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2008 Joe Biden is elected the 47th Vice President of the United States
1998 Zevulun Hammer, Vice Prime Minister of Israel, dies 1996 Spiro Theodore Agnew, U.S. Vice President (1969-73), dies at 77 1996 Bob Dole picks Jack Kemp as his Republican Vice Presidential running mate 1996 Shin Kanemaru, Vice President of Japan (1986-87), dies at 81 1996 Edmund S Muskie, vice President candidate/(Gov-D-Maine), dies at 81 1995 Alvaro Gomez Hurtado, Vice President of Columbia (1982-84), assassinated 1994 Yao Yilin, Vice Prime Minister of China 1979, dies 1994 Joseph H Hazen, U.S. producer/Vice President (Warner Bros), dies at 96 1994 Austrian conservative Vice President wins elections/extreme right gets 18.5% 1993 Isaac Rojas, Vice President of Argentina (1955-58), dies 1992 Tipper Gore (wife of future Vice President) admits to covering clock on her VCR with black tape so she wouldn't have to watch it blink 1992 Vice President Itamar Franco becomes President of Brazil 1990 Gene Michael names New York Yankee Vice President/General Manager replacing Harding Peterson 1989 Bob Quinn resigns as New York Yankee Vice President/General Manager and replaced by Harding Peterson 1989 Miami Vice's 100th episode seen on TV 1989 Bush inaugurated as 41st president and Quayle becomes 44th vice pres 1989 Vice President Bush is 1st since Vice President Van Buren to declare himself president 1988 Vice President Bush and Dan Rather clash on "CBS Evening News" as Rather attempts to question Bush about his role in Iran-Contra affair 1985 President Reagan appoints Vice Admiral John Poindexter as security adviser 1984 Vice President candidate debate-Graldine Ferraro (D) and George Bush (R) 1984 "Miami Vice" premieres 1984 Republican convention in Dallas renominates President Reagan and Vice President Bush 1984 Geraldine Ferraro, Representative-D-New York 1979 - 1985, wins Democratic Vice Presidential nomination 1984 Geraldine Ferraro, New York becomes 1st woman major-party Vice Presidential candidate 1984 Glen H Taylor, U.S. senator/Vice Presidential candidate (1948), dies at 80 1983 Sun Suk Joon, South Korean vice premier, murdered 1981 Vice President Hosni Mubarak elected president of Egypt 1981 1st broadcast of "Miami Vice" on NBC-TV 1979 Nelson Rockefeller, former Vice President and (4 time Governor-R-New York), dies at 70 1978 Vice President Walter F. Mondale begins trip to Mid-East 1978 Hubert Humphrey, Senator-D-Minnesota 1949 - 1964 and 1971 - 1978, 38th Vice President 1965 - 1969, dies at 66 in Waverly, Minnesota 1976 1st debate of major-ticket Vice President nominees Mondale (D) vs Dole (R) 1976 Fred Savage, born in Illinois, actor, Kevin-Wonder Years, Vice Versa 1976 Roger Livesey, actor (Drum, Vice Versa, Col Blimp), dies at 69 1975 Vice President Rockefeller finds no pattern of illegal activities at CIA 1974 Nelson A. Rockefeller sworn-in as 41st Vice President 1974 Richard Nixon resigns presidency, Vice President Gerald Ford becomes 38th president 1974 Former Vice President Spiro Agnew disbarred 1973 Gerald Ford sworn-in as 1st unelected Vice President, succeeds Spiro T. Agnew 1973 Senate votes 92-3 to confirm Gerald R Ford as Vice President 1973 Arabi El Goni, Vice President/Chad parliament, murdered 1973 Nixon nominates Gerald Ford to replace Spiro Agnew as Vice President 1973 Vice President Spiro T. Agnew pleads no contest to tax evasion and resigns 1973 Vice President Spiro T Agnew says reports he took kickbacks are "damned lies" from government contracts in Maryland. He vowed not to resign 1972 Republican convention (Miami Beach, Florida) renominates Vice President Agnew but not unanimous - 1 vote went to NBC newsman David Brinkley 1972 Thomas Eagleton withdraws as Democratic Vice Presidential candidate 1971 Golfing Vice President Spiro Agnew hits 2 tee shots into crowd, injuring 2 1969 Vice President Spiro T. Agnew accused network TV news depts of bias and distortion 1969 Vince Lombardi, becomes part