2015 Event Scientists discover a cache of skeletons of a new species of human ancestor, named Homo naledi, in a South African cave; the hominids are thought to have possibly lived up to three million years ago 2015 Event Juan Felipe Herrera, age 66, has been named by U.S. Congress as this year's national poet laureate; Herrera, who is the first Latino to be given the title, has served for the past three years as California poet laureate 2015 Event The New England Patriots win their fourth Super Bowl title, beating the Seattle Seahawks 28-24; Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is named MVP and is now one of only three quarterbacks to have won three Super Bowls 2014 Event The European Space Agency makes history by landing a probe named Philae on the surface of a comet; scientists report that the probe anchors did not fire and that the vessel appears to have made two landings 2014 Event Fossils of a new species of giant penguin, named Palaeeudyptes klekowskii, have been found on Seymour Island in Antarctica; the penguins lived about 40 million years ago and likely weighed about 250 pounds 2014 Event The Pyu Ancient Cities in Myanmar and the Shahr-i-Sokhta (Burnt City) in Iran have been named World Heritage sites; the Myanmar cities were active from 200 B.C. to 900 A.D.; the Iranian city was active primarily from 3200 B.C. to about 1800 B.C. 2014 Event A fossil unearthed in China has been identified as a new pterosaur species; named Kryptodrakon progenitor, the fossil is the first of its kind to show traits of pterodactyls, giant flying reptiles 2014 Event Bill Gates is named the world's richest person in the 'Forbes' annual ranking, with a total net worth of $76 billion; he outranked last year's wealthiest person, Carlos Slim, by $4 billion 2013 Event Pope Francis is named 'Time' magazine's 'Person of the Year' 2013 Event Pro golfer Tiger Woods is named the PGA Tour Player of the Year, the 11th time Woods has been honored as the Tour's Player of the Year 2013 Event Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, gives birth to a son, the third in line to the British throne; the child, named George Alexander Louis, is formally known as His Royal Highness Prince of Cambridge 2013 Event Brazilian Roberto Azevedo is named the next Director-General of the World Trade Organization; he assumes the position September 1, 2013 2013 Event Queen Elizabeth of the U.K. is named 'the most memorable Bond girl' for her appearance at the London Olympics. BAFTA, gave her the honorary award for her support of British film and television 2013 Event A 6.0-magnitude earthquake named Nantou, strikes near Taipei, Taiwan; one person is killed and 19 injured 2013 Event China's CPC General Secretary Xi Jinping is named as the new President of the People's Republic of China, with Li Yuanchao named as Vice President 2012 Event An asteroid named 4179 Toutatis, over 3 miles wide, passes within 4.3 million miles, or 18 lunar distances from Earth 2012 Event A new species of freshwater fish are discovered; the new species of darter fish, Etheostoma obama, are named after U.S. President Barack Obama 2012 Event Only two days after being named to his new post, Shinichi Nishimiya, the newly-appointed Japanese ambassador to China is hospitalized after collapsing in Tokyo 2012 Event Trogloraptor marchingtoni, an unusual spider discovered in 2010 is determined to be a new family of spiders previously unknown in the world of science; the new spider family has been named Trogloraptor, meaning 'cave robber' 2012 Event In the eleventh 'American Idol' finale, Philip Phillips is named winner of 'American Idol,' with Jessica Sanchez as the runner-up 2012 Event After three years without an elected head of state, Nicolae Timofti is named President of Moldova 2011 Event A previously unknown species of bottlenose dolphin is identified by researchers at Australia's Monash University, who named it Tursiops australis 2011 Event Researchers in Fairbanks, Alaska, discover remains of a 3-year old child from the Ice Age and named it Xaasaa Cheege Ts'eniin, 'Upper Sun River Mouth