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Donald DiFrancesco
1944Nov, 20

Donald DiFrancesco

Donald DiFrancesco, American lawyer and politician, 51st Governor of New Jersey
Donald Thomas DiFrancesco (born November 20, 1944) is a former American Republican politician. He was President of the New Jersey Senate from 1992 until 2002 and by virtue of this office succeeded Christine Todd Whitman as the 51st governor of New Jersey after her resignation to become Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. He served from January 2001 to January 2002.

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Events on 1944

  • 10Apr

    Auschwitz concentration camp

    Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escape from Birkenau death camp.
  • 13Apr

    Soviet Union

    Diplomatic relations between New Zealand and the Soviet Union are established.
  • 26Jun

    RAF

    World War II: San Marino, a neutral state, is mistakenly bombed by the RAF based on faulty information, leading to 35 civilian deaths.
  • 26Aug

    Charles de Gaulle

    World War II: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris.
  • 31Dec

    Nazi Germany

    World War II: Hungary declares war on Nazi Germany.