006 - 2009, U.S. Senator from Idaho 1999 - 2006 1951 Birthday Jim DeMint, born in Greenville, South Carolina, politician, Republican, U.S. Senator from South Carolina, representative, 4th congressional district 1999 - 2005 1951 Birthday Mike Crapo, born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Representative-R-Idaho 1993 - 1999, Senator 1999 - 1951 Birthday Michael Crapo, born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, politician, Republican, U.S. Senator from Idaho, Member, U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho's 2nd district 1993 - 1999 1950 Birthday Patty Murray, born in Bothell, Washington, politician, Democrat, U.S. Senator from Washington, chairwoman, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee 2001 - 2003 1950 Event Senator Joe McCarthy claims to have list of 205 communist government employees 1950 Event Senator Joseph McCarthy charges State Department infested with 205 communists 1949 Death Pompeo Aloisi, Italian baron/diplomat/senator, dies at 63 1948 Event Margaret Chase Smith (R-Me) elected senator, 1st woman to serve in both houses of Congress 1945 Event Happy Chandler, resigns as U.S. Senator, remains as baseball commish 1945 Event Joe Kuhel hits inside-the-park home run, only home run hit by a Senator all season at Washington's Griffith Stadium 1945 Event Washington Senator Rick Ferrell catches a record 1,722 games 1945 Death Ion Pillat, Romaniams poet/senator (Umbra timpului), dies 1944 Death George W. Norris, U.S. senator (lame duck-amendement), dies 1942 Birthday Fred Thompson, senator, R-Tennessee, actor, 'In the Line of Fire' 1936 Birthday Joan Kennedy, 1st wife of Mass Senator, Ted 1935 Death Carl Austin Weiss, murderer of Senator Huey Long, shot down 1935 Event Senator Huey Long of Louisiana spoke continually for 15 hours in Senate's longest speech on record (150,000 words) 1933 Event Washington Senator coach Nick Altrock plays in a game at age 57 1933 Birthday Craig L. Thomas, born in Wyoming, United States Senator from Wyoming, protected America's national parks 1932 Birthday James Clyde, born in England, Baron Clyde, son of James Latham Clyde, Lord Clyde, British judge, Chancellor to the Bishop of Argyll, Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland 1932 Event Hattie W Caraway elected 1st woman senator (D-Ark) 1931 Event Hattie Caraway (D-AK) appointed 1st U.S. woman senator 1931 Event Washington Senator Bob Burke no-hits Boston Red Sox, 5-0 1930 Birthday John Paul Schiffer, Senator R-Wyoming 1930 Birthday Lord Morton, of Shauna, senator, College of Justice, Scotland 1930 Birthday Lawton Chiles, Florida Senator 1971 - 1989, Governor of Florida 1991 - 1998, Democrat 1928 Event Senator Milt Gaston hurls record tying 14-hit shutout 1927 Birthday Roy Cohn, lawyer, "grand inquisitor", for Senator Joseph McCarthy 1925 Birthday Michael Tolan, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Nurses, Senator 1924 Event Washington Senator Walter Johnson 2nd no-hitter beats Browns, 2-0 in 7 innings 1923 Event Senator Walter Johnson pitches his 100th shutout, beats Yankees 3-0 1923 Event Ottawa Senator Cy Denneny becomes NHL's all time scorer (143 goals) 1922 Event Rebecca L. Felton sworn in as 1st female U.S. Senator 1921 Birthday Jesse Helms, born in North Carolina, United States Senator from North Carolina 1920 Event Washington Senator Walter Johnson no-hits Boston Red Sox, 1-0 1920 Event Washington Senator Walter Johnson wins his 300th game vs Detroit 1919 Birthday Lord Maxwell, senator and professor, college of Justice Scotland 1918 Birthday Claiborne Pell, born in New York, sponsor of the Pell Grant, U.S. State Senator from Rhode Island 1918 Event Washington Senator Walter Johnson pitches 1-0, 18 inning game 1917 Birthday Robert Byrd, born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, Senator 1959 - 2010 1917 Birthday Howard Metzenbaum, born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States Senator from Ohio 1917 Event Red Sox Babe Ruth beats Washington Senator Walter Johnson, 1-0 1914 Birthday Robert J. Morris, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, lawyer, served New York State Assembly committee