1863 – Slavery abolished in Dutch territories including Sint Maarten, Suriname and the Dutch Antilles, (now marked as Keti Koti Day in Suriname and the Netherlands)
1874 – 1st US kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000
1898 – Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders charge up San Juan Hill
1931 – Ice vending machines introduced in Los Angeles 25 lbs, 15 cents
1937 – Rev Martin Niemöller arrested in Nazi Germany for activities against the State
1947 – Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later became the National Basketball Association (NBA), holds its inaugural college player draft
1948 – NYC subway fare goes to 10 cents, bus fare to 7 cents and combo fare at 12 cents
1963 – ZIP (Zone Improvement Plan) Codes are introduced for United States mail
1980 – ‘O Canada’ officially becomes the national anthem of Canada.
1981 – Radio Shack 3rd release of Model III TRSDOS 1.3
Author: gil7
Today in History for 1st July 2023
Historical Events
1946 – US drops atom bomb on Bikini atoll (4th atomic explosion)
1973 – 1st US-China basketball game, US collegiates beats Shanghai 96-61
1982 – 2,100 Unification church couples wed in NYC
1987 – WHN-AM in NY City changes call letters to WFAN (now WEVD) replacing WHN’s country music, WYNY-FM adopts country music format
1996 – WBSI TV replaces WNYC on channel 31 in NYC
2016 – Islamic militants storm a cafe in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing 20 hostages and 2 police, country’s worse terror attack
Famous Birthdays
1844 – Verney Lovett Cameron, English explorer (Tanganyika), born in Radipole, Dorset, England (d. 1894)
1899 – Henry “Indiana” Jones Jr., American fictional film character (Indiana Jones films)
1903 – Beatrix Lehmann, British actress (Candles at Nine, Staircase), born in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England (d. 1979)
1906 – Estée Lauder [Josephine Esther Mentzer], American entrepreneur (Estée Lauder cosmetics), born in Corona, Queens, New York City (d. 2004)
1925 – Frank Lowson, England cricket batsman (7 Tests, 2 x 50s; Yorkshire CCC), born in Bradford, England (d. 1984)
1948 – Wang Qishan, Chinese Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, born in Qingdao, Shandong
Famous Deaths
1627 – Nathaniel Bacon, English painter, dies at 41
1681 – Oliver Plunkett, Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and last Catholic martyr (later beatified) to die in England, hanged, drawn and quartered for treason at Tyburn at 55
1877 – William Henry Davenport, American stage magician, claimed to be a spirit medium, dies at 36
1974 – Juan Perón, Argentine military officer and President of Argentina (1946-55, 73-74), dies of a heart attack at 78
2014 – Walter Dean Myers, African-American author, dies at 76
2022 – Richard Taruskin, American musicologist (Oxford History of Western Music), and educator, dies of esophageal cancer at 77
Famous Deaths for 30th June 2023
1882 – Alberto Henschel, German-Brazilian photographer and businessman, dies at 55
1914 – Bai Long [White Wolf], Chinese Robin Hood/crowd leader, dies
1935 – Bill Brockwell, English cricketer (British all-rounder in 7 Tests 1893-99), dies at 70
1953 – Charles William Miller, father of football in Brazil (b. 1874)
1992 – Nico Booken, Dutch director (Jewish Labor Social), dies at 72
1995 – Sicco Mansholt, Dutch politician, (President of the Commission of Europe 1972-1973), dies at 86
1996 – Jef Maes, Belgian composer and violinist, dies at 91
1997 – Albus Dumbledore [Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore], fictional character, Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, dies at 115
2001 – Joe Henderson, American jazz saxophonist, dies at 64
2016 – Geoffrey Hill, English poet, dies at 84
Historical Events for 30th June 2023
1294 – Jews are expelled from Berne, Switzerland
1598 – King Philip II of Spain moves to El Escorial royal palace (dies there three months later)
1851 – Battle of Viervoet: Basotho forces led by Moshoeshoe defeat the British over the British imposed Walden line
1939 – Heinkel He 176 rocket plane flies for 1st time, at Peenemunde
1956 – Harry Warren, James Lawrence, Ribert E. Lee, and James Hilton’s musical “Shangri-La”, based on Hilton’s novel “Lost Horizon”, and featuring Jack Cassidy and Alice Ghostley, closes at Winter Garden Theater, NYC, after 21 performances
1966 – Vice Admiral William F. Raborn Jr., USN, ends term as 7th director of CIA
1977 – US President Jimmy Carter cans B-1A bomber later “B-1’s the B-52”
