2015 Event A 6.7-magnitude aftershock sets off new avalanches on Mt. Everest and frightens victims of yesterday's devastating earthquake in Nepal; Google executive Dan Fredinburg was one of at least 17 climbers on Mt. Everest who died in yesterday's disaster 2015 Event A federal U.S. judge orders a halt to an executive order issued by President Barack Obama that allows approximately 5 million illegal immigrants to remain in the country; Obama expects to overcome this hurdle to implement the order as planned 2014 Event Texas and 16 other U.S. states are suing the Obama administration regarding an executive order that will postpone deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants; the states claim the order is illegal 2014 Event Hong Kong protesters continue to clash with police a day after Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying offers to engage in discussion; Leung said that he will not concede to demands for greater independence from central control, a key reason for the protest 2014 Event Ashraf Ghani is sworn in as Afghanistan's new president; Ghani will share power with runner-up candidate Abdullah Abdullah, who has taken the position of chief executive 2014 Event Hong Kong government offices remain closed as protesters continue to demand resignation of Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and an end to selection of Hong Kong candidates by the Chinese government 2014 Event Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah have agreed to share power in a unity government, with Ghani as president and Abdullah as chief executive officer of Afghanistan; both men claimed fraud after the election, prompting a U.N.-monitored recount 2014 Event The 'New York Times' fires its first female executive editor Jill Abramson after three years in the position; Abramson has been replaced by Dean Baquet, the newspaper's first African-American executive editor 2014 Event The NBA names business executive Dick Parsons as acting CEO of the L.A. Clippers; owner Donald Sterling was banned for life from contact with the Clippers or the NBA after he made racist remarks; the NBA plans to attempt a forced sale of the team 2014 Event Larry Ellison of Oracle Corp. is ranked the highest-paid U.S. executive for the second year in a row; Ellison's 2013 compensation of $78.4 million is more than twice that of runner-up Robert Iger of Walt Disney Corp, with $34.3 million 2014 Event New York Governor, Mario Cuomo, plans to announce executive action to loosen marijuana laws, allowing use of the drug for medical purposes 2012 Event Top executive Marissa Mayer, leaves Google after being appointed Yahoo! Inc.'s new CEO 2012 Event Co-founder of Yahoo!, Jerry Yang, resigns from the position of chief executive officer 2011 Event Chief executive of News International, Rebekah Brooks, resigns as a result of the News International phone hacking scandal 2010 Event The U.S. Department of Justice plans to appeal the decision to block President Obama's executive order to expand embryonic stem cell research 2010 Event Yvo de Boer, top climate change official at the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, resigns 2000 Death David Brower, ecological activist, executive director of the Sierra Club for nearly 20 years, dies at 88 1999 Death Leonard Goldenson, TV executive, dies at 94 1998 Event Federal court rules President Clinton does not have executive privilege in the Lewinsky case so he must testify 1997 Death Brandon Tartikoff, TV executive (NBC), dies at 48 1997 Event Baseball's Executive Council suspends New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner 1997 Death Godfrey Baseley, British radio executive, dies at 92 1996 Death Willaim Brown, British TV executive, dies at 67 1996 Death Bruce Matthews, newspaper executive, dies at 71 1996 Death Amschel Mayor James Rothschild, banker, joined family banking firm N M Rothschild & Sons, chief executive of Rothschild Asset Management dies 1996 Death Frank Henry Copplestone, TV executive, dies at 71 1996 Death Cecilia Grace Hunt Reeves Gillie, bBC Executive, dies at 88 1994 Death Allan G. Odell, Advertising executive (Burma Shave), dies at 90 1990 Event Bob Goodenow succeeds Alan Eagleson as NHL players association executive director 1989 Event Mikhail Gorbachev elected Executive President in the Soviet Union 