History Hop Tags - Official

303-02-24

1st official Roman edict for persecution of Christians issued by Emperor Diocletian

1412-01-16

The Medici family is appointed official banker of the Papacy.

1609-05-23

Official ratification of the Second Charter of Virginia takes place.

1753-03-17

1st official St Patrick's Day

1769-04-22

Madame du Barry becomes King Louis XV's "official" mistress

1775-12-03

1st official US flag raised (Grand Union Flag) aboard naval vessel USS Alfred

1805-11-26

Official opening of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, carrying the Llangollen canal 126 feet above the River Dee

1818-01-01

Official reopening of the White House

1838-01-01

1st official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide

1854-08-04

The Hinomaru is established as the official flag to be flown from Japanese ships.

1857-03-07

Baseball decides 9 innings constitutes an official game, not 9 runs

1864-08-16

Palace for People's industry official opens in Amsterdam

1865-03-04

Confederate congress approves final design of "official flag"

1869-03-16

Hiram R. Revels makes 1st official speech by an African American in the Senate

1870-02-12

Official proclamation sets April 15 as last day of grace for US silver coins to circulate in Canada

1871-02-01

Jefferson Long of Georgia is 1st black to make an official speech in House of Reps (opposing leniency to former Confederates)

1876-02-03

Albert Spalding with $800 starts sporting goods co, manufacturing 1st official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball, & football

1876-04-01

1st official NL baseball game (Boston-6, Phila-5)

1878-03-26

Sabi Game Reserve, world's 1st official designated game reserve, opens

1890-05-12

The first-ever official cricket County Championship match begins. Yorkshire beats Gloucestershire by eight wickets at Bristol. George Ulyett scores the first century in the competition.

1897-03-09

Indians fans start calling the team "Indians" (in 1915 becomes official)

1900-06-26

The Russian Tsar orders that Russian must be the official language of Finland, despite growing unrest within Finland and increasing international concern over Russia's behavior there

1904-03-02

"Official Playing Rules of Professional Base Ball Clubs" adopted

1904-09-09

Boston Herald again refers to NY baseball club as Yankees, when it reports "Yankees take 2," Yankee name not official till 1913

1905-04-30

1st official soccer game between Belgium-Netherlands (1-4)

1905-05-14

2nd official international soccer match, Netherlands beats Belgium 4-0

1906-03-10

Baker Street & Waterloo Railway opens, constructed by the Underground Electric Railways Company of London. The contraction Bakerloo became the official name in July 1906.

1907-01-26

The Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III is officially introduced into British Military Service, and remains the oldest military rifle still in official use.

1907-08-14

"Ha-Tikva" adopted as official Zionist hymn

1909-01-02

1st official Dutch 11 city skate (Minne Hoekstra in 13:50)

1909-09-20

The British Parliament passes the South Africa Act; it calls for union of Cape Colony, Natal, Orange River Colony, and Transvaal; and both English and Dutch as official languages

1910-11-10

The date of Thomas A. Davis' opening of the San Diego Army and Navy Academy, though the official founding date is November 23, 1910.

1911-02-18

The first official flight with air mail takes place in Allahabad, British India, when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 km away.

1916-05-29

Official flag of president of US adopted

1917-01-27

Coen de Koning wins 2nd official 11 cities race (9:53) (record)

1919-05-19

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands at Samsun on the Anatolian Black Sea coast, initiating what was later termed the Turkish War of Independence. The anniversary of this event is the official date of commemoration of the Pontic Greek Genocide in Greece and Cyprus.

1921-07-02

Warren G. Harding signs a joint congressional resolution declaring the official end of war with Germany

1922-04-29

1st official Intl Weightlifting Federation Champ (Tallinn, Estonia)

1923-04-07

Workers Party of America (NYC) becomes official communist party

1923-11-20

Rentenmark replaces the Papiermark as the official currency of Germany at the exchange rate of one Rentenmark to One Trillion (One Billion on the long scale) Papiermark

1925-05-05

Afrikaans is established as an official language in South Africa.

