Page 7: Historical Events In July - 26
Sunday, 21 June 2026
1963 US Syncom 2, inaugural geosynchronous communications satellite, launched 

1964 Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa convicted of fraud and conspiracy 

1964 Train from Povoa de Varzin, Portugal derails near Oporto, 94 die. 

1965 Republic of Maldives gains independence from Britain (Nat'l Day). 

1967 Matthijs Vermeulen, Dutch composer/critic, dies at 79. 

1968 Lilian Harvey, British actress (Congress Dances), dies. 

1969 Sharon Sites Adams, 39, is recorded as becoming inaugural lady to solo sail the Pacific. 

1969 Raymond Walburn, actor (Spoilers, Dixie), dies after illness at 81 

1970 Claud Allister, actor (Kiss Me Kate, Quartet), dies at 81 

1971 Apollo 15, a manned lunar expedition, is launched 

1971 N Chernykh discovers asteroid #1836 Komarov 

1973 Mike Burke, Pres (NY Yankees)/dir (Madison Sq Garden), dies. 

1974 USSR's Soyuz fails to dock with Salyut 3 

1974 Arthur K Watson, US businessman (IBM), dies at 55. 

1975 Soyuz 18B returns to Earth 

1975 Leigh Whipper, actor (Hidden Eye, Jungle Queen), dies at 98. 

1977 Gena Branscombe, composer, dies at 95. 

1979 Estimated 109 cm (43") of rain falls in Alvin, TX (national record). 

1980 Alan Hoskins, dies 

1981 2 climbers rappell 550 m down cliff near Angel Falls, Venezuela. 

1981 E Bowell discovers asteroids #2845 Franklinken and #2882 Tedesco. 

1981 NY Mayor Ed Koch is given Heimlich maneuver in a Chinese restaurant. 

1981 Donald Lybbert, composer, dies at 58 

1982 Canada's Anik D1 Comsat launched by US Delta rocket 

1982 Betty Walker, actress (Steve Lawrence Show), dies at 54 

1983 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating for STS-8. 

1984 Ed "Psycho" Gein, mass murderer (Psycho based on him), dies at 78. 

1986 Lebanese kidnappers released Rev Lawrence Martin Jenco. 

1986 Averell Harriman, statesman, dies in Yorktown Heights, NY at 94 

1987 Joe Liggins, US composer (I've a Right to Cry), dies at 71. 

1988 Tlesa Ann Meadowcroft is born Salt Lake City, Utah 

1990 General Hospital tapes its 7000th episode. 

1990 US beats the Soviet Union 17-0 in baseball at the Goodwill Games. 

1990 Brent Mydland, rock keyboardist/vocalist (Grass Roots), dies at 38 

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