1988 – French archbishop Marcel Lefebvre is excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church
2014 – Australian entertainer Rolf Harris is convicted of indecent assault in London, England
2022 – Ketanji Brown Jackson (51) sworn in as 104th justice of US Supreme Court, replacing Stephen Breyer (83) upon his retirement; 1st Black woman (6th female, and 3rd Black) to be seated
Today in History for 30th June 2023
Historical Events
1909 – Jack Johnson fights Tony Ross to a no decision in 6 rounds at Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to retain his heavyweight boxing title
1966 – Vice Admiral William F. Raborn Jr., USN, ends term as 7th director of CIA
1979 – “Got To Go Disco” closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 8 performances
1981 – Zwelakhe Sisulu, President of the Black Media Workers Association of South Africa, is detained
1989 – US Congressman Donald Lukens found guilty of having sex with a 16 year old girl
2002 – US Senior Open Men’s Golf, Caves Valley GC: Don Pooley wins by 1 stroke in a playoff with Tom Watson
Famous Birthdays
1468 – Johann the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony (1525-32), born in Meissen, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1532)
1641 – Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, Irish general, born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1719)
1917 – Robert Vandekerckhove, Belgian politician, born in Ingelmunster, Belgium (d. 1980)
1933 – Lea Massari, Italian actress (Anna-L’avventura), born in Rome, Lazio, Italy
1936 – Assia Djebar [Fatma-Zohra Imalhayène], Algerian writer and filmmaker, born in Iol, Algeria (d. 2015)
1936 – Tony Musante, American actor (David Toma-Toma, Nowhere to Hide), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 2013)
Famous Deaths
1607 – Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian, dies at 68
1662 – Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck, Dutch portrait painter, buried at about 64
1960 – Clarence Cameron White, American concert violinist, and composer (Elegy; Ouanga!), dies from cancer at 79
1992 – Nico Booken, Dutch director (Jewish Labor Social), dies at 72
1995 – Phyllis Hyman, American jazz singer (Prime of My Life), commits suicide at 45
2021 – Janet Moreau Stone, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1952), dies at 93
Famous Deaths for 29th June 2023
1306 – Musho [Hokai], Zen teacher (found subtemple at Jochiji), dies
1880 – George Willem Vreede, Dutch lawyer and politician, dies at 71
1933 – Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, American actor (The Bell Boy, Moonshine, Keystone comedies), dies from a heart attack at 46
1964 – Eric Dolphy, American jazz saxophone, bass clarinet, and flute player, dies of insulin shock at 36
1994 – Kurt Eichhorn, German conductor, dies at 85
1995 – Lana Turner, American pin-up model and actress (Peyton Place; The Postman Always Rings Twice; Imitation of Life), dies of cancer at 74
1997 – William Hickey, American actor (Prizzi’s Honor, The Nightmare Before Christmas), dies of emphysema at 69
1998 – Horst Jankowski, German jazz and easy listening pianist (“A Walk In The Black Forest”), dies of lung cancer at 62
2000 – Arnie Weinmeister, Canadian Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle (Pro Bowl 1950–53; First-team All-Pro 1950–53; NY Yankees, NY Giants; BC Lions), dies at 77
2021 – Carlos Vilar, Argentine sailor (Snipe World Championships gold 1948, 51), dies from COVID-19 at 91
Historical Events for 29th June 2023
1694 – Dutch fleet attacks French grain transports
1776 – Mission Dolores founded at San Francisco Bay by Lieutenant José Joaquin Moraga and Francisco Palóu
1906 – US Open Men’s Golf, Onwentsia GC: Scotsman Alex Smith wins first of his 2 Open titles, 7 strokes ahead of runner-up and younger brother Willie Smith
1931 – 109°F (43°C), Monticello, Florida (state record, until broken in 2015)
1944 – German generals Rommel and von Rundstedt travel to Berchtesgaden
1968 – “Tip-Toe Thru’ The Tulips With Me” by Tiny Tim peaks at #17
1985 – STS 51-F vehicle moves to launch pad
1986 – Richard Branson aboard Virgin Atlantic Challenger II reaches Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly, fastest crossing of Atlantic
1989 – Emmy 16th Daytime Award presentation – Susan Lucci loses for 10th time
2018 – Drake releases his fifth studio album “Scorpion”, a double album with 25 tracks
Today in History for 29th June 2023
Historical Events
1749 – New Governor Charles de la Ralière Des Herbiers arrives at Isle Royale (Cape Breton Island).
