2013 Event In the House of Commons, MP's approve of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, advancing the right for gay marriage in England and Wales 2013 Event The first-ever European MP's of Croatia are determined in an election held in anticipation of Croatia gaining formal entry into the European Union 2012 Event Britain's MP Nadine Dorries is suspended from the Conservative Party after deciding to become the first politician to appear on a reality TV series 2011 Event Opposition MP Peter Slipper replaces Harry Jenkins as speaker of the Australian House of Representatives 1996 Death Kenneth M Stewart, euro MP for Merseyside West, dies at 71 1996 Death Henry Diamond, Irish Nationalist MP, dies at 87 1995 Death James Johnson, English MP (Labour, 1950..83), dies at 86 1995 Death Adrian J "Ad" Kaland, Dutch MP (CDA 1977-93), dies at 72 1994 Death Keith Joseph, British MP (C), dies 1994 Death Tawfik Ziad, Palestinian communist/Israeli MP/mayor of Nazareth, dies 1994 Death Haty Tegelaar-Boonacker, Dutch MP (CDA), dies at 63 1994 Death P J Engels, Dutch MP (KVP), dies at 70 1994 Death Cornelis N "Cor" van Dis, Jr., Dutch MP (1971-94), dies at 71 1994 Death Tengis Abuladze, Georgia SSR MP (Penalty), dies at 71 1994 Death Yann Piat, French MP (FN/PR), murdered at 44 1993 Death Jthm de Vreeze, Dutch MP (KVP, 1956..77), dies at 80 1993 Death JH Scheps, Dutch MP (Social Democratic), dies at 93 1993 Death James Boyden, British Labour MP (1959-79), dies at 82 1993 Death Mehmet Sincar, Turkish/Kurd MP, murdered 1993 Death Willem P G Assmann, Dutch MP, dies at 85 1993 Death WLPM, the Short, Dutch MP (KVP, 1945-73), dies at 83 1993 Death Max Tripels, Dutch attorney/MP, dies at 72 1993 Death Wouter Perquin, journalist/Dutch MP (KVP), dies at 74 1993 Death Wilhelmus M J Russell, Dutch MP (KVP, CDA), dies at 74 1993 Death Laadi Flici, Algerian MP, murdered 1993 Death Huub H Jacobse, Dutch MP (VVD), dies at 68 1993 Death Henk Knol, Suriname MP (PvdA), dies at 61 1992 Death Fre [Frederik] Meis, Dutch MP (CPN), dies at 71 1992 Death Ulysses Guimaraes, Brazilian MP (chairman), dies in accident 1992 Death Cornelis Berkhouwer, Dutch MP (VVD), dies 1992 Death Otto FAH van Nispen, mayor of Pannerden/MP (KVP), dies at 85 1992 Death Thijs van Lier, lawyer/Dutch MP (PvdA), dies at 44 1992 Death Salvo Lima, mayor (Palermo)/MP (chr-dem), murdered 1992 Death Harry van Doorn, Dutch MP (KVP/KRO-chairman/PPR/CRM), dies at 76 1992 Death Hette G Abma, vicar/Dutch MP (SGP), dies 1991 Death Jac de Jong, Dutch MP/composer/businessman (Nedac-Sorbo), dies 1991 Death Gerrit Mik, child psychiatrist/Dutch MP (D66), dies 1991 Death H J van Ommeren-Averink, Dutch MP (CPN), dies 1990 Death Rifaat El-Maghub, Egyptian MP leader, murdered 1990 Death Rifaat Maghub, president Egyptian MP, murdered 1990 Death Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello, Dutch MP (Liberal), dies at 53 1989 Death Henk Gortzak, Dutch MP (CPN/PSP), dies at 57 1985 Death Pieter Jongeling, Dutch MP/editor (GPV, Netherlands Daily), dies at 76 1982 Death Gerda Brautigam, journalist/Dutch MP (PvdA), dies 1982 Death Hendrik Algra, Newspaper publisher/Dutch MP (ARP), dies 1980 