Page 5: Historical Events In July - 18

1935  Amsterdam city council accept city growth plan through the year 2000   

1936  Spanish Civil War begans, Gen Francisco Franco led uprising.   

1936  The Spanish Civil war begins with an army revolt against the government.   

1936  Spanish Civil War begins, Gen Francisco Franco led uprising.   

1938  Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan arrives in Ireland-left NY for Calif   

1938  Vladimir M Kirshon, Russian playwright, executed at 35   

1939  Witold Maliszewski, composer, dies at 65   

1940  The inaugural successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Ct.   

1940  1st successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Ct   

1941  SS drowns 40 Jews in Dvina River, Belorussia   

1941  Dionyssios Lavrangas, composer, dies at 80   

1942  Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe, inaugural jet fighter, takes inaugural flight   

1942  The inaugural legal NJ horse race in 50 years; Garden State Park track opens   

1942  1st legal NJ horse race in 50 years; Garden State Park track opens.   

1943  German submarine shoots down K-47, the inaugural and only U.S. airship lost during WW II   

1943  British assault on Catania Sicily.   

1944  7:45 Operation-Goodwood: British assault east of Caen   

1944  George A Hartland, English MP (Norwich 1931-35), dies at 60   

1947  President Harry S. Truman delegates responsibility for the civil administration of former Japanese mandated island to the Secretary of the Navy   

1947  US receives UN trusteeship over Pacific Islands   

1947  British seize "Exodus 1947" ship of Jewish immigrants to Palestine   

1948  "Marinka" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 168 performances   

1950  Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin is born   

1950  Carl Clinton Van Doren, US literary (The Nation), dies at 64   

1951  Jersey Joe Walcott KOs Ezzard Charles in 5 for heavyweight belt   

1951  Uruguay accepts its constitution.   

1952  KWGN TV channel 2 in Denver, CO (IND) begins broadcasting   

1954  In this year, Betsy Rawls claims LPGA Inverness Four-Ball Golf Tournament   

1955  The inaugural electric power generated from atomic energy sold commercially.   

1955  1st electric power generated from atomic energy sold commercially   

1956  Erno Gero succeeds Matyas Rákosi as party leader of Hungary   

1956  Willem J A Kerncamp, Dut overseas minister (Islam and Woman), dies at 57   

1958  Henry Farman, French aviation pioneer (double decker), dies at 84.   

1959  The inaugural black to win a major golf tournament (William Wright)   

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1340  Philip van artevelde: Wine salesman/lord lt of flanders   

1501  Isabella of burgundy: Wife of christian ii of denmark   

1504  Heinrich bullinger: Swiss religious reformer   

1534  Zacharias ursinus: German theologist (heidelberger catechism)   

1552  Rudolf ii: Of habsburg, emperor of germany (1576-1612)   

1634  Joannes camphuys: Governor-general of dutch-indies (1684-91)   

1635  Robert hooke: Isle of wight, physicist (micrographia)   

1670  Giovanni battista bononcini: Italian (opera)composer   

0640  Death of Arnulf: Bishop of metz (614-640)/politician,   

0715  Death of Muhammad bin qasim: Muhammad bin qasim (b. 695)   

1100  Death of Godfried iv van bouillon: Count of antwerp,   

1374  Francesco petrarch: Italian poet (italia mia),   

1488  Alvise cadamosto: Italian explorer (b. 1432)   

1544  Death of René van chalon: Viceroy of holland,   

1591  Death of Jakob handl: [petelin], austrian composer/bandmaster,   

1608  Death of Joachim iii frederik: Ruler (brandenburg),