Mike Pence was born on 7 June 1959 in Columbus. An American politician, Pence served as the 48th Vice President of the United States under Donald Trump from 2017 to 2021. A conservative Republican and evangelical Christian, he had been a member of Congress and governor of Indiana. As vice president he led the task force on the COVID-19 pandemic. On 6 January 2021 he refused to follow Trump's demands to reject the electoral votes certifying Joe Biden's victory, and he presided over the certification after the Capitol attack. He later ran unsuccessfully for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
Before and after
- 13 May 1959Establishment of Torres del Paine National Park
- from 23 May 1959 to 2 December 1975Laotian Civil War
- 27 May 1959Birth of Donna Strickland
- 28 May 1959Creation of COBOL
- 7 June 1959Birth of Mike Pence
- 17 July 1959Mary Leakey finds Zinjanthropus at Olduvai Gorge
- from 31 July 1959 to 20 October 2011Basque conflict
- 12 September 1959Launch of Luna 2
- 4 October 1959Launch of Luna 3
More in Wars, politics & history
- 15 August 1947India and Pakistan become independent
- from 25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953Korean War
- from 16 May 1966 to 6 October 1976Cultural Revolution
- from 2 August 1990 to 28 February 1991Gulf War
- 20 February 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
- 31 January 2020Brexit
The era
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