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2005 John G. Roberts is confirmed as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
2005 John G. Roberts is nominated for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court 2003 United Nations chief weapons inspector Hans Blix said there is no evidence that Iraq has any weapons of mass destruction 2002 Daniel Pearl, journalist, Wall Street Journal bureau chief kidnapped and murdered by terrorists, dies at 38 1997 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Countess Diana, Elmhurst, Ajina, Spinning World, Favorite Trick, Chief Bearhart, Skip Away 1997 Republic of Texas security chief Robert Scheidt surrenders 1996 Amschel Mayor James Rothschild, banker, joined family banking firm N M Rothschild & Sons, chief executive of Rothschild Asset Management dies 1996 Jeremy Boorda, admiral, U.S. Navy, 25th Chief of Naval Operations, dies of suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, in Washington, D.C. 1996 Arleigh Burke, admiral, U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations during President Eisenhower administration, served admirably in World War II and the Korean War, dies at 94 1995 Charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher, dies at 106 1995 Edward LeBone Molotlegi, chief of the Bafokeng, dies at 66 1995 Warren E Burger, chief justice of U.S. (1969-86), dies 1995 Yahya Ayyash, nicknamed 'the Engineer,' chief bomb maker for Hamas, most wanted man in Israel, caused deaths of 90 Israelis, assassinated by Isreal's Shin Bet with a booby trapped cellular phone 1994 Said Mekbel, Algerian editor in chief (Le Matin), murdered at 57 1994 MPAA chief Jack Valenti holds meeting to determine new movie ratings 1994 Moses Rosen, Romania's chief rabbi, dies at 81 1994 ANC chief Nelson Mandela rejects demand by white right-wingers for separate homeland in South Africa 1994 35-foot-tall Chief Wahoo, trademark of Indians on top of Stadium since 1962, is taken down, to be moved to Jacob's Field 1993 Harry R "Rob" Haldeman, White House chief of staff (Nixon), dies at 67 1993 Matthew B Ridgway, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1953-55), dies at 98 1993 Vladimir Pavlovich Barmin, Chief designer of Soviet launch pads, dies 1993 Richard Jacobs announces Chief Wahoo will go to Jacobs Field 1993 Rene Bousquet, French Vichy-police chief deports jews, dies at 84 1992 LH Ruitenberg, vicar/editor in chief (Reform Netherlands), dies at 87 1992 Intercity-train derailed at Village chief, 5 die 1992 Daryl Gates retires as Los Angeles police chief 1992 C Meijer, Dutch editor in chief (Typhoon), dies 1991 White House Chief of Staff John Sununu resigns 1991 Klaus Barbie, Gestapo chief of Lyon, dies of cancer at 77 1991 Paulo Muwanga, chief of Uganda (1980), dies 1990 Saddam fires his army chief and threatens to destroy Arabian peninsula 1988 Polish Communist Party picks propaganda chief Rakowski as new PM 1987 Donald Regan resigned as White House chief of staff 1986 William Hubbs Rehnquist, sworn in as Chief Justice of Supreme Court 1986 U.S. Senate confirms William Rehnquist as 16th chief justice 1986 Chief Justice Warren Earl Burger resigns Antonin Scalia nominated 1986 112th Preakness: Alex Solis aboard Snow Chief wins in 1:54.8 1986 Pope John Paul II met Rome's Chief Rabbi Elio Toaff at Rome synagogue 1985 Paul Castellano, Organized-crime chief, shot dead at a New York City restaurant 1985 Philipine Chief staff General Fabian speaks of B Aquino's murder 1985 Shite Moslems claim to have killed hostage William Buckley - CIA station chief in Beirut 1984 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Chief's Crown, Eillo, Lashkari, Outstandingly, Princess Rooney, Royal Heroine, Wild