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
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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
Historical Events for 30th July 2021
657 – St Vitalian begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Eugene I
1909 – French chemist Eugène Schueller founds L’Oréal with his new range of hair dyes
1916 – German saboteurs blow up a munitions plant on Black Tom Island, New Jersey
1973 – Texas Rangers Jim Bibby no-hits 1st-place Oakland, 6-0
1975 – 7th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at El Cortez Hotel
1983 – Official speed record for a piston-driven aircraft, 832 kph, California
1988 – King Hussein dissolves Jordan’s House of Representatives
1989 – Chile amends its constitution
1995 – Dominic Cork takes hat-trick in England Test Cricket win v WI
2018 – Official Malaysian investigation into the disappearance of Flight MH370 is unable to determine what happened
Today in History for 30th July 2021
Historical Events
1178 – Frederick I (Barbarossa), Holy Roman Emperor, crowned King of Burgundy
1913 – Conclusion of 2nd Balkan War
1951 – Ty Cobb testifies before the Emanuel Celler committee, denying that the reserve clause makes peons of baseball players
1981 – Simon Gray’s “Quartermaine’s Terms” premieres in London
1991 – Heavy metal band Metallica release their single “Enter Sandman”
2012 – Indian power grid failure leaves over 300 million without electricity
Famous Birthdays
1825 – Chaim Aronson, Lithuanian inventor and academic, born in Seredžius, Lithuania (d. 1893)
1914 – Lord Killanin, Irish 6th International Olympic Committee President (1972-80), born in London (d. 1999)
1924 – William H. Gass, American novelist and philosopher (Omensetter’s Luck), born in Fargo, North Dakota (d. 2017)
1947 – William Atherton, American actor (Real Genius, Ghostbusters, Class of 44), born in Orange, Connecticut
1981 – Hope Solo, American soccer player (US women’s national team goalkeeper), born in Richland, Washington
2002 – Prince Hridayendra of Nepal, Nepalese royal, born in Kathmandu, Nepal
Famous Deaths
1771 – Thomas Gray, English poet, dies at 54
1976 – Emil Solomon “Solly” Sachs, South African socialist, dies in London
1990 – Ian Gow, British Conservative parliament leader, murdered
1997 – Bảo Đại, last Emperor of Vietnam (1926-45) and Chief of State of South Vietnam (1949-55), dies at 85
2007 – William Balchin, English geographer, dies at 91
2019 – Nick Buoniconti, American NFL linebacker (Miami Dolphins) and sportscaster (NBC), dies at 78
Famous Deaths for 29th July 2021
1573 – John Caius, English physician, dies at 62
1612 – Jacques Bongars, French scholar and diplomat (b. 1554)
1781 – Johann Kies, German astronomer and mathematician, dies at 73
1813 – Jean-Andoche Junot, French general (b. 1771)
1964 – Vean Gregg, American baseball player, dies at 79
1988 – Pete Drake, American pedal steel guitarist and producer, dies at 55
1997 – Chuck Wayne [Jagelka], America session and jazz guitarist ( Woody Herman; George Shearing; Tony Bennett), dies of emphysema at 74
2001 – Wau Holland, German computer hacker (b. 1951)
2003 – Foday Sankoh, Sierra Leonean rebel leader (b. 1937)
2020 – Mike Gillespie, American college baseball coach (College World Series 1998, Collegiate Coach of the Year 1998, USC), dies from a stroke at 80
Historical Events for 29th July 2021
1014 – Battle of Strumitsa-valley: Byzantine destroys Bulgarian armies
1588 – The Battle of Gravelines – Spanish Armada damaged and scattered by the English fleet
1930 – 115°F (46°C), Holly Springs, Mississippi (state record)
1932 – Great Depression: in Washington, D.C., U.S. troops disperse the last of the “Bonus Army” of World War I veterans
1935 – International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Wimbledon: 3rd straight GB title as Pat Hughes and Raymond Tuckey beat Americans Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn 6-2, 1-6, 6-8, 6-3, 6-3 for unassailable 3-0 lead; ends 5-0
1958 – Southern Pacific Bay ferries stop running in San Francisco
1988 – Gorbachev pushes plan electing president and parliament in March, 1989
1990 – 26th Curtis Cup: US wins 14-4
1994 – 200,000 Muslims demand the death of feminist writer Taslima Nasrin in Bangladesh
2018 – Tour de France: Geraint Thomas becomes the first Welshman and only 3rd Briton to win the Tour; beats Dutchman Tom Dumoulin by 1′ 51″; Peter Sagan wins green points jersey