2004 Death Laurance Rockefeller, venture capitalist/philanthropist, founded the American Conservation Association, dies at 94 1988 Event New York City's Rockefeller Center declared a national landmark 1981 Event Neva Rockefeller is 1st woman ordered to pay her husband alimony 1979 Death Nelson Rockefeller, former Vice President and (4 time Governor-R-New York), dies at 70 1978 Death John D Rockefeller III, U.S. billionaire/philanthropist, dies at 71 1975 Event Rockefeller panel reports on 300,000 illegal CIA files on Americans 1975 Event Vice President Rockefeller finds no pattern of illegal activities at CIA 1974 Event Nelson A. Rockefeller sworn-in as 41st Vice President 1974 Event Nelson Rockefeller becomes V.P. 1973 Death Winthrop Rockefeller, U.S. governor (Arkansas), dies at 60 1960 Death John D Rockefeller, Jr., philanthropist, dies at 86 1960 Death John D. Rockefeller, Jr., American Businessman 1947 Event John D Rockefeller, Jr. donates New York City East River site to the U.N. 1946 Event U.N. accepts 6 Manhattan blocks as a gift from John D Rockefeller Jr 1937 Birthday Jay Rockefeller, born in New York City, New York, Governor of West Virginia 1977 - 1985, Senator-D-West Virginia 1985 - 1937 Birthday Jay Rockefeller, American Politician 1937 Death John D. Rockefeller, American Businessman 1915 Birthday David Rockefeller, American Businessman 1915 Birthday David Rockefeller, CEO, Chase Manhattan Bank 1913 Event John D. Rockefeller gives $100 million to Rockefeller Foundation 1910 Birthday Laurance S Rockefeller, New York City, CEO, Chase Manhattan Bank 1908 Birthday Nelson Rockefeller, American Vice President 1906 Birthday John D. Rockefeller, billionaire philanthropist, oil 1874 Birthday John David Rockefeller, Jr., born in Cleveland, Ohio, philanthropist 1874 Birthday John D. Rockefeller, Jr., American Businessman 1870 Event John D Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil 1868 Event John D. Rockefeller begins anti oil war 1839 Birthday John D. Rockefeller, U.S. capitalist and founder of Standard Oil