Page 5: Historical Events In July - 25

1907  Jack Gilford, NYC, actor (Save the Tiger, Cocoon, Arthur 2).   

1908  Ajinomoto is founded. Kikunae Ikeda of the Tokyo Imperial University discovers that a key ingredient in Konbu soup stock is monosodium glutamate (MSG), and patents a process for manufacturing it   

1908  Joseph Mitchell, writer   

1909  France's Louis Bl‚riot, makes inaugural airplane flight across Engl Channel.   

1909  Louis Bleriot is recorded as becoming the inaugural man to cross the Channel (between England and France) by plane   

1909  France's Louis Bleriot, makes 1st airplane flight across Engl Channel.   

1911  Filippo Capocci, composer, dies at 71.   

1912  Comoros proclaimed a French colonies.   

1912  Lawrence Alma Tadema, Dutch/British painter, dies at 76.   

1913  Carl Weilman strikes out 6 times in a 15 inning game.   

1913  John Cairncross, linguist (5th Man).   

1914  Germany soc-democrat "No German blood for Austrian tyrant"   

1914  Woody Strode, actor (Posse, Cotton Club, Vigilante, Scream).   

1915  David Napley, solicitor   

1916  Explosion at Lake Erie and Cleveland Waterworks   

1916  Ko van Dijk Jr, Dutch actor (Zaak M P)   

1917  Sir Thomas Whyte introduces the inaugural income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%).   

1918  Annette Adams sworn in as inaugural woman district attorney of US, Calif   

1918  Race riot in Chester Pennsylvania (3 blacks and 2 whites killed).   

1918  Annette Adams sworn in as 1st woman district attorney of US, Calif.   

1918  Nan Grey, [Eschal Miller], actress (3 Grief Girl, Dracula's Daughters).   

1918  Carlos Guido y Spano, Argentine poet (Mexico, canto epico), dies   

1919  Hubert Booi, Bonairian poet (Golgotha/Muchila).   

1920  Red Sox turn triple-play, but Ruth's 35th HR leads Yanks to 8-2 win.   

1921  John Christopherson, artist/collector   

1922  AT and T begins broadcasting on WBAY (NYC-later WEAF, WNBC, WRCA and WFAN).   

1922  Jarolslaw Zielinski, composer, dies at 75   

1923  German mark devalued to 600000 Dmark=$1   

1924  Estelle Getty, NYC, actress (Sophia Petrillo-Golden Girls).   

1925  Alistair Taylor, cricketer (one Test as opening bat for S Afr 1956)   

1926  Teodor Grigoriu, composer   

1927  Midge Decter, St Paul Minn, anti woman's lib (Liberated Woman...).   

1927  Matilde Serao, [Tuffolina], Italian writer (Land of Cockayne), dies.   

1929  Somnath Chatterjee, Indian communist leader.   

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1016  Casimir i: Duke of poland (d. c. 1058)   

1109  Afonso i: The conqueror, king of portugal (1143-85)   

1336  Albert: Count of holland   

1404  Philips van saint-pol: Duke of brabant   

1421  Henry percy: 3rd earl of northumberland, english politician   

1517  Jacques peletier (du mans): French poet/scientist   

1562  Kiyomasa kato: Japanese warlord   

1575  Christoph scheiner: Germany, astronomer   

0306  Gaius flavius v constantius: Under-emperor of rome 297-306,   

1409  King martin i of sicily: King martin i of sicily   

1471  Death of John soreth: French general,   

1492  Death of Innocent vii: [giovanni b cibo], italian pope (1484-92),   

1539  Lorenzo campeggi(east): Archbishop of bologna/diplomat,   

1564  Ferdinand i: German emperor (1558-64),   

1570  Death of Ivan viskovati: Chancellor of russia, executed   

1580  Death of Baltazar alvarez: Spanish jesuit/writer,