Death Haya van Someren-Downer, Dutch MP, dies at 54 1979 Death Airey Neave, British MP (Conservatives), killed by terrorist bomb 1976 Death Henk Lankhorst, pacifist/Dutch MP (PSP), dies at 62 1974 Death Billy Fox, Protestant Dublin MP, assassinated 1973 Death Cornelis van Dis, Dutch MP (SGP), dies at 79 1970 Death Bertrand Russell, philosopher, British MP, dies in Merioneth at 97 1963 Death Leonardus G Kortenhorst, Dutch MP (KVP), dies at 76 1961 Birthday Antonia De Sancha, born in London, England, lover of British MP David Mellor 1957 Death Mosa Pijade, Yugoslavian MP (communist), dies at 67 1956 Birthday Phillip Oppenhein, British MP 1955 Death Joannes A Veraart, Dut judge/MP, (Jews in Netherlands), dies at 68 1952 Birthday Ric Charlesworth, cricketer, WA opener, Australia hockey captain, MP, Labour 1951 Death Jozef E Stokvis, Dutch MP (SDAP), dies at 76 1951 Birthday La Cicciolina, Ilona Staller, Budapest Hungary, Italian MP 1951 Birthday Chris Smith, born in Barnet, London, Christopher Robert 'Chris' Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, politician, Labor Party, Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council, Member of Parliament for Islington South and Finsbury, Cabinet minister, first openly gay MP member, HIV positive 1951 Birthday Loek M L H A Hermans, Dutch MP, VVD 1949 Birthday Petra Kelly, German peace activist/MP, Green 1949 Birthday Jose J P Hageman, Dutch MP, PvdA 1949 Birthday Andrew McKay, conservative MP 1949 Birthday Pieter J Biesheuvel, lawyer/Dutch MP, CDA 1949 Birthday Marjanne Sint, Dutch MP, PvdA 1949 Birthday Douglas Henderson, British MP 1949 Birthday David Evenett, MP, Conservative 1949 Birthday Gerrit J P van Otterloo, Dutch MP, PvdA 1949 Birthday David Mellor, secretary of the British treasury and MP 1949 Death Henri-Honore Giraud, French genl/MP, dies at 70 1949 Birthday Maureen Hicks, British MP 1949 Birthday Rein P Hummel, Dutch MP, PvdA 1948 Birthday Marian H J Soutendijk, Dutch MP, CDA 1948 Birthday Minouche Janmaat-Abee, Dutch MP, CDA 1948 Birthday Jaap G de Hoop Scheffer, Dutch MP, CDA 1947 Birthday Dick W de Cloe, Dutch MP, PvdA 1947 Birthday Jacques Arnold, MP, Conservative 1947 Birthday Wim J van Gelder, Dutch MP, PvdA 1947 Birthday Frits Castricum, journalist/Dutch MP, PvdA 1947 Birthday Jan Kees Wiebenga, Dutch MP, VVD 1947 Birthday Pieter W. Coetzer, South African journalist/MP, NP 1947 Birthday Jan te Veldhuis, Dutch MP, VVD 1947 Birthday Peter Lankhorst, Dutch MP, PPR 1946 Birthday Richard Spring, British MP 1946 Birthday Robert Jackson, MP/minister of British Civil Service 1946 Birthday French W. Weisglas, Dutch MP, VVD 1946 Birthday Kate Hoey, British MP, Lab 1946 Birthday Malcolm Rifkind, British QC MP, Secretary of State for Defense 1946 Birthday Peter Kilfoyle, British MP 1946 Birthday Mieke H. A. Boers-Wijnberg, Dutch MP, CDA 1946 Birthday John Greenway, British MP 1946 Birthday Josephine M Verspaget, sociologist/Dutch MP, PvdA 1945 Birthday Derek Fatchett, MP, Labour 1945 Birthday Jacob Reitsma, economist/Dutch MP, CDA 1945 Birthday Ken Livingstone, MP, Labour 1945 Birthday Steven Norris, British MP 1945 Birthday Maarten van Traa, Dutch MP, PvdA 