Top Historical Events That Happened on July 21

1978  US Postal Service and unions agree on a contract averting mail strike   

1978  World's strongest dog, 80-kg St Bernard, pulls 2909-kg load 27 m.   

1979  N Chernykh discovers asteroids #2585 Irpedina and #3298.   

1979  National Women's Hall of Fame (Seneca Falls, NY) dedicated   

1979  Ludwig Renn, writer, dies at 90.   

1980  Jean-Claude Droyer climbs the Eiffel Tower in 2 hrs 18 mins   

1982  Dave Garroway TV host (Today Show), dies at 69   

1983  Authorities end Martial Law in Poland.   

1983  Polish govt ends 19 months of martial law.   

1983  Storm cuts short Diana Ross' free concert in NY's Central Park   

1983  US announces Lebanon freed American hostage David Dodge   

1984  Marita Koch of E Germany sets world women's mark for 200m, 21.71s.   

1984  Michael Osborne, rock guitarist/vocalist (Axe), dies at 34   

1985  Mickey Shaughnessy actor (Chicago Teddy Bears), dies at 65   

1985  South African government declares State of Emergency.   

1985  Vicki Vola actress (Miss Miller-Mr District Attorney)   

1986  Pleasure Island plans unveiled.   

1986  Virginia Hewitt actress (Carol-Space Patrol), dies at 60   

1986  Paulo Correia, Guinee-Bissaus colonel/putschist, executed   

1987  Navy escorts inaugural Earnest Will Convoy in the Persian Gulf.   

1988  ESA's Ariane-3 launches 2 communications satellites (1 Indian).   

1989  Eastern Airlines submits a reorganization plan to creditors.   

1989  In this year, Greg LeMond (US) claims Tour de France in quickest time   

1989  Mike Tyson TKOs Carl "the Truth" Williams in 1 33 of inaugural round   

1990  Goodwill Games opens in Seattle Wash.   

1990  Pink Floyds' "The Wall" is performed where the Berlin Wall once stood.   

1990  Rock concert in East Berlin, celebrating the removal of the wall, attended by 150000.   

1990  Manuel Puig, Argentina writer (Buenos Aires Affair), dies at 57   

1991  Theodore Wilson, dies at 47.   

1993  Henk Kersting, bureau chef (Associated Press-WW II), dies at 88.   

1994  Dorothy Collins, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 67   

1995  Edwin "Russell" House, saxophonist, dies at 65   

1996  Francis James Claude Piggott, soldier, dies at 85.   

1998  Alan Shepard dies in Monterey, CA, at age 74. Shepard was the inaugural American in space, and later commanded the Apollo 14 moon mission. He was the fifth person to walk on the lunar surface   

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0810  Imam bukhari: Islamic scholar   

1515  St philippus nerius: [philippo neri], italian merchant/priest   

1620  Jean picard: French astronomer   

1664  Matthew prior: English poet   

1676  Anthony collins: English philosopher (a discourse on free-thinking)   

1693  Thomas pelham-holles 1st duke of newcastle: Engl minister of finance   

1706  Pierre lyonet: Zoologist/cryptologist (anatomy of wilgehoutrups)   

1710  Paul möhring: German physician   

1160  Death of Peterus lombardus: Italian theologist/bishop of paris,   

1425  Death of Manuel paleologus: Byzantine emperor (1391-1425)/writer,   

1540  Death of John i zapolyai: Prince of transsylvania/king of hungary,   

1544  Death of René of chalon [renatus of nassau]: Prince of orange, slain in battle   

1683  Lord william russell: English plotter against charles ii, beheaded   

1688  Death of James butler: 1st duke of ormonde, english statesman and soldier (b. 1610)   

1717  Death of Niccolo amenta: Italian poet (la gostanza),   

1782  Placidus cajetan von camerloher: Composer,