Page 5: Historical Events In July - 05

1929  42nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (61 62)   

1929  Graham Anthony Richard Lock, cricketer.   

1930  Daredevil George Stathakis dies in a plunge over Niagara Falls in a barrel, but his turtle survives.   

1930  50th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats W Allison (63 97 64)   

1930  Tommy Cook, Duluth MN, actor (Missile to the Moon).   

1931  James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke, criminal   

1932  Oliveira Salazar is recorded as becoming dictator of fascist Portugal.   

1932  Antonio de Oliveira Salazar is recorded as becoming premier/dictator of Portugal   

1932  Edgar Louis Vanderstegen Millington Drake, painter   

1933  German party Catholic Center disbands.   

1933  Terence Cooper, Northern Ireland, actor (Casino Royale)   

1934  "Bloody Thursday".   

1935  inaugural Hawaii Calls radio program is broadcast.   

1935  Pres Franklin Roosevelt signs the National Labor Relations Act   

1935  1st "Hawaii Calls" radio program is broadcast.   

1935  Edward McInnes, German scholar.   

1935  Daniel Plooy, Dutch new testament expert, dies at 58   

1936  120°F (49°C), Gannvalley, South Dakota (state record)   

1937  Joe DiMaggio's inaugural grand slammer   

1937  Yellow Grass Saskatchewan, the temperature at Yellow Grass reaches 45C, the highest temperature ever recorded in Canada, 110F+.   

1937  117°F (47°C), Medicine Lake, Montana (state record).   

1938  Herb Caen's 1st column in SF Chronicle   

1938  John McIlwraith, cricketer (Tests for Australia), dies.   

1940  Diplomatic relations broken between Britain and Vichy govt in France   

1940  HMS WHIRLWIND, sunk in the North Atlantic 120 miles west of Lands End, south west England 1 torpedo from German U-34   

1941  German occupiers disband political parties   

1941  Oskar Fried, composer, dies at 69.   

1942  Port Hope Ontario, Ian Fleming the inaugural graduate of the Special 25 training school for spies; later member of MI5, creator of James Bond novels   

1942  1st performance of Heitor Villa-Lobos' Choros 6/9/11   

1943  Battle of Gulf of Kula.   

1944  Harry Crosby takes inaugural rocket airplane, MX-324, for maiden flight.   

1944  Harry Crosby takes 1st rocket airplane, MX-324, for maiden flight   

1944  William Gillies Whittaker, composer, dies at 67.   

1945  Australian Prime Minister John Curtin dies in office   

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1321  Joan of the tower: Queen consort of scotland   

1546  Johann steuerlein: Composer   

1586  Thomas hooker: Connecticut colonist   

1653  Thomas pitt: British governor of madras   

1654  Antonio maria pacchioni: Composer   

1675  Mary walcott: American accuser at the salem witch trials   

1717  Pedro iii of portugal: Consort of maria i of portugal   

1718  Francis seymour-conway: 1st marquess of hertford, viceroy of ireland   

1316  Death of Infante ferdinand of majorca: Infante ferdinand of majorca (b. 1278)   

1375  Charles iii of alençon: French archbishop (b. 1337)   

1472  Death of Charles of artois: Count of eu, french military leader (b. 1394)   

1539  Antonio m zaccaria: Italian physician/saint,   

1626  Death of Stephan fadinger: Austrian boer leader,   

1666  Albert vi of bavaria: Albert vi of bavaria (b. 1584)   

1676  Death of Carl gustaf wrangel: Swedish soldier (b. 1613)   

1681  Fjodor aleksejevitsj: Tsar of russia,