1776 – Colonel John Nixon gives the 1st public reading of the Declaration of Independence to an assemblage of citizens in Philadelphia
1896 – Charles Tupper resigns as Prime Minister of Canada after losing the June 23rd election, his 69-day term the shortest in Canadian history
1898 – Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Red Donahue no-hits Boston Beaneaters, 5-0 at the Baker Bowl
1961 – Portuguese steamer “Save” breaks up off Mozambique, 227 die
1963 – Reports of Charlie Finley’s intention to move KC A’s to Oakland
1969 – US troop withdrawal begins in Vietnam
1994 – Preliminary trial rules there is enough evidence to try O.J. Simpson
2007 – US Senior Open Men’s Golf, Whistling Straits: Brad Bryant wins by 3 strokes from Ben Crenshaw
2014 – FIFA World Cup: Germany defeat Brazil by a record 7-1 in the semi-finals to make it to the final; Miroslav Klose of Germany breaks the World Cup goal scoring record with 16 goals
2021 – Zaila Avant-garde, American student, age 14, from Harvey, Louisiana, wins Scripps National Spelling Bee title
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Today in History for 8th July 2022
Historical Events
1663 – King Charles II of England grants a charter to Rhode Island
1797 – 1st US senator (William Blount of Tennessee) expelled by impeachment
1954 – KMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast
1981 – France performs nuclear test
1984 – Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: John McEnroe defends his crown, thrashing fellow American Jimmy Connors 6-1, 6-1, 6-2
2021 – MLB Padres relief pitcher Daniel Camarena gets his first hit, in his second career at bat – a grand slam – against Washington Nationals’ Max Scherzer, in San Diego
Famous Birthdays
1908 – Louis Jordan, American musician, songwriter and bandleader (“Caldonia”; “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie”; “Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens”), born in Brinkley, Arkansas (d. 1975)
1911 – Ken Farnes, English cricket bowler (fast England in pre-WW II years), born in Leytonstone, England (d. 1941)
1944 – Jeffrey Tambor, American character actor (Larry Sanders – “Hank”; Arrested Decelopment), born in San Francisco, California
1951 – Greg T. Walker, American rock bassist (Blackfoot)
1963 – Mike Ridley, Canadian NHL center (Vancouver Canucks), born in Winnipeg, Canada
1991 – Thuso Mbedu, South African actress (Is’Thunzi), born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Famous Deaths
1726 – John Ker, Scottish spy, (for the British government against the Jacobites), dies in a debtors prison at 52
1913 – Louis Hémon, French novelist (Maria Chapdelaine), dies at 32
1957 – Grace Goodhue Coolidge, American First Lady (1923-29), dies at 78
1987 – Lionel Chevrier, Canadian politician (Canadian Member of Parliament), dies at 84
1999 – Pete Conrad, American astronaut (b. 1930)
2003 – Kunio Toda, Japanese composer, dies at 87
Famous Deaths for 7th July 2022
1573 – Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect, dies at 65
1663 – Thomas Baltzar, German violinist
1901 – Johanna Spyri, Swiss children’s book author (Heidi), dies at 74
1903 – José Augusto Ferreira Veiga, Viscount of Arneiro, Portuguese composer, dies at 64
1956 – Gottfried Benn, German poet and essayist, dies at 70
1965 – Bill Hitch, England cricket fast-bowler (7 Tests 1911-21), dies
1980 – Reginald Gardiner, British actor (The Flying Deuces; The Great Dictator), dies at 77
2000 – Kenny Irwin, Jr., American auto racer (USAC National Midget Champion 1996; NASCAR 87 starts), dies in a crash during practice at 30
2013 – Anna Wing, British stage and screen actress (EastEnders, 1985-88 – “Lou Beale”; Blithe Spirit), dies at 98
2016 – Rokusuke Ei, Japanese author and lyricist (Sukiyaki), dies at 83
Historical Events for 7th July 2022
1495 – King Ferdinand II returns to Naples
1753 – British parliament grants Jews citizenship
1814 – Walter Scott’s novel “Waverley” published
