Page 6: Historical Events In July - 08

1938  On this day in history 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 July - 08.   

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

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

1941  On July - 08 philippe Gaubert, composer, dies at 62   

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

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

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

1944  On July - 08 naval bombardment of Guam begins.   

1944  On this day in history british troops march into Caen   

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

1946  On this day in history aleksander V Aleksandrov, Russian composer/conductor, dies at 63   

1947  On July - 08 demolition begins in NYC for UN HQ building   

1947  14th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-1 at Wrigley Field, Chicago on July - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1950  Leroy Deans awarded first Order of Purple Heart in Korea on this day in history.   

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

1953  On this day in history uS stops aid to Persia   

1954  KMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast on July - 08.   

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

1956  On July - 08 gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart, dutch min of Justice (Nobel 54), dies   

1957  On July - 08 baeball Owners re-elect Commissioner Ford Frick   

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

1959  On July - 08 dale Buisand & Chester Ovnand, 1st Americans killed in Vietnam War   

1961  Portuguese steamer "Save" breaks up off Mozambique, 227 die on this day in history.   

1961  Julian Bautista, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1967  Billie Jean King concludes Wimbeldon sweep (singles, doubles & mix) on this day in history.   

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1528  On this day in history birth of emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland   

1545  On July - 08 birth of don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II   

1545  Don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568) was born on July - 08.   

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

1593  On July - 08 birth of artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653)   

1604  Heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien) was born on this day in history.   

1621  Jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables) was born on this day in history.   

1637  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Ebeling, composer   

0810  On July - 08 pepin, son of Charlemagne, King of Italy, dies (birth date unknown)   

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

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

1153  On July - 08 eugene III, [Bernardo], Italian Pope (1145-53), dies   

1249  On July - 08 alexander II, king of Scotland (1215-49), dies at 51   

1253  Thibaud IV, poet/count of Champagne/King of Navarra, dies on July - 08.   

1496  Benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies on July - 08.   

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