American lawyer and jurist, Director of Central Intelligence (died 2025)

William H. Webster

William Hedgcock Webster was an American attorney and jurist who served as chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Council from 2005 until 2020. He was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit before serving as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 1978 to 1987 and director of Central Intelligence (CIA) from 1987 to 1991. He is the only person to have held both positions.

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1924

March 6

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-12 The Roman emperor Augustus is named Pontifex Maximus, incorporating the position into that of the emperor.
845 The 42 Martyrs of Amorium are killed after refusing to convert to Islam.
1204 The Siege of Château Gaillard ends in a French victory over King John of England, who loses control of Normandy to King Philip II Augustus.
1323 Treaty of Paris of 1323 is signed.

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The world in 1924

When William arrived

april 1 Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years fortress confinement for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch" but spends only nine months in jail.
april 1 The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
april 13 A.E.K., a major Greek multi-sport club, is established in Athens by Greek refugees from Constantinople.
april 24 Thorvald Stauning becomes premier of Denmark (first term).

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Same-day contemporaries

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Antoine-Henri Jomini 1779–1869 French-Russian general (born 1779) Donald Davidson 1917–2003 American philosopher and academic (born 1917) Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806–1861 English poet and translator (born 1806) Gabriel García Márquez 1927–2014 Colombian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1927) Gordon Cooper 1927–2004 American engineer, pilot, and astronaut (died 2004)[citation needed] Lefty Grove 1900–1975 American baseball player (died 1975) Mário Bližňák 1987– Slovak ice hockey player Michelangelo 1475–1564 Italian sculptor and painter (born 1475) Obafemi Awolowo 1909–1987 Nigerian lawyer and politician (died 1987)

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Same-year contemporaries

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Jimmy Carter 1924–2024 American politician, 39th President of the United States (born 1924) George H. W. Bush 1924–2018 American lieutenant and politician, 41st President of the United States (died 2018) Abioseh Nicol 1924–1994 Sierra Leonean-English physician, academic, and diplomat (died 1994) Brian Bevan 1924–1991 Australian rugby league player (died 1991) Bulat Okudzhava 1924–1997 Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1924) Carroll O'Connor 1924–2001 American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2001) Charlie Callas 1924–2011 American actor and comedian (died 2011) Colleen Dewhurst 1924–1991 Canadian-American actress (born 1924) David Bronstein 1924–2006 Ukrainian-Belarusian chess player and theoretician (born 1924)

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