2011 Event Boris Gryzlov, ally to Vladimir Putin and speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament, resigns from his position 2011 Event Ali Larijani, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, attacks Britain, claiming the students represent Iran's public opinion 2011 Event Opposition MP Peter Slipper replaces Harry Jenkins as speaker of the Australian House of Representatives 2011 Event The 112th United States Congress convened; Republican Representative John Boehner of Ohio assumes his new position as Speaker of the House 2007 Event Nancy Pelosi is elected Speaker of the House, by a vote of 233-202 2001 Death Maureen Reagan, speaker/activist, dies at 60 2000 Death Carl Albert, politician, Speaker of the House from 1971-1977, dies at 91 1997 Event Newt Gingrich, narrowly re-elected speaker of the House 1995 Event Newt Gingrich becomes speaker of the House 1994 Death Tip O'Neill, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1977 - 1987, Speaker of the House, dies of cancer at 81 1992 Death Vernon Howard, spiritual teacher, speaker, philosopher, author, wrote humor books, children's books, spoke and wrote about self-development, self-awareness, spiritual, psychological growth, dies 1991 Death Sam Rabin, speaker of house, dies at 88 1991 Event NY assembly speaker Mel Miller is convicted of federal mail fraud 1989 Event Speaker of House Jim Wright resigns 1989 Death Earl Nightingale, author, motivational speaker, his radio program, 'Our Changing World', most highly syndicated radio program ever, recorded over 7,000 radio programs, dies 1987 Event At the Kingdome, Ruppert Jones hits a foul ball that sticks in speaker 1986 Event House Dems select majority leader Jim Wright as 48th speaker 1980 Event New York Yankee Bob Watson hits Seattle Kingdome speaker, 2nd straight day 1978 Death John Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies 1975 Birthday Aron Ralston, born in America, mountain climber, motivational speaker, forced to amputate his right arm to free and save himself, when trapped by a boulder in Utah 1974 Event Mike Schmidt hits a ball off public address speaker on Astrodome roof 1973 Death Alan Watts, writer, speaker, and philosopher, 'The Spirit of Zen' and 'The Art of Contemplation', died of heart failure at the age of 58 1973 Birthday Sergey Brin, born in Moscow, Soviet Union, computer scientist, Google co-founder, speaker, National Academy of Engineering inductee 1968 Birthday Rasmus Lerdorf, born in Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland, created PHP programming language, Open Source conference speaker, contributed to Apache HTTP Server 1968 Death Joseph Martin, Jr., Speaker of the House, dies at 83 1962 Event Stan Musial's 3,516th hit moves over Tris Speaker into 2nd place 1961 Death Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House for 17 years, dies at 79 1961 Death Samuel Rayburn, Representative-D-Texas, speaker of the House, 1940 - 1957, died of pancreatic cancer at age 79 1961 Death Peter Jensen, co-inventer (loud speaker), dies at 75 1960 Birthday Tony Robbins, born in North Hollywood, California, self-help author, motivational speaker, books include, 'Awaken the Giant Within', founder, 'Anthony Robbins Foundation' 1959 Death Joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Israel Knesset (1949-59), dies at 73 1957 Birthday Duncan Goodhew, born in England, Olympic gold medalist, most famous swimmer in the UK, author, motivational speaker 1952 Birthday Marianne Williamson, born in Houston, Texas, spiritual activist, author, speaker, lecturer, wrote, 'A Course in Miracles', a program about choosing love over fear, 'A Return to Love', breakthrough success attributed to appearance on Oprah Winfrey 1949 Birthday Helene Hayman, born in England, Baroness Helene Hayman, Helene Valerie Hayman, Member of Parliament, Life Peer, Lord Speaker of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom 1947 Birthday John C. Maxwell, born in Garden City, Michigan, evangelical Christian, author, pastor, speaker, leadership expert, wrote over 50 books on leadership, sold over 13 million copies including 'Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow' 1946 Birthday Deepak Chopra, born in Punjab, British India, author, speaker, physician, co-founded the Chopra Center, made cameo appearance in movie, 'The Love Guru', 2008 1945 Birthday Michael Martin, born in Glasgow, Scotland, politician, Member of Parliament for Glasgow North East, Speaker of the House of Commons 1943 Birthday Newt Gingrich, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Georgia 1979 - 1999, Speaker of House 1995 - 1997 1942 Birthday Tom Peters, born in Baltimore, Maryland, writer, author, speaker, consultant, business management practices expert, co-wrote, 'In Search of Excellence', believes the least amount of overhead business processes can produce empowering