Again at Hollywood 1984 1st live TV appearance by Chief Justice Warren Burger, Nightline 1984 Gunmen kidnap William Buckley, CIA station chief in Beirut 1983 Klaus Barbie, SS chief of Lyon in Nazi-France, arrested in Bolivia 1982 Atlanta Braves remove Chief Noc-A-Homa to make room for more seats 1982 PLO chief Yassar Arafat appears on "Nightline" 1981 Frank DeKova, actor (Chief Wild Eagle-F Troop), dies 1981 Chief Dan George, actor (Harry and Tonto, Little Big Man), dies at 82 1981 Russell Hayden, actor (Hidden Gold, Apache Chief, Justice), dies 1978 H R Haldeman, Nixon's White House chief of staff released from jail 1977 SS chief Kappler escapes from prison hospital in Rome 1977 Former White House chief of staff home run Haldeman enters prison 1977 Taliesin Jaffe, Venice California, actor, Willy-Hail to the Chief 1976 Andrew Young named Ambassador and Chief U.S. Delegate to UN 1975 Richard S Welch, CIA station chief in Athens, shot dead 1975 Hendrik Kruls, Dutch general/chief military authority 1944 - 1946, dies at 73 1974 Stafford Repp, actor (Chief O'Hara-Batman), dies at 56 1974 Creighton W. Abrams, Jr., U.S. general/army staff chief (Vietnam), dies at 59 1974 Carl A Spaats, 1st chief of staff of USAF, dies at 83 1973 Ted de Corsia, actor (Police Chief Hegedorn-Steve Canyon), dies at 69 1972 John A H J S Bruins Slot, co-founder/editor in chief (illegal), dies 1971 Aleksandr T. Tvardovski, Russian editor in chief (Novyj Mir), dies at 61 1970 In Atlanta, Chief-No-ka-homa is joined by cousin Chief Round-the-Horn 1969 Warren E. Burger sworn in as Supreme Court Chief Justice 1969 Warren Burger confirmed as U.S. Chief Justice 1969 Riad, chief of staff (Egyptian army), dies 1969 Vito Genovese, U.S. mafia chief, dies at 71 1968 Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren resigns 1968 Famous photo: Saigon police chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan executes a Viet Cong officer with a pistol shot to head 1967 Chief Thundercloud, actor (Ambush, Colt 45, Typhoon), dies at 100 1967 Ricky Paull Goldin, SF, actor, Doug-Hail to the Chief, Another World 1966 Chief Nipo Strongheart, Native Amer actor (Pony Soldier), dies at 75 1966 Nigerians chief of staff Jakubu Gowon makes coup 1966 Henk [Hendrik M] of Randwijk, poet/editor in chief (illegal), dies 1966 Yahya Ayyash, born in Palestine, nicknamed 'the Engineer,' chief bomb maker for Hamas, most wanted man in Israel, caused deaths of 90 Israelis 1964 Kansas City Chief Len Dawson passes for 6 touchdowns vs Denver (49-39) 1964 Gilroy Roberts becomes 1st U.S. chief engraver to retire (than die) 1963 Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II becomes chief of Western Samoa 1961 Learned Hand, Chief judge of U.S. court of Appeals, dies at 89 1961 Walter Bedell Smith, U.S. general/WW II chief of staff, dies at 75 1959 Charles Lotsy, Dutch insurance director/chief d'equipe, dies at 66 1959 Isaac Halevi Herzog, chief rabbi of Israel (1936-59), dies at 71 1959 A Cecil Snyder, Chief Justice of Puerto Rico, dies at 51 1956 Ernest J King, U.S. fleet admiral/Chief of Naval Operations, dies at 77 1955 Amschel Mayor James Rothschild, born in Paris, France, banker, joined family banking firm N M Rothschild & Sons, chief executive of Rothschild Asset Management 1954 Ferry Hoogendijk, Dutch editor in chief, Elsevier Magazine 1953 Earl Warren sworn in as 14th chief justice of U.S. 1953 Earl Warren appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court 1953 U.S. General Omar Bradley's becomes chief of staff 1953 Dizzy Dean, Al Simmons Chief Bender, Bobby Wallace, Harry Wright, Ed Barrow, and Bill Klem and Tom Connolly are inducted into Hall of Fame 1951 Richard B. Shull, U.S. actor, Hail to the Chief, Big Bus 1949 SS