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Sunday, 09 August 2026
1935 Carol Shields, American-born novelist (d. 2 
1936 Gen Anastasio Somoza takes over as dictator of Nicaragua
1936 Sally Kellerman, Long Beach Cal, actress (M*A*S*H, Back to School)
1937 Louis Vierne, composer, dies at 66
1940 Heavy German bombing on Dunkirk beach.
1940 Willem E Roelofs, painter/cartoonist, dies.
1941 In this year, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis claims baseball's "Iron Horse," Lou Gehrig, in New York. The malady is now often referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease.
1941 Lou Gehrig, 1st baseman (NY Yankee), dies of ALS in Riverdale NY at 37.
1942 Barry Levinson, American film director is born
1942 Red Sox star Ted Williams enlists as a Navy aviator.
1943 99th Pursuit Squadron flies inaugural combat mission (over Italy).
1943 99th Pursuit Squadron flies 1st combat mission (over Italy).
1944 Generals Eisenhower and Montgomery dine in Portsmouth.
1946 Italian plebiscite chooses republic over monarchy (National Day).
1947 "Louisiana Lady" opens at Century Theater NYC for 4 performances
1947 Hermann Darewsky, composer, dies at 64
1949 Transjordan renamed Jordan
1949 Dynam-Victor Fumet, composer, dies at 82.
1950 ST Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Wash Senators.
1950 Stanislas Bizot, French checker player (world champ 1925), dies at 70.
1951 In this year, Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Evangelii praecones.
1951 