1380 – Bertrand du Guesclin, French King of Granada, dies at about 60
1844 – Johann Baptist Gansbacher, Austrian composer, dies at 66
1894 – Juventino Rosas, composer, dies at 26
1896 – August Kekule von Stradonitz, German chemist who discovered structure of benzene ring, dies at 66
1923 – Asger Hamerik [Hammerich], Danish composer, dies at 80
1956 – Vladimir Grigor’yevich Zakharov, composer, dies at 54
1976 – Joachim Peiper, German military leader (SS, by assassination; b. 1915)
1994 – Eddie Boyd, blues vocal/pianist, dies at 79
1997 – Miguel Ángel Blanco, Spanish politician (b. 1968)
2011 – Allan Jeans, Australian football player and coach (b. 1933)
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Historical Events for 13th July 2020
1573 – Haarlem surrenders after 7 months to Spanish army
1854 – In the Battle of Guaymas, Mexico, General Jose Maria Yanez stops the French invasion led by Count Gaston de Raousset Boulbon
1882 – 200 die as train derails near Tcherny, Russia
1885 – Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: 5 straight Wimbledon titles for William Renshaw; for second consecutive year he beats Herbert Lawford 7-5, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
1895 – Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Wilfred Baddeley beats Wilberforce Eaves 4-6, 2-6, 8-6, 6-2, 6-3 for his third Wimbledon singles title
1934 – Babe Ruth hits 700th career home run against Detroit
1944 – Vilnius, Lithuania, liberated
1960 – US Democratic convention nominates JFK as presidential candidate
1976 – Court martial begins in USSR for Valery Sablin (Hunt for Red Oct)
2018 – Outline of 5,000 year-old henge discovered at New Grange, Ireland through drought and drone footage
Today in History for 13th July 2020
Historical Events
1881 – Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: William Renshaw beats defending champion John Hartley 6-0, 6-1, 6-1 for first of his 7 Wimbledon singles titles
1900 – Phillies beat Pittsburgh 23-8
1930 – 1st-ever football World Cup competition begins in Uruguay
1953 – Battle of the Kumsong River begins – last major battle of the Korean war
2013 – #BlackLivesMatter created in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman on trial for the murder of Trayvon Martin
2019 – After Atlantic League-MLB partnership rule changes, Southern Maryland Blue Crabs’ outfielder Tony Thomas becomes first player in professional baseball history to steal first base in 7-2 win v Lancaster Barnstormers
Famous Birthdays
1895 – Sidney Blackmer, American actor (played Ted Roosevelt in 7 movies, Rosemary’s Baby), born in Salisbury, North Carolina (d. 1973)
1901 – Tillie Ehrlich Lewin, leading industrialist (tomato queen)
1906 – Harry Sosnik, American orchestra leader (Jack Carter Show, Your Hit Parade), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1996)
1948 – Linda Ann Simon, airline capt
1967 – Dean Barnett, American Conservative blogger
1982 – Christopher Bauman, American professional wrestler (d. 2005)
Famous Deaths
1755 – Edward Braddock, British general, dies in battle at Pittsburgh
1859 – Rufus Choate, American lawyer (Hall of Fame), dies at 59
1946 – Alfred Stieglitz, American photographer/art dealer (Camera Work), dies at 82
1982 – Michael Blankfort, American writer, producer and director, dies at 74
1992 – Carla van Neste, Belgian violinist, dies at 78
2002 – Yousuf Karsh, Turkish-born Armenian photographer (b. 1908)
Famous Deaths for 12th July 2020
1693 – John Ashby, English admiral
1814 – William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, British military leader (commander of British forces in the American Revolutionary War), dies at 84
