1115 – Matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046)
1876 – Thomas Molleson Mudie, English composer, dies at 66
1962 – Victor Moore, comedian, dies of heart attack at 86
1995 – Jerzy Bonawentura Toeplitz, filmmaker/teacher, dies at 94
1996 – Howard Vernon, Swiss actor (Love and Death, Delicatessen), dies at 82
1996 – Virginia Christine [Ricketts], American actress (Mrs Olson, Tales of Wells Fargo), dies of cardiovascular disease at 76
1997 – William J. Brennan, Jr. American Supreme Court judge (1956-90), dies at 91
2000 – Ahmad Shamlou, Iranian poet (The Book of Alley), dies at 74
2004 – Claude André François Ballif, French composer, dies at 80
2020 – Ann Syrdal, American psychologist and computer science researcher (developed female synthetic voices at ATandT), dies at 74
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Historical Events for 24th July 2021
1877 – 1st time federal troops are used to combat strikers
1908 – American Johnny Hayes wins London Olympic marathon in Games record 2:55:18.4 after Dorando Pietri of Italy disqualified for receiving assistance before the finish line
1908 – After days of discussion with his ministers, Sultan Abdul Hamid of Turkey announces he is restoring the liberal constitution of 1876 and will become more responsive to demands of dissidents
1952 – Emile Zatopek runs Olympic record 5K (14:06.6)
1967 – First modern hospice St Christopher’s founded by Dr. Cicely Saunders in London, England, beginning of modern palliative care and the hospice movement
1994 – Bodo kills 37 Muslims in Bashbari NE India
2002 – James Traficant is expelled from the United States House of Representatives on a vote of 420 to 1
2012 – John Dramani becomes President of Ghana after the death of President John Atta Mills
2013 – 80 people are killed and 140 are injured after a high-speed train derails in Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2014 – Fuad Masum is elected as the President of Iraq
Today in History for 24th July 2021
Historical Events
1411 – Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place
1833 – HMS Beagle departs Maldonado, Uruguay
1943 – Operation Gomorrah: RAF begins bombing Hamburg (till 3rd August), creating a firestorm and killing 42,600 people
1967 – The Beatles sign a petition in Times to legalize marijuana
1994 – 32nd Tennis Fed Cup: Spain beats USA in Frankfurt Germany (3-0)
2001 – Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the last Tsar of Bulgaria when he was a child, is sworn in as Prime Minister of Bulgaria, becoming the first monarch in history to regain political power through democratic election to a different office.
Famous Birthdays
1807 – Ira Aldridge, famed 19th century African American Shakespearian actor (Othello), born in NYC, New York (d. 1867)
1904 – Leo Arnaud, French-American composer (Bugler’s Dream), born in Lyon, France (d. 1991)
1914 – Frank Silvera, Jamaican-American actor (High Chaparral, Killer’s Kiss, Fear and Desire), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1970)
1939 – Walt Bellamy, American Basketball Hall of Fame center (NBA All-Star 1962–65; NBA Rookie of Year 1962; Olympic gold 1960), born in New Bern, North Carolina (d. 2013)
1950 – Sam Behrens, actor (Jake Meyer-General Hospital, Sunset Beach, LA Law)
1990 – Evan James Springsteen, American rocker and Bruce Springsteen’s son, born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Deaths
1931 – Willem Treub, Dutch economist and politician, dies at 75
1947 – Ernest Austin, composer, dies at 72
1962 – Victor Moore, comedian, dies of heart attack at 86
1974 – Ernest Milton, actor (Julius Caesar, Cat Girl), dies at 84
2009 – E. Lynn Harris, American Author (b. 1955)
2011 – Frank Dietrich, German politician (b. 1966)
Famous Deaths for 23rd July 2021
1531 – Louis de Brézé, seigneur d’Anet, Marshal of Normandy and husband of Diane de Poitiers
1568 – Don Carlos, son of Spanish King Philip II, dies at about 23
1690 – Richard Gibson, English painter of portrait miniatures and a court dwarf, dies at around 75
