2000 Death Barney McNulty, production assistant, invented cue cards, dies at 77 1996 Death Catherine Elizabeth Pennington, personal assistant, dies at 77 1994 Death John Keith Wright, English Assistant Secretary of State (1971-84), dies at 66 1994 Death Ad Gang, Dutch Liberal Party Assistant Secretary of State, dies at 67 1993 Death Antoon Veerman, Dutch ARP Assistant Secretary of Education 1973 - 1975, dies at 77 1991 Event Bomb attack on Aad Kosto, Dutch social dem party - Assistant Secretary of state 1981 Death Munabi, assistant to Uganda president Obote, murdered 1969 Birthday Chip Beake, WLAF administrative assistant, Barcelona Dragons 1965 Birthday Vince Alcalde, WLAF offensive assistant for the Scottish Claymores 1965 Birthday John Schofield, born in Barnsley, England, professional soccer player, midfielder, manager of Lincoln City, assistant manager, Cheltenham Town 1962 Birthday Michael Kenny, WLAF offensive assistant for the Scottish Claymores 1958 Birthday Sam Clancy, WLAF defensive assistant coach, Barcelona Dragons 1956 Birthday Robin LO Linschoten, Dutch assistant secretary of Social Affairs, VVD 1956 Birthday Liam Brady, born in Dublin, Ireland, professional soccer player, midfielder, assistant manager, Republic of Ireland senior team 1953 Event Dr. A de Waal appointed as Netherlands 1st female Assistant Secretary of State 1950 Birthday Alan Keyes, born in Long Island, New York, politician, Republican party, 16th Assistant Secretary of State for international Organization Affairs 1948 Birthday Elliott Abrams, Assistant Secretary of state/supplied arms to the Contras 1942 Birthday Michiel Patijn, Dutch Assistant Secretary of State of Foreign affairs, 1994- 1942 Birthday Dick K J Tommel, chemist, Dutch Assistant Secretary of State, 1994- 1940 Birthday Jan Schaefer, Dutch Assistant Secretary of state, PvdA 1938 Birthday Aad Kosto, Dutch theologist, actor, Assistant Secretary of Justice 1931 Event Roy Wilkins joined NAACP as Assistant Secretary 1930 Birthday Lou A de Graaf, Dutch Assistant Secretary of Social Affairs, VDA 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 1928 Birthday John Keith Wright, English economist and Assistant Secretary of State, 1971 - 1984 1918 Birthday Catherine Elizabeth Pennington, personal assistant 1917 Birthday J. A. Mommersteeg, Dutch assistant secretary of Defense, KVP 1854 Birthday Thomas A. Watson, needed by Bell, inventor assistant, Telephone 1823 Birthday Thomas Alexander Scott, Assistant Secretary War, Union 1821 Birthday Navy Gustavus Vasa Fox, Assistant Secretary, Union 1819 Birthday Charles Anderson Dana, Assistant Secretary War, Union 1811 Birthday John Archibald Campbell, Assistant Secretary War, Confederacy 1809 Birthday Albert Taylor Bledsoe, Assistant Secretary War, Confederacy 1806 Birthday Giacomo Antonelli, Italian cardinal and assistant sec of state for Pius IX 1550 Death Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle, Charles V's Assistant Secretary of State, dies