1925-07-10

USSR's official news agency TASS forms

1928-11-10

Emperor Hirohito's official coronation as Emperor of Japan

1933-12-17

NFL starts official stats as Bears beat Giants 23-21 in champ game

1935-09-15

Nuremberg Laws deprives German Jews of citizenship & makes swastika official symbol of Nazi Germany

1937-03-27

Feyenoord-stadium official opens in Rotterdam

1939-09-25

Versailles Peace Treaty forgot to include Andorra, so Andorra & Germany finally sign an official treaty ending WW I

1941-02-06

Auke Adema wins 6th official Dutch 11 Cities Skating Race (9:19)

1943-03-13

Baseball approves official ball (with cork & balata)

1944-01-04

Ralph Bunche appointed 1st Negro official in US State Department

1947-01-24

NFL adds 5th official (back judge) & allows sudden death in playoffs

1948-12-15

Former state dept official Alger Hiss indicted in NYC for perjury

1949-02-05

Huaso sets official world equestrian high-jump record, 2.47 m, Chic

1950-01-21

NY jury finds former State Dept official Alger Hiss guilty of perjury

1950-03-15

NYC hires Dr Wallace E Howell as its official "rainmaker"

1955-01-15

1st official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum

1956-05-01

A doctor in Japan reports an "epidemic of an unknown disease of the central nervous system", marking the official discovery of Minamata disease.

1956-10-01

Zestienhoven airport at Rotterdam official opens

1959-06-08

1st official "missile mail" lands (Jacksonville, Fla)

1961-08-26

Official International Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto

1962-04-02

The first official Panda crossing is opened outside Waterloo station, London.

1963-12-22

Official 30-day mourning period for President John F Kennedy ends

1964-10-01

1st official broadcast of Trans World Radio on Bonaire

1964-11-23

Vatican abolished Latin as official language of Roman Catholic liturgy

1965-02-15

Maple Leaf becomes official flag of Canada

1965-02-19

NFL adds 6th official

1966-03-23

1st official meeting after 400 years of Catholic & Anglican Church

1968-10-15

The Nationalist Party of Northern Ireland (NPNI) withdraws from its role as 'official' opposition within the Northern Ireland parliament at Stormont

1969-01-15

Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Terence O'Neill announce the setting up of an official inquiry into the disturbances in Derry and elsewhere

1969-02-24

Northern Ireland Stormont parliament election held leading to fragmentation of the Unionist party into 'Official Unionist' and 'Unofficial Unionist'

1969-04-07

Dodgers' Bill Singer is credited with 1st official save, against Reds

1970-03-18

NFL selects Wilson as official football & scoreboard as official time

1970-07-03

The British Army imposed a curfew on the Falls Road area of Belfast as they search for weapons; during the operation they come under attack from the Official IRA (OIRA) and republican rioters

1971-01-15

Aswan Dam official opens in Egypt

1971-03-08

Gun battle between Official Irish Republican Army and Provisional IRA leave 1 man was killed; the feud between the two wings of the IRA had been developing since the split in 1970

1971-05-22

A British soldier is killed by members of the Official Irish Republican Army in Belfast

1971-07-06

A member of the Official Irish Republican Army (OIRA) is killed in a premature explosion in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland

1971-09-23

2 members of the Official Irish Republican Army are killed in a premature bomb explosion

1972-02-22

Aldershot bombing: seven people killed by an Official IRA car bomb at Aldershot Barracks in England; thought to be in retaliation for Bloody Sunday

1972-02-22

The Official Irish Republican Army explodes a bomb at Aldershot military barracks, the headquarters of the Parachute Regiment, killing seven people

1972-02-25

Attempted assassination of Minister of State for Home Affairs John Taylor who is shot a number of times (the Official Irish Republican Army later claimed responsibility)

1972-03-31

Official Beatles Fan Club closes down

1972-04-15

A member of the Official Irish Republican Army is shot dead by British soldiers at Joy Street in the Markets area of Belfast close to his home

1972-04-15

A member of the British Army is shot dead by the Official IRA in the Divis area of Belfast.

1972-04-16

Two British soldiers are shot dead by the Official Irish Republican Army (OIRA) in separate incidents in Derry

1972-05-21

The Official Irish Republican Army (OIRA) kidnap and shoot dead William Best (19), a member of the Royal Irish Rangers

1972-05-22

Over 400 women in Derry attack the offices of Official Sinn Féin in Derry, North Ireland, following the shooting of William Best by the Official Irish Republican Army

1972-05-29

The Official IRA announce a ceasefire

1972-08-21

Grace Slick maced by police when a band official called cops, pigs

1974-11-02

78 die when the Time Go-Go Club in Seoul, South Korea burns down. Six of the victims jumped to their deaths from the seventh floor after a club official barred the doors after the fire started.

1975-02-20

A feud begains between the Official Irish Republican Army and the Irish National Liberation Army; the two groups assassinate a number of each other's volunteers until the feud ends in June 1975

1975-08-15

Miki Takeo makes the first official pilgrimage to Yasukuni Shrine by an incumbent prime minister on the anniversary of the end of World War II.