1923 – Charles Dupuy, French statesman, 3 times Prime Minister of France (1893, 1894-95, 1898-99), dies at 71
1924 – Frank Frost Abbott, American classical scholar, dies at 64
1961 – Esther Dale, American actress (Curly Top; The Egg and I; Ma and Pa Kettle films), dies after surgery at 75
1966 – Montgomery Clift, American actor (From Here to Eternity, Judgement at Nuremberg), dies of a heart attack at 45
1994 – Hans J Salter, Austrian-American film composer (The Wolf Man, Christmas Holiday, This Love Of Ours), dies at 98
1996 – John Corner, scientist, dies at 80
2020 – Benjamin Mkapa, Tanzanian politician, President of Tanzania (1995-2005), dies at 81
Historical Events for 23rd July 2021
1888 – John Boyd Dunlop applies to patent pneumatic tire
1964 – Kansas City As’ Bert Campaneris HRs on 1st pitch, hits a 2nd HR on 2nd at bat
1978 – Franklin Bradshaw is murdered in Salt Lake City by his grandson Marc Schreuder at the instigation of his mother Frances Schreuder
1997 – The US State Department rules that Turkey’s agreement to purchase $23 billion worth of natural gas from Iran does not violate the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act
1999 – Crown Prince Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan is crowned King Mohammed VI of Morocco on the death of his father
2000 – US Open Women’s Golf, Merit Club: Australian Karrie Webb wins by 5 strokes ahead of runners-up Cristie Kerr and Meg Mallon; third of Webb’s 7 major titles
2008 – Cape Verde joins the World Trade Organization, becoming its 153rd member.
2016 – Suicide bomb in Kabul kills 80 during a protest march, Islamic State claim responsibility
2017 – 104th Tour de France won by Chris Froome of Great Britain, his 4th win
2020 – US President Trump says he could send 75,000 federal agents to deal with violence in American cities like Portland, drawing backlash
Today in History for 23rd July 2021
Historical Events
1874 – Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa
1968 – Fred Blasie wins 5th wrestling world championship belt
1972 – 1st Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) is launched
1984 – KC Royals Dan Quisenberry gets his 200th career save
1989 – British Open Men’s Golf, Royal Troon: American Mark Calcavecchia wins his only major title in first ever 4-hole aggregate playoff with Australians Greg Norman and Wayne Grady
2013 – 19 people are killed and 22 are injured after a tour bus collides with a truck in Saraburi, Thailand
Famous Birthdays
1902 – Walter Burle Marx, Brazilian pianist and composer, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1990)
1950 – Blair Thornton, Canadian rock guitarist (Bachman-Turner-Overdrive), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1961 – Antoine Carr, American NBA forward and center (Utah Jazz), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1961 – Martin Gore, English rocker (Depeche Mode-Just Can’t Get Enough), born in Dagenham, Essex, England
1965 – Slash [Saul Hudson], English-American rock guitarist and songwriter (Guns N’ Roses-Sweet Child o’ Mine), born in London, England
1986 – Nelson Philippe, French racing driver, born in Valence, France
Famous Deaths
1844 – Christian Gobrecht, 4th US chief engraver (1840-44), dies in office
1955 – Betsy van Es, Flemish actress (Un soir de joie), dies at 55
1988 – Jahangir Khan, Indian cricket fast bowler (4 Tests India; Pakistan selector), dies at 78
1994 – Henry William Collins, English artist, dies at 84
2009 – Danny McBride, American musician (Sha Na Na), dies at 63
2020 – Jean Brankart, Belgian cyclist (Tour de France 1955, Giro d’Italia 1958 runner-up; Belgium national track pursuit champion 1956, 58, 59), dies at 90
Famous Deaths for 22nd July 2021
1676 – Clement X [Emilio Altieri], Italian Pope (1670-76), dies at 86
1922 – John Motley Morehead III, American chemist (commercial production of calcium carbide, important for welding), dies at 67
1932 – Roosje Vos, Dutch trade union leader, dies at 71
1937 – Ted McDonald, cricketer (43 wickets for Australia), dies in car crash