1945 Birthday Wim A Mateman, Dutch MP, CDA 1945 Death Louis L H de Visser, Dutch MP (CPN), dies at 66 1945 Birthday Robert Key, MP/British undersecretary for National Heritage 1945 Birthday Vincent A M van der Burg, Dutch MP, CDA 1945 Birthday Jos F B van Rey, Dutch MP, VVD 1945 Birthday Wim J Deetman, Dutch minister of education and MP, CDA 1945 Birthday Tim Yeo, British MP/under-sect, State of Environment 1945 Death Herman B Wiardi Beckman, Dutch MP (SDAP), dies at 41 1945 Birthday Willie J L Swildens-Rozendal, Dutch MP, PvdA 1945 Birthday Klas Tuinstra, Dutch MP, CDA 1945 Birthday Nick Raynsford, British MP 1944 Birthday Ries Smits, economist/Dutch MP, CDA 1944 Birthday Renier S Schoeman, South Africa MP, NP, journalist 1944 Birthday Ben Korthals, advocate/Dutch MP, VVD 1944 Birthday Henk Veldhoen, biochemist/Dutch MP, PvdA 1944 Birthday Gerrit Jan Wolffensperger, Dutch MP, D66 1944 Death George A Hartland, English MP (Norwich 1931-35), dies at 60 1944 Birthday James Cousins, British MP 1944 Birthday Roger Knapman, British MP 1944 Birthday Tineke Netelenbos, Dutch MP, PvdA 1944 Birthday Berry Esselink, Dutch MP, CDA 1944 Birthday Ad Nijhuis, Dutch MP, VVD 1943 Birthday Thijs Woltgens, Dutch MP, PvdA 1943 Birthday Frans LAJ Wolters, economist/Dutch MP, PvdA 1943 Birthday David Wilshire, British MP, C 1943 Birthday Dale Campbell-Savours, MP, Lab 1943 Birthday Peter Lilley, MP/sect of state for British social security 1943 Birthday Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven, Dutch MP, PvdA 1943 Birthday Erica G Terpstra, Olympic swimmer/Dutch MP, VVD 1943 Birthday Yvonne Vriens-Auerbach, Dutch MP, CDA 1942 Birthday Ben M J Hennekam, Dutch MP, CDA 1942 Birthday Koos van den Berg, Dutch MP, SGP 1942 Birthday Jonathan Aitken, English MP 1942 Birthday Ada J Bas-Jansen, Dutch MP, CDA 1942 Birthday Bas J van der Vlies, Dutch MP, SGP 1942 Birthday Margreet M H Kamp, Dutch MP, VVD 1942 Birthday Norman Lamont, MP/Chancellor of Exchequer 1942 Birthday Ton de Kok, Dutch MP, CDA 1942 Birthday Richard Needham, British MP 1941 Birthday George Young, MP/British minister of housing and planning 1941 Birthday Jeffrey Rooker, MP, Labour 1941 Birthday Jan D. Blaauw, Dutch MP, VVD 1941 Birthday Ann Winterton, British MP 1941 Birthday Paddy Ashton, New Delhi India, British MP, Soc/Lib Democrat 1940 Birthday Frans Moor, Dutch MP, PvdA 1940 Birthday Joost P van Iersel, Dutch MP, CDA 1940 Birthday Louise S. Groenman, Dutch MP, D66 1940 Birthday Tony Marlow, MP, Conservative 1940 Birthday Sari van Heemskerck Pillis-Duvekot, Dutch MP, VVD 1940 Birthday Servaes Huys, Dutch MP, PvdA 1940 Birthday Flip Buurmeijer, Dutch MP, PvdA 1939 Birthday Doeke Eisma, sociologist/Dutch MP, D66 1939 Death Philipp Scheidemann, German MP (SPD)/mayor of Kassel, dies at 74 1939 Death Adolphe Max, Belgian liberal MP, dies at 69 1939 Birthday Piet M Blauw, Dutch MP, VVD 1939 Birthday Piet R Stoffelen, Dutch ambassador/MP, PvdA 1939 Birthday Charles Wardle, MP/under sect of state British home office 1939 Birthday Wim Meijer, Dutch MP, PvdA 1939 Birthday Donald Anderson, MP, Labour 1939 Birthday Barry Porter, MP, Conservative 1939 Birthday Gert J. Schutte, Dutch