Page 6: Historical Events In July - 13
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
1962 500 Indonesian parachutist land on New-Guinea 

1963 In this year, Early Wynn, claims his 300th and last game at 43. 

1965 In this year, 36th All Star Baseball Game: NL claims 6-5 at Metropolitan Stadium, Minn. 

1966 Richard Speck, murders 8 nurses in Chicago 

1967 Race riots break out in Newark, 27 die 

1967 Cornelis A Eman, chairman (State of Aruba Peoples Party), dies at 51. 

1968 97th British Golf Open: Gary Player shoots 289 at Carnoustie Scotland 

1969 Russia launches unmanned Luna 15 to Moon. 

1970 Building begins of Amsterdam metro. 

1971 In this year, 42nd All Star Baseball Game: AL claims 6-4 at Tiger Stadium, Detroit. 

1972 C Torres discovers asteroid #3050 Carrera. 

1972 T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2112 Ulyanov 

1972 LA Rams (Irsay) and Baltimore Colts (Rosenbloom) swap owners 

1973 Lon Chaney Jr actor (Hawkeye, Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies at 67. 

1973 Bobby Murcer's 3 homers accounted for all RBIs, beating KC 5-0. 

1974 Patrick MS Blackett, British physicist (Nobel 1948), dies at 76. 

1975 8.5" (21.6 cm) of rainfall, Dover, Delaware (state record). 

1975 Owen Wynne, cricketer (6 Tests for S Africa 1948-50), lost at sea 

1976 Courtmartial begins in USSR for Valeri Sablin. 

1976 Max Butting, composer, dies at 87. 

1977 NYC experiences 25 hr black-out 

1978 Alexander Ginzburg sentenced by Soviet court to 8 years 

1978 BBC bans Sex Pistols "No One is Innocent". 

1978 Lee Iacocca fired as Ford Motor Pres by chairman Henry Ford II. 

1978 Walter Poenisch completes swim of 207 km from Cuba to Florida 

1978 Antonio Veretti, composer, dies at 78. 

1979 In this year, George Harrison releases "faster" 

1979 Corine Griffith, dies at 84 

1980 Seretse Khama, 1st president of Botswana, dies. 

1982 John Alexander actor, dies at 85. 

1982 Edith Heerdegen, dies at 69 

1985 Live Aid, a rock concert in London, Phila, Moscow and Sydney. 

1985 The Live Aid concerts held to raise money for famine victims in Africa. 

1986 On the California - Mexico Border Region a 5.8 quake injured 29 people injured, one critically and at least 50 buildings damaged in the Newport Beach-San Diego area. 

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