owner, Vice President, General Manager and head coach of Redskins 1969 Vice Admiral Rufus L Taylor, USN, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1969 Stephen John Davies, Australia field hockey forward/vice captain, 2 Bronze Medals and 1 Silver Medal 1992, 1996, 2000 Olympics 1968 Nixon (R) beats Vice President Humphrey (D) and George C. Wallace for presidency 1968 Former Vice President Richard Nixon announces candidacy for presidency 1967 John Nance Garner, (Vice President-D, 1933-41), dies at 98 1967 Joe DiMaggio is hired as executive Vice President of A's by Charlie Finley 1966 Vice Admiral Rufus L Taylor, USN, becomes deputy director of CIA 1966 Vice Admiral William F Raborn, Jr., USN, ends term as 7th director of CIA 1965 Henry A Wallace, Vice President (1941-45)/founder (Progressive Party), dies at 77 1965 Henry A. Wallace, American Vice President 1963 U.S. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson visits Netherlands 1961 Olivia Brown, born in Frankfurt GFR, actress, Det Trudy Joplin-Miami Vice 1960 John F. Kennedy, Senator-D-Massachusetts, beats Vice President Richard Nixon to become the 35th U.S. president 1960 Vice President Nixon nominated for President at Republican convention in Chicago 1959 Vice President Nixon argues with Khrushchev, known as "Kitchen Debate" 1959 Vice President Richard Nixon begins visit on U.S.S.R. 1958 Rioters attack U.S. Vice President Nixon in Venezuela 1958 Vice President Nixon is shoved, stoned, booed and spat upon by protesters in Peru 1958 Vice President Richard Nixon begins goodwill tour of Latin America 1957 Frank Milton "Pete" Higgins II, Vice President, Microsoft Desktop 1957 Saundra Santiago, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Gina-Miami Vice 1956 Indonesian Vice President Mohammed Hatta, resigns 1956 President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon renominated by Republican convention in San Francisco 1956 Alben W. Barkley, (Vice President-D-1949-53), dies at 78 1956 Alben W. Barkley, American Vice President 1956 Bulgarian vice premier Traitsjo Kostov rehabilitated 1955 Nina Blackwood, Massachusetts, actress/VJ, MTV, Solid Gold, Vice Squad 1955 1st Vice President to preside over cabinet meeting-R Nixon 1955 Michael Talbott, Waverly Iowa, actor, Stan-Miami Vice 1954 Yugoslav parliament chairman/Vice President Milovan Djilas criticize communism 1953 U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon visits Hanoi 1952 Nancy Lord, Libertarian Vice Presidential candidate 1992 1951 Seasan Hubley, Susan, New York City, actress, Vice Squad, Hardcore 1951 Charles G. Dawes, American Vice President 1950 Branch Rickey signs 5-yr contract as Vice President/General Manager of Pittsburgh Pirates 1950 Toni Alessandrini, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Vice Academy Part 2 1949 Don Johnson, born in Flatt Creek, Missouri, actor, Miami Vice, Harrad Experiment 1949 Marilyn Tucker Quayle, novelist/wife of vice president Dan, 1989-93 1949 Marilyn Quayle, wife of vice president Dan Quayle, 1989-93 1949 Philip Michael Thomas, Columbus Ohio, actor, Miami Vice 1948 Tipper Gore, wife of vice president Al Gore, 1993-01 1948 Jan Hammer, composer, Escape from TV, Miami Vice 1948 Al Gore, born in Washington D.C., Senator-D-Tennessee, 1985 - 1992, 45th Vice President 1993 - 2000 1947 Aleksandr V Rutskoi, Ukrainian Hero of U.S.S.R./Vice President, 1991- 1947 Bill Smitrovich, actor, Crime Story, Miami Vice 1947 Edward James Olmos, Cal, actor, Miami Vice, Stand and Deliver, Triumph 1947 Dan Quayle, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Representative-R-Indiana 1977 - 1981, Senator-R-Indiana 1981 - 1989, 44th Vice President-R, 1989 - 1993 1946 Tod Brannan, Vice President, Logos Network Corp 1944 M N Aubrey Mokoape, South Africa's Vice President, Azanian People Org 1944 Annette Lu, bon in Taoyuan Formosa, Taiwanese politician, feminist activist, member, Democratic Progressive Party, former Vice President of the Republic of China 1942 Joe Biden, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Senator-D-Delaware 1973 - 2009, 47th Vice President of the U.S. 