1976-09-20

Metroliner official opens in Brussels

1976-10-04

Official launch of the Intercity 125 High Speed Train (HST).

1977-03-15

First official test cricket match is played between Australia and England at Melbourne

1977-04-01

NFL decides to experiment with a 7th official in some preseason games

1978-03-14

NFL permanently adds 7th official (side judge)

1981-04-27

1st female soccer official is hired by NASL

1981-06-06

A passenger train travelling between Mansi and Saharsa, India, jumps the tracks at a bridge crossing the Bagmati river. The government places the official death toll at 268 plus another 300 missing; however, it is generally believed that the actual figure is closer to 1,000 killed.

1981-10-14

Citing official misconduct in the investigation and trial, Amnesty International charges the U.S. government with holding Richard Marshall of the American Indian Movement as a political prisoner.

1983-02-05

Former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie brought to trial

1983-05-27

Former EPA official Rita Lavelle indicted for contempt of Congress

1983-07-30

Official speed record for a piston-driven aircraft, 832 kph, Calif

1985-02-07

"New York, New York" became the official anthem of NYC

1986-10-09

Senate convicted US District Judge Harry E Claiborne making him 5th federal official to be removed from office through impeachment

1987-08-01

In New Zealand, the Maori Language Act comes into force, making te reo Māori an official language of New Zealand; it can now be used in some legal proceedings.

1988-03-19

Yvonne van Gennip skates un-official world record 10 km (15:25.25)

1988-08-09

Cubs beat Mets 6-4 in their 1st official night game at Wrigley Field

1988-11-16

President Reagan and the First Lady participate in the official state arrival ceremony, meetings and a state dinner with Margaret Thatcher

1989-01-29

Game-winning RBI, official statistic dropped after 9 years of use NY Mets Keith Hernandez is the all-time leader with 129

1990-12-04

An Iraqi official reports that Iraq will withdraw if it can retain control of the Rumailah field and keep Bubiyan and Werbah islands; also says that demands that the Palestinian issue be treated separately would not be surmountable

1991-09-04

Panel of 8 baseball experts vote to drop asterisk next to Roger Maris HR record & determine an official no hitter must go at least 9 innings

1991-10-05

The first official version of the Linux kernel, version 0.02, is released.

1992-02-06

The Sámi people of the far northern Nordic countries have an official day celebrating their existence.

1993-01-25

Puerto Rico adds English as its 2nd official language

1994-02-23

Indians owner Richard Jacobs announces he will pay $10 million to name baseball field (Jacobs Field) at Gateway (becomes official 3/23)

1994-03-26

Gunda Niemann skates un-official world record 10 km ladies (14:22.60)

1994-04-13

United Arab Emirates' 1st official ODI, losing to India

1995-08-14

Iran's official news agency, IRNA, reports that Iran has been unable to sell 200 million barrels per day of crude oil since the imposition of a unilateral oil embargo by the US

1995-11-30

Official end of Operation Desert Storm.

1997-04-15

Fire sweeps through a campsite of Muslims making the Hajj pilgrimage; the official death toll is 343.

1999-08-09

The Diet of Japan enacts a law establishing the Hinomaru and Kimi Ga Yo as the official national flag and national anthem.

1999-09-08

United States Attorney General Janet Reno names former Senator John Danforth to head an independent investigation of the 1993 fire at the Branch Davidian church near Waco, Texas in response to revelations in the film Waco: The Rules of Engagement contradicting the official government stories.

1999-10-22

Maurice Papon, an official in the Vichy France government during World War II, is jailed for crimes against humanity.

2002-03-01

The peseta is discontinued as official currency of Spain and is replaced with the euro (€).

2003-03-18

British Sign Language is recognised as an official British language.

2003-10-07

Gray Davis is recalled as Governor of California, three years before the official end of his office term. Film star Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected Governor.

2003-11-16

Lionel Messi makes his official debut for FC Barcelona

2004-01-14

The national flag of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag", was restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.

2004-07-03

Official opening of Bangkok's subway system.

2004-12-31

The official opening of Taipei 101, the current tallest skyscraper in the world, standing at a height of 509 metres (1,670 feet).

2005-11-17

Italy's choice of national anthem, Il Canto degli Italiani, becomes official in law for the first time, almost 60 years after it was provisionally chosen following the birth of the republic.

2006-02-17

A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126.