police chief Rauter request for a pardon, denied 1949 Dutch court affirms death sentence against SS chief Hanns Rauter 1948 John Browne, group chief executive, British Petroleum Company 1948 Omar Bradley succeeds Dwight Eisenhower as Army Chief of Staff 1947 Pauline Clare, Chief Constable, Lancashire 1947 John Ray Sinnock, U.S. chief engraver (1925-47), dies at 59 1946 Alfred G Jodl, Colonel General/German staff chief weather authority, hanged 1946 Harlan Fiske Stone, Chief Justice Supreme Court (1941-46), dies at 73 1946 Anthony Mayer, chief executive, Housing Corporation 1945 Lieutenant Admiral Marc Mitscher named chief of U.S. Navy staff 1944 Chief of staff Kruls names De Quay chairman of Universal Commission 1944 Brandt, col/German staff chief, dies in bombing 1944 Ludwig Beck, gen/chief Germany general staff (July 20th plot), dies 1944 Leif Segerstam, born in Vaasa, Finland, composer, chief conductor, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra 1995 - 2007, professor Sibelius Academy 1943 William Garth Morrison, Chief scout 1943 SS police chief Rauter threatens to kill half Jewish children 1943 James Wallace Beaton, born in Britain, Chief Superintendent, The Queen's Police Officer 1983 - 1992, saved Princess Anne from kidnapper 1974 1942 Keith Hellawell, Chief Constable, West Yorkshire 1942 George Esson, Chief Constable, Dumfries and Galloway 1942 David O'Dowd, Chief Constable, Northamptonshire 1942 Margaret Wright, chief commissioner, Guide Association 1942 Yves Paringaux, French chief of staff, murdered 1941 Dan Crompton, Nottinghamshire, Chief Constable 1941 Russian general Zhukov appointed chief of general staff 1940 General George Marshall sworn in as chief of staff of U.S. army 1940 Richard Wells, Chief Constable, South Yorkshire 1939 Ronald Hadfield, chief constable, West Midlands England 1939 Bryan Gould, born in New Zealand, politician, Rhodes Scholar, Labor Member of Parliament for Southampton Test, served as Shadow Chief Secretary 1938 Jeremy Boorda, born in South Bend, Indiana, admiral, U.S. Navy, 25th Chief of Naval Operations 1938 Michael Hirst, chief constable, Leicestershire England 1936 Hans Zender, born in Wiesbaden, Germany, composer, conductor, music professor, Conductor in Chief of the Chamber Orchestra of Radio Netherlands in Hilversum, Southwest German Radio guest conductor 1936 John Poindexter, U.S. Chief of Staff 1936 Barry Wilson, deputy chief, British Defense Staff 1936 Benjamin Bathurst, vice chief of British Defense Staff 1936 Anthony Mullens, British Lieutenant-General, Deputy chief of defense 1936 Neville Purvis, British vice Admiral, Chief of Fleet Support 1934 Margaret Douglas, chief political adviser, BBC 1934 Dame Anne Poole, chief nursing officer, Department of Health 1933 Frank Taylor, Chief Constable, Durham 1933 Charles Johnson, born in Tacoma, Washington, born Charles W. Johnson, Justice Johnson, judge, Associate Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court of the State of Washington 1932 Michael Knight, air chief marshall/British leader, NATO 1932 Timothy Renton, born in England, born Ronald Timothy Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry, politician, Conservative Party, Minister of State, Margaret Thatcher's Chief Whip, Member of Parliament for Mid-Sussex 1932 James Anderton, Chief constable, Manchester England 1931 Richard Vincent, British chief of Defense 1931 John Chapple, British chief of General Staff 1931 William Utting, chief inspector, British Social Services 1931 Andrew Sloan, Chief Constable, Strathcourt 1931 Jack Bowman, Chief Constable, Tayside 1930 Colin Dexter, born in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, author, crime writer of 13 detective novels and 33 episode