Page 6: Historical Events In July - 18

1959  The first black to win a major golf tournament (William Wright) on this day in history.   

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

1960  On July - 18 1st UN troops reach Congo   

1961  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 on July - 18.   

1961  Kit Guard, dies of cancer at 67 on July - 18.   

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 July - 18 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  Zond 3 launched to fly by Moon, enters solar orbit on this day in history.   

1965  On July - 18 kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Yankee Golf Open   

1965  On this day in history shalva Mikhailovich Taktakishvili, composer, dies at 64   

1966  Bobby Fuller rocker (I Fought the Law), found dead on this day in history.   

1966  Gemini 10 launched on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history 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).   

1966  On July - 18 carl Sagan turns 1 billion seconds old   

1966  Bobby Fuller, rocker (I Fought the Law), found dead at 22 on this day in history.   

1967  On July - 18 silver hits record $1.87 an ounce in NY   

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

1968  On this day in history c Torres discovers asteroid #2654 Ristenpart   

1968  On July - 18 intel incorporates   

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

1969  On July - 18 joe Namath agrees to sell interest in Bachelors 3, to stay in NFL   

1969  Mary Jo Kopechne & Sen Kennedy plunge off Chappaquiddick bridge on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1970  On July - 18 ron Hunt gets hit by a pitch for a record 119th time   

1970  On this day in history willie Mays hits # 3,000   

1970  Lucien H d'Azambuja, Fren astronomer (chromosphere of Sun), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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

1973  British actor Jack Hawkins actor, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history jack Hawkins, actor (Ben Hur, Ben-Four Just Men), dies at 62   

1974  World's tallest structure, 646-m Polish radio mast, completed on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history federico Ghisi, composer, dies at 74   

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1340  On July - 18 birth of philip van Artevelde, wine salesman/lord lt of Flanders   

1501  Isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (d. 1526) was born on this day in history.   

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 July - 18.   

1552  Rudolf II, of Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612) was born on July - 18.   

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

1635  On July - 18 birth of robert Hooke, Isle of Wight, physicist (Micrographia)   

1670  Giovanni Battista Bononcini, Italian (opera)composer was born on this day in history.   

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

0715  On July - 18 death of muhammad bin Qasim (b. 695)   

1100  Godfried IV van Bouillon, count of Antwerp, dies on July - 18.   

1374  On July - 18 francesco Petrarch, Italian poet (Italia Mia), dies at 69   

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

1544  On this day in history rené van Chalon, viceroy of Holland, dies in battle at 25   

1591  Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40 on July - 18.   

1608  On July - 18 joachim III Frederik, ruler (Brandenburg), dies at 61