MP, GPV 1939 Birthday Wijnie Jabaaij, Dutch MP, PvdA 1938 Birthday Ria Beckers-de Bruijn, Dutch MP, PPR 1938 Birthday Joop M Worrell, Dutch MP, PvdA 1938 Birthday John Prescott, British MP 1938 Birthday Wilfried A de Pree, Dutch MP, PvdA, theologist 1938 Birthday Frans J van der Heijden, Dutch journal/Dutch MP, CDA 1937 Birthday Bas de Gaay Fortman, Dutch MP, PPR 1937 Birthday Corrie E Moret-de Jong, Dutch MP, CDA 1937 Birthday John Cope, MP/Paymaster General 1937 Birthday Brian Sedgemore, British MP 1937 Birthday J Hans van den Doel, economist and Dutch MP, PvdA 1937 Birthday John MacGregor, British MP 1937 Birthday Gerrit Gerritse, Dutch MP, CDA 1937 Birthday Haje J Schartman, Dutch MP, CDA 1936 Birthday Leni van Rijn-Vellekoop, Dutch MP, PvdA 1936 Birthday Ian McLachlan, cricketer, Cambridge and S Australia bat, later Liberal MP 1936 Birthday Frits Niessen, Dutch MP, PvdA 1936 Birthday Robert Maclennan, British MP 1936 Birthday Meindert Leerling, Dutch TV director/MP, RPF 1935 Birthday Jan Nijland, cattle breeder/Dutch MP, CDA 1935 Birthday Ineke Haas-Berger, Dutch MP, PvdA 1934 Birthday Hans Janmaat, Dutch MP, CD, fascist 1934 Death Johan H A Schaper, Dutch MP (SDAP), dies 1934 Birthday Leopold M de Beer, Dutch MP, VVD 1934 Birthday John Pardoe, CEO, Sight and Sound Education, Liberal MP 1934 Birthday Jaap F. Scherpenhuizen, Dutch MP, VVD 1933 Birthday Broos van Erp, Dutch MP, VVD 1933 Birthday Tom Vreugdenhil, Dutch MP, CDA 1933 Birthday Ramses Shaffy, Dutch cabaret actor, Zaak MP, Liefdesbekentenissen 1933 Birthday David Winnick, British MP 1933 Birthday Michael Heseltine, Welsh/British minister of Defense, 1986, MP 1933 Birthday Walter Paulis, mineworker/pilot/Dutch MP, CDA 1932 Birthday Marten Beinema, Dutch MP, CDA 1932 Birthday Ali Doelman-Pel, Dutch MP, PvdA 1932 Birthday Lord Renton, MP, Conservative 1932 Birthday Neville Trotter, British MP 1931 Birthday Jan Terlouw, Dutch MP, D-66, author, Winters in Wartime 1931 Birthday Henk Gortzak, Dutch MP, CPN/PSP 1931 Birthday Piet de Visser, economist/Dutch MP, PvdA 1931 Birthday Ton Frinking, Dutch MP, CDA 1931 Birthday Christopher Chataway, British MP/athlete, world record 5k 1931 Birthday Timothy Kitson, former MP 1931 Birthday Kees Zolstra, Dutch MP, PvdA 1931 Birthday Alexander L "Alex" Boraine, South Africa vicar/MP 1931 Birthday Gerard van Muiden, Dutch MP, CDA 1930 Birthday Thijs van Vlijmen, Dutch MP, CDA 1930 Birthday Gerald Kaufman, British MP, shadow Foreign Secretary 1930 Birthday Peter Tapsell, British MP 1929 Birthday Steef C Weijers, Dutch MP, CDA 1929 Birthday Ad J Hermes, Dutch MP, KVP/CDA 1929 Birthday Anthony Grant, British MP 1929 Birthday Patrick McNair-Wilson, MP 1929 Birthday Jeremy Thorpe, British MP, Liberal 1929 Birthday Frans H J J Andriessen, Dutch MP, KVP/CDA 1929 Birthday Hal Miller, British MP 1928 Birthday Zacharias J de Beer, South African physician/MP, DP 1928 Birthday Willem de Kwaadsteniet, lawyer/Dutch MP, CDA 1928 Birthday Jack Thompson, MP, Labour 1928 Birthday James Kilfedder, MP, Ulster Popular Unionist 1928 Birthday David Mitchell, British MP 1928 Birthday Raymond Powell, British MP 1928 Birthday Sheila Faith, MP/MEP 1928 