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 1941 U.S. Vice Admiral Bellinger warns of an assault on Pearl Harbor 1939 Leon Britain, vice president, Commission of European Communities 1939 Hugh Dykes, born in England, served as Conservative Member of Parliament for Harrow East, member of the European Parliament, Vice President of the British-German Association 1936 Harry Pitt, vice chancellor, Reading University 1936 Benjamin Bathurst, vice chief of British Defense Staff 1936 Neville Purvis, British vice Admiral, Chief of Fleet Support 1936 Anthony Loehnis, vice chairman, S G Warburg and Co 1936 A flag is authorized for Vice President 1935 Geraldine Ferraro, born in Newburgh, New York, Representative-D-New York 1979 - 1985, 1st female Democratic Vice Presidential candidate 1984 1934 Umberto Agnelli, Vice President, Fiat 1932 President Hoover and Vice President Charles Curtis renominated by Rep Convention 1931 Joan Vohs, St. Albans, New York, actress, Fort Ti, Vice Squad, Sabrina 1930 David Smith, principal/vice chancellor, Edinburgh University 1930 Ernest Just, Black biologist, served as Vice President of American Zoologists 1929 Thomas Eagleton, born in St. Louis, Missouri, Senator-D-Missouri 1968 - 1986 and Democratic Vice Presidential candidate 1972 1929 Eustace Gibbs, vice marshal, Diplomatic Corps 1929 Charles Curtis (R-Kansas) becomes 1st native American Vice President 1928 Harold Hanham, vice chancellor, Lancaster University 1928 Walter Fritz Mondale, born in Ceylon, Minnesota, Senator-D-Minnesota 1964 - 1976, 42nd Vice President, 1977 - 1981 1927 Kevin O'Higgins, Irish Free State Vice President, assassinated 1927 Robert Orben, magician, comedy writer, author, specializes in observational comedy, wrote, 'Encyclopedia of Patter', 'Speaker's Handbook of Humor', speechwriter for Vice President Gerald R. Ford, became Director, White House Speechwriting Department 1926 Geoffrey Caston, vice chancellor, University of South Pacific 1925 Michael Richardson, vice CEO, N M Rotschild 1924 George H. W. Bush, Massachusetts, 43rd Vice President 1981 - 1989, 41st President 1989 - 1993 1923 J C Gomez, General/Venezuela's 1st Vice President, assassinated 1922 John West, vice chancellor, Bradford University 1922 Clifford Butler, vice chancellor, Loughborough University of Technology 1921 Lord Perry of Walton, SDP/vice chancellor, Open University England 1921 John Harrison, British vice admiral/surgeon 1921 Lloyd Bentsen, born in Mission, Texas, Senator-D-Texas 1971 - 1993, 1989 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee 1920 A's Vice President Thomas Shibe denies charges that baseballs are livelier 1918 Spiro Theodore Agnew, R, 39th Vice President, 1968-75, crook 1916 Norman Griggs, Vice President, Building Society Association 1915 Sargent Shriver, Maryland, Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, 1972, directed Peace Corp 1915 Frank Thistlethwaite, vice chancellor, University of East Anglia 1915 Alexander Durie, vice president, British AA 1915 Richard Janvrin, British vice admiral 1915 British vice adm Carden begins bombing of Dardanelles forts 1914 Elbrige Gerry, Vice President (of Gerrymander fame), dies at 70 1913 Gerald R. Ford, 41st Vice President, 1973-74, 38th President, R-1974-77 1913 Hugh Stirling MacKenzie, British vice admiral 1913 Suarez, Mexican vice president, assassinated in a miltary coup 1912 Peter Gretton, British vice admiral 1912 Samuel Curran, vice chancellor, Strathclyde University 1912 Hugh Martell, British Vice Admiral 1911 Arthur Vick, vice chancelor, Queens University, Belfast 1911 Hubert Humphrey, born in Wallace, South Dakota, Senator-D-Minnesota 1949 - 1964 and 1971 - 1978, 38th Vice President 1965 - 1969 1908 Nelson Rockefeller, American Vice President 1906 Curtis E Le May, air force general/Vice Presidential candidate 1906 Susan Walker, vice CEO, WRVS 1902 