television series featuring fictional character Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse, portrayed by John Thaw 1930 Roger Birch, Chief Constable, Sussex 1930 John Watts, chief of defense, Omani Armed Forces 1930 Charles Kelly, chief constable, Staffordshire England 1930 President and Chief Justice William Taft buried in Arlington 1930 William Howard Taft, 27th U.S. President (1909-13)/Chief Justice, dies at 72 1930 C F Payne, Cleveland, British chief constable 1930 William Howard Taft, resigns as chief justice for health reasons 1928 Edward LeBone Molotlegi, chief of the Bafokeng 1928 Anthony Tippett, British chief of Fleet Support 1928 Richard Barratt, former Chief Inspector of Constabulary 1928 William R. Boggs, born in Georgia, Brigadier General and chief of engineers under Bragg 1927 Charles Boissevain, editor in chief (General Trade 1885-1908), dies 1926 H R Haldeman, former White House Chief of Staff, Watergate figure 1926 Donald Acheson, England's chief medical officer 1926 Joshua Hassan, chief minister, Gibralter 1926 Rayner Goddard, born in England, Lord Goddard, Baron Goddard, judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, known for his strict conservative rulings 1926 Belgian chief of staff General Maglinse quits 1925 John Balcombe, Lord Chief Justice of Appeal 1925 Lawrence Byford, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary 1925 Francois J [Frank] le Roux, chief whip, South Afr Conserv Party 1925 Lord Graham of Edmonton, House of Lords, chief opposition whip 1925 William J Crowe, Jr., Kentucky, chairman joint chief of staff 1924 William Rehnquist, Supreme Court, 1972-86, chief justice, 1987- 1924 Althea T L Simmons, human rights activist/chief lobbyist, NAACP 1922 Polish state chief marshal Jozef Pilsudski, resigns 1922 Phyllis Friend, chief nursing officer, DHSS 1922 Moses Rosen, chief Rabbi of Romania 1922 John Alderson, chief constable, Devon and Cornwall UK 1921 George Terry, chief constable, Sussex England 1920 General Amos Fries appointed 1st U.S. Army chemical warfare chief 1920 Ruthven Wade, British Air Chief marshal 1920 John Junor, British editor in chief, Sunday Express 1919 Robert Lowry, born in Ireland, judge, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, Baron Lowry of Crossgar in the County of Down 1918 President Wilson sails for Versailles Peace Conference in France, 1st chief executive to travel outside U.S. while in office 1918 Denis Smallwood, British air chief marshal 1918 Stafford Repp, born in California, actor, Chief O'Hara-Batman, Plunder Road 1917 Charles E Barber, U.S. chief engraver (1879-1917), dies 1916 French chief of staff Joffre replaced by Nivelle 1916 General Von Hindenburg becomes German Chief of Staff 1916 Von Hindenburg replaces Von Falkenhayn as German chief of staff 1916 Helmuth J L von Moltke, German chief general of staff, dies at 67 1914 Connie Mack asks waivers on Jack Coombs, Eddie Plank and Chief Colby 1914 Joseph M "Joop" Lucker, Dutch journalist/editor in chief, Volkskrant 1914 German chief of staff/General von Moltke states ultimatum on Belgium 1914 Yuri Andropov, Russian KGB chief/1st secretary 1913 Klaus Barbie, gestapo chief, Lyon 1913 Oskar Danon, born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, composer, conductor, earned Ph.D. musicology in Prague, Czechoslovakia, conductor, director for Belgrade Opera, chief conductor Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra 1912 Pirates Owen "Chief" Wilson hits record 36th triple of season 1912 Pauline Parsons, matron in chief, PMRAFNS 1910 Charles Spry, Australian security chief 1910 Phil A's Chief Bender no-hits Cleveland Indians, 4-0 1909 Red Cloud, Sioux indian chief, dies 1909 Frank