Page 6: Historical Events In July - 03

1937  Tom Stoppard, British writer/playwirght is born   

1938  President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield   

1939  Ernst Heinkel demonstrates 800-kph rocket plane to Hitler   

1939  Lou Gehrig day; Gehrig makes "luckiest man" speech.   

1940  British Royal Navy sinks French fleet in North Africa.   

1940  The legendary comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello debuted with their network radio show on NBC   

1940  ARP-leader/ex-premier Colijn argues cooperation with Germany   

1940  George Shepstone, cricketer (2 Tests for S Africa 1896-99), dies   

1942  Germany troop march into Sebastopol   

1943  Liberator bombers sinks U-628.   

1944  Goose Bay Newfoundland, the temperature hits 37.8 C; Labrador's hottest day on record.   

1944  Oriole Park (minor league baseball stadium) burns down in Baltimore.   

1945  The inaugural civilian passenger car built since February 1942 was driven off the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company plant in Detroit, MI. Automotive production had been diverted to military production for the war (WWII) effort   

1946  1st Dutch government of Beel forms.   

1947  252288 people (record) pass through Grand Central Station, NYC   

1948  55th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Louise Brough beats Doris Hart (63 86)   

1948  Adrien H Gerhard, Dutch SDAP-politician, dies at 90   

1950  inaugural time US and North Korean forces clash in the Korean War.   

1950  1st time US and North Korean forces clash in Korean War   

1951  33rd PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Oakmont CC Oakmont Pa.   

1952  Puerto Rico's constitution approved by US Congress.   

1952  Daniel Zamudio, composer, dies at 64   

1957  Richard Mohaupt, German composer (Bucolica), dies at 52   

1958  "The Andy Williams Show" premiers on ABC (later on CBS and NBC).   

1960  Alfred Henry Ackley, composer, dies at 73   

1962  Algerian Revolution against French ends (Algeria gains ind on 7/5).   

1962  Tom Cruise, American actor is born.   

1965  Clarence Loomis, composer, dies at 75   

1966  Race riots in Omaha Nebraska   

1966  Andre Gailhard, composer, dies at 81   

1967  "News at 10" premieres on English TV   

1967  John Clark, actor (Last Day of the War), dies at 50   

1969  78000 attend Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI.   

1969  Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones drowns at 25   

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1423  Louis xi: King of france (1461-83)   

1442  Emperor go-tsuchimikado of japan: Emperor go-tsuchimikado of japan (d. 1500)   

1530  Claude fauchet: French historian   

1567  Samuel de champlain: Explorer (lake champlain)   

1676  Leopold i: Prince of anhalt-dessau, prussian field marshal   

1683  Edward young: English poet (revenge, complaint)   

1685  Sir robert rich: 4th baronet, british cavalry officer   

1687  Arnold hoogvliet: Dutch poet (abraham the patriarch)   

0683  Leo ii: Pope (681-83),   

1090  Egbert ii van brunswick: Fries count,   

1570  Death of Antonio paleario: Italian humanist, executed by inquisition at 67   

1642  Death of Maria de' medici: French queen-mother,   

1672  Francis willughby: English biologist (b. 1635)   

1704  Sophia alekseyevna: Regent of russia (b. 1657)   

1749  William jones: Welsh mathematician (b. 1675)   

1778  Jean-jacques rousseau: French writer/composer (pygmalion),