1845 – Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian poet (Creation, Humanity, and Messiah) and author, dies at 37
1850 – Robert Stevenson, Scottish civil engineer (Bell Rock Lighthouse, Scotland), dies at 78
1934 – Ole Evinrude, Norwegian-American industrialist and inventor (outboard marine engine), dies at 57
1945 – Boris Galerkin, Russian mathematician (b. 1871)
1953 – Joseph Jongen, Belgian composer, dies at 79
1979 – Minnie Ripperton, [Andrea Davis], singer (Lovin’ You), dies at 30
1999 – Bill Owen [William Owen Rowbotham], British actor (Last of the Summer Wine, Not So Dusty), dies from pancreatic cancer at 85
2017 – Chuck Blazer [Charles Gordon Blazer], American soccer administrator, dies from colorectal cancer at 72
Historical Events for 12th July 2020
1850 – Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts establishment of Provincial States
1951 – Mob tries to keep black family from moving into all-white Cicero, Illinois
1960 – USSR’s Sputnik 5 launched with 2 dogs
1973 – A fire destroys the entire 6th floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States
1979 – “Disco Demolition Night” at Comiskey Park: fans go wild destroying disco records and cause the White Sox to forfeit second game of a doubleheader to the Detroit Tigers
1987 – US Senior Open Men’s Golf, Brooklawn CC: South African Gary Player wins by a record 6 strokes ahead of Doug Sanders
1987 – Canadian Open Women’s Golf (du Maurier Classic), Islesmere GC: Jody Rosenthal wins by 2 from Ayako Okamoto of Japan
1988 – USSR launches Phobos II for Martian orbit
1989 – NY Yankee pitching great Ron Guidry retires (170-91 .651, 3.29 ERA)
2006 – Hezbollah initiates Operation True Promise.
Today in History for 12th July 2020
Historical Events
1912 – 1st foreign feature film exhibited in US – “Queen Elizabeth” in NYC
1934 – Willy de Supervise swims world record 400m (5:16.0)
1952 – East German SED decides to form German DR army
1979 – “Disco Demolition Night” at Comiskey Park: fans go wild destroying disco records and cause the White Sox to forfeit second game of a doubleheader to the Detroit Tigers
1988 – USSR launches Phobos II for Martian orbit
1993 – Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical “Sunset Promenade” opens in London
Famous Birthdays
1813 – Claude Bernard, French physiologist involved in the founding of modern physiology (blind experiments), born in Saint-Julien, Rhône (d. 1878)
1935 – Barrie Wilson, British religious scholar (How Jesus Became Christian) (d. 1995)
1941 – Joseph Whipp, American actor (Escape from Alcatraz), born in San Francisco, California
1943 – Paul Silas, American basketball player and coach (Boston Celtic, Seattle SuperSonic), born in Prescott, Arkansas
1977 – Francesca Lubiani, Italian tennis star (Futures-Amadora-POR), born in Bologna, Italy
1980 – Tina Tharp, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics 1996), born in Jacksonville, Florida
Famous Deaths
1633 – Simon Besler, German composer, dies at 49
1845 – Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian poet (Creation, Humanity, and Messiah) and author, dies at 37
1953 – Joseph Jongen, Belgian composer, dies at 79
1983 – Chris Wood, rocker (Traffic), dies at 39
1993 – Gusti Huber, Mother of Bibi Besch, dies of heart failure at 78
2002 – Edward Lee Howard, CIA Case Officer and alleged Soviet spy, dies at 50 after breaking his neck during a fall
Famous Deaths for 11th July 2020
1174 – Amalrik I, [Morri], French King of Jerusalem, dies
1797 – Ienăchiţă Văcărescu, Wallachian writer (b. 1740)
1825 – Thomas P. Grosvenor, American Revolutionary War soldier (b. 1744)
1844 – Evgeny Baratynsky, Russian poet (b. 1800)
1959 – C W L Parker, cricketer (3,776 1st-class wickets, 2nd best ever), dies
