Historical Events Happened In July - 31

1948  On this day in history maria "Marie" Hens, Flemish actress (Female Revue), dies at 70  Share it »

1949  Lightning strikes a baseball field in Fla, kills the SS & 3rd baseman on this day in history.  Share it »

1949  Lightning strikes a baseball field in Fla, kills SS & 3rd baseman on this day in history.  Share it »

1951  Japan Airlines is established on this day in history.  Share it »

1951  On this day in history j of Oudshoorn, [John K Feylbrief], writer (Maze of Sentences), dies  Share it »

1952  On this day in history n B F "Tufty" Mann, cricketer (S African slow lefty 1947-51), dies  Share it »

1953  On this day in history dept of Health, Education & Welfare created  Share it »

1953  Robert Taft, (Sen-R-Oh) "Mr Republican", dies in NY at 63 on this day in history.  Share it »

1954  On this day in history k2 summit reached for the first time by an Italian team  Share it »

1954  Mil Braves' Joe Adcock sets record of 18 total bases (4 hrs, 1 double) on this day in history.  Share it »

1955  Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Battle Creek Golf Open on this day in history.  Share it »

1956  On this day in history laker takes 10-53 in Australia's 2nd innings, 19-90 for match  Share it »

1958  On this day in history anti-Chinese uprising in Tibet  Share it »

1959  On this day in history 1st exhibit of bongos at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo opens  Share it »

1960  Elijah Muhammad, leader of Nation of Islam, calls for a black state on this day in history.  Share it »

1960  Malayan Emergency ends on this day in history.  Share it »

1960  On this day in history karl Hasse, composer, dies at 77  Share it »

1962  On this day in history australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) arrives in South Vietnam  Share it »

1962  On this day in history federation of Malaysia formed  Share it »

1964  On this day in history al Parker glides 644 miles without any motor  Share it »

1964  All-nuclear task force with USS Long Beach, USS Enterprise, and USS Bainbridge leaves Norfolk, VA to begin voyage, Operation Sea Orbit, to circle the globe without refueling. They returned on 3 October on this day in history.  Share it »

1964  On this day in history uS Ranger 7 takes 4,316 pictures before crashing on Moon  Share it »

1964  Jim Reeves, US country singer, dies in air crash at 39 on this day in history.  Share it »

1965  James Rennie, actor (Wilson, Skylark, Illicit), dies at 75 on this day in history.  Share it »

1966  On this day in history alabamans burn Beatle products due to John Lennon's anti-Jesus remark  Share it »

1966  Charles Whitman wounds 46 & kills 5 at University of Texas on this day in history.  Share it »

1966  Alex E von Falkenhausen, German general, dies at 87 on this day in history.  Share it »

1967  Mario Varvoglis, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  Share it »

1968  On this day in history beatles close Apple Boutique, giving clothes away for free  Share it »

1968  Gertrude Short, actress (Stella Dallas, Blonde Venus), dies at 66 on this day in history.  Share it »

1969  On this day in history mariner 6 flies past Mars  Share it »

1969  On this day in history national Guard mobilizes in racial disturbances in Baton Rouge, La  Share it »

1970  On this day in history chet Huntley retires from NBC, ends "Huntley-Brinkley Report"  Share it »

1972  Thomas Eagleton withdraws as Democratic VP candidate on this day in history.  Share it »

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1143  On this day in history birth of emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165)  Share it »

1396  On this day in history birth of philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count  Share it »

1443  On this day in history birth of albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon  Share it »

1527  Maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1550  On this day in history birth of jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster  Share it »

1578  On this day in history birth of catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange  Share it »

1597  Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1598  On this day in history birth of alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654)  Share it »

1358  Etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1396  On this day in history death of william Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342)  Share it »

1508  Death of Na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494) on this day in history.  Share it »

1556  On this day in history ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65  Share it »

1566  Bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92 on this day in history.  Share it »

1648  Benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60 on this day in history.  Share it »

1653  Death of Thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576) on this day in history.  Share it »

1693  On this day in history willem Calf, Rotterdams still life painter, dies at 73  Share it »