Page 6: Historical Events In July - 07

1944  Horthy formally ends Hungarian deportations. Captain Rothmund of the Swiss Alien Police modifies on paper severe regulations concerning refoulement (sending back refugees).   

1944  Bomber Command drop 2572 tons of bombs on Caen, France   

1944  Erich Salomon, German photographer, dies   

1945  Salomeja Neris, [S Bacinskaite-Buciene], Latvian poet, dies at 40   

1946  Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini canonized as inaugural American saint   

1946  Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini canonized as 1st American saint   

1947  Alleged and disputed Roswell UFO incident   

1948  6 female reservists become inaugural women sworn into regular US Navy.   

1948  Cleveland Indians sign Leroy "Satchel" Paige.   

1948  6 female reservists become 1st women sworn into regular US Navy.   

1949  "Dragnet" premiers on NBC radio; also a TV series in 1951 and 1967   

1949  "Cabatgata (A Night in Spain)" opens at Broadway NYC for 76 perfs   

1950  1st Farnborough airshow held   

1951  58th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Doris Hart beats Shirley Fry (61 60)   

1952  SS United States cross Atlantic in record 82:40   

1953  35th PGA Championship: Walter Burkemo at Birmingham CC Mich   

1954  T.A.N.U. party founded in Tanzania.   

1954  T.A.N.U. party forms in Tanzania.   

1955  1st LPGA Championship won by Beverly Hanson.   

1955  Franco Casavola, composer, dies at 63.   

1956  7 Army trucks loaded with dynamite explode in the middle of Cali, Columbia killing 1100-1200, destroyimg 2000 buildings.   

1956  63rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Shirley Fry beats Angela Buxton (63 61)   

1956  Gottfried Benn, writer, dies at 70   

1957  Heavy storm ravages Belgian coast.   

1958  Pres Eisenhower signs Alaska statehood bill.   

1958  C A Milton scores 104* on Test Cricket debut, England v NZ Headingley.   

1958  Raymond Hackett, dies at 55   

1960  USSR shoots down a US aircraft over Barents sea.   

1962  Bill Hartack is recorded as becoming 8th jockey to win 3000 horse races   

1965  Otis Redding records "Respect"   

1965  Bill Hitch, England cricket fast-bowler (7 Tests 1911-21), dies.   

1966  Carmelita Geraghty, dies of heart attack at 65   

1967  Beatles' "All You Need is Love" is released   

1967  Vivian Leigh Scarlet in Gone with the Wind, dies at 53.   

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1053  Emperor shirakawa of japan: Emperor shirakawa of japan (d. 1129)   

1119  Emperor sutoku of japan: Emperor sutoku of japan (d. 1164)   

1528  Anna of austria: Duchess of bavaria, daughter of ferdinand i   

1586  Thomas howard: 21st earl of arundel, english statesman   

1656  Guru har krishan: 8th guru of sikhism   

1690  Johann tobias krebs: Composer   

1710  Arvid niclas hopken: Composer   

1746  Ludwig wenzel lachnith: Composer   

1129  Death of Shirakawa: Emperor of japan (1072-86)/budhist monk,   

1304  Benedict xi: [niccolo boccasini], pope (1303-04),   

1307  Death of Edward i: King of england (1272-1307),   

1348  Death of John andreae: Italian canonist,   

1537  Madeleine de valois: Queen of james v of scotland (b. 1520)   

1572  Sigismund ii august: Last jagellonen king of poland,   

1573  Giacomo barozzi da vignola: Italian architect (b. 1507)   

1647  Death of Thomas hooker: Clergyman, father of american democracy,