Birthday Alfred Morris, British MP 1927 Birthday Ina Muller-van Ast, Dutch MP, PvdA 1927 Birthday Len Rempt-Halmmans de Jongh, Dutch MP, VVD 1927 Birthday Marcus Fox, conservative MP/chairman, 1922 Committee 1927 Birthday Martinus J Mentz, South African MP, Conservative 1927 Birthday Lord Fanshawe of Richmond, MP 1927 Birthday James Callaghan, British MP 1926 Birthday Lord Fitt, MP, Belfast Ireland 1926 Birthday Ian Paisley, North Ireland, clergyman and MP 1926 Birthday Peter Emery, British MP 1926 Birthday Reginald Freeson, British MP 1925 Birthday Wim Keja, Dutch MP, VVD 1925 Birthday Kenneth M Stewart, euro MP for Merseyside West 1924 Birthday Joep J P de Boer, Dutch MP, CDA 1924 Birthday Piet J A van der Sanden, Dutch MP, CDA 1924 Birthday Lord Rippon, British MP 1924 Birthday Reginald Eyre, solicitor/MP 1924 Birthday Peter Shore, MP, Labour 1924 Birthday Lord Mason of Barnsley, MP, Lab, British defense secretary 1924 Birthday William van Straubenzee, British MP 1923 Birthday Theo H Joekes, journalist/Dutch MP, VVD 1923 Birthday Reinier Braams, Dutch biophysicist/MP, VVD 1923 Birthday Marcus Bakker, Dutch MP, CPN 1923 Birthday Gerard Vaughn, MP, Conservative 1923 Birthday John Smith, English large landowner/financier/MP, C 1923 Birthday Cor N van Dis, Jr., Dutch MP, SGP, 1971-94 1921 Birthday Hein J Roethof, lawyer/Dutch MP, PvdA 1921 Birthday Fre Meis, Dutch MP, Communist 1920 Birthday Max Tripels, attorney/Dutch MP 1920 Birthday Roy Jenkins, British MP, Labour 1920 Birthday James Molyneaux, MP, Ulster unionist 1920 Birthday Frans van der Elst, Flemish attorney/MP, Volksunie 1919 Death Hugo Haase, German MP (SPD), murdered at 56 1919 Birthday Lord Dormand, of Eastington, British MP, Labour 1919 Birthday Ted Leadbitter, British MP, Lab 1918 Birthday Lord Winstanley, physician/British MP, Labour 1918 Birthday Lord Mulley, British MP, Labour 1918 Birthday Richard Wainwright, MP 1918 Birthday Trevor Skeet, British MP 1917 Birthday William Hamilton, British MP 1917 Birthday Leo Abse, biographer/MP 1917 Birthday Tom Normanton, British MP 1916 Death Dirk Bos, Dutch MP (Liberal), dies at 53 1915 Death Conrad T van Deventer, Dutch jurist/MP (liberal), dies at 57 1914 Birthday Morgan Morgan-Giles, Brits Lt admiral/MP 1914 Birthday Anthony Fell, British MP 1914 Birthday Henk Lankhorst, pacifist/Dutch MP, PSP 1914 Death Bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72 1913 Birthday Lord Oram, British MP, Labour 1913 Birthday Frank Allaun, British MP, L 1912 Birthday Gerben Wagenaar, resistance fighter/Dutch Communist MP 1912 Birthday Enoch Powell, England, MP, C, Greek professor 1912 Birthday Hendrik Koekoek, Dutch MP, Farmers Party 1912 Birthday Edward Gardner, Queen's Court/MP 1911 Birthday J Borremans, Belgian politician, communist, MP 1911 Birthday Josef Smrkovsky, Czechoslovakia MP chairman 1910 Birthday Arnold D. W. Tilanus, Dutch MP, CHU 1909 Birthday Pieter Jongeling, Dutch MP, GVP, editor, Netherlands Daily 1908 Birthday James "Jimmy" Johnson, English Labor MP, 1950-59, 64-83 1908 Birthday Cornelis van Dis, Dutch MP 1908 Birthday Lord Jenkins of Putney, British MP of Arts, Labour 1908 Birthday Henry Diamond, Irish