Child' 2010 Event Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa, will have a street named after him in Capetown 2010 Event The fourth named cyclone of the 2010 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Cyclonic Storm Giri, lands in western Burma with winds of 144mph 2010 Event In Bauchi, northern Nigeria, an Islamist militant group named Boko Haram raids a prison and frees 721 inmates 2010 Event A new long-range unmanned plane named Taranis is unveiled by the U.K. Ministry of Defense 2002 Death Kim Hunter, actress, movie version of A Streetcar Named Desire, 2000 Event Al Gore concedes presidential election, George W. Bush named president 1997 Event San Francisco Giants manager Dusty Baker named NL Manager of the Year 1997 Event 2 hours after Davey Johnson resigns, he is named AL Manager of Year 1997 Event Scientists in Scotland announced they succeeded in cloning an adult mammal, producing a lamb named "Dolly" 1996 Event Ford buys rights to named Detroit domed stadium for $40 million 1994 Event New York Central park reservior officially named after Jackie Kennedy Onasis 1994 Event Anne P. Sidamon-Eristoff named chairwoman of Museum of National History 1993 Event Jacques Lemaire is named New Jersey Devils 8th Head Coach 1993 Event "5 Guys Named Moe" closes at Eugene O'Neill New York City after 445 performances 1993 Event New expansion NHL team, owned by Disney, is named the Mighty Ducks 1992 Event Arthur Ashe is named Sports Illustrated Sportman of Year 1992 Event Scott Stevens is named 5th Captain in New Jersey Devils history 1992 Event "Streetcar Named Desire" closes at Ethel Barrymore New York City after 137 perf 1992 Event Mona Van Duyn is named 1st female U.S. poet laureate 1992 Event "Streetcar Named Desire" opens at Ethel Barrymore New York City for 137 performances 1992 Event "5 Guys Named Moe" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 445 performances 1992 Event Larry Smith, named 9th Commissioner of the CFL 1991 Event Ted Turner is named Time Magazine Man of Year 1991 Event Chicago Bull Michael Jordan, named NBA's MVP 1991 Event Don Mattingly named 10th New York Yankee Captain 1990 Event Louis Jordan's revue "Five Guys Named Moe," premieres in London 1989 Event Wayne Gretzky and Martina Navratilova, named athletes of decade by AP 1989 Event Lou Piniella is named manager of the Reds, replacing banned Pete Rose 1989 Event Lincoln Square in Bronx named 1989 Event Bill White named NL president; 1st black major-league sports head 1988 Event Benazir Bhutto named 1st female Prime Minister of a Moslem country, Pakistan 1988 Event Yank manager Billy Martin's 5th term ends, Lou Pinella named manager 1987 Event Woody Woodward resigns as New York Yankee General Manager, Lou Piniella is named General Manager and Billy Martin is named New York Yankee manager for 5th and final time 1987 Event Lou Lamoriello is named New Jersey Devils President 1986 Event Bryan O'Connor named chairman of Space Flight Safety Panel 1985 Event White Sox shortstop Ozzie Guillen, is named AL Rookie of Year 1985 Event Lou Piniella named New York Yankee manager 1985 Event Michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year 1985 Event Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for 4th time 1985 Event Arthur Ashe is named to International Tennis Hall of Fame 1984 Event New York Met Dwight Gooden, 20, is youngest to be named NL Rookie of Year 1984 Event General Sec Konstantin U Chernenko named President of Soviet Union 1984 Event Part of Central Park is named Strawberry Fields honoring John Lennon 1984 Event John J O'Connor named 8th archbishop of New York 1984 Event Robert Penn Warren, Pulitzer Prize winner, named 1st U.S. poet laureate 1983 Event Yogi Berra named Yankee manager for 2nd time 1983 Event Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for 3rd time 1982 Event Clyde King named Yankee manager 1982 Event Orioles Cal Ripken is named AL Rookie of Year 1982 Death Lehman Engel, U.S. composer (Streetcar Named Desire), dies at 71 1982 Event New Jersey NHL franchise officially named Devils by fan balloting, runner-up names