1598 – Spanish theater plays “Moros y Los Cristianos” in Rio Grande
1934 – Carl Hubbell strikes out Ruth, Gehrig and Foxx in All star game
1962 – US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
1971 – Failed assassination attempt on King Hassan II of Morocco, 101 killed
1981 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1990 – All star MVP: Julio Franco (Texas Rangers)
1991 – Foreign Minister R.F. Botha of South Africa signs accession to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty on behalf of South Africa
1993 – Melchior Ndadaye becomes 1st Hutu Burundi President, Sylvie Kinigi Prime Minister
2000 – EADS, the world’s second largest aerospace group is formed by the merger of Aérospatiale-Matra, DASA, and CASA
2002 – 10th ESPY Awards: Tiger Woods, Venus Williams win
Author: gil7
Today in History for 10th July 2020
Historical Events
1645 – Battle at Langport, Somerset: Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army beats Royalists
1936 – 112°F (44°C) at Martinsburg, West Virginia (state record)
1942 – Himmler orders sterilization of all Jewish woman in Ravensbruck Camp
1974 – USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1979 – Chuck Berry sentenced to 4 months for $200,000 in tax evasion
1990 – Final day of Test Cricket for Richard Hadlee as New Zealand go down by 114 runs in 3rd Test v England at Edgbaston
Famous Birthdays
1883 – Johann Blaskowitz, German general (surrendered at Wageningen), born in Peterswalde, Germany (d. 1948)
1917 – Don Herbert, American scientist and TV host (Watch Mr Wizard), born in Waconia, Minnesota (d. 2007)
1933 – Chuan-Kwang Yang, Taiwanese decathlete (Olympic silver 1960), born in Taitung, Taiwan (d. 2007)
1936 – Jan Wincenty Hawel, Polish composer, born in Pszów, Poland
1941 – Jake Eberts, film producer (Chariots of Fire, Dances with Wolves), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2012)
1949 – Sunil Gavaskar, Indian cricket batsman and captain (125 Tests, 10,122 runs @ 51.12; 34 Test centuries), born in Bombay, India
Famous Deaths
1690 – Jan van Brakel, Dutch vice admiral (Chatham), dies in battle at 48
1806 – George Stubbs, British animal painter (Horse Frightened by Lion), dies at 81
1884 – Paul Charles Morphy, US lawyer/chess wizard, dies at 47
1943 – Arthur Nevin, American composer, dies at 72
1989 – Mel Blanc, American voice actor, comedian best known for his Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons (Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd and Porky Pig), dies at 81
2008 – Mike Souchak, American golfer (15 PGA Tour titles; Ryder Cup 1959, 61), dies of a heart attack at 81
Famous Deaths for 9th July 2020
1228 – Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury
1706 – Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville, French Canadian sailor and explorer (b. 1661)
1737 – de’ Medici, last Medici-grand duke of Toscane, dies
1882 – Ignacio Carrera Pinto, Chilean war hero(b. 1848)
1923 – William R. Day, American diplomat and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, dies at 74
1927 – John Drew Jr., American Shakespearean actor (The Big Bonanza), dies at 73
1943 – Clifford Whittingham Beers, American mental hygiene pioneer, dies at 67
1966 – Mule Suttles, American Baseball Hall of Fame infielder (5-time Negro Leagues All Star), dies of cancer at 65
1968 – John Indrisano, actor (OK Crackerby), dies at 62
1974 – Ted Bowley, cricketer (England batsman in 5 Tests 1929-30), dies
Historical Events for 9th July 2020
1755 – British General Edward Braddock mortally wounded during French and Indian War
1863 – John Hunt Morgan’s cavalry aid into Indiana [->JUL 13]
1893 – Daniel Hale Williams III repairs the torn pericardium of a knife wound patient, James Cornish, without penicillin or blood transfusion
1914 – Boston Red Sox purchase future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth’s contract from minor league Baltimore Orioles
1947 – Spain votes for Franco monarchy
1949 – Benjamin Britten’s Jump Symphony premieres
1969 – Tom Seaver’s no-hit bid against Cubs ends with 1 out in 9th
1980 – 7 die in a stampede to see Pope John Paul II in Brazil
1988 – Chris Speier hits for the cycle and Ernest Riles hits 10,000th Giant HR
1989 – Two bombs explode in Mecca, killing one pilgrim and wounding 16 others
Today in History for 9th July 2020
Historical Events
1900 – The Commonwealth of Australia is established by the British House of Commons
1950 – 13.15″ (33.40 cm) of rainfall, York, Nebraska (state 24-hour record)
1968 – Wilt Chamberlain becomes the first reigning NBA MVP to be traded the next season when he moves from Philadelphia 76’ers to LA Lakers
2000 – Police fired tear gas at fans during a World Cup qualifying soccer game between Zimbabwe and South Africa, setting off a stampede that killed twelve people in Harare, Zimbabwe
2015 – Chuck Blazer receives a lifetime ban from FIFA and all football related activity due to corruption
2019 – Northern Ireland MPs vote to extend same-sex marriage and make abortion legal to bring it in line with rest of UK
Famous Birthdays
1925 – Peter Ludwig, German businessman and art collector, born in Koblenz, Germany (d. 1996)
1929 – Jesse McReynolds, American singer and mandolinist (Grand Ole Opry), born in Coeburn, Virginia
1930 – Roy McLean, South African cricketer (prolific South African batsman played 40 Tests), born in Pietermaritzberg, Natal, South Africa
1942 – Hermann Burger, Swiss poet and writer, born in Menziken, Switzerland (d. 1989)
1974 – Nikola Sarcevic, Swedish bassist and singer (Millencolin)
1977 – Ben McAdoo, American football coach (New York Giants, 2016-7), born in Homer City, Pennsylvania