1929 – Mexico and Vatican sign Concord
1989 – Emmy 16th Daytime Award presentation – Susan Lucci loses for 10th time
1990 – NY Mets tie their team career high 11 game winning streak
1992 – NHL arbitrator decides Eric Lindros goes to Philadelphia Flyers instead of New York Rangers, after Quebec traded him twice; Quebec received 6 player, two draft picks and $15M
1995 – Memphis Mad Dogs 1st CFL game (vs Calgary Stampeders)
Famous Birthdays
1886 – George Frederick Boyle, Australian-American composer, born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1948)
1897 – Ottmar Gerster, German composer (rector of the Liszt Music Academy in Weimar), born in Braunfels, Germany (d. 1969)
1908 – Rene Gerber, Swiss composer, born in Travers (d. 2006)
1924 – Flo Sandon’s, Italian singer (won Sanremo Music Festival-Viale d’autunno), born in Vicenza, Italy (d. 2006)
1936 – David Jenkins, American figure skater (Olympic gold singles 1960; World C’ship gold singles 1957-59), born in Akron, Ohio
1968 – Theoren Fleury, Canadian NHL right wing (Calgary Flames, Canada), born in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Famous Deaths
1779 – Anton Raphael Mengs, German Bohemian painter and one of the precursors to Neoclassical painting, dies at 51
1860 – Thomas Addison, English physician (A-Biermer Disease), dies at 67
1880 – George Willem Vreede, Dutch lawyer and politician, dies at 71
1964 – Eric Dolphy, American jazz saxophone, bass clarinet, and flute player, dies of insulin shock at 36
1996 – Alexander George Ogston, British biochemist, and educator (professor at Australian National University, 1959-70; president of Trinity College – Oxford, 1970-78), dies at 85
1997 – William Hickey, American actor (Prizzi’s Honor, The Nightmare Before Christmas), dies of emphysema at 69
Famous Deaths for 28th June 2023
1598 – Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and dealer in maps, books, and antiquities (Theatrum orbis terrarum), dies at 71
1754 – Martin Folkes, English antiquarian and mathematician, dies at 63
1889 – Maria Mitchell, 1st US woman astronomer (Vassar), dies at 70
1916 – Ştefan Luchian, Romanian painter (b. 1868)
1980 – José Iturbi, Spanish pianist and conductor, dies at 84
1982 – Gerard Rutten, Dutch film director (Sterren stralen overal), dies at 79
2006 – George Page, American television host (b. 1935)
2015 – Jack Carter [Chakrin], American comedian and actor, dies at 93
2018 – Harlan Ellison, American sci-fi author and screenwriter (Star Trek-“The City on the Edge of Forever”), dies at 84
2020 – Joe Bugel, American football coach (offensive line Washington Redskins ‘Hogs’, Super Bowl 1982, 87; Phoenix Cardinals, Oakland Raiders), dies of bone cancer at 80
Historical Events for 28th June 2023
1593 – Earl Mauritius conquers Geertruidenberg
1635 – French colony of Guadeloupe established in the Caribbean
1846 – Saxophone is patented by Antoine-Joseph “Adolfe” Sax
1894 – The Natal Legislature plans to introduce the Indian Franchise Bill, South Africa
1909 – 1st French air show, Concours d’Avation opens
1939 – Joe Louis beats Tony Galento by TKO at 2:29 in round 4 at Yankee Stadium, NYC in his 7th heavyweight boxing title defense
1942 – Col-gen Von Hoth’ 6th Pantser enters Voronezj
1956 – Riots break out in Poznan, Poland, 38 die
1973 – New Zealand ship HMNZS Otago sails for Mururoa nuclear test zone after France’s refusal to accept an International Court of Justice injunction against its atmospheric nuclear testing
1994 – Jonah Lomu becomes the youngest-ever All Black at 19 yrs 45 days playing rugby for New Zealand against France in Christchurch