Historical Events In July - 08

1938  Would be start of Eng/Aust Test Cricket at Old Trafford Washout on July - 08.  

1939  On this day in history 59th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bobby Riggs beats E Cooke (26 86 36 63 62)  

1939  [Henry] Havelock Ellis, English sexologist (Man & Woman), dies at 80 on July - 08.  

1941  On this day in history 9th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 7-5 at Briggs Stadium, Detroit  

1941  Philippe Gaubert, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1942  Catherinus Elling, composer, dies at 83 on July - 08.  

1943  4th day of battle at Kursk: Gen Model uses last tank reserve on this day in history.  

1943  Harry Oakes, Canadian ruler of Bahamas, murdered on this day in history.  

1944  Naval bombardment of Guam begins on July - 08.  

1944  British troops march into Caen on July - 08.  

1946  "Tidbits of 1946" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 8 performances on July - 08.  

1946  Aleksander V Aleksandrov, Russian composer/conductor, dies at 63 on July - 08.  

1947  Demolition begins in NYC for UN HQ building on July - 08.  

1947  14th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-1 at Wrigley Field, Chicago on this day in history.  

1948  On this day in history 500th anniversary Russian orthodox church celebrated in Moscow  

1948  Dave Nourse, cricketer (45 Tests for South Africa 1902-24), dies on July - 08.  

1949  On this day in history monte Irvin & Hank Thompson are 1st blacks to play for NY Giants  

1949  On July - 08 antun Sa'ada, Syrian rightwing politician, executed in Lebanon  

1950  On July - 08 gen Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, UN forces in Korea  

1950  On this day in history leroy Deans awarded first Order of Purple Heart in Korea  

1950  33.4 cm rain fall at York, Nebraska (state record) on July - 08.  

1950  Othmar Spann, Austrian economist/sociologist (Wahre State), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1951  Yankee Joe DiMaggio & mgr Casey Stengel feud on this day in history.  

1952  On this day in history 19th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 3-2 in 5 at Shibe Park, Phila  

1953  US stops aid to Persia on this day in history.  

1954  KMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast on this day in history.  

1956  Joyce Ziske wins LPGA Syracuse Golf Open on July - 08.  

1956  Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart, dutch min of Justice (Nobel 54), dies on July - 08.  

1957  Baeball Owners re-elect Commissioner Ford Frick on July - 08.  

1957  Grace Goodhue Coolidge, 1st lady (1923-29), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1959  Dale Buisand & Chester Ovnand, 1st Americans killed in Vietnam War on July - 08.  

1961  On July - 08 portuguese steamer "Save" breaks up off Mozambique, 227 die  

1961  On July - 08 julian Bautista, composer, dies at 60  

1967  On this day in history billie Jean King concludes Wimbeldon sweep (singles, doubles & mix)  

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1528  Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland was born on this day in history.  

1545  On this day in history birth of don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II  

1545  On July - 08 birth of don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568)  

1574  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer  

1593  On this day in history birth of artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653)  

1604  Heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien) was born on July - 08.  

1621  On this day in history birth of jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables)  

1637  Johann Georg Ebeling, composer was born on this day in history.  

0810  Pepin, son of Charlemagne, King of Italy, dies (birth date unknown) on July - 08.  

0975  On this day in history edgar, King of England (959-75), dies  

1115  On this day in history petrus van Amiens, French Crusades predictor, dies  

1153  On this day in history eugene III, [Bernardo], Italian Pope (1145-53), dies  

1249  Alexander II, king of Scotland (1215-49), dies at 51 on July - 08.  

1253  Thibaud IV, poet/count of Champagne/King of Navarra, dies on this day in history.  

1496  Benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies on this day in history.  

1531  Tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor, dies at 71 on this day in history.