Famous Deaths
1828 – Gilbert Stuart, American portrait painter (unfinished portrait of George Washington), dies at 72
1856 – Amedeo Avogadro, Italian scientist who contributed to molecular theory, including what is known as Avogadro’s law (6.022 x 10 ^ 23), dies at 79
1909 – Kasimir Felix Badeni, Premier of Polish/Austria (1895-97), dies at 62
2004 – Paul Klebnikov, American journalist (b. 1963)
2005 – Kevin Hagen, American actor (Little House on the Prairie), dies at 77
2018 – Hans Günter Winkler, German equestrian (5 x Olympic gold 1956 [2], 60, 64, 72), dies at 91
Famous Deaths for 8th July 2020
1681 – Georg Neumark, German composer and poet, dies at 60
1695 – Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician, astronomer (discovered Saturn’s rings) and scientist (dynamics), dies at 66
1721 – Elihu Yale, English merchant and philanthropist (benefactor of Yale University), dies at 72
1784 – Torbern Bergman, Swedish chemist (b. 1735)
1826 – Luther Martin, American statesman (b. 1748)
1933 – Anthony Hope, British author (b. 1863)
1949 – Riccardo Pick-Mangiagalli, Italian composer, dies at 66
1979 – Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, Japanese physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1906)
1982 – Virginia Hall [Goillot], American spy with British Special Operations during WWII (1940-1966), dies at 76
1991 – Lotte Palfi Andor, German-American actress (Lovesick, All That Jazz), dies at 87
Historical Events for 8th July 2020
1836 – Charles Darwin reaches Saint Helena in HMS Beagle and takes up lodgings near the tomb of Napoleon
1892 – American Psychological Association organized in Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts
1933 – Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: American Helen Wills Moody successfully defends her title beating local favourite Dorothy Round 6-4, 6-8, 6-3
1949 – The Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act, Act No 55 prohibiting marriage or a sexual relationship between White people and people of other race groups is passed in South Africa
1957 – Irish premier Eamon de Valera arrests Sinn Féin leaders
1970 – SF Giant Jim Ray Hart is 8th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (5th)
1994 – Sonia O’Sullivan runs female 2K world record (5:25.36)
1994 – Space shuttle STS-65 (Columbia 17), launches
1994 – St Maarten “Godfather” Claude Wathey sentenced to 1½ years
2017 – British Lions tie 15-15 with New Zealand All Blacks in their 3rd rugby match to tie the series
Today in History for 8th July 2020
Historical Events
1862 – Theodore R. Timby is granted a US patent for discharging guns in a revolving turret, using electricity
1947 – Reports are broadcast that a UFO has crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico
1950 – General Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief of UN forces in Korea
1963 – US bans all monetary transactions with Cuba
1990 – Brewers beat Angels 20-7, including 13 in 5th inning
1994 – St Maarten “Godfather” Claude Wathey sentenced to 1½ years
Famous Birthdays
1819 – Vatroslav Lisinski, composer
1898 – Melville Ruick, American actor (Sun Valley Serenade, City Hospital), born in Boise, Idaho (d. 1972)
1919 – Walter Scheel, German politician, West German Foreign Minister and President, born in Solingen (d. 2016)
1969 – Sugizo [Yasuhiro Sugihara], Japanese guitarist and singer, born in Hadano, Kanagawa
1970 – Lisa Powell, Australian field hockey forward (Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, New South Wales
1983 – Jaroslav Janiš, Czech racing car driver
Famous Deaths
1496 – Benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies
1870 – John D Zocher Jr, architect (Soestdijk Palace), dies at 79
1941 – Philippe Gaubert, French musician and composer, dies at 62
1971 – Charlie Shavers, American jazz trumpet player, dies at 50
1979 – Robert B. Woodward, American organic chemist (Nobel 1965), dies at 62
2016 – William H. McNeill, Canadian-born historian (Rise of the West), dies at 98
Famous Deaths for 7th July 2020
1573 – Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect, dies at 65
1713 – Henry Compton, Bishop of Oxford and privy councillor (b. 1632)
1771 – Thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy), dies at 54
1913 – Edward Burd Grubb, American Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, dies at 71
1931 – Johannes “Kodgee” Kotze, South African cricketer (South Africa 1902-07), dies at 51
1970 – Dame Laura Knight, English impressionist artist, dies at 92
1973 – Max Horkheimer, German philosopher and sociologist (Studies in prejudice), dies at 78
1975 – Ruffian, American thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1972)
1980 – Reginald Gardiner, British actor (The Flying Deuces, The Great Dictator), dies at 77
1990 – Cazuza, Brazilian poet, singer and composer, dies at 32
Historical Events for 7th July 2020
1777 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Hubbardton
1801 – Toussaint L’Ouverture declares Haitian independence
1878 – Social-Democratic United forms in Amsterdam
1911 – Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Dorothea Chambers becomes first player not to concede a game in a final beating Dora Boothby 6-0, 6-0
1941 – Nazis execute 5,000 Jews in Kovono, Lithuania
1944 – RAF Bomber Command drop 2,572 tons of bombs on Caen, France
1944 – Heavy Japanese counter offensive on Saipan
1969 – Canada’s House of Commons approves equality of French-English language
1974 – Milwaukee’s Don Money sets MLB record for consecutive errorless games at 3rd base (78) in Brewers 8-5 win v Twins
1978 – Solomon Islands declares independence from UK