2006-04-06

NZSL (New Zealand sign language) is made an official language of New Zealand

2006-11-17

Official naming of element 111, Roentgenium (Rg).

2007-01-01

Bulgaria and Romania officially join the European Union. Also, Bulgarian, Romanian, and Irish become official languages of the European Union, joining 20 other official languages.

2007-04-03

Conventional train world speed record: a French TGV train on the LGV Est high speed line sets an official new world speed record.

2008-06-11

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper made an official historic apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to a residential school abuse in which children were isolated from their homes, families and cultures for a century.

2009-01-01

The government of the Republic of China adopts Hanyu Pinyin as its official Chinese romanization (before this time, the most commonly used was Tongyong Pinyin.

2009-04-15

Even though official government sources state that Argentina's GDP will actually grow this year, private consulting firms state that Argentine economy has actually been in recession since October 2008

2012-06-04

US drone attack kills 15 militants in Pakistan, including high ranking al-Qaeda official, Abu Yahya al-Libi

2016-01-20

Pakistan University Attack Kills at Least 19, Official Says

2016-07-16

Total of 1563 military personnel arrested after Turkish coup attempt: official

2016-08-31

South Korea Says Top North Korean Official Executed

2016-12-17

FBI backs CIA assessment on Russian motives in US hacking - official

2017-02-06

Afghan Official: Avalanches in Afghanistan Kill at Least 107

2017-03-15

British security official denies UK spy agency eavesdropped on Trump

2017-03-30

Ivanka Trump to Become Official White House Employee

2017-05-17

Information Trump shared with Russians came from Israel, official says

2017-08-30

US Coast Guard has saved 4322 lives in Houston flooding: official

1845-02-14

Cecil De Vere, 1st official British chess champion (1866)

1846-06-12

Richard Henry Savage, My Official Wife

1860-08-16

Lord Hawke, cricketer (England batsman 1890's, many official posts)

1870-11-21

Sigfrid Edström, Swedish sports official (d. 1964)

1873-05-08

Henry Leveson-Gower, cricketer (England capt 1909-10 later official)

1873-10-02

Pelham Warner, cricketer (England 1898-1912, later notable official)

1880-03-22

Ernie Quigley, Canadian-American sports official (d. 1960)

1882-06-24

Carl Diem, German Olympic official (d. 1962)

1889-03-08

Oscar Ewing, US government official (Everybody's Business)

1892-10-17

Theodor Eicke, Nazi official (d. 1943)

1893-01-12

Alfred Rosenberg, German Nazi official (d. 1946)

1894-04-26

Rudolf Hess, Nazi official (d. 1987)

1895-04-25

Stanley Rous, British soccer official

1897-07-11

Bull Connor, American law enforcement official (d. 1973)

1899-03-01

Erich von dem Bach, Nazi official (d. 1972)

1903-08-24

Karl Hanke, Nazi official (d. 1945)

1903-12-13

John Piper, British writer (US Churches in WW I)/official war painter

1904-05-04

Umm Kulthum, Egyptian singer (official Date of Birth) (d. 1975)

1904-11-11

Alger Hiss, State Department official hid papers in a pumpkin

1905-01-19

Oveta Culp Hobby, government official/newspaper publisher/CEO (Houston Post)

1906-02-16

Vera Menchik, Moscow, 1st official women's world chess champ (1927)

1907-01-16

Paul Nitze, American government official (d. 2004)

1912-9-28

María Luisa Robledo, The Official Story

1918-03-13

Faye Glenn Abdellan, US government official (health services)

1918-08-03

Sidney Gottlieb, American CIA official (d. 1999)

1920-06-15

George Ernest Leslie, trade union official

1921-04-09

Jean-Marie Balestre, French motorsports official (FIA) (d. 2008)

1926-07-01

Atilio Stampone, The Official Story

1929-02-27

Floria Bloise, The Official Story

1929-9-21

Héctor Alterio, The Official Story

1930-02-19

Gerald Sinstadt, Champions 2: Manchester United Official Review of the 93/94 Season

1932-03-11

Nigel Lawson, British government official (The Power Game)

1933-07-03

Edward Brandt, American doctor and public health official (d. 2007)

1936-03-10

Sepp Blatter, Swiss ice hockey and football official

1936-11-24

Dave Whelan, La Coupe De La Gloire: The Official Film of the 1998 FIFA World Cup

1937-04-13

Peter M Harris, Official Solicitor (Supreme Court)