1966 – Delmore Schwartz, American poet, short story writer and critic (Shenandoah), dies at 52
1979 – Claude Wagner, French-Canadian judge and politician, dies at 54
1991 – James McCallion, Scottish actor (Coogan’s Bluff, Vera Cruz), dies of a heart attack at 72
2007 – Ed Mirvish, American-Canadian businessman (Honest Ed’s) and philanthropist, dies at 92
2015 – Satoru Iwata, Japanese CEO of Nintendo (Nintendo DS and Wii), dies of cancer at 55
Historical Events for 11th July 2020
1798 – US Marine Corps established by an act of Congress
1848 – Edmund Hickly gets 1st known 10 wicket innings (Kent v England)
1893 – A revolution led by the liberal general and politician, José Santos Zelaya, takes over state power in Nicaragua
1955 – New USAF Academy dedicated at Lowry AFB in Colorado with 300 cadets
1974 – House Judiciary Committee releases evidence on Watergate inquiry
1986 – Mary Beth Whitehead christens surrogate Baby M, Sara
1990 – NYC police arrest “Dartman” (stabbed over 50 women with darts)
1991 – Nigeria Airways DC-8 crashes at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, killing all 261 passengers and crew on board
1995 – 66th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 3-2 at Ballpark at Arlington Tx
2004 – Canadian Open Women’s Golf, Legends on the Niagara GC: Meg Mallon wins by 4 strokes from Beth Daniel
Today in History for 11th July 2020
Historical Events
1740 – Jews are expelled from Little Russia by order of Tsarina Anne
1906 – The Gillette-Brown murder inspires Theodore Dreiser’s “An American Tragedy”
1930 – Bradman scores 309 in a day vs England at Leeds, goes on to 334
1974 – World Football League plays 1st games
1984 – All star MVP: Gary Carter (Mont Expos) awarded for 2nd time
2001 – Iraq resumes oil exports, ending a 5-week halt in protest of a US and British-sponsored UN Security Council resolution
Famous Birthdays
1914 – Ahti Sonninen, Finnish composer (Pessi and Illusia, Rauhaa, vain rauhaa), born in Kuopio, Finland (d. 1984)
1939 – Larry Laoretti, American golfer (US Senior Open 1992), born in Mahopac, New Jersey
1953 – Peter Bergman, Guantanamo Bay Cuba, actor (Eat or Be Eaten)
1965 – Ernesto Hoost, Dutch kickboxer
1970 – Pubudu Dissanayake, Sri Lanka cricket wicket-keeper (1993)
1973 – Konstantinos Kenteris, Greek athlete
Famous Deaths
1686 – Michel Anguier, French sculptor, dies at 75
1774 – Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, Irish-born New York pioneer
1929 – Billy Mosforth, English footballer (b. 1857)
1959 – Charlie Parker, English cricketer (legend Gloucs SLA, but 2-32 in only Test), dies at 76
1993 – Deng Yingchao, high ranking communist China official, dies at 88
2015 – Satoru Iwata, Japanese CEO of Nintendo (Nintendo DS and Wii), dies of cancer at 55
Famous Deaths for 10th July 2020
1099 – El Cid [Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar], Castilian nobleman and military leader and general strategist, dies at about 59
1686 – Ercole Ferrata, Italian sculptor/restauranteur, dies at 76
1910 – Johann G Galle, German discoverer of Neptune by telescope, dies
1935 – Paul Hines, American MLB outfielder (Triple Crown 1878, Providence Grays), dies at 80
1973 – Wallace “Bud” Smith, American boxer (World lightweight title 1955-56), dies of gunshot wounds at 49
2000 – Justin Pierce, English-American actor and skateboarder (b. 1975)
2000 – Vakkom Majeed, Indian Freedom fighter, Travancore-Cochin Legislative member (b. 1909)
2002 – Jean-Pierre Côté, French Canadian politician and Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1926)
2005 – Freddy Soto, American comedian and actor (b. 1970)
2007 – Zheng Xiaoyu, director of the State Food and Drug Administration of the People’s Republic of China (b. 1944)