Page 7: Historical Events In July - 04

1917  Johan H C Kern, Dutch linguist (Sanskreet), dies at 84.   

1918  Altar dedicated at full-scale replica of Stonehenge at Maryhill, Wa   

1918  Battle of Hamel, France.   

1918  Abigail Van Buren, [Mrs Morton Phillips], Sioux City Iowa, columnist.   

1919  Jack Dempsey beats Jess Willard in Cuba for heavyweight championship   

1919  M Wolf discovers asteroid #914 Palisana.   

1919  ADGB (Allgemeine Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund) party forms.   

1920  Leona Helmsley, (wife of Harry), real estate billionaire/tax cheat   

1923  Jack Dempsey beats Tommy Gibbon in 15 for heavyweight boxing title   

1923  Florimond Fonteyne, Flemish priest/politician (Volkseeuw), dies at 67.   

1925  44 die when the Dreyfus Hotel in Boston collapses   

1927  Neil Simon, American author is born.   

1929  Otto Taubmann, composer, dies at 70.   

1931  Emanuele F duke of Aosta, Italian WW I-general/fascist, dies at 62   

1933  Work begins on Oakland Bay Bridge.   

1934  Chaim Nachman Bialik zionist poet, dies.   

1934  "Madame" Marie Curie-Sklodovska, Polish/French chemist, dies   

1938  Suzanne Lenglen 6 time Wimbeldon champ, dies at 39 of anemia.   

1938  Otto Bauer, Austrian social democrat, dies at 56   

1939  Fort Ross, NWT the overnight temperature at Fort Ross drops to -12.2 C; one of the lowest July temperatures ever recorded in Canada.   

1939  Yankees retire inaugural uniform (Lou Gehrig #4), inaugural Old Timers Day   

1941  Howard Florey and Norman Heatley meet for the inaugural time, 11 days later they successfully recreate pencillin   

1942  Prince Michael of Kent is born.   

1942  The inaugural American bombing mission over enemy-occupied Europe (WW II).   

1943  Wladyslaw Sikorski, gen/PM of Poland in exile (1939-43), dies at 62   

1945  Canadian troops enter Berlin as part of British garrison force; to share occupation duties   

1946  Philippines gains independence from US   

1946  The Philippine Islands granted independence by the United States.   

1946  Othenio Able, Austria paleontology, dies at 71   

1950  Truman signs public law 600 (Puerto Ricans write own consitution).   

1952  Walter Long, dies at 73   

1954  West Germany beats Hungary 3-2 for soccer's 5th World Cup in Bern.   

1956  Independence National Historical Park established in Philadelphia.   

1956  US most intense rain fall (1.23" in 1 minute) at Unionville Maryland   

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1330  Ashikaga yoshiakira: Japanese shogun   

1546  Murad iii: Sultan of turkey (1574-95)   

1546  Murat iii: Ottoman sultan   

1610  Cornelis evertsen: The elder, dutch/swiss vice-admiral   

1610  Paul scarron: French playwright (virgile travesti)   

1669  Alexander von papenhoven: Flemish religious sculptor   

1694  Louis-claude daquin: [d'acquin], french organist/composer (la rose)   

1715  Christian f gellert: Saxony, poet/novelist (fables & tales)   

0907  Death of Luitpold: Margrave of bavaria   

0965  Pope benedict v: Italian roman catholic pope (b. unknown)   

0966  Benedictus v grammaticus: Italian pope (5/22-6/23 964),   

0973  Death of Ulrich of augsburg: German bishop (b. 890)   

1187  Reinoud van châtillon: French prince of antioch,   

1301  Willem ii berthout van mechelen: Bishop of utrecht,   

1307  Rudolf iii: Duke of austria/king of bohemia   

1336  Elisabeth van portugal: Queen of portugal/saint,