1938-01-07

Aída Bortnik, The Official Story

1940-04-09

Chunchuna Villafañe, The Official Story

1940-04-23

Michael Copps, American Federal Government official

1940-12-24

Anthony Fauci, US health official

1941-08-21

Tony Clarke, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1942-05-27

Lee Baca, American law enforcement official

1942-06-21

Togo D. West, Jr., American attorney and public official

1943-07-23

Hugo Arana, The Official Story

1944-05-18

Abel Facello, The Official Story

1945-04-28

Juan Carlos Macías, The Official Story

1945-06-12

Pat Jennings, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1946-01-01

Boz Burrell, Bad Company: The Official Authorised 40th Anniversary Documentary

1946-02-19

Luis Puenzo, The Official Story

1946-03-20

Daniel Binelli, The Official Story

1946-9-15

Rhondda Johnson, The Official Story

1949-06-04

Lou Macari, Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2002

1952-03-15

Howard Koh, American state government official

1954-08-02

Sammy McIlroy, Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2002

1955-9-25

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1957-10-27

Glenn Hoddle, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1957-9-11

Preben Elkjær, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1958-01-01

Daniel Passarella, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1958-07-29

Alvin Martin, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1959-04-06

Pietro Vierchowod, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1960-04-28

Walter Zenga, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1960-10-16

Graeme Sharp, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1960-10-30

Diego Armando Maradona, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1961-10-20

Fernando Hoffman, The Official Story

1961-11-04

Nigel Worthington, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1962-04-05

Richard Gough, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1962-10-04

Dennis Cook, 2000 Official World Series

1962-9-03

Paul Ramsey, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1962-9-11

Julio Salinas, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1963-01-06

Andrea Tenuta, The Official Story

1963-02-17

Bernard McNally, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1963-06-06

Dariusz Kubicki, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1963-07-04

Jan Mølby, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1963-07-15

Steve Nicol, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1963-08-08

Stephen Walkom, Canadian ice hockey official and executive

1963-10-12

Alan McDonald, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1963-11-05

Jean-Pierre Papin, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1964-01-01

Jean Tigana, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1964-04-13

Andy Goram, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1964-08-16

Rick Reed, 2000 Official World Series

1964-10-28

Lenny Harris, 2000 Official World Series

1964-12-03

Darryl Hamilton, 2000 Official World Series

1965-03-22

Glenallen Hill, 2000 Official World Series

1965-05-07

Norman Whiteside, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1965-07-21

Mike Bordick, 2000 Official World Series

1966-02-19

Vincenzo Scifo, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1966-10-23

Cheyne Collins, Official Silence of the Lambs Parody

1966-11-17

Jeff Nelson, 2000 Official World Series

1967-02-09

Todd Pratt, 2000 Official World Series

1967-05-19

Turk Wendell, 2000 Official World Series

1967-07-14

Robin Ventura, 2000 Official World Series

1968-03-26

Jose Vizcaino, 2000 Official World Series

1968-07-07

Chuck Knoblauch, 2000 Official World Series

1968-11-18

Clay Bellinger, 2000 Official World Series

1968-12-11

Derek Bell, 2000 Official World Series

1968-12-23

Rick White, 2000 Official World Series

1969-03-23

Chris Turner, 2000 Official World Series

1969-04-12

Lucas Radebe, The Official 3D 2010 FIFA World Cup Film

1969-06-02

Kurt Abbott, 2000 Official World Series

1969-12-14

Raquel McClure, The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards

1970-02-10

Bobby Jones, 2000 Official World Series

1970-03-23

Tom Newby, The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards

1971-11-06

Bubba Trammell, 2000 Official World Series

1971-12-28

Benny Agbayani, 2000 Official World Series

1972-10-19

Joe McEwing, 2000 Official World Series

1972-11-22

Jay Payton, 2000 Official World Series

1972-9-09

Mike Hampton, 2000 Official World Series

1973-02-26

Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Manchester United: Official Review 1997/98 Season

1974-06-17

Brendan Wentworth, The Official Dharma & Greg Episode of the 1998 Winter Olympics

