July 01: Significance, Events, and How to Celebrate Natural Disasters & Epidemics

1896  Harriet Beecher Stowe, US author (Uncle Tom's Cabin), dies at 85   

1897  The Bronx acquires Hutton Square   

1897  Bronx acquires Hutton Square.   

1898  Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders charge up San Juan Hill.   

1898  Andre-Marie Charue, bishop of Namen Belgium.   

1899  Gideon Society established to place bibles in hotels.   

1899  SF City Hall turned over to city, after 29 years of building   

1899  Cavan O'Connor, singer   

1901  Irna Phillips, Chicago, created 6 soap operas (Guiding Light).   

1902  Ranji (230) and Newham (153) add 344 for 7th wkt, Sussex v Essex.   

1902  Billy Wyler, director (Ben Hur, Mrs Miniver)   

1903  1st Tour de France bicycle race begins.   

1903  Amy Johnson, British pilot.   

1904  3rd modern Olympic games opens in St Louis   

1904  Mary Calderone, physician/founder (planned parenthood)   

1906  Edward Lansing Gordon Jr, Jackson Miss, long jumper (Olympic-gold-32).   

1907  World's 1st air force established (US Army)   

1907  Bill Stern, Rochester NY, sportscaster (Saturday Night Fights).   

1908  Estee Lauder, CEO (Estee Lauder's cosmetics).   

1909  Juan Carlos Onetti, novelist.   

1910  Chicago's Comiskey Park opens.   

1910  Union of South Africa is recorded as becoming a dominion.   

1910  Marius Petipa, Fren ballet dancer/choreographer (Casse-noisette), dies   

1911  Formation of Royal Australian Navy (RAN).   

1911  German boat Panther nears for Agadir Morocco.   

1911  Alvino Rey, Cleve Ohio, orch leader (King Family)   

1912  Ahmad H al-Bakr, Iraqi fieldmarshal/president/premier   

1913  Serbia and Greece declare war on Bulgaria.   

1913  Jo Sinclair, writer   

1914  Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Company, Vancouver Island   

1914  Cristyl Cranz, Germany, slalom (Olympic-gold-1936).   

1915  Australia begins Commonwealth Lighthouse Service   

1915  Jean Stafford, US writer (Boston Adventure, Lion and Carpenter)   

1916  Eisenhower marries Mary `Mamie' Geneva Doud in Denver Colo.   

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