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Howard Baker, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 12th White House Chief of Staff (born 1925)

On June 26, in the year 2014, Howard Baker, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 12th White House Chief of Staff (born 1925). This event is recorded as a Notable Deaths event in the history of June 26, a notable event in this corner of history.

1 notable person is associated with this event, including Howard Baker. Learn more below.

Howard Henry Baker Jr. was an American politician, diplomat and photographer who served as a United States senator from Tennessee from 1967 to 1985. During his tenure, he rose to the rank of Senate minority leader and then Senate majority leader. A member of the Republican Party, Baker was the first Republican to be elected to the U.S. Senate in Tennessee since the Reconstruction era.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on June 26, 2014 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Notable Deaths event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 2 Wikipedia articles.
  • 1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 4 June 2026.

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Notable Deaths 2014 Jun 26 Bob Mischak, American football player and coach (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jun 26 Julius Rudel, Austrian-American conductor (born 1921)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jun 26 Mary Rodgers, American composer and author (born 1931)
Historical Events 2013 Jun 26 Riots in China's Xinjiang region kill at least 36 people and injure 21 others
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Notable Deaths 2013 Jun 26 Henrik Otto Donner, Finnish trumpet player and composer (born 1939)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jun 26 Edward Huggins Johnstone, Brazilian-American sergeant and judge (born 1922)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jun 26 Byron Looper, American politician (born 1964)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jun 26 Justin Miller, American baseball player (born 1977)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jun 26 Marc Rich, Belgian-American businessman (born 1934)
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Historical Events 2012 Jun 26 The Waldo Canyon fire descends into the Mountain Shadows neighborhood in Colorado Springs, burning 347 homes in a matter
Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 26 Sverker Åström, Swedish diplomat, Swedish Permanent Representative to the United Nations (born 1915)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 26 Pat Cummings, American basketball player (born 1956)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 26 Nora Ephron, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1941)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 26 Mario O'Hara, Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1944)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 26 Doris Singleton, American actress (born 1919)
Notable Deaths 2011 Jun 26 Edith Fellows, American actress (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2011 Jun 26 Jan van Beveren, Dutch footballer and coach (born 1948)
Notable Deaths 2010 Jun 26 Algirdas Brazauskas, Lithuanian engineer and politician, 4th President of Lithuania (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2010 Jun 26 Harald Keres, Estonian physicist and academic (born 1912)
Selected Events 2010 Jun 26 A G20 summit, the largest and most expensive security operation in Canadian history, began in downtown Toronto
Historical Events 2008 Jun 26 A suicide bomber dressed as an Iraqi policeman detonates an explosive vest, killing 25 people
Historical Events 2007 Jun 26 Pope Benedict XVI reinstates the traditional laws of papal election in which a successful candidate must receive two-thi
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