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1943  Last Judy Garland-Mickey Rooney movie released (Girl Crazy).   

1943  Henri-François Gautrin, Quebec politician.   

1943  Benjamin James Dale, composer, dies at 58.   

1944  Naval Task Force lands Army troops near Cape Opmarai, New Guinea.   

1944  Heavy battles at Tessy-sur-Vire and Villebaudon Normandy   

1944  Frances de la Tour, actress (Bejeweled, Wombling Free).   

1945  Japanese submarine, I-58, sinks USS Indianapolis (CA-35) in Philippine Sea; 316 out of 1199 crew survived   

1945  Philippines Sea: US cruiser Indianapolis torpedoed/sinks, 880 die   

1946  The inaugural rocket attains 100 mi (167 km) altitude, White Sands, NM   

1946  1st rocket attains 100 mi (167 km) altitude, White Sands, NM   

1947  Arnold Schwarzenegger, American actor is born.   

1947  Cin Reds 16 game win streak ends, losing to NY Giants 5-4.   

1947  George Challenor, cricketer (played in 1st WI Test side 1928), dies.   

1948  Professional wrestling premiers on prime-time network TV (DuMont)   

1948  Emile Zatopek runs Olympic record (10K   

1949  British warship HMS Amethyst escape down Yangtze River, having been refused a safe passage by Chinese Communists after 3-month standoff.   

1951  E L Johnson discovers asteroid #2718.   

1951  Ty Cobb testifies before the Emanuel Celler committee, denying that the reserve clause makes peons of baseball players   

1952  Ford Frick sets waiver rule to bar inter-league deals until all clubs in same league get right to bid.   

1953  Rikidōzan holds a ceremony announcing the establishment of the Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance.   

1954  Bob Kennedy hits the 1st grand slam for the new Baltimore Orioles.   

1955  In this year, Louison Bobet claims his 3rd Tour de France   

1956  The phrase "In God We Trust" was adopted as the U.S. national motto   

1956  US motto "In God We Trust" authorized   

1957  Sem Dresden, Dutch composer/conductor, dies at 76   

1958  Alexander Albrecht, composer, dies at 72   

1959  In his major league debut, SF Giant Willie McCovey goes 4-for-4.   

1960  The inaugural AFL preseason game Boston Patriots defeat Bills in Buffalo (28-7).   

1960  1st AFL preseason game Boston Patriots defeat Bills in Buffalo (28-7)   

1961  43rd PGA Championship: Jerry Barber shoots a 277 at Olympia Fields IL   

1962  In this year, 33rd All Star Baseball Game: AL claims 9-4 at Wrigley Field, Chicago.   

1962  Myron McCormick, actor (China Girl, Jigsaw), dies of cancer at 54   

1963  British spy Kim Philby are discovered in Moscow.   

1965  LBJ signs Medicare bill, which went into effect following year.   

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1511  Giorgio vasari: Italy, painter/art historian (vasari's lives)   

1549  Ferdinando i de' medici: Grand duke of tuscany   

1641  Regnier de graaf: Dutch physician and anatomist   

1747  Antonio benedetto maria puccini: Composer   

1751  Maria a [nannerl] mozart: Austrian pianist/wolfgang's sister   

1763  Samuel rogers: English poet (italy, a poem)   

1793  Josepf francois snel: Composer   

1809  Charles chiniquy: Quebec-born excommunicated catholic priest   

0578  Jacob baradaeus: Bishop of edessa   

0579  Benedict i: Italian pope (575-79),   

1516  Death of Johan v nassau: Earl of nassau-vianden/dietz,   

1528  Jacopo d'antonio negreti palma: Italian painter,   

1540  Robert barnes: English churchman (martyred) (b. 1495)   

1550  Thomas wriothesley: 1st earl of southampton, english politician (b. 1505)   

1652  Death of John cloppenburg: Vicar/theologist,   

1655  Death of Sigmund theophil staden: Composer,