Gasparro, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, U.S. chief engraver, 1965-81 1908 Lady Jean Swaythling, chief controller, ATS 1908 Geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79 1907 Warren E. Burger, born in Minnesota, Supreme Court chief justice, 1969-86 1907 A Cecil Snyder, Chief Justice of Puerto Rico 1907 Charles Cawley, British chief scientist/minister of power 1906 Jan Vercammen, Flemish author/chief inspector LO, Primary Education 1906 Philadelphia A's pitcher Chief Benders plays outfield and hits 2 home runs 1906 Denis Barnett, British air chief marshal 1905 L H Ruitenberg, vicar/editor in chief, Reformed of Netherlands 1905 Hottentot chief Hendrik Witbooi fataly injured 1905 Gilroy Roberts, U.S. chief engraver, 1948-64 1904 Chief Joseph, U.S. indian chief (Nez Perces), dies 1904 John J. Sirica, born in Waterbury, Connecticut, John Joseph Sirica, judge, Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, presided over Watergate scandal, Time magazine Person of the Year, 1973 1903 Ted de Corsia, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Police Chief Hegedorn-Steve Canyon 1902 President Teddy Roosevelt became 1st U.S. chief executive to ride in a car 1902 Hendrik J Kruls, Netherlands, general/chief military authority, 1944-46 1902 Swami Vivekananda, founder of Ramakrishna Mission, chief disciple of Ramakrishna, responsible for bringing Vedanta and Yoga to Europe, America, introduced Hinduism at Parliament of World Religions at Chicago, 1893, dies at age 39, suffered form Asthma, diabetes, and other physical ailments 1902 Walter Dawson, British Air Chief marshall 1901 Arleigh Burke, born in Boulder, Colorado, admiral, U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations during President Eisenhower administration, served admirably in World War II and the Korean War 1901 Willy Lages, German chief of Sicherheitsdienst in Amsterdam 1901 General Maxwell D Taylor, former U.S. Army chief of staff 1899 Chief Dan George, actor, Little Big Man 1899 Chief Dan George, actor, Harry and Tonto, Little Big Man. Smith! 1899 Lavrenti Beria, chief of Soviet secret police under Stalin 1891 Harriet Maxwell Converse is 1st white woman to become an Indian chief 1891 Robert W. P. Peereboom, Dutch editor in chief, Haarlem Newspaper 1891 Chief Nipo T Strongheart, Yakima, Washington, U.S. indian actor, Pony Soldier 1891 Earl Warren, California, Gov-R-Ca, 14th supreme court chief justice, 1953 - 1969 1890 Big Foot, Sioux indian chief, dies at Wounded Knee 1890 Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US 1890 Fred M Vinson, Kentucky, 13th Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1946-53 1890 Alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff 1889 Charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher 1886 Apache Chief Geronimo surrenders ending last major US-Indian war 1882 Queen Victoria recieves Zulu chief Cetewayo 1881 Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull, surrenders to federal troops 1880 Victorio, Apache chief/murderer, killed by Mexican army 1879 Big Snake, brother of Ponca chief Standing Bear, dies 1879 William Barber, 6th U.S. chief engraver (1844-79), dies 1878 Ernest J King, U.S. fleet admiral/Chief of Naval Operations, WW II 1877 Chief Joseph surrenders, ending Nez Perce War 1877 Crazy Horse, Tashunka Witko, last great Sioux war chief, dies at 27 1877 Prairie Flower, daughter of Ponca and chief Standing Bear, dies 1876 American Horse, Sioux chief, dies in battle 1875 William Daniel Leahy, Iowa, 5 star admiral/chief of staff, 1949 1873 Kintpuash, "Captain Jack", chief of Modoc-indians, dies 1872 Ten Bears (Parra-Wa-Samen), U.S. poet/Comanche chief, dies 1872 Harlan Fiske Stone, New Hampshire, Supreme Court, 1925 - 1941, Chief