1988 Death George Alpert, railroad executive, dies at 90 1987 Death Roger Lewis, aviation executive (Lockheed, C Wright, Pan Am), dies at 75 1987 Death Gerrit John Heijn, senior executive (Ahold), kidnapped/murdered 1987 Event Al Campanis, Dodger executive for more than 40 years, resigns, after making racial remarks on "Nightline" 1984 Death Rosser Reeves, advertising executive, television advertising pioneer, wrote, 'Reality in Advertising', created ads for Dwight Eisenhower's Presidential campaign, owned a 138.7 carat Star Ruby, dies 1983 Death Howard Deitz, MGM executive, dies at 86 of Parkinson's disease 1981 Event Reagan Executive Order on Intelligence (No 12333) 1981 Death Roy Wilkins, longtime executive director of NAACP, dies at 80 1981 Event Executive Board of Baseball Players Association votes unanimously to strike on May 29 if the issue of free-agent compensation remains unresolved 1978 Event Carter Executive Order on Intelligence 1976 Event Benjamin Hooks, succeeds Roy Wilkins as executive director of NAACP 1975 Event Ford Executive Order on CIA Activities within the U.S. (No 11828) 1971 Event Vernon E Jordan, Jr., appointed executive director of National Urban League 1970 Birthday Jay Mohr, born in Verona, New Jersey, actor, stand-up comedian, executive producer, NBC's Last Comic Standing reality television program 1968 Event Executive Council decides both AL and NL to divide into 2 divisions 1967 Event Joe DiMaggio is hired as executive Vice President of A's by Charlie Finley 1966 Event Player reps elect Marvin Miller, as executive director of Players' Association 1965 Birthday Dr. Dre, born in Compton, California, born Andre Romelle Young, rap singer, record producer, record executive, actor, CEO, Aftermath Entertainment 1964 Birthday Michael Johns, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, health care executive, conservative policy analyst, former federal government official for the United States 1961 Event Whitney Young, Jr. named executive director of National Urban League 1960 Event Radio - TV executive John Fetzer buys a controlling interest of Detroit Tigers 1959 Birthday Abigail Kingsley Alling, New York City, executive, Biosphere 2 1958 Birthday Steve Case, born in McLean, Virginia, co-founder and chief executive officer of America Online, AOL, founder of Revolution LLC holding, chairman of the Case Foundation 1957 Birthday Alan Donnelly, born in England, politician, Labor Party, leader, European Parliamentary Labor Party, 1998 - 2005, founded, serves, as executive chairman of public affairs company, Sovereign Strategy, represents President of Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, at Grand Prix 1955 Event 1st black executive on White House staff, E. Frederic Morrow 1955 Birthday Leigh J McCloskey, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Dallas, Executive Suite, General Hosp 1955 Birthday Amschel Mayor James Rothschild, born in Paris, France, banker, joined family banking firm N M Rothschild & Sons, chief executive of Rothschild Asset Management 1953 Birthday Robert Pittman, TV executive/developer, MTV 1953 Birthday David Moorcroft, born in Coventry, England, British athlete, long distance runner, 5,000 meters record holder, Chief Executive of UK Athletics from 1997 to 2007 1952 Birthday Lyn Perrin, executive administrator, WIC 1952 Event 1st black executive of a major TV station (Jackie Robinson-WNBC New York) 1952 Birthday Wendy Phillips, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Executive Suite, Promised Land 1950 Birthday Heather North, born in Pasadena, California, actress, Barefoot Executive 1949 Birthday Brandon Tartikoff, TV executive, NBC 1948 Event President Truman issues Executive Order No. 9981 directing "equality of treatment and opportunity" in armed forces 1948 Birthday John Browne, group chief executive, British Petroleum Company 1948 Event Executive Order 9981, end segregation in U.S. Armed Forces signed 1947 Event President Truman signs executive order calling for loyalty 1947 Event President Truman signs Executive Order 9835 requiring all federal employees to have allegiance to the United States 1946 Event President Truman creates Committee on Civil Rights by Executive Order 9808 1946 Birthday Steve Friedman, TV news executive/actor, American Anthem 1946 Birthday Anthony Mayer, chief