investigating Communist activities, credited for efforts attributed to Senator Joseph McCarthy 1914 Event U.S. Senator Albert Fall (Teapot Dome) demands "Cubanisation of Mexico" 1913 Birthday George Smathers, born in New Jersey, American lawyer, politician, U.S. Senator from Florida 1913 Event Washington Senator Walter Johnson wins his 36th game 1913 Event Washington Senator Walter Johnson ends record scorless streak at 56 innings 1912 Event Washington Senator Carl Cushion no-hits Cleveland Indians, 2-0 in 6 innings 1907 Birthday Hiram Fong, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, businessman, politician, Harvard law degree, United States Senator from Hawaii, Republican Party 1907 Death Constantine P Pobedonostsev, Russian reactionary senator, dies at 79 1907 Event Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes 1st Native American U.S. senator 1903 Birthday Mauritius van Haegendoren, Flemish historian/senator 1900 Birthday David Croll, QC senator 1897 Event Roger Bresnahan debuts as Washington Senator pitcher (later HOF catcher) 1897 Event Washington Senator catcher Charlie Farrell throws out 8 attempted stealers 1897 Event M H Cannon becomes 1st woman state senator in U.S. (Utah) 1896 Event Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah elected 1st female senator 1896 Event Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah becomes 1st female senator 1891 Death Louis L Bonaparte, English/French linguist/senator, dies at 78 1891 Birthday Ion Pillat, Romaniams poet/senator, Umbra timpului 1891 Death Georges-Eugene Haussmann, French senator/baron, dies at 81 1890 Birthday Henry Borginon, Flemish nationalist/senator 1887 Birthday Charles Dingle, born in Wabash, Indiana, actor, stage, film, played role of senator in 'Call Me Madam', films include 'The Little Foxes' 1887 Birthday Walter Johnson, Kansas, Washington Senator pitcher, 1907-27, 414-218 1886 Death David L Yule, 1st Jewish U.S. senator, dies 1885 Birthday Cairine Ray Wilson, Montreal, 1st female Canadian senator, appointed 1883 Birthday Maria Baers, Flemish social female worker/senator 1879 Event James Shields (D) elected U.S. senator from Missouri after previously serving as U.S. senator from Illinois and Minnesota 1875 Birthday Pompeo Aloisi, Italian baron/diplomat/senator 1874 Birthday Francois Coty, Corsica, Corsican senator/perfume maker 1868 Death B F Randolph, South Carolina state senator, assassinated 1863 Death James Cooper, U.S. attorney/senator/Union-Brigadier-General, dies at 52 1861 Death Edward Dickinson Baker, U.S. attorney/senator, dies in battle at 50 1861 Death Stephen A Douglas, "Little Giant", senator (Lincoln Debates), dies 1856 Event Violence in Senate, South Carolina Representative Brooks used a cane on Massachusetts Senator Sumner 1856 Event Senator Charles Sumner, Massachusetts, spoke out against slavery 1849 Event U.S. had no president, Polks term ends on a Sunday, Taylor couldn't be sworn-in, Senator David Atchison (President pro tem) term ended March 3rd 1839 Death Joseph Fesch, French cardinal/war commission/earl/senator, dies 1827 Birthday Constantine P Pobedonostsev, Russian reactionary lawyer/senator 1817 Birthday Hiram R Revels, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1st black U.S. senator 1813 Birthday Stephen Arnold Douglas, Little giant, U.S. senator, Lincoln debates 1813 Birthday Louis L Bonaparte, English/French linguist/senator 1811 Birthday Charles Sumner, leading Reconstruction senator 1811 Event U.S. Senator Thomas Pickering is 1st senator censured (revealed confidential documents communicated by the president of the U.S.) 1798 Event 1st impeachment trial against a U.S. senator (Wm Blount, TN) begins 1797 Event 1st U.S. senator, William Blount of Tennessee, expelled by impeachment 1787 Event Law passes providing a senator must be at least 30 years old 1770 Event Blanche Kelso Bruce sworn in as a U.S. Senator (Mississippi) 1763 Birthday Joseph Fesch, French cardinal/war commission/earl/senator 1762 Birthday Charles G G, earl of Merode/mayor of Brussels/French senator 1347 Death Stefano Colonna, Roman senator, dies in battle 455 Event Roman senator Petronius Maximus becomes Emperor
