Page 6: Historical Events In July - 24

1949  Inidian pitcher Bob Lemon hits 2 HRs to beat Senators, 7-5.   

1950  V-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; inaugural launch from Cape Canaveral.   

1950  V-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; 1st launch from Cape Canaveral   

1952  Pres Truman settles 53-day steel strike   

1952  112°F (44°C), Louisville, Georgia (state record)   

1953  KEYT TV channel 3 in Santa Barbara, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1954  Mary Church Terrell, educator/civil rights leader, dies at 90   

1955  Ali Sastroamidjojo of Govt steps down in Indonesia.   

1956  Brendan Behan's "Quare Fellow," premieres in London.   

1957  KTVC TV channel 6 in Ensign, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1957  Sacha Guitry, actor/playwright/director (Lovers and Thieves), dies at 72.   

1958  14 people named 1st life peers in UK   

1959  VP Nixon argued with Khrushchev, known as "Kitchen Debate"   

1959  500000th Dutch TV set registered   

1960  Carl Deis, composer, dies at 77   

1961  A US commercial plane is hijacked to Cuba.   

1961  Edwin Newman is recorded as becoming news anchor of the Today Show.   

1962  Victor Moore, comedian, dies of heart attack at 86   

1963  124 Unification church couples wed in Korea   

1964  Erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer, dies   

1965  Bob Dylan release "Like a Rolling Stone"   

1965  Casey Stengel steps down as manager of the NY Mets.   

1965  Constance Bennett, actress (Madame X, Topper), dies at 59.   

1966  Montgomery Clift actor, dies at 45   

1966  Tony Lema, US golfer, dies at 32   

1967  Beatles sign a petition in The Times to legalize marijuana   

1967  Charles de Gaulle says 'Vive le Qu‚bec libre! Long live free Quebec!' A lot of pople are not happy at his remarks   

1967  Race riot in Cambridge Maryland.   

1967  Little Billy Rhodes, dies of stroke at 72   

1969  Apollo 11 returns to Earth.   

1969  Muhammad Ali is convicted for refusing induction in US Army on appeal   

1969  Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author (Ferdydurke, Dziennik), dies at 64   

1971  Alan Rawsthorne, composer, dies at 66.   

1972  Bobby Ramirez drummer (White Trash), killed at 23 in bar brawl   

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1380  Johannes van capestrano: Italian saint   

1660  Charles talbot: 1st duke of shrewsbury, english politician   

1686  Benedetto marcello: Composer [or aug 9]   

1720  Louise ulrike: Queen of sweden/wife of adolf frederik   

1725  John newton: English cleric and hymnist   

1738  Elizabeth "betje" wolff-bekker: Dutch author/poet (sara burgerhart)   

1757  Vladimir borovikovsky: Russian painter   

1759  Victor emmanuel i: King of sardinia (1802-21)   

1115  Death of Matilda: Countess of tuscany (b. 1046)   

1240  Konrad von thüringen: Fifth grand master of the teutonic knights   

1345  Death of Jacob van artevelde: Statesman, murdered   

1568  Prince don carlos of spain: Prince don carlos of spain (b. 1545)   

1594  John boste: Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544)   

1652  Death of Johann weichmann: Composer,   

1712  Cornelis earl of nassau: General-major/mister of woudenberg,   

1739  Benedetto marcello: Composer,