Historical Events In July - 18

1959  The first black to win a major golf tournament (William Wright) on July - 18.   

1959  1st black to win a major golf tournament (William Wright) on July - 18.   

1960  On this day in history 1st UN troops reach Congo   

1961  On this day in history commissioner Ford Frick rules Babe Ruth's record of 60 HR in 154-game sched in 1927, must be broken in 1st 154 of 162 games   

1961  On this day in history kit Guard, dies of cancer at 67   

1962  Minn Twins Bob Allison & Harmon Killebrew hit grand slams in 1st inn & Harmon Killebrew connect in a club-record, 11-run 1st inning on July - 18.   

1963  On this day in history failed military coup in Syria   

1963  A H C Cooper, S Africa cricketer (Test v England 1914), dies on July - 18.   

1964  Race riot in Harlem (NYC); riots spread to Bedford-Stuyvesant (Bkln) on this day in history.   

1965  On July - 18 zond 3 launched to fly by Moon, enters solar orbit   

1965  On this day in history kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Yankee Golf Open   

1965  Shalva Mikhailovich Taktakishvili, composer, dies at 64 on July - 18.   

1966  Bobby Fuller rocker (I Fought the Law), found dead on July - 18.   

1966  On July - 18 gemini 10 launched   

1966  Launch of Gemini 10 with LCDR John W. Young, USN as Command Pilot. Mission involved 43 orbits at an altitude of 412.2 nautical miles and lasted 2 days, 22 hours, and 46 minutes. Recovery was by HS-3 helicopter from USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7) on this day in history.   

1966  Carl Sagan turns 1 billion seconds old on this day in history.   

1966  Bobby Fuller, rocker (I Fought the Law), found dead at 22 on July - 18.   

1967  On this day in history silver hits record $1.87 an ounce in NY   

1967  Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Brazil pres (1964-87), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1968  On July - 18 c Torres discovers asteroid #2654 Ristenpart   

1968  Intel incorporates on July - 18.   

1969  On this day in history barbara Pepper actress (Doris Ziffel-Green Acres), dies at 57   

1969  On this day in history joe Namath agrees to sell interest in Bachelors 3, to stay in NFL   

1969  On July - 18 mary Jo Kopechne & Sen Kennedy plunge off Chappaquiddick bridge   

1969  Barbara Pepper, actress (Doris Ziffel-Green Acres), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1970  Arthur Brown arrested for stripping on stage in Palemo Sicily on July - 18.   

1970  Ron Hunt gets hit by a pitch for a record 119th time on this day in history.   

1970  Willie Mays hits # 3,000 on July - 18.   

1970  On July - 18 lucien H d'Azambuja, Fren astronomer (chromosphere of Sun), dies at 86   

1972  On this day in history 200,000 attend Mt Pocono rock festival in Penns   

1973  British actor Jack Hawkins actor, dies at 62 on July - 18.   

1973  Jack Hawkins, actor (Ben Hur, Ben-Four Just Men), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history world's tallest structure, 646-m Polish radio mast, completed   

1975  On July - 18 federico Ghisi, composer, dies at 74   

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1340  Philip van Artevelde, wine salesman/lord lt of Flanders was born on July - 18.   

1501  On this day in history birth of isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (d. 1526)   

1504  On this day in history birth of heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (d. 1575)   

1534  Zacharias Ursinus, German theologist (Heidelberger Catechism) was born on this day in history.   

1552  On July - 18 birth of rudolf II, of Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612)   

1634  Joannes Camphuys, governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1684-91) was born on this day in history.   

1635  Robert Hooke, Isle of Wight, physicist (Micrographia) was born on this day in history.   

1670  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Bononcini, Italian (opera)composer   

0640  Arnulf, bishop of Metz (614-640)/politician, dies at about 58 on this day in history.   

0715  Death of Muhammad bin Qasim (b. 695) on July - 18.   

1100  On this day in history godfried IV van Bouillon, count of Antwerp, dies   

1374  On this day in history francesco Petrarch, Italian poet (Italia Mia), dies at 69   

1488  Death of Alvise Cadamosto, Italian explorer (b. 1432) on this day in history.   

1544  René van Chalon, viceroy of Holland, dies in battle at 25 on July - 18.   

1591  On this day in history jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40   

1608  On this day in history joachim III Frederik, ruler (Brandenburg), dies at 61