1589 – Henry III, King of Poland and France (1573-89), assassinated at 37
1600 – Arent van Dorp, Dutch governor of East-Zealand, dies at about 70
1849 – Governor Muhammad Ali of Egypt (b. 1769)
1876 – Wild Bill” Hickok [James Butler], American cowboy and scout, shot dead from behind by Jack McCall while playing poker (he held a pair of Aces and a pair of 8’s), dies at 39
1956 – Albert Woolson, last veteran US Union army, dies at 109
1964 – José María Castro, Argentine composer, dies at 71
1972 – Helen Hoyt, American poet, dies at 85
1990 – Norman Mclean, American writer (b. 1902)
1992 – Julio C Fernandez, Cuban/American journalist (founder Alma Mater), dies
2003 – Peter Safar, Austrian physician (pioneered cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR), dies at 79
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Historical Events for 2nd August 2021
1701 – Great Peace of Montreal signed between New France and North American Indian nations at urging of Huron chief Kondiaronk
1934 – 1st airplane train, plane tows 3 mail gliders behind it
1948 – Danish swimmer Greta Anderson (1:06.3) touches out American Ann Curtis by 0.2 in the women’s 100m freestyle at the London Olympics
1964 – Race riot in Jersey City, New Jersey
1985 – 5 die in a train crash in Westminster Colo
1989 – NASA confirmed Voyager 2’s discovery of 3 more moons of Neptune designated temporarily 1989 N2, 1989 N3 and 1989 N24
1996 – The star-studded United States men’s basketball team, Dream Team III, beat Yugoslavia 95-69 to win the gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics
1999 – “The Sixth Sense”, starring Bruce Willis, Toni Collette, and Haley Joel Osment, premieres
2013 – Carl Icahn sues computer giant Dell in an attempt to derail a buyout bid by the CEO, Michael Dell
2017 – Great Britain’s Prince Philip aged 96 makes his final solo public appearance before retiring from public engagements
Today in History for 2nd August 2021
Historical Events
1057 – Frederik van Lotharingen elected as 1st Belgium Pope Stephen IX [X]
1798 – Battle of the Nile: British Royal Navy under Admiral Horatio Nelson further decimates the French fleet
1907 – Legendary pitcher Walter Johnson at 19 begins his 21 year Baseball Hall of Fame playing career with Washington with 3-2 loss v Detroit
1940 – KL-House of saxon and commandos focus on Gross Rosen, Silesia
1952 – 17 year-old future world champion Floyd Patterson wins the gold medal in the middleweight division at the Helsinki Olympic Games with a 1st round KO of Romanian Vasile Tita
2014 – Super Rugby Final, ANZ Stadium, Sydney: NSW Waratahs win their first SR title in a nail-biting 33-32 home effort against New Zealand’s Canterbury Crusaders
Famous Birthdays
1818 – Prince Alexander of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau, born in Soestdijk, Netherlands (d. 1848)
1929 – John Gale, British theatrical producer (Chichester Festival), born in Chigwell, Essex, England
1936 – Christopher Hogg, British industrialist and CEO (Courtaulds and Reuters)
1942 – Isabel Allende, Chilean-American author (The House of the Spirits, City of the Beasts), born in Lima, Peru
1951 – Andrew Gold, American rocker (Lonely Boy), born in Burbank, California (d. 2011)
1969 – Erik Meijer, Dutch soccer player (PSV, Uerdingen), born in Curaçao
Famous Deaths
1895 – Joseph Thomson, Scottish geologist and early African explorer (Thomson’s Gazelle), dies of pneumonia at 37
1972 – Paul Goodman, US social critic/writer, dies at 60
1976 – Fritz Lang, Austrian-German-American director (M, Metropolis, Fury, The Testament of Dr. Mabuse), dies from a stroke at 85
1979 – Thurman Munson, American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star 1971, 73–78; World Series 1977, 78; AL MVP 1976; NY Yankees), dies in a plane crash at 32
1986 – Roy Marcus Cohn, American lawyer (Joseph McCarthy), dies of AIDS at 59
2011 – Baruj Benacerraf, Venezuelan-American immunologist (Nobel 1980 – discovery of genes that regulate immune responses and of the role that some of these genes play in autoimmune diseases), dies at 90