are Blades, Meadowlanders and Americans 1982 Death Rudy Bond, actor (Streetcar Named Desire), dies of heart attack at 68 1981 Event Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year for the Oakland A's 1981 Event Bob Lemon named New York Yankee manager for 2nd time 1981 Event Seven Brothers Square in Bronx named honoring 7 Santini Bro Moving Co 1981 Event Kazimiroff Blvd in Bronx named for a Bronx historian 1981 Event CNN airs a videotape that shows that Tamara Rand predicted that Reagan is in danger from someone named Jack Humley (a hoax) 1980 Event Alexander Haig named Reagan's Secretary of State 1980 Event Gene Michael named 25th Yank mgr, replacing Dick Howser, who resigns 1980 Event Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year for the Oakland A's 1979 Event Donald McHenry named to succeed Andrew Young as United Nations ambassador 1979 Event Dr. Walter Massey named director of Argonne national Lab 1979 Event Frank Peterson, Jr. named 1st black general in Marine Corps 1979 Event Billy Martin named manager of Oakland A's 1979 Event Border is named 12th man for Australia, only Test Cricket he missed 1978 Event Dianne Feinstein is named San Francisco 1st female mayor 1978 Event Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat named winners of 1978 Nobel Peace Prize 1977 Event Dr. Clifford R Wharton, Jr. named chancellor of State University of NY 1977 Event Leonid Brezhnev named president of U.S.S.R. 1977 Event Yehonathan Netanyou Lane in the Bronx named in honor of Bronx-born 1976 Event Patricia R. Harris named secretary of Housing and Urban Development 1976 Event Andrew Young named Ambassador and Chief U.S. Delegate to UN 1976 Event Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (New York Yankees) 1975 Event Pope Paul VI named J Willebrands archbishop of Utrecht 1975 Event Reds 2nd baseman Joe Morgan is named NL MVP 1974 Event Cardinals' Lou Brock is named Sportsman of the Year 1974 Event Oliver Tilden Triangle in the Bronx named 1974 Event Catfish Hunter is named AL Cy Young Award 1974 Event Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (Texas Rangers) 1974 Death Edna Lewis Thomas, U.S. actress (Streetcar Named Desire), dies at 88 1974 Event James "Cool Papa" Bell is named to baseball's Hall of Fame 1973 Event Jim Palmer is named AL Cy Young winner 1973 Event Yankee General Manager and President Lee MacPhail named AL president 1973 Event Billy Martin named manager of Texas Rangers 1973 Event Willie Mays named to NL all star team for 24th time (ties Musial) 1973 Event Shoelace Park in the Bronx named 1973 Birthday Larry Page, born in East Lansing, Michigan, computer scientist, Google co-founder, named a Global Leader of Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum 1972 Event Benjamin L Hooks, named to FCC 1972 Event Kareem Abdul-Jabbar named NBA MVP 1970 Event Billy Martin named manager of Detroit Tigers 1970 Event Elizabeth Hoisington and Anna Mae Mays named 1st female U.S. generals 1969 Birthday Gwen Stefani, born in Fullerton, California, singer, fashion designer, leader of band, No Doubt, named Billboard's 37th Hot 100 artist of the decade 1969 Event John Madden is named head coach of NFL's Oakland Raiders 1968 Birthday Hugh Jackman, born in Sydney, Australia, actor, producer, movies include 'Kate & Leopold', 'The Prestige', 'X-Men', named 'Sexiest Man Alive' by People magazine 1968 Event Billy Martin named manager of Twins 1968 Event Seattle's AL club is named Pilots 1968 Event Risse St. in Bronx named 1967 Event Mets pitcher Tom Seaver (16-12) is named NL Rookie of Year 1967 Event Melville Abrams Ball Field in Bronx named 1967 Event Major Robert H Lawrence, Jr. named 1st black astronaut 1967 Event Stan Musial is named General Manager of Cards 1966 Event Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente is named NL MVP 1966 Event Stokely Carmichael named chairman of Student Nonviolent Coordinating 1966 Event Floyd B McKissick, named national director of CORE 1965 Event Twins SS Zoilo Versalles is named AL MVP 1965 Event Willie Mays named NL MVP 1965 Event Pope Paul VI named MR Perey