Nationalist MP 1907 Birthday Otto F A H van Nispen, Dutch mayor, Pannerden, MP, KVP 1906 Birthday Todd Naylor "Hugh" Gaitskell, MP, Labour 1906 Death Eugen Richter, German MP (Liberal), dies at 67 1906 Birthday Jan A H J S Bruins Slot, Dutch founder illegal Trouw/MP, ARP 1901 Birthday Christine WI Wittewaall van Stoetwegen, Dutch MP, CDD 1900 Birthday Lord Gladwyn, MP, Liberal 1899 Birthday Ferhat Abbas, Algerian pharmacist/MP chairman, 1962-63 1899 Death Gyorgy earl Apponyi, Hungarian MP, dies at 90 1898 Death Samuel Plimsoll, English MP ( Folkestone), dies at 74 1897 Death Abraham C Wertheim, Dutch banker/MP (Lib), dies at 64 1896 Birthday Hendrik Algra, Dutch MP, ARP 1895 Death Berthe MP Morisot, French painter/aquarelliste, dies at 54 1893 Death Pieter J Elout van Soeterwoude, MP (AR), dies at 88 1890 Birthday Robert Ley, German chemist/MP, NSDAP 1890 Birthday Mosa Pijade, Yugoslavia, MP, communist 1886 Birthday Leonardus G Kortenhorst, Dutch MP, KVP 1886 Birthday Joannes A. Veraart, Dutch economist/MP, Jews of the Netherlands 1882 Birthday W C Wendelaar, mayor of Alkmaar, 1919-34, Dutch MP, VVD 1881 Birthday Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh Dutch/MP 1881 Death Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, Corsican MP, dies at 65 1878 Birthday Louis L H de Visser, Dutch MP, CPN 1877 Birthday Jan van den Tempel, Dutch MP, SDAP 1876 Death Frantisek Palacky, Czechoslovakian historian/MP, dies at 77 1875 Death Jan A C A van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch MP (1848-75), dies at 71 1875 Birthday Jozef E Stokvis, journalist/Dutch MP, SDAP 1873 Birthday George P Gooch, English historian/MP 1872 Birthday Alfons van de Perre, Flemish physician/MP 1868 Birthday Johan H. A. Schaper, Dutch MP/founder, SDAP 1868 Birthday Constance Gore-booth Markiewicy, Irish patriot/playwright/MP 1867 Birthday Casper A. Lingbeek, vicar/Dutch MP, HSP, 1925..37 1867 Birthday Gerhard Anschutz, German MP 1866 Birthday Henri [Hendrik J] Hall, Dutch MP/comic, Put a Lid on it 1860 Birthday Pieter Jelles Troelstra, Dutch MP, SDAP 1852 Death Francois MP Liberman, French founder (Congr of H Heart), dies at 49 1841 Death Antoine PFGdV Celles, Belgium/Dutch/French MP, dies 1832 Birthday Abraham C Wertheim, Dutch banker/MP, liberal 1829 Birthday Petrus A S van Limburg Brouwer, MP/critic, Akbar 1827 Birthday Carlo A Alfieri, Italian MP, Liberal 1826 Birthday Wilhelm Liebknecht, German MP, social-democratic 1826 Birthday Rembt T H P L A van Boneval Faure, Dutch MP 1820 Birthday Gyorgy Klapka, Hungarian general and MP, Komarom-castle 1802 Birthday Francois MP Liberman, French relig leader, Congregation of Heart 1802 Birthday Jacob van Lennep, attorney/Dutch MP 1779 Birthday Antoine PFGdV Celles, Belgium/Dutch/French MP 1751 Birthday Hendrik van Stralen, Dutch MP and secretary of Interior 1740 Birthday Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/MP 1725 Birthday John Wilkes, English journalist/MP, N Briton 1674 Death Jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/MP, dies at 84 1611 Birthday Henry Ireton, English general/MP, Edgehill 1592 Birthday John Eliot, St. Germans Cornwall, English MP/author
