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2006 Donald Rumsfeld resigns as U.S. Secretary of Defense
1995 Manuel Gutierrez Mellado, Prime Minister of Defense of Spain 1977 - 1981, dies at 83 1995 Les Aspin, Representative-D-Wisconsin 1971 - 1993, U.S. Secretary of Defense 1993 - 1995, dies of stroke at 56 1995 Oh Jin Woo, Korean minister of defense, dies 1995 Andre Frossard, French publicist (Defense of Pope), dies at 80 1994 Defense Department announces smoking ban in workplaces 1994 Johan J Holst, Norwegian Minister of defense/foreign affairs, dies at 56 1993 Lee Aspen resigns as Secretary of Defense 1992 Henri J de Koster, Dutch Minister of Defense (1971-73), dies at 78 1992 Lyle Alzado, NFL defense linesman (Raiders), dies of cancer at 43 1991 JA Mommersteeg, Dutch state sect of Defense (KVP), dies 1991 Defense releases docs claiming Noriega is "CIA's man in Panama" 1990 Meir Kahane, founder of Jewish defense league, assassinated at 58 1990 Charles Hernu, French minister of Defense (1981-85), dies 1990 Gerhard Schroder, West German minister of Defense, dies at 79 1989 Panamanian Defense Force attempted coup of Manuel Noriega fails 1989 Mets' defense does not record a single assist in a 5-1 win over Phils 1989 Senate rejects George H. W. Bush's nomination of John Tower as Defense Secretary 1988 North subpoenas Reagan and Bush as defense witnesses for upcoming trial 1988 Franz Josef Strauss, West German Minister of defense 1956 - 1962, dies at 73 1986 British Defense Secretary Michael Heseltine resigns 1983 U.S. president Ronald Reagan introduces "Star Wars" missile defense plan (SDI) 1981 Moshe Dayan, Israel's general/minister of Defense, dies at 66 1975 Otis Francis Tabler is 1st open homosexual to get security clearance to work for the Defense Department 1974 Georgi K Zhukov, Russian marshal/minister of Defense, dies at 77 1973 Israel announces loss of Bar-Lev defense line in Suez Canal 1973 Philippe Boucher, born in St. Apollinaire, California, NHL defense, Los Angeles Kings, Olympic Gold 1998 1972 Neil H McElroy, soap manufacturer/minister of Defense (1957-59), dies 1971 Lin Piau, Chinese minister of Defense, dies at 63 1970 Peter Veres, Hungarian minister of defense/writer, dies at 73 1966 South Africa government bans Defense and Aid Fund 1960 U.S. and Japan sign joint defense treaty 1958 National Defense Education Act was signed 1958 U.S. and Canada form North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) 1958 H Laskow replaces Moshe Dayan on as Israeli minister of Defense 1957 U.S.S.R. fires defense minister, Marshal Georgi Zhukov 1957 Russian minister of Defense Zjoekov deposed 1957 Procter and Gamble-director N McElroy becomes U.S. Minister of Defense 1955 Egypt and Saudi-Arabia sign defense treaty 1955 Bantubonke Holomisa, minister of Defense of Transkei, 1988- 1955 South East Asia Collective Defense Treaty goes into effect 1955 Baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey and Iraq a defense alliance 1955 Michael Pollan, born in Long Island, New York, professor of journalism, U of C, Berkeley, author, columnist, activist, wrote, 'The Omnivore's Dilemma', 'The Botany of Desire', 'In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto' 1955 Rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72 1954 Robert F Kennedy, Jr., attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council 1953 U.S. and Spain sign defense treaty (4 U.S. bases in Spain) 1952 Robert Ainsworth, born in Coventry, England, Robert William Ainsworth, politician, Labor Party, 2009, assumed roles of Secretary of State for Defense, since 1992, serves as a Member of Parliament for Coventry North East 1952 European Defense Community forms 1951 U.S. and Philippines sign mutual defense pact 1950 NFL rule changes open way for 2-platoon system (offense and defense) 1949 President Truman signs Mutual Defense Assistance Act (for NATO) 1949 National Military Establishment renamed Department of Defense 1947 James Forrestal sworn in as 1st U.S. Secretary of Defense 1947 U.S. Department of Defense forms 1947 Department of Defense forms 1947 U.S. Air Force, Navy and War Department form U.S. Department of Defense 1946 Malcolm Rifkind, British QC MP, Secretary of State for Defense 1946 John Astor, born in Britain, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, businessman, Conservative Party, House of Lords, Shadow Minister of Defense 1945 Joris J C Voorhoeve, Dutch Defense minister, 1994-, VVD 1945 Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian Minister of Defense/Prime Minister 1942 - 1945, executed at 58 1944 Quentin Davies, born in Oxford, England, Member of Parliament for Grantham and Stamford 1987 - 1997, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defense under Prime Minister, Gordon Brown 1944 German defense line in Italy collapsed 1944 Relus ter Beek, Dutch Minister of defense, PvdA 1941 Britain leases defense bases in Trinidad to U.S. for 99 years 1941 Dick Cheney, born in Lincoln Nebraska, Representative-R-Wyoming 1979 - 1989, George H. W. Bush's Secretary of Defense, 1989 - 1993, vice