514 – St Hormisdas elected as Pope succeeding Pope Sympowerus
1894 – 2000 fed troops recalled from Chicago, having ended Pullman strike
1920 – Dutch soccer club Sportclub Heerenveen is formed; initially known as Athleta; KNVB Cup Champions 2008–09
1928 – The government of Hungary issues a decree ordering Gypsies to end their nomadic ways, settle permanently in one place, subject themselves to the same laws and taxes as other Hungarians
1932 – Franz von Papen launches a coup against the Prussian government
1933 – Germany: Two-hundred Jewish merchants are arrested in Nuremberg and paraded through the streets
1933 – Vatican state secretary Pacelli (Pius XII) signs accord with Adolf Hitler
1948 – Lou Thesz beats Bill Longson, to become NWA wrestling champion
1985 – Divers find wreck of Spanish galleon Atocha
2020 – Announcement that a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) is able to trigger immune response and antibodies
Author: gil7
Today in History for 20th July 2022
Historical Events
1914 – Armed resistance against British rule begins in Ulster
1925 – Italian-Serbian/Croatian/Slav treaty about Dalmatie
1953 – USSR/Israel recover diplomatic relations
1963 – Verne Gagne beats Crusher Lisowski in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ
1963 – US Open Women’s Golf, Kenwood CC: Mary Mills wins her first of 3 major titles by 3 strokes ahead of runners-up Louise Suggs and Sandra Haynie
1964 – 1st surfin’ record to go #1-Jan and Dean’s “Surf City”
Famous Birthdays
1726 – William Jones, British composer and clergyman, born in Lowick, England (d. 1800)
1951 – Larry Black, 4×100 runner (Olympic gold 1972), born in Miami, Florida
1952 – Keiko Matsuzaka, Japanese actress
1965 – Jovy Marcelo, Filipino racing driver, born in Quezon City, Philippines (d. 1992)
1966 – Tracey Mcfarlane, US breaststroke swimmer (US record 100m)
1999 – Princess Alexandra of Hanover, daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco
Famous Deaths
833 – Ansegis [Ansegius], French abbot of Fontenelle and writer, dies at about 63
1398 – Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, heir to the throne of England, dies at 24
1912 – Andrew Lang, Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and anthropologist (Andrew Lang’s Fairy Books), dies at 68
1944 – Arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71
1962 – George MacAulay Trevelyan, English royal historian, dies at 86
1976 – Samuel Mutendi, founder of the Zimbabwean Zion Christian Church, dies
Famous Deaths for 19th July 2022
1944 – Carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated
1957 – Curzio Malaparte [Kurt E Suckert], Italian author (Kaputt), dies at 59
1958 – Robert Earl Hughes, American man who became heaviest known human (485 kg), dies at 32
1964 – Carol Veazie, actress (Maude-Norby), dies at 69
1996 – Mervyn Hugh Cowie, wildlife conservationist, dies at 87
1996 – Lawrence Jenco, American Roman Catholic priest who was held hostage in Beirut, Lebanon, dies at 61
1996 – (Emmanual Tettey) “E.T.” Mensah, Ghanaian saxophonist, known as the “King of Highlife” music (Accra Rhythmic Orchestra; The Tempos), dies at 77
2007 – Roberto Fontanarrosa, Argentine cartoonist (b. 1944)
2014 – Skye McCole Bartusiak, American actress, dies at 21
2019 – Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor (Blade Runner, Ladyhawke, Osterman Weekend), dies at 75
Historical Events for 19th July 2022
1674 – Court of Holland bans books of Hobbes, Spinoza and Meyer
1914 – Boston Braves begin drive from last to the NL pennant with a 3-2 win against the 2nd placed Cincinnati Reds
1940 – Nazi occupiers in Netherlands forbid anti-nazi films
1940 – Adolf Hitler orders Great Britain to surrender – they decline
1941 – US President Franklin D. Roosevelt appoints the Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC)
