Page 4: Historical Events In July - 23

1880  1st commercial hydroelectric power planet begins, Grand Rapids, Mich.   

1883  Alan Francis Brooke, 1st viscount Alanbrooke fieldmarshal [or Jul 4]   

1884  Albert Warner, US producer (Warner Bros)   

1885  Ulysses S Grant, 18th US pres, dies in Mount McGregor NY, at 63.   

1886  Steve Brodie supposedly survives plunge from Brooklyn Bridge.   

1886  Arthur Whitten Brown, aviator   

1888  Raymond Chandler, American author is born   

1888  John Boyd Dunlop, applies to patent pneumatic tire.   

1888  Gluyas Williams, SF, cartoonist (Fellows Citizen).   

1890  Jack Barrett carries his cricket bat for Australia at Lord's (67)   

1891  Maurus H Hulsman, Dutch priest/editor (Amigoe di Curacao)   

1892  Haile Selassie, [Ras Tafari Makonnen], emperor of Ethiopia (1930-74).   

1893  Karl Menninger, psychiatrist (Menninger Clinic)   

1894  Arthur Treacher, Brighton England, announcer (Merv Griffin Show).   

1895  A Charlois discovers asteroid #405 Thia.   

1895  Florence Vidor, [Arto], Houston TX, actress (Jack Knife Man)   

1898  Mervyn "Red" Dutton, Manitoba, 2nd NHL pres (1943-46).   

1899  Gustav Heinemann, President of West Germany   

1900  Pan-African Congress meets in London.   

1902  Walter Burle Marx, composer.   

1903  Ford Motor Co sells 1st Model A car.   

1904  Ice cream cone created by Charles E Menches during La Purchase Expo.   

1904  Adone Zecchi, composer.   

1904  John Simon, public health pioneer, dies   

1905  Erich Itor Kahn, composer   

1905  Jean-Jacques, painter, dies   

1906  Pogroms against Jews in Oddessa.   

1906  Clancy Cooper, actress (Enchanted Forest, Girls in Chains)   

1907  7th Davis Cup: Australasia beats British Isles in Wimbledon (3-2).   

1907  Elspeth Josceline Huxley, English author   

1908  A Kopff discovers asteroids #666 Desdemona and #667 Denise.   

1908  Karl Swenson, Bkln NY, actor (Lara-Little House on the Prairie).   

1909  M Wolf discovers asteroid #683 Lanzia.   

1909  Ernest F Cambier, Bel colonial pioneer (1st Congo railway), dies at 65.   

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0645  Yazid i: Sixth caliph of islam   

1301  Duke otto of austria: Duke otto of austria (d. 1339)   

1339  Louis i: Duke of anjou/king of naples (battle at poitiers)   

1401  Francesco sfoza: Soldier   

1503  Anna jagello: Queen of the romans   

1659  Antonius schultingh: [schultingius], dutch lawyer   

1705  Francis blomefield: English topographer   

1734  Antonio maria gasparo sacchini: Opera composer [or jun 14 1730]   

0945  Death of Richarius: Bishop of luik (922-45),   

1227  Qiu chuji: Chinese taoist (b. 1148)   

1373  Birgitta van sweden: Swedish saint,   

1403  Henry percy: [harry hotspur], killed in battle at 39   

1531  Louis de brézé: Seigneur d'anet, marshal of normandy and husband of diane de poitiers   

1568  Death of Don carlos: Son of spanish king philip ii,   

1581  Georges lalaing: Viceroy of friesland,   

1584  Death of John day: English printer (b. 1522)