bishop's helper of New Orleans 1965 Event Patricia R. Harris named 1st U.S. black female ambassador (Luxembourg) 1965 Event Beatles announce their film is named "8 Arms to Hold on to You" (Help) 1965 Birthday Michael Dell, born in Houston, Texas, businessman, founder of Dell, Inc., philanthropist, named 'Inc.' magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year, worth over $12 billion 1964 Event Carl T. Rowan named director of U.S. Information Agency 1962 Event Kinderman Place in the Bronx named 1962 Event Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills is named NL's MVP 1962 Event Cleveland sends Harry Chiti to Mets for a player to be named later, on 1962 Event Schoolman Athletic Field in the Bronx named 1961 Event Whitney Young, Jr. named executive director of National Urban League 1961 Event 1st animal returned from space, dog named Blackie aboard Sputnik 9 1960 Birthday Barry Lyons, born in Biloxi, Mississippi, Barry Stephen Lyons, baseball player, catcher, played for Major League Baseball teams, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, served as backup catcher to Gary Carter, named Most Valuable Player, South Atlantic League, 1984 1959 Event Sammy Baugh named 1st coach of New York Titans (AFL) 1959 Event Joe Foss named 1st commissioner of AFL 1959 Death Billy Mayerl, composer, pianist, master of light music, composed works for piano and orchestra, developed syncopated novelty piano solos, 300 piano pieces, most named after flowers and trees, dies at 56 1959 Event Fidel Castro named himself Cuba's premier after overthrowing Batista 1958 Event 14 people named 1st life peers in U.K. 1958 Event 1st 4 women named to peerage in House of Lords 1957 Event Soviet Union launches, Sputnik II, carrying a dog named Laika 1956 Birthday Laura Thorne, chef, named one of 10 best American chefs 1954 Event Hurricane Carol (1st major named storm) hits New England, 70 die 1954 Event Ralph J. Bunche named undersecretary of UN 1953 Event Walter Alston named Dodger manager 1953 Event Indians 3rd baseman Al Rosen is unanimously named AL's MVP 1953 Birthday Robert Brazile, born in Mobile, Alabama, football player, linebacker, played for National Football League's Houston Oilers and Kansas City Chiefs, nicknamed 'Dr. Doom', named 1975's NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 1953 Event Jesse Owens named Illinois Athletic Commission secretary 1952 Event Shah of Persia named Ghavam Sultaneh premier 1952 Event Charlton Playground named in Bronx 1951 Event Roy Campanella named NL MVP on his 30th birthday 1951 Birthday Jan Franssen, born in Hilversum, North Holland, politician, Dutch liberal political party, in 2006, named Queen's Commissioner in South Holland, previously served as city councilor, Nederhorst den Berg, President, House of Representatives 1982 - 1994, mayor of Zwolle, 1994 - 2000 1951 Birthday Kenny Dalglish, born in Dalmarnock, Glasgow, soccer player, soccer team manager, named the greatest post-war British striker by FourFourTwo magazine 1950 Event General Eisenhower named NATO commander 1950 Event Edith Sampson named 1st black U.S. delegate to U.N. 1950 Event General Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, United Nations forces in Korea 1950 Event Connie Mack named Honorary Manager of the All-Star Game 1948 Birthday Billy Zoom, born in Savanna, Illinois, musician, guitarist, founder of punk rock band X, Guitar Player named him greatest guitar player of all time in 2007, worked with Gene Vincent, rockabilly legend, as well as Etta James, Big Joe Turner 1947 Event Tennessee Williams' "Streetcar Named Desire," premieres in New York City 1947 Event Jackie Robinson is named 1947 "Rookie of Year" 1947 Event Jackie Robinson is named Rookie of Year by Sporting News 1947 Event Dmitri Shostakovich named professor at conservatory of Leningrad 1946 Event Mrs. Emma Clarissa Clement named "American Mother of Year" 1946 Event 11 players Tinker, Evers, Chance, Burkett, McCarthy, Waddell, Plank, Walsh, Chesbro, Griffith, and McGinnity are named to Hall of Fame 1945 Event General George C. Marshall named special U.S. envoy to China 1945 Event General MacArthur named Supreme Commander of Allied Powers in Japan 1945 Event Lieutenant Admiral Marc Mitscher named chief of U.S. Navy staff 1945 Event Albert B "Happy" Chandler is named 2nd baseball commissioner 1944 Event Hal Newhouser is named AL MVP 1944 Birthday Smokey Bear, named after New York City fireman Smokey Joe Martin 1943 Event Averell Harriman named U.S. ambassador to Moscow 1943 Event Lynch Triangle (Square) in Bronx named 1943 Event Gromyko named U.S.S.R.