1953 – WAKR (now WAKC) TV channel 23 in Akron, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting
1975 – New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson’s 1st-inning single and RBI are nullified because tar on his bat handle exceeds 18″ limit; Minnesota Twins win, 2-1
1977 – Floods in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, kill 76
1992 – British Open Men’s Golf, Muirfield: Englishman Nick Faldo wins his 3rd Open title, by 1 stroke from American John Cook
2019 – UK oil tanker Stena Impero seized by Iranian Revolutionary Guard in the Strait of Hormuz
Today in History for 19th July 2022
Historical Events
1937 – Entartete Art Fair opens in Munich
1950 – French/Vietnamese offensive against Viet Minh
1951 – “2 in the Aisle” opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 276 performances
1971 – Sudan military coup under maj Hashem al-Atta, Numeiry flees
1977 – Floods in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, kill 76
1990 – Cincinnati Red Pete Rose is sentence to 5 months for tax evasion
Famous Birthdays
1873 – Louis Zimmermann, Dutch violinist and 1st concert master of Concert building, born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1954)
1883 – Max Fleischer, Polish-American animator and film producer (Betty Boop, Popeye the Sailor Man), born in Kraków, Austrian Poland (d. 1972)
1909 – Jeno Vecsey, Hungarian composer, born in Cece (d. 1966)
1958 – Robert Gibson, American professional wrestler, born in Pensacola, Florida
1969 – David Goldsmith, actor (Eric-Models Inc), born in New Brunswick, New Jersey
1990 – Steven Anthony Lawrence, American actor
Famous Deaths
1740 – Francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname, Algeria), dies at 71
1964 – Carol Veazie, actress (Maude-Norby), dies at 69
1992 – Bert Brugman, Dutch puppeteer (Dutch marionette theater), dies
1996 – (Emmanual Tettey) “E.T.” Mensah, Ghanaian saxophonist, known as the “King of Highlife” music (Accra Rhythmic Orchestra; The Tempos), dies at 77
2003 – Pierre Graber, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1970–1978), dies at 94
2010 – Cécile Aubry, French actress (The Black Rose), author (Belle et Sébastien), television screenwriter and director, dies at 81
Famous Deaths for 18th July 2022
1544 – René van Chalon, viceroy of Holland, dies in battle at 25
1610 – Caravaggio [Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio], Italian painter, (Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy), dies at 38
1721 – Jean-Antoine Watteau, French Rococo painter (fêtes galantes), dies at 36
1833 – Joseph Comb, missionary to Moluccas, dies at 63
1937 – Julian Bell, British poet (b. 1908)
1938 – Marie, last Queen of Romania as the wife of King Ferdinand I (1914-27), dies at 62
1963 – A H C Cooper, South African cricketer (Test v England 1914), dies
2004 – Émile Peynaud, French oenologist, dies at 92
2007 – Charles Jauncey, Baron Jauncey of Tullichettle, Scottish judge and advocate, dies after a stroke at 82
2021 – John Woodcock, English cricket journalist (‘The Times’ 1954-88; Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 1981-86; President Cricket Writers’ Club 1986-2004), dies at 94
Historical Events for 18th July 2022
1290 – King Edward I orders expulsion of Jews from England, this edict will remain in place for 350 years
1896 – US Open Men’s Golf, Shinnecock Hills: American-based Scot James Foulis wins by 3 strokes ahead of Englishman Horace Rawlins
1923 – British House of Lords accepts new divorce law
1943 – Giants and Phillies strand record 30 baserunners, NY wins, 10-6
1954 – Cards losing 8-1 to Phillies begin stalling in 5th, they forfeit game
1972 – The 100th British soldier to die in the Northern Ireland “troubles” is shot by a sniper in Belfast