1950 – Mackenzie King, 10th Prime Minister of Canada (1921-30, and 1935-48), dies of pneumonia at 75
1969 – Hammy Love, cricketer (NSW wicket-keeper, played for Australia), dies
1979 – Tony “Two-Ton” Galento, American heavyweight boxer and actor (On the Waterfront), dies at 69
2000 – Carmen Martín Gaite, Spanish author, dies at 74
2006 – José Antonio Delgado, Venezuelan mountain climber (b. 1965)
2011 – Linda Christian, Mexican actress (Athena, VIPs, Battle Zone), dies at 87
Historical Events for 22nd July 2021
1934 – Outside Chicago’s Biograph Theatre, “Public Enemy No. 1” John Dillinger is mortally wounded by FBI agents
1937 – Irish premier Eamon de Valera wins elections
1942 – Gasoline rationing using coupons begins
1942 – 4th Soviet army forms with 80 tanks
1959 – Benjamin Britten’s “Missa Brevis” in D premieres
1960 – Cuba nationalizes all US-owned sugar factories
1987 – Said Aouita of Morocco sets 5k record (12:58.39) in Rome
1994 – 23rd and last part of Comet Shoemaker-Levy hit Jupiter (since July 16th)
2005 – Jean Charles de Menezes is killed by police as the hunt begins for the London Bombers. See 7 July 2005 London bombings and 21 July 2005 London bombings
2019 – US President Donald Trump says US could win war in Afghanistan in a week “I just don’t want to kill 10 million people. If I wanted to win that war, Afghanistan would be wiped off the face of the earth”
Today in History for 22nd July 2021
Historical Events
1865 – Underarm slow right arm bowler V E Walker takes 10-104 in an innings for Middlesex v Lancashire in a county cricket match at Old Trafford, Manchester
1923 – 17th Tour de France won by Henri Pelissier of France
1943 – US forces led by General George S. Patton liberate Palermo, Sicily
1979 – 66th Tour de France won by Bernard Hinault of France
1990 – British Open Men’s Golf, St Andrews: Englishman Nick Faldo wins the 2nd of his 3 Open Championships by 5 strokes from runners-up Mark McNulty and Payne Stewart
1997 – The second Blue Water Bridge opens between Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario
Famous Birthdays
1892 – John MacBryan, cricketer (one Test Eng v South Africa 1924 DNBat, DNbowl)
1907 – Zubir Said, Singaporean composer who composed Singapore’s national anthem (d. 1987)
1914 – Cecil Effinger, American composer, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 1990)
1916 – Gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (d. 1984)
1921 – William Roth, American politician (Sen-R-Delaware, 1971-2001), born in Great Falls, Montana (d. 2003)
1944 – Sparky Lyle, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1973, 76, 77; World Series 1977, 78; AL Cy Young Award 1977; NY Yankees), born in DuBois, Pennsylvania
Famous Deaths
1852 – Auguste Marmont, French marshal, dies at 77
1864 – James Birdseye Mcpherson, US Union gen-major, dies in battle at 35
1922 – John Motley Morehead III, American chemist (commercial production of calcium carbide, important for welding), dies at 67
1990 – Preben Neergaard, Danish actor (Mordskab), dies of cancer at 70
1996 – Peter Ludwig, German businessman and art collector, dies at 71
2000 – Carmen Martín Gaite, Spanish author, dies at 74
Famous Deaths for 21st July 2021
1793 – Bruni d’Entrecasteaux, French explorer, dies of scurvy in the Pacific at 55
1796 – Robert Burns, Scottish poet (Auld Lang Syne) considered the national poet of Scotland, dies at 37
1821 – Maurice J M prince de Broglie, bishop of Ghent, dies at about 55
1928 – Ellen Alice Terry, British Shakespearean actress and director (Imperial Theatre), dies at 81
1950 – Albert Riemenschneider, American pianist, educator, musicologist, and founder of America’a oldest Bach Festiva, dies at 71
1967 – Pierre Kemp, Dutch poet (English paint box), dies at 80
1976 – Earle Combs, American MLB baseball centerfielder, 1924-35 (New York Yankees), dies at 77
1994 – John Ernest, American constructionist artist, dies at 72
1996 – John Kevin Moorhouse, test pilot, dies at 50
2005 – Long John Baldry, British blues musician (Don’t try to Lay No Boogie), dies at 64