1974-11-07

Glendon Rusch, 2000 Official World Series

1975-04-08

Timo Perez, 2000 Official World Series

1975-9-05

Randy Choate, 2000 Official World Series

1976-9-14

Mellanie Monroe, Official Jersey Shore Parody.com

1979-02-20

Jesse McKeown, Okay It's Official

1982-08-09

Tyson Gay, First: The Official Film of the London 2012 Olympic Games

1982-08-25

Leon Shepard, Let You Go: Official Junkyard Groove Music Video

1982-10-02

Stephanie Linus, Official Prostitute

1983-10-09

Alex Moseley, The Legion of Supervillains the Official Music Video

1983-12-02

Sarah Vandella, Official Psycho Parody

1984-06-07

Daisy Cruz, Official Sons of Anarchy Parody

1984-11-12

Kristen Gandy, Sex Machine: Official Glamoure Music Video

1986-06-30

Bruno Fratus, First: The Official Film of the London 2012 Olympic Games

1987-03-28

Kagney Linn Karter, Official Silence of the Lambs Parody

1987-06-20

Katie Jordin, Official Psycho Parody

1988-9-23

Shanaze Reade, First: The Official Film of the London 2012 Olympic Games

1990-06-30

Teagan Summers, Official Deal or No Deal Parody

1990-11-21

Dani King, First: The Official Film of the London 2012 Olympic Games

1991-04-26

Bella Banxx, Official Californication Parody

1992-04-12

Chad le Clos, First: The Official Film of the London 2012 Olympic Games

1992-10-13

Sam Mikulak, First: The Official Film of the London 2012 Olympic Games

1992-12-30

John Orozco, First: The Official Film of the London 2012 Olympic Games

1993-01-13

Chad Reese, Hidden in the Heart of Texas: The Official Hide and Go Seek Documentary

1072-09-22

Ouyang Xiu, Chinese historian and scholar-official (b. 1007)

1799-02-22

Heshen, infamous Qing Dynasty Chinese official at court (b. 1750)

1825-05-20

Papaflessas, Greek priest and government official (b. 1788)

1841-01-03

Wilhelmus Kist, writer/director of Dutch (Official) Gazette, dies at 82

1841-11-30

Charles Louis W J van Keverberg, Dutch government official, dies at 73

1903-10-11

Richard Henry Savage, My Official Wife

1943-02-26

Theodor Eicke, Nazi official (b. 1892)

1945-06-08

Karl Hanke, Nazi official (b. 1903)

1947-01-23

Roy Park, cricketer (prolific Victorian bat & official), dies

1951-12-25

Harry T Moore, Florida NAACP official, killed by bomb

1954-11-14

Tom Costello, My Official Wife

1963-06-12

Medgar Evers, NAACP official, shot in Jackson Miss at 37

1964-03-18

Sigfrid Edström, Swedish sports official (b. 1870)

1972-03-08

Erich von dem Bach, Nazi official (b. 1899)

1977-08-16

Elvis Presley, American musician, dies at Graceland at 42. Official cause of death is cardiac arrhythmia

1980-01-08

Oscar Ewing, US government official (Everybody's Business), dies at 90

1986-07-18

Stanley Rous, British soccer official, dies at 91

1987-10-21

Ying-Chin Ho, Taiwan government official, dies at 88

1988-09-26

Guillermo Battaglia, The Official Story

1989-06-03

John McCauley, NHL official (b. 1945)

1993-07-11

Deng Yingchao, high ranking communist China official, dies at 88

1995-09-14

Maurice K. Goddard, American state government official (b. 1912)

1996-08-25

Erskine Childers, UN official/civil servant, dies at 67

1996-11-27

George Ernest Leslie, trade union official, dies at 76

1999-03-07

Sidney Gottlieb, American CIA official (b. 1918)

1999-05-15

Rhondda Johnson, The Official Story

2003-02-13

Walt Rostow, U.S. government official (b. 1916)

2005-01-03

JN Dixit, Indian government official (b. 1936)

2005-06-02

Gunder Gundersen, Norwegian Nordic combined skier and sports official (b. 1930)

2005-10-26

María Luisa Robledo, The Official Story

2006-04-09

Billy Hitchcock, American baseball player, coach, and official (b. 1916)

2006-09-21

Boz Burrell, Bad Company: The Official Authorised 40th Anniversary Documentary

2008-12-18

Mark Felt, the infamous Deep Throat, American FBI official and whistle blower during the Watergate Scandal (b. 1932)

2009-12-23

Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Tibetan senior official (b. 1910)

2010-01-04

Tony Clarke, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

2010-11-06

Jo Myong-Rok, North Korean military official (b. 1928)

2010-11-08

Alex Fagan, American law enforcement official (b. 1950)

2012-06-23

Alan McDonald, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

2012-08-02

Floria Bloise, The Official Story

2013-04-27

Aída Bortnik, The Official Story

2015-06-21

Darryl Hamilton, 2000 Official World Series

2016-07-01

Beijing's former top official in Hong Kong, Xu Jiatun, dies in exile aged 100