-ambassador in Washington 1943 Event 1st warship named for a Black person, USS Leonard Roy Harmon, launched 1943 Event Liberty Ship George Washington Carver, named after scientist, launched 1942 Birthday Mario Savio, born in New York, New York, activist, member of Berkeley Free Speech Movement, Sproul Plaza steps named Mario Savio Steps, taught mathematics, philosophy, logic at Sonoma State University 1942 Event Branch Rickey named president/General Manager of Brooklyn Dodgers 1942 Event Dwight D. Eisenhower named commander for invasion of North Africa 1941 Event Young Park (2) in the Bronx named in honor of Samuel Young 1941 Event Joe DiMaggio is named AL MVP 1941 Event Martin Bormann is named head of Nazi Party Chancellery in Germany 1940 Event Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr named 1st black general in regular army 1939 Event Hitler named Adolf Eichmann leader of "Referat IV B" 1938 Event NL batting champ Ernie Lombardi is named MVP 1938 Event Du Pont named its new synthetic fiber "nylon" 1937 Event St. Louis Cardinals Triple Crown winner Joe Medwick is named NL MVP 1937 Event "il duce" visits Berlin/named "the Fuhrer" to corporal 1st class 1936 Event Benjamin E. Mays named president of Morehouse College 1936 Event Joe McCarthy is named to manage AL All-Stars, rather than high-strung Mickey Cochrane, who is very close to a nervous breakdown 1935 Event Hank Greenberg is named AL MVP by the BBWAA, Wes Ferrell is runner-up 1934 Event Ford Frick, NL publicity director, is named league president 1933 Event Young Park (1) in the Bronx named in honor of James Young 1933 Event Adolph Hitler named German Chancellor, forms government with Von Papen 1932 Event Wernher von Braun named head of German liquid-fuel rocket program 1931 Event Jane Addams (1st U.S. woman) named co-recipient of Nobel Peace Prize 1931 Event Lefty Grove, A's pitcher who won 31 games, is named the AL's MVP 1931 Event Frankie Frisch of the Cards named MVP 1931 Birthday Billy Casper, born in San Diego, California, William Earl Billy Casper, Jr., professional golfer, golf course designer, won the PGA Tour 27 times, named 15th greatest golfer of all time by Golf Digest in 2000, considered best putter of his era 1930 Event Charles E Mitchell, named minister to Liberia 1930 Event Planet Pluto named 1927 Event Lou Gehrig named AL MVP (Babe Ruth (former winner) not eligible) 1927 Event William T. Francis named minister to Liberia 1926 Event Latkin Square in Bronx named for 1st U.S. Jewish soldier to die in WW I 1925 Event Washington shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh is named AL MVP 1922 Event Library Ave in Bronx named 1922 Event Lucerne Street in Bronx named 1922 Event Parsifal Place laid out in Bronx, named for knight in Wagner's Opera 1921 Event Solomon Porter Hood named minister to Liberia 1918 Event Dr. Joseph L Johnson named minister to Liberia 1917 Event Trotski named chairman of Petrograd Soviet 1916 Event 2nd Ave and Bronx Terrace renamed Bronx Blvd; Seward Pl renamed Sycamore Ave; Herald Ave renamed Dickinson Ave; Monroe and Selwyn Avenue named 1915 Event Atty James L. Curtis named minister of Liberia 1914 Event Von Hindenburg named marshal of Eastern front 1914 Event General von Hindenburgs named commander of German armies on Eastern Front 1914 Event Dutch Minister of war H Colijn named director of British Petroleum 1913 Event George W Buckner, named minister to Liberia 1911 Event Clark Griffith is named manager of Washington Senators 1910 Birthday Lehman Engel, Jackson, Mississippi, conductor/comp, Streetcar Named Desire 1910 