executive, Housing Corporation 1945 Event President Truman signs executive order establishing Medal of Freedom 1944 Event Personnel and executive staff of Philips demonstrate for more food 1944 Birthday Marcia "Marcy" Carsey, TV executive/producer 1941 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt issues Executive Order 8802 forbidding discrimination 1940 Birthday Frank Lorenzo, airline executive, Continental, Texas Air, Eastern 1937 Birthday Fred Silverman, broadcasting executive, ABC/NBC/CBS 1934 Birthday John Akers, business executive 1934 Birthday Richard Darryl Zanuck, film producer/executive 1934 Birthday Madlyn Rhue, Washington D.C., actress, Bracken's World, Executive Suite 1932 Birthday Kazuo Inamori, Japanese business executive, Kyocera Ceramics Co 1930 Event James Weldon Johnson resigns as executive secretary of NAACP 1930 Event Hostess Twinkies invented by bakery executive James Dewar 1929 Birthday Joan Ganz Cooney, born in Phoenix, Arizona, TV executive, Children's TV Workshop 1929 Birthday Willaim Brown, television executive 1929 Birthday Robert Wade-Gery, diplomat and executive director, Barclays de Zoete Wedd 1928 Birthday Donald E. Petersen, Minnesota, executive, Ford Motors 1928 Birthday Aaron Spelling, TV executive producer, Charlie's Angels 1928 Birthday Mitchell Ryan, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Chase, Executive Suite 1927 Birthday Betsy Ancker-Johnson, physicist and auto company executive 1926 Birthday Stan Freberg, born in Los Angeles, California, satirist/ad executive/cartoon voice, Bertie 1926 Birthday Grant Tinker, broadcasting executive, NBC-TV 1925 Birthday Bruce Matthews, newspaper executive 1925 Birthday Frank Henry Copplestone, TV executive 1923 Birthday Ewart G Abner, record company executive 1922 Birthday Don Hewitt, New York City, CBS news executive producer, 60 Minutes 1921 Birthday Ben Bradlee, Boston, editor/journalist/executive, Washington Post 1921 Birthday Gene Roddenberry, El Paso Texas, executive producer, Star Trek 1918 Event President Wilson sails for Versailles Peace Conference in France, 1st chief executive to travel outside U.S. while in office 1917 Birthday John Cunningham, executive director, British Aerospace 1917 Birthday Robert Cowans, executive director, British Aerospace 1916 Birthday Michael Burke, sports executive, New York Yankees, New York Knicks 1912 Birthday Roger Lewis, aviation executive, Lockheed, Curtiss Wright, Pan Am 1911 Birthday Goddard Lieberson, Hanley Staffordshire England, recording executive 1910 Birthday Rosser Reeves, born in Danville, Virginia, advertising executive, television advertising pioneer, wrote, 'Reality in Advertising', created ads for Dwight Eisenhower's Presidential campaign, owned a 138.7 carat Star Ruby 1909 Birthday Arnold Shaw, born in America, composer, songwriter, music business executive for Leeds Music Corporation, later MCA, wrote book on Harry Belafonte, series on 20th century American music 1908 Birthday Pat Weaver, born in Los Angeles, California, TV Executive, started Today show 1908 Birthday Frank Stanton, born in Muskegon, Michigan, broadcasting executive, CBS 1907 Birthday Cecilia Grace Hunt Reeves Gillie, Executive, BBC 1907 Birthday Norton Simon, business executive, Simon and Schuster 1904 Birthday Godfrey Baseley, radio executive 1903 Birthday Olive Ann Beech, aircraft industry executive 1902 Event President Teddy Roosevelt became 1st U.S. chief executive to ride in a car 1901 Event Theodore Roosevelt renames "Executive Mansion," "The White House" 1899 Birthday Gaston Glass, Paris, France, film executive 1898 Birthday George Alpert, railroad executive 1885 Birthday Louis B Mayer, Minsk Russia, motion-picture executive, MGM 1881 Birthday Branch Rickey, born in Portsmouth, Ohio, baseball executive, Dodgers 1873 Birthday Adolph Zukor, Hungary, movie producer/director/executive, Paramount 1862 Birthday Connie Mack, born in East Brookfield, Massachusetts, HOF baseball executive/manager, Philadelphia A's 1900 - 1950 1861 Event U.S. Sanitary Commission is given executive approval 1850 Birthday Henry Edwards Huntington, U.S., railroad executive 1836 Birthday Jay Gould, U.S. railroad executive, financier 1792 Event Washington lays cornerstone of Executive Mansion (White House) 1625 Death Rombout Hogerbeets, lawyer/pension executive of Lead, dies at 64