president 2001 - 2009 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Canadian Prime Minister William M. King agree to joint defense commission 1940 General De Gaulle becomes under minister of Defense 1940 British Local Defense Volunteers (Home Guard) forms 1940 James Blyth, born in Britain, businessman, head of defense sales for Ministry of Defense, chairman, London Business School, CEO, The Boots Company 1940 U.S. Air Defense Command forms at Mitchel Field, LI, New York 1939 NAACP organized Legal Defense and Education Fund 1939 Peter Duffell, Brits Lieutenant-General/minister of Defense 1939 Marian Wright-Edelman, health care president, Childrens Defense Fund 1938 Les Aspin, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Representative-D-Wisconsin 1971 - 1993, Secretary of Defense 1993 - 1994 1938 Anthony Walker, commandant, Royal College of Defense Studies 1937 Jan van Houwelingen, Dutch undersecretary of Defense, CDA 1937 Johan J Holst, Norwegian minister of Defense/Foreign affairs 1937 Michael Simmons, Air Marshal, British Ministry of Defense 1936 Johnnie Cochran, attorney, O. J. Simpson defense attorney 1936 Dutch 2nd Chamber agree to temporarily increase defense budget 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 A "Bram" Stemerdink, Dutch minister of Defense, PvdA 1935 Wynand Breytenbach, South African under minister of Defense, 1986- 1934 Louis HG Lyautey, French minister of Defense (1916-17), dies at 79 1934 Anthony Walker, commandant, Royal College of Defense Studies 1933 Fritz Bolkestein, Dutch CEO, Shell, and Minister of Defense, VVD 1933 Michael Heseltine, Welsh/British minister of Defense, 1986, MP 1933 Winston Churchill wants to boost air defense 1932 David Bolton, director, British Royal United Service for Defense 1932 John Nott, born in Bideford, Devon, Sir John William Frederic Nott, Conservative Party, served as Secretary of State for Defense 1981 - 1983, was Member of Parliament for St. Ives in Cornwall 1966 - 1983 1931 Richard Vincent, British chief of Defense 1931 Henricus AFMO "Hans" van Mierlo, Dutch minister of Defense, D66 1931 Hendrick J "Kobie" Coetsee, South Africa minister of Defense/Justice 1930 Frank Carlucci, National Security Adviser and Secretary of Defense, 1987 - 1989 1930 John Watts, chief of defense, Omani Armed Forces 1930 Magnus Adem Malan, South African minister of Defense, 1980- 1929 James R. Schlesinger, U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1973 - 1975 1925 Edward Fursdon, British Major-General, defense council 1925 General M Froense replaces Trotsky as People's Commissioner of Defense 1924 Michael Gow, commandant, Royal College of Defense Studies 1924 Lord Mason of Barnsley, MP, Lab, British defense secretary 1923 Dmitri T Jazov, Russian minister of defense, 1991 coup 1922 Melvin R. Laird, born in Omaha, Nebraska, Representative-R-Michigan 1953 - 1969, U.S. Secretary of Defense 1969 - 1973 1920 Elliot L. Richardson, Attorney General, 1973, Secretary of Defense, 1973 1919 Petlyura's Ukrainian Army kills 35 members of a Jewish defense group 1919 William Kunstler, American Activist,defense attorney, Chicago 8 1917 Casper Weinberger, U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1981 - 1987 1917 J. A. Mommersteeg, Dutch assistant secretary of Defense, KVP 1916 Robert S. McNamara, U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1961 - 1968, head World Bank 1916 National Defense Act establishes ROTC 1915 Franz Josef Strauss, Germany, nazi/minister of defense, 1956-62 1915 Moshe Dayan, Israeli general/minister of Defense 1915 Arthur Gilson, Belgian attorney/minister of Defense, 1958-.. 1914 Henri J de Koster, Dutch Minister of Defense, 1971-73 1914 Nicanor Parra, Chilean poet, Defense of Violeta Parra 1911 Ferdinand J. Kranenburg, Dutch Secretary of Defense, soc dem 1910 Gerhard Schroder, German minister of Defense 1906 Clark M. Clifford, U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1968 - 1969 1903 Homel, 1st Jewish self defense organization founded in Russia 1898 Emile Zola publishes his open letter (J'accuse) in defense of Dreyfus 1897 V K Krishna Menon, India, minister of defense 1897 Peter Veres, literary/Hungarian minister of defense 1896 Georgi K Zjukov, Russian minister of Defense, WW II 1890 Charles Wilson, President of General Motors, 1940 - 1953, Secretary of Defense, 1953 - 1957 1887 Vidkun Al Quisling, Norwegian minister of Defense/premier, 1942-45 1874 Xavier FMG earl Merode, Belgian pontifical defense minister, dies at 54 1865 General Pickette moves to 5 Forks, abandoning the defense of Peterburg 1859 Dan Sickles is acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity 1st time this defense is successfully used 1857 Clarence Darrow, defense attorney at Scopes monkey trial 1854 Louis HG Lyautey, French minister of Defense, 1916-17 1833 Russia and Turkey sign defense treaty 1683 Turkish troops break through defense of Vienna 1673 Netherlands and Denmark signs defense treaty 1628 Sweden and Denmark sign defense treaty against Duke of Wallenstein |
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