Birthday Irene Mayer Selznick, producer, Street Car Named Desire 1909 Birthday Elia Kazan, Constaninople Turkey, director, Streetcar Named Desire 1907 Event General Louis Botha named premier of Transvaal 1905 Event Henry Watson Furness, an Indiana physican, named minister of Haiti 1905 Event Dutch AR-politician AWF Idenburg named governor of Suriname 1904 Event King Peter I of Sweden named nationalist regime 1904 Event Earl Grey is named British governor-general of Canada 1902 Event John McGraw named manager of New York Giants 1902 Birthday Billy Mayerl, born in London, England, composer, pianist, master of light music, composed works for piano and orchestra, developed syncopated novelty piano solos, 300 piano pieces, most named after flowers and trees 1900 Event 1st Davis Cup tennis competition, named after Dwight Filley Davis, began at Longwood Cricket Club in Massachusetts, and won by U.S. 2 days later 1899 Event San Francisco named as a port of dispatch for Army transports 1898 Event Owen Smith of NC, AME Zion minister, named minister to Liberia 1897 Event Emperor Karl Joseph I named Gustav Mahler director of Opera 1897 Event William Frank Powell, New Jersey educator, named minister to Haiti 1895 Event William Heard, AME minister and educator, named minister to Liberia 1894 Death Amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragist (Bloomers named for her), dies at 76 1891 Event John Stephens Durham, named minister to Haiti 1890 Event Alexander Clark, journalist/lawyer, named minister to Liberia 1890 Event Eagle Ave in the Bronx is cut out and named 1889 Event Frederick Douglass named Minister to Haiti 1887 Death Multatuli, writer, named most important Dutch writer of all time, 2002, Society for Dutch literature, dies in Ingelheim am Rhine, Germany 1885 Event Moses Hopkins, named minister to Liberia 1885 Event John E. W. Thompson, named minister to Haiti 1881 Event Henry Highland Garnet, named minister to Liberia 1879 Event Dr. Benjamin E Mays, named president of Atlanta Board of Education 1878 Event Atty John Henry Smyth named minister to Liberia 1877 Event John Mercer Langston named minister of Haiti 1873 Birthday Lee Shubert, producer, theatres in New York and LA named after him 1871 Event J Milton Turner named minister to Liberia 1866 Event U.S. Grant named 1st general of Army 1866 Event Berkeley, California named (for George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne) 1865 Birthday C J Thomsen, Denmark, archaeologist, named Stone/Iron/Bronze Ages 1865 Event Robert E. Lee is named commander-in-chief of Confederate Army 1865 Event General Robert E Lee named Commander-in-Chief of Confederate Armies 1864 Event Ulysses S. Grant is named General of Volunteers 1864 Event Grant is named commander of the Union armies 1862 Event General Stonewall Jackson evacuates Winchester Virginia Army of the Potomac, General Henry Halleck is named general-in-chief 1861 Event Richmond, Virginia, is named the capital of the Confederacy 1861 Event Robert E. Lee named commander of Virginia Confederate forces 1858 Event Donati Comet 1st seen named after it's discoverer 1849 Event St. Paul's Place in the Bronx named 1824 Event Simon Bolivar named dictator by the Congress of Peru 1823 Event Simon Bolivar named president of Peru 1820 Birthday Multatuli, born in Amsterdam, Eduard Douwes Dekker, writer, named most important Dutch writer of all time, 2002, Society for Dutch literature 1801 Event Giuseppe Piazzi discovers 1st asteroid, which is named Ceres later 1792 Event Columbia River discovered and named by U.S. Captain Robert Gray 1785 Event Congress resolves U.S. currency named "dollar" and adopts decimal coinage 1776 Birthday Henri Dutrochet, discovered and named process of osmosis 1716 Event Eugenius of Savoye named land guardian of Austrian Netherlands 1610 Event Henry Hudson enters bay later named after him, the Hudson Bay 1546 Death Thomas Elyot, English diplomat (Boke named the Governor), dies at 46 1448 Event Pope Nicolaas V named Utrechts bishop Rudolf of Diepholt, cardinal 1055 Event Bishop Gebhard van Eichstatt named Pope Victor II