decision-makers within an entire company organization 1940 Event Samuel T. Rayburn of Texas elected speaker of House 1939 Birthday Ken Blanchard, born in Orange, New Jersey, author, professional speaker, management expert, co-wrote, 'The One Minute Manager' with Spencer Johnson, sold over 13 million copies in 37 languages, wrote more than 30 successful books 1937 Event Cy Young, Tris Speaker and Nap Lajorie elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1936 Birthday Wally Amos, born in Tallahassee, Florida, actor, speaker, co-wrote, 'The Power in You', founder, 'Famous Amos' chocolate chip cookie brand, first African-American talent agent, represented Diana Ross & the Supremes, Simon & Garfunkel 1935 Birthday Tony Campolo, born in America, pastor, speaker, author, promotes evangelical reform, leader, 'Red Letter Christian' movement, focusing on Christ's teachings, wrote, 'A Reasonable Faith', known for famous sermon, 'It's Friday, But Sunday's Coming!' 1933 Birthday John Bradshaw, born in Houston, Texas, educator, speaker, author, popularized dysfunctional family, wrote 'Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child' 1930 Birthday Jim Rohn, born in Idaho, entrepreneur, author, motivational speaker, joined direct sales organization of John Earl Shoaff, became millionaire by age 31, shared rags to riches story and personal development philosophy with over 4 million people worldwide, authored 17 books, audio, video programs 1929 Birthday Tom Foley, born in Spokane, Washington, Representative-D-Washington 1965 - 1995, majority whip and speaker of house 1929 Birthday John Naisbitt, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, author, public speaker, futures studies, wrote, 'Megatrends', 1982, sold over 9 million copies in 57 countries, special assistant to Lyndon B. Johnson 1927 Birthday Robert Orben, magician, comedy writer, author, specializes in observational comedy, wrote, 'Encyclopedia of Patter', 'Speaker's Handbook of Humor', speechwriter for Vice President Gerald R. Ford, became Director, White House Speechwriting Department 1926 Event Tris Speaker resigns as Indians manager 1926 Birthday Louise L. Hay, born in Los Angeles, California, motivational author, professional speaker, self-help and motivational writer, 'You Can Heal Your Life', 1984, on the New York Times Bestseller list, sold 35 million copies in 30 languages, made into movie of the same title, founder, Hay House Publishing 1926 Event Cleveland Indian Tris Speaker hits his 700th double 1925 Event Tris Speaker, is 5th to get 3,000 hits 1925 Event Cleveland Indian Tris Speaker gets his 3,000th hit 1922 Birthday Jim Wright, born in Fort Worth, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1987 - 1989, Speaker of House 1921 Birthday Earl Nightingale, born in Los Angeles, California, author, motivational speaker, his radio program, 'Our Changing World', most highly syndicated radio program ever, recorded over 7,000 radio programs 1920 Event Tris Speaker is stopped at 11 consecutive hits by Tom Zachary 1918 Event Tris Speaker suspended for season due to assault on ump Tom Connolly 1918 Event Tris Speaker ties career outfield record of 4 unassisted double plays 1918 Event Cleveland center fielder Tris Speaker turns an unassisted double play 1918 Birthday Vernon Howard, born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, spiritual teacher, speaker, philosopher, author, wrote humor books, children's books, spoke and wrote about self-development, self-awareness, spiritual, psychological growth 1915 Birthday Baroness Llewelyn-Davies of Hastoe, deputy speaker, House of Lords 1915 Birthday Alan Watts, born in Kent, England, writer, speaker, and philosopher, 'The Spirit of Zen' and 'The Art of Contemplation' 1912 Birthday Tip O'Neill, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1977 - 1987, Speaker of the House 1912 Event Red Sox Tris Speaker's makes only world series unassisted double play, from the outfield 1908 Birthday Carl Albert, D, speaker of the House 1908 Birthday Carl Albert, U.S. speaker of house, 1971-77 1891 Birthday John W. McCormack, D, Speaker of House, 1962-70 1888 Birthday Tris Speaker, baseball great, hit more doubles than Pete Rose 1885 Birthday Joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Israeli Knesset, 1949-59 1882 Birthday Samuel Rayburn, born in Kingston, Tennessee, Representative-D-Texas 1913 - 1961, speaker of the House, 1940 - 1957 1874 Event I D Shadd elected Speaker of lower house of Miss legislature 1865 Birthday L H Perquin, Dutch religious radio speaker 1852 Death Daniel Webster, lawyer/speaker/minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 70 1840 Death John H van de Palm, theologist/literature/speaker, dies at 77 1789 Event House of Representatives 1st full meeting, New York City, F Muhlenberg 1st speaker 1689 Event Lord Halifax becomes Speaker of English House of Lords