Henry Cabot Lodge, Senator-R, ambassador, Vice President candidate 1960 1901 Vice President Theodore Roosevelt advises, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" 1899 Garret Augustus Hobart, 24th Vice President, dies 1899 Kenjiro Takayanagi, Vice President, JVC 1888 Henry A Wallace, D/P, 33rd Vice President, 1941-45, founder Progressive Party 1888 Henry A. Wallace, American Vice President 1885 Thomas A Hendricks, 21st Vice President, dies at 66, 8 months after taking office 1884 Equal Rights Party nominates female candidates for President and Vice President 1883 Alexander H Stephens, Vice President Confederate States, dies at 71 1877 Alben W. Barkley, Graves County, Kentucky, 35th Vice President-D 1949 - 1953 1877 Alben W. Barkley, American Vice President 1868 John Nance Garner, Texas, Vice President-D-1933-41 1868 John Nance Garner, D, 32nd Vice President, 1933-41 1865 President Johnson paroles CSA Vice President Alexander Stephens 1865 Charles Gates Dawes, R, 30th Vice President, 1925-29, Nobel 1925 1865 Charles G. Dawes, American Vice President 1864 Margaret E Breckinridge, U.S. nurse/daughter of Vice President John, dies 1861 Former Vice President John C. Breckinridge flees Kentucky 1861 Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens elected president and Vice President of Confederate States of America 1860 Charles Curtis, R, 31st U.S. Vice President, 1929-33 1854 Thomas Riley Marshall, D, 28th Vice President, 1913-21 1853 William King, U.S. Vice President, dies a month after his inauguration 1853 William Rufus de Vane King (D) sworn in as 13th U.S. Vice President 1852 Charles W. Fairbanks, R, 26th U.S. Vice President, 1905 - 1909 1850 Vice President Fillmore becomes President following Zachary Taylor's death 1845 Uniform U.S. election day for president and Vice President authorized 1844 Garret Augustus Hobart, R, 24th U.S. Vice President, 1897-99 1837 1st Vice President chosen by Senate, Richard Johnson (Van Buren admin) 1836 Aaron Burr, 3rd Vice President, dies 1835 Adlai Stevenson, D, 23rd Vice President, 1893-97 1832 John Calhoun becomes 1st Vice President to resign over differences with President Jackson 1825 Daniel D Tompkins, 6th U.S. Vice President (1817-25), dies at 54 1824 Levi Parsons Morton, R, 22nd U.S. Vice President, 1889 - 1893 1823 Schuyler Colfax, R, 17th Vice President, 1869 - 1873 1821 John Cabell Breckinridge, D, 14th U.S. Vice President, 1857 - 1861, major-general, Confederate 1819 Thomas Andrews Hendricks, D, 21st U.S. Vice President 1819 William A. Wheeler, R, 19th Vice President, 1877-81 1812 George Clinton, 4th U.S. Vice President, dies at 73 1st Vice President to, die in office 1812 Henry Wilson, R, 18th Vice President, 1873-75 1812 Alexander Hamilton Stephens, Vice President, Confederacy 1809 Hannibal Hamlin, R, 15th Vice President, 1861-65 1807 Former Vice President Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond Virginia (acquitted) 1807 Vice President Aaron Burr arrested in Alabama for treason; later found innocent 1804 Alex Hamilton, killed by Vice President Aaron Burr in pistol duel near Weehawken 1801 David Glasgow Farragut, Tennessee, Vice Admiral Union Navy 1792 George Mifflin Dallas, D, 11th Vice President, 1845-49 1789 John Adams sworn in as 1st U.S. Vice President (9 days before Washington) 1789 1st electoral college chooses Washington and Adams as President and Vice President 1786 William Rufus DeVane King, D, 13th Vice President, 1853 1782 John Caldwell Calhoun, South Carolina, Andrew Jackson's Vice President, 1825 - 1832 1756 Aaron Burr, Newark, New Jersey, D-R, 3rd U.S. Vice President, 1801-05, dueler 1744 Elbridge Gerry, DR, 5th Vice President, Massachusetts Governor, invented gerrymandering 1739 George Clinton, New York, D-R, 4th Vice President, 1805-12 1690 Jan van Brakel, Dutch vice Admiral (Chatham), dies in battle at 48 1628 Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice Admiral of Zealand |
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