Historical Events In July - 08

1938  On July - 08 would be start of Eng/Aust Test Cricket at Old Trafford Washout   

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

1939  On this day in history [Henry] Havelock Ellis, English sexologist (Man & Woman), dies at 80   

1941  On July - 08 9th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 7-5 at Briggs Stadium, Detroit   

1941  On this day in history philippe Gaubert, composer, dies at 62   

1942  On July - 08 catherinus Elling, composer, dies at 83   

1943  On July - 08 4th day of battle at Kursk: Gen Model uses last tank reserve   

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

1944  On this day in history naval bombardment of Guam begins.   

1944  British troops march into Caen on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history "Tidbits of 1946" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 8 performances   

1946  On July - 08 aleksander V Aleksandrov, Russian composer/conductor, dies at 63   

1947  Demolition begins in NYC for UN HQ building on this day in history.   

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

1948  On July - 08 500th anniversary Russian orthodox church celebrated in Moscow   

1948  Dave Nourse, cricketer (45 Tests for South Africa 1902-24), dies on this day in history.   

1949  Monte Irvin & Hank Thompson are 1st blacks to play for NY Giants on July - 08.   

1949  Antun Sa'ada, Syrian rightwing politician, executed in Lebanon on July - 08.   

1950  Gen Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, UN forces in Korea on July - 08.   

1950  On July - 08 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  On this day in history yankee Joe DiMaggio & mgr Casey Stengel feud   

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 this day in history.   

1956  Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart, dutch min of Justice (Nobel 54), dies on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history baeball Owners re-elect Commissioner Ford Frick   

1957  On July - 08 grace Goodhue Coolidge, 1st lady (1923-29), dies at 78   

1959  On this day in history dale Buisand & Chester Ovnand, 1st Americans killed in Vietnam War   

1961  Portuguese steamer "Save" breaks up off Mozambique, 227 die on July - 08.   

1961  Julian Bautista, composer, dies at 60 on July - 08.   

1967  On July - 08 billie Jean King concludes Wimbeldon sweep (singles, doubles & mix)   

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1528  On July - 08 birth of emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland   

1545  Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II was born on July - 08.   

1545  On this day in history birth of don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568)   

1574  Giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer was born on July - 08.   

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

1604  On July - 08 birth of heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien)   

1621  On July - 08 birth of jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables)   

1637  On July - 08 birth of johann Georg Ebeling, composer   

0810  On this day in history pepin, son of Charlemagne, King of Italy, dies (birth date unknown)   

0975  On July - 08 edgar, King of England (959-75), dies   

1115  Petrus van Amiens, French Crusades predictor, dies on July - 08.   

1153  Eugene III, [Bernardo], Italian Pope (1145-53), dies on this day in history.   

1249  On this day in history alexander II, king of Scotland (1215-49), dies at 51   

1253  On this day in history thibaud IV, poet/count of Champagne/King of Navarra, dies   

1496  On this day in history benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies   

1531  Tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor, dies at 71 on July - 08.