1979 – USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1980 – Failed attack on Iran ex-premier Bakhtiar in Neuilly, France
1988 – Abu Nidal terrorists kill 9 on cruise ship City of Poros
2019 – Arson attack on animated studio Kyoto Animation Co in Kyoto, Japan, kills at least 33
Today in History for 18th July 2022
Historical Events
1572 – Willem of Orange recognized as viceroy of Holland/Friesland/Utrecht
1944 – RAF Mosquitos attack Cologne and Berlin
1960 – Premier Kishi of Japan resigns
1960 – 1st UN troops reach Congo
1994 – Comet Shoemaker-Levy’s largest collision with Jupiter leaves black spot 12,000 km across
2019 – Children’s songs “Baby Shark” and “Raining Tacos” used by City of West Palm Beach, Florida to drive away homeless people from the waterfront
Famous Birthdays
1635 – Robert Hooke, English scientist (Micrographia), born in Isle of Wight, England (d. 1703)
1914 – John G Bearer, writer (Metro, Drunken Canary, Fast Heartbeat)
1920 – Eric Brandon, British racing driver, born in East Ham, Essex (d. 1982)
1938 – Britt Leach, American actor (Mickey-Spencer’s Pilots), born in Gadsden, Alabama
1950 – Jack Dongarra, American computer programmer (2022 Turing award, Linpack), born in Chicago, Illinois
1956 – Audrey Landers [Hamburg], American actress and singer (Dallas; Chorus Line), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Famous Deaths
1833 – Joseph Comb, missionary to Moluccas, dies at 63
1989 – Rebecca Schaeffer, American actress (Patti-My Sister Sam), is shot by a fan at 21
1993 – Jean Negulesco, Romanian-American film director (3 Coins in a Fountain), dies at 93
2004 – Émile Peynaud, French oenologist, dies at 92
2005 – William Westmoreland, US general during the Vietnam War, dies at 91
2012 – Rajesh Khanna, Indian Bollywood actor officially titled “The First Superstar of Indian cinema”, dies of kidney problems at 69
Famous Deaths for 17th July 2022
1645 – Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, Scottish politician
1753 – Andre-Joseph Panckoucke, French book publisher/merchant, dies
1794 – Jean-Frédéric Edelmann, French composer, executed by guillotine after false charges of treason during French Revolution at 45
1915 – Francesco Fanciulli, American-Italian composer, dies on 62nd birthday
1918 – Alexei Trupp, Russian footman and assistant of Tsar Nicholas II, executed at 62
1928 – Giovanni Giolitti, 5x Prime Minister of Italy (1892-93, 1903-05, 1906-09, 1911-14, 1920-21), dies at 85
1980 – Donald “Red” Barry, American actor (Adventures of Red Ryder, Jesse James’ Women), commits suicide at 68
1987 – Yujiro Ishihara, Japanese actor (b. 1934)
1995 – Carlos Sánchez Málaga, Peruvian composer, dies at 91
2010 – Fred F. Carter Jr., American country session guitarist, singer, producer and composer (Nashville’s “A-Team”), dies of a stroke at 76
Historical Events for 17th July 2022
1203 – Siege of Constantinople begins during the fourth Crusade; Roman Catholic Crusaders aboard a Venetian fleet attack the city
1862 – United army officially divides corps
1882 – Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Defending champion William Renshaw beats twin brother Ernest Renshaw 6-1, 2-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
1903 – The Russian Social Democratic Workers Party meets, first in Brussels and then London because their leaders have been forced into exile by the Russian Government
1934 – Babe Ruth draws his 2,000th base on balls at Cleveland
1941 – NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak ends in Cleveland
1979 – Sebastian Coe runs world record 3:49 mile in Oslo
1997 – STS 94 (Columbia 23), lands
2005 – British Open Golf, St. Andrews: Tiger Woods wins his 10th major title wire-to-wire by 5 shots from Scotsman Colin Montgomerie
2018 – Barack Obama gives speech honoring Nelson Mandela and warning of “strongman politics” in Johannesburg, South Africa