1865 – Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold and George Atzerodt are executed for their role in the conspiracy to assassinate US President Abraham Lincoln
1939 – “The Rules of the Game”, French film directed by Jean Renoir, starring Nora Gregor and Paulette Dubost, premieres in Paris
1968 – France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll
1972 – 1st women FBI members sworn in (Susan Lynn Roley and Joanne E Pierce)
1990 – 1st ‘Three Tenors’ concert featuring Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti at Baths of Caracalla in Rome; recording becomes world’s best-selling classical record
2007 – Pope Benedict XVI issues the Apostolic Letter Summorum Pontificum, removing restrictions on celebrating the old Tridentine Mass
2012 – Floods in the Krasnodar region, Russia, kill 140 people
Today in History for 7th July 2022
Historical Events
1919 – Philadelphia Phillies tie MLB record of 8 steals in an innings (9th) in a 10-5 loss vs NY Giants
1923 – Cleveland Indians set an AL record 27 runs including 13 in the 6th in 27-3 win v Boston Red Sox
1972 – 7 people are killed in separate incidents across Northern Ireland
1974 – FIFA World Cup Final, Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany: Striker Gerd Müller scores 43rd minute winner as West Germany beats the Netherlands, 2-1
1980 – The Safra massacre in Lebanon
1986 – Soviet General and spy for the US Dmitri Polyakov arrested in retirement in Russia (executed 1988)
Famous Birthdays
1586 – Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel, English statesman (d. 1646)
1926 – Nuon Chea [Lau Kim Korn], Cambodian revolutionary and Khmer Rouge leader ‘Brother Number Two’, born in Battambang, Cambodia (d. 2019)
1933 – Murray Halberg, New Zealand middle-distance runner (Olympic gold 1960), born in Eketāhuna, New Zealand
1944 – Jürgen Grabowski, German soccer midfielder/forward (44 caps West Germany; Eintracht Frankfurt 441 games), born in Wiesbaden, Germany (d. 2022)
1951 – Roz Ryan, actress (Amelia-Amen, Occupied), born in Detroit, Michigan
1967 – Alfred Jackson, American CFL receiver (BC Lions), born in Caldwell, Texas
Famous Deaths
1572 – Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72), dies at 51
1663 – Thomas Baltzar, German violinist
1774 – Giuseppe Maria Carretti, Italian composer, dies at 83
1932 – Henry Eyster Jacobs, American Lutheran theologian, dies at 87
1993 – Mia Zapata, American singer with The Gits (b. 1965)
2006 – Juan de Ávalos, Spanish sculptor (b. 1911)
Famous Deaths for 6th July 2022
1480 – Antonio Squarcialupi, Italian composer and organist, dies at 64
1583 – Edmund Grindal, English bishop of London/archbhp of York, dies at 64
1835 – John Marshall, 4th Chief Justice of the United States (1801-35), dies at 79
1871 – Antonio de Castro Alves, Brazilian poet (O navio negreiro), dies at 34
1879 – Henry Smart, English organist and composer, dies at 65
1922 – Mary Theresa Ledóchowska, Polish-Austrian Catholic nun (founded the Missionary Sisters of St. Peter Claver), dies at 59
1955 – Paolo Gallico, Italian-American pianist and composer (The Apocalypse), dies at 87
1980 – Gail Patrick [Margaret Fitzpatrick], American actress (My Man Godfrey, Love Crazy), dies of leukemia at 69
2008 – Bobby Durham, American jazz drummer (b. 1937)
2020 – Charlie Daniels, American singer (Devil Went Down to Georgia), dies at 83
Historical Events for 6th July 2022
1776 – American Declaration of Independence announced on front page of “PA Evening Gazette”
1894 – Cleveland sends 2,000 troops to Chicago to suppress Pullman strike
1934 – Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Home favourite Fred Perry beats Australian Jack Crawford 6-3, 6-0, 7-5 for the first of 3 straight Wimbledon titles
1956 – MLB Commissioner Ford Frick inaugurates Cy Young Award, to honour baseball’s outstanding pitcher of the season
1969 – Filming begins on “Ned Kelly” starring Mick Jagger
1975 – Argentine government falls