Justice, 1941 - 1946 1872 Learned Hand, born in Albany, New York, Chief judge, U.S. Court of Appeals 1871 Trial against Kiowa chief Satanta (White Bear) and Big Tree, begins 1871 Satank, Kiowa indian chief, shot to death 1870 Washington: President Grant meets with Sioux chief Red Cloud 1868 Black Kettle, Motavato, Cheyenne chief, dies 1866 Last Navaho chief Manuelito, turns self in at Fort Wingate 1866 Chief Thundercloud, Scott T Williams, MT, actor, Lone Ranger 1866 Chief Seattle, American 1865 Robert E. Lee appointed Confederate General in Chief 1864 Roger Taney, 5th Supreme Court Chief Justice (1836-64), dies at 87 1864 Lean Bear, Cheyenne chief, murdered 1863 Little Crow, Ta-oya-te-duta, Santee Sioux indian chief, dies 1863 Swami Vivekananda, born in Calcutta, India, founder of Ramakrishna Mission, chief disciple of Ramakrishna, responsible for bringing Vedanta and Yoga to Europe, America, introduced Hinduism at Parliament of World Religions at Chicago, 1893 1862 Charles Evans Hughs, 11th Chief Justice of Supreme Court, 1930-41 1861 General George B. McClellan made general in chief of Union armies 1861 Navaho indians elect Herrero Grande as chief 1857 William Howard Taft, Cin, R, 27th President, 1909-13, chief justice 1856 Yang Hsiu-ch'ing, commander in chief of Taiping Rebellion 1848 Helmuth J L von Moltke, German general/chief of staff, WW I 1844 Christian Gobrecht, 4th U.S. chief engraver (1840-44), dies in office 1840 William Kneass, 3rd U.S. chief engraver (1824-40), dies in office 1838 Osceola, chief of Seminole indians, dies in jail 1833 Melville Weston Fuller, 8th chief justice 1824 William Kneass becomes 3rd U.S. chief engraver (1824-40) 1818 Jeremy F Gilmer, Major Gen/Chief Engineer Confederate War Dept 1808 Salmon P Chase, Sen-R, cabinet member, 6th chief justice, 1864-73 1803 Arthur Wolfe, 1st viscount Kilwarden/Chief Justice of Ireld, murdered 1801 John Marshall appointed U.S. chief justice 1795 John Rutledge becomes 2nd chief justice of Supreme Court 1789 Jefferson appointed 1st Secretary of State; John Jay 1st chief justice; 1789 President George Washington appointed John Jay the 1st Chief Justice 1785 Pieter Kintsius, VOC-supercarga/chief on Macau, dies at 53 1777 Roger Brooke Taney, Calvert, Maryland, 5th Chief Justice, Dred Scott dec 1776 John Walter II, London, chief proprietor, The Times, 1812-47 1769 Pontiac, indian chief to Ottawa, murdered 1764 Native Americans surrender to British in Indian War of Chief Pontiac 1755 John Marshall, Virginia, 4th Supreme Court Chief Justice, 1801-35 1755 Transylvania Land Co. buys Kentucky for $50,000 from a Cherokee chief 1745 Oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court, 1796-1800 1730 Robert Walpole becomes England 1st prime minister (was: chief min) 1696 John Salomonsz elected chief of Saint-Eustatius 1690 John Carteret, Earl Granville, C, English chief minister, 1722-42 1661 Jules "Cardinal" Mazarin, chief minister of France, dies at 58 1651 John Baron Somers, Whig, William III's chief minister, 1696-1700 1634 Edward Coke, English Chief Justice/politician, dies 1624 Cardinal Richelieu appointed Chief Minister of France by Louis XIII 1621 Native American chief visits colony of Plymouth Mass 1614 Hieronymus van Beverningk, chief Dutch treasurer/maecenas 1614 Pocahontas, daughter of chief Powhatan, marries planter John Rolfe 1586 Johan van Oldenbarnevelt becomes Dutch chief legal advisor 1580 Gaspar Schetz, South Netherlands, minster of chief treasurer, dies at 67 1540 Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed 1322 Emperor Godaigo, makes Sojiji monastery. chief monastery of Soto Sect 624 Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle |
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