Famous Deaths for 1st August 2021
1580 – Albrecht Giese, German politician and diplomat (b. 1524)
1743 – Richard Savage, English poet and playwright, dies at about 46
1798 – François-Paul Brueys D’Aigalliers, French admiral (killed in battle) (b. 1753)
1821 – Elizabeth Inchbald [Simpson], English actress and author (Lovers’ Vows, Lady Abbess), dies at 68
1926 – Israel Zangwill, Jewish author (Children of The Ghetto) and Zionist leader, dies at 62
1973 – Gian Francesco Malipiero, composer, dies at 91
1993 – Anatoli Koretski, Russian major general, murdered
1998 – Eva Bartok, Hungarian-born actress (Crimson Pirate), dies at 72
2019 – [Donn Alan] DA Pennebaker, American documentary filmmaker (Don’t Look Back), dies at 94
2020 – Rickey Dixon, American College Football Hall of Fame cornerback (Jim Thorpe Award 1987; Oklahoma Sooners; Cincinnati Bengals, LA Raiders), dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 53
Historical Events for 1st August 2021
1485 – Henry Tudor’s army sails to England (future Henry VII)
1780 – Sweden declares neutrality
1888 – The roof of Seville’s cathedral collapses after an earthquake
1944 – US troops enter Tessy-sur-Vir
1955 – Tengku Abdul Rahman forms Malacca government
1958 – US 1st class postage up to 4 cents (had been 3 cents for 26 years)
1966 – Yakubu Gowon becomes Nigerian Head of State after a military coup d’état
1971 – George Harrison’s concert for Bangladesh takes place in NYC
1978 – Atlanta Braves trounce Cincinnati Reds, 16-4 and halt Pete Rose’s NL record hitting streak at 44 games
1988 – Deep Rover 1-man research submarine unveiled at Crater Lake, Oregon
Today in History for 1st August 2021
Historical Events
1021 – Synod of Pavia: emperor Henry II convicts married priest
1836 – As part of their homeward journey on the HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin returns to Bahia in Brazil
1852 – San Francisco Methodists establish 1st black church, Zion Methodist
1881 – US Quarantine Station authorized for Angel Island, San Francisco Bay
1933 – NY’s future Hall of Fame pitcher Carl Hubbell sets MLB record for consecutive scoreless innings at 45 1/3 as Giants lose 3-1 v Boston Braves
1944 – US troops enter Tessy-sur-Vir
Famous Birthdays
1814 – Ivan Gagarin, Russian Jesuit and founding editor of Études, born in Moscow (d. 1882)
1882 – Vaclav Klicka, Czech composer, born in Prague (d. 1953)
1930 – Julie Bovasso, American actress (Willie and Phil, Just Me and You), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1991)
1960 – Micheál Martin, Irish politician, Prime Minister of Ireland (2020-), born in Cork, Ireland
1961 – Brad Faxon Jr, American golfer (8 PGA Tour titles), born in Oceanport, New Jersey
1987 – Sébastien Pocognoli, Belgian footballer, born in Seraing, Belgium
Famous Deaths
1580 – Albrecht Giese, German politician and diplomat (b. 1524)
1787 – Alfonso Liguori, Italian bishop and theologian, dies at 90
1883 – Karl Wilhelm Dindorf, classic scholar, dies
1980 – Strother Martin, American actor (Cool Hand Luke, Slapshot), dies of heart attack at 61
1986 – Willem Klein, variety artist, dies at about 73
2016 – Franciszek Macharski, Polish Cardinal, Archbishop of Krakow (1978-2005), dies at 87
Famous Deaths for 31st July 2021
1358 – Etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies
1566 – Bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92
1653 – Thomas Dudley, British colonial governor of Massachusetts, dies at 76
1726 – Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (b. 1695)
1854 – Samuel Wilson, American meat packer and possible namesake of Uncle Sam, dies at 87
1943 – Hedley Verity, English cricket spin bowler (40 Tests, 144 wickets @ 24.37), dies in POW camp in Italy at 38
1951 – J of Oudshoorn [John K Feylbrief], writer (Maze of Sentences), dies
1994 – G de Ru, chairman of Dutch Reformed Synode, dies
1994 – Anne Shelton, British singer (Glenn Miller Band), dies at 66
2009 – Harry Alan Towers, English film producer and screenwriter (b. 1920)
Historical Events for 31st July 2021
1741 – Charles Albert of Bavaria invades Upper Austria and Bohemia.