1994 – “Forrest Gump”, directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, and Gary Sinise, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1995)
1998 – England cricket spin bowler Robert Croft saves England from defeat with a famous unbeaten 37 in 190 minutes on day 5 of 2nd Test v South Africa at Old Trafford, Manchester
2009 – Jadranka Kosor became first female prime minister of Croatia
2017 – Illinois State Senate votes to override Governor Bruce Rauner’s veto to approve 1st budget in more than two years, longest-lasting such dispute of any state
Today in History for 6th July 2022
Historical Events
1858 – Lyman Blake patents shoe manufacturing machine
1863 – Northern Territory passes from New South Wales to South Australia
1892 – Striking steel workers in Homestead, Pennsylvania, fire on scabs, killing 7
1957 – Harry S. Truman Library forms in Independence, Missouri
1962 – Nuclear test shot Sedan; part of Operation Plowshare
2006 – The Nathula Pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years
Famous Birthdays
1753 – John H Midderigh, Rotterdam patriot, baptized
1878 – Eino Leino, Finnish poet, born in Paltamo, Finland (d. 1926)
1906 – Elisabeth Lutyens, English composer, born in London (d. 1983)
1944 – Gunhild Hoffmeister, East German 800m/1500m runner (Olympic silver 1972), born in Forst, Germany
1975 – 50 Cent [Curtis James Jackson III], American rapper and businessman, born in Queens, New York
1995 – Ludwig Ahgren, American YouTuber webcaster, and gaming commentator, born in Hollis, New Hampshire
Famous Deaths
1858 – Jan Emmanuel Doležálek, Bohemian organist and composer, dies at 78
1952 – Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, French Canadian politician (b. 1867)
1959 – George Grosz, German cartoonist and painter (Ecce Homo), dies at 65
1974 – Carlos Isamitt, Chilean composer, dies at 87
1997 – Brun Smith, New Zealand cricket batsman (4 Tests @ 47.40), dies at 75
2010 – Harvey Fuqua, American RandB singer-songwriter (The Moonglows – “Sincerely”), producer (Marvin Gaye), and record label executive (Motown), dies of a heart attack at 80
Famous Deaths for 5th July 2022
1887 – August F Pott, German philological (That Personennamen), dies
1904 – Abai Kunanbaiuli, Kazakh poet (b. 1845)
1925 – Hjalmar Borgstrom, composer, dies at 61
1966 – George de Hevesy, Hungarian radiochemist (Nobel 1943), dies at 80
1979 – Elizabeth Ryan, American tennis player (26 Grand Slam doubles titles), dies at 87
1985 – Jack Robertson, South African cricket spinner (3 Tests v Aust 1935-36), dies
2002 – Grant Beglarian, Armenian-American composer (Of Fables, Foibles, and Fancies), educator (University of Southern California, 1969-86), and arts administrator,dies at 74
2002 – Harold “Duke” Dejan, Creole-American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader (Olympia Brass Band), dies at 93
2004 – Hugh Shearer, Prime Minister of Jamaica (b. 1923)
2020 – Bob Reade, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (NCAA Div III C’ship 1983-86; AFCA Div III Coach of the Year 1983–86; Augustana Vikings), dies at 87
Historical Events for 5th July 2022
1770 – Battles of Chesma and Larga between the Russian and Ottoman Empires
1914 – Germany offers Austria war aid to fight against Russia in Serbia
1929 – WOWO-AM, Indiana returns to air, 1 day after transmitter burns down
1936 – 120°F (49°C), Gannvalley, South Dakota (state record)
1957 – British Open Men’s Golf, St Andrews: South African Bobby Locke wins his 4th Open by 3 strokes from defending champion Peter Thomson of Australia
1959 – Ben-Gurion’s Israeli government resigns
1968 – Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Rod Laver beats Tony Roche 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to earn first ever prize money (£2,000) offered at Wimbledon
1973 – Isle of Man begins issuing its own postage stamps
1975 – Cape Verde Islands gain independence after 500 years of Portuguese rule
1993 – Richard Chelimo run world record 10 km (27:07.91)