Page 6: Historical Events In July - 15

1932  The Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway is opened throughout between North Bay and Moosonee, Ont. Construction was started on May 10, 1902. The name was subsequently changed to Ontario Northland Transportation   

1932  President Hoover cuts own salary 15%.   

1932  Nina Van Pallandt, Copenhagen Denmark, actress (American Gigolo).   

1933  Guido Crepax, Italian graphic novelist is born.   

1933  Wiley Post began inaugural solo flight around the world   

1933  Wiley Post began 1st solo flight around world   

1933  Irving Babbitt, US writer (Democracy and Leadership), dies at 67   

1934  Continental Airlines commences operations.   

1934  Jules Renkin, Belgian PM (1931-32), dies   

1935  Alfred Archer, cricketer (England batsman in one Test 1899), dies.   

1936  Dutch 2nd Chamber agree to temporarily increase defense budget   

1937  Buchenwald concentration camp is opened   

1937  Japanese attack Marco Polo Bridge, invade China.   

1937  Buchenwald Concentration Camp opens.   

1937  Walter Gay, artist, dies   

1938  Arthur Fagg completes 244 and 202 in the same cricket game for Kent.   

1939  Clara Adams (NYC) is 1st woman to complete round world flight   

1939  Johon Mellanby, physiologist, dies.   

1940  Robert Wadlow world's tallest man (8'11.1"), dies at 32   

1940  Voluntary Defence Force (VDC), composed mainly of World War One veterans, formed by Returned Sailors' Soldiers' and Airmen's League of Australia for home defence   

1940  1st betatron placed in operation, Urbana, Il   

1940  Donald Calthrop, dies at 52.   

1941  Florey and Heatley present freeze dried mold cultures (Pencillin)   

1941  Florey and Heatley present freeze dried mold cultures (Penicillin).   

1942  inaugural deportees sent to Auschwitz come from Germany and Holland.   

1942  Sgt. Keith Elliott 22 NZ Battalion, won the Victoria Cross at   

1942  1st deportation camp at Westerbork, Jews sent to Auschwitz   

1942  Denis Moloney, cricketer (during WW II 3 Tests for NZ 1937), dies   

1944  Greenwich Observatory damaged by WW II flying bomb.   

1945  27th PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Morraine CC Dayton Ohio.   

1946  British North Borneo Co transfers rights to British crown   

1947  Henry Kolker, dies at 76   

1948  John J Persing US General (WW I), dies at 87   

1948  Pres Truman nominated for another term   

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1273  Ewostatewos: Ethiopian monk and religious leader   

1353  Vladimir the bold: Russian prince   

1458  Juan ponce de leon: Spanish explorer   

1471  Eskender: Emperor of ethiopia   

1553  Archduke ernest of austria: Archduke ernest of austria (d. 1595)   

1573  Inigo jones: London, architect (restored st paul's cathedral)   

1606  Rembrandt van rijn: Leiden netherlands, painter (night watch)   

1606  Rembrandt: Dutch artist   

0668  Death of Constantius ii: Emperor of byzantium,   

1085  Death of Robert guiscard: Duke of apulia & calabria,   

1262  Death of Richard de clare: 6th earl of hertford, english soldier (b. 1222)   

1274  Death of John f bonaventura: Ital/french theologist/dominican/saint,   

1291  Death of Rudolf i: King of germany & holy roman empire,   

1381  Death of John ball: English priest/ideologist of boer uprising, hanged   

1406  Duke william of austria: Duke william of austria (b. c.1370)   

1410  Death of Ulrich von jungingen: German grand master of the teutonic knights (killed in battle) (b. 1360)