1790 – 1st US patent granted, to Samuel Hopkins for a potash process
1960 – KSOO (now KSFY) TV channel 13 in Sioux Falls, SD (NBC) 1st broadcast
1966 – Alabamans burn Beatle products due to John Lennon’s anti-Jesus remark
1976 – Seychelles Independence (Independence day)
1980 – Soyuz 37 crew returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 36
1988 – Miami Dolphins beat San Francisco 49ers, 27-21 in the American Bowl at London’s Wembley Stadium
1990 – Texas Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan records his 300th career victory, an 11-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers; 20th MLB pitcher to reach the milestone
1990 – Bosnia-Hercegovina declares independence
1992 – Thai Airbus crashes into mountain at Kathmandu, 113 die
Today in History for 31st July 2021
Historical Events
1751 – Fire in Stockholm destroys 1,000 houses
1879 – The first cable connection between South Africa and Europe is laid by the British electrical engineer Charles Tilston Bright as part of his project to link the British Empire with growing telecommunications technologies
1948 – American swimmer Wally Ris wins the coveted 100m freestyle gold medal at the London Olympics beating teammate Alan Ford by 0.4 seconds
1983 – US Open Women’s Golf, Cedar Ridge CC: Australian Jan Stephenson wins her 3rd major title; beats JoAnne Carner and Patty Sheehan by 1 stroke
1987 – A rare, class F-4 tornado rips through Edmonton, Alberta, killing 27 people and causing $330 million in damage
2007 – Operation Banner, the presence of the British Army in Northern Ireland, and longest-running British Army operation ever, comes to an end
Famous Birthdays
1939 – Norm Snead, American NFL quarterback (4-time Pro Bowl; Philadelphia Eagles), born in Halifax County, Virginia
1953 – Ted Baillieu, Australian Politician, Premier of Victoria (2010-13), born in Melbourne, Australia
1953 – Jimmy Cook, South African cricket opening batsman (3 Tests), born in Johannesburg, Transvaal
1962 – Troy Murray, Canadian NHL center, broadcaster (Chicago Black Hawks), born in Calgary, Alberta
1969 – Richard Griffith, NFL tight end (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1972 – Chris Weinke, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2000, Florida State; Carolina Panthers), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Famous Deaths
1972 – Rollie Hemsley, American baseball catcher (5-time MLB All Star), dies of a heart attack at 65
1985 – Murray Chapple, New Zealand cricketer (NZ Test batsman through the 1950’s), dies at 55
1992 – G Harold Carswell, supreme court justice candidate 1970, dies at 72
1993 – Baudouin, king of Belgium (1951-93), dies at 62 from heart problems
1997 – Edith Fore, pitchwoman (I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!), dies at 81
2000 – Hendrik Christoffel Van de Hulst, Dutch astronomer (correctly predicted the existence of the 21 cm hyper-fine line of neutral atomic hydrogen in interstellar space), dies at 81
Famous Deaths for 30th July 2021
1863 – George Crockett Strong, US Union gen-mjr, dies of injuries at 29
1916 – Albert Neisser, German physician who discovered the bacteria that cause gonorrhea and leprosy, dies of septicemia at 61
1947 – George Challenor, West Indian cricketer (played in 1st WI Test side 1928), dies at 59
1978 – Aasan Ferit Alnar, Turkish classical composer, dies at 72
1983 – Lynn Fontanne, Broadway’s premier actress (Emmy 1965), dies at 95
1987 – Mary Spinell, actress (Last Horror Film), dies
1991 – Leonardus S van Egerat, travel expert, dies at 68
1996 – Claudette Colbert, French-born American actress (It Happened One Night), dies of a stroke at 93
2007 – Bill Walsh, American Pro Football Hall of Fame coach (San Fransisco 49ers), dies of leukemia at 75
2016 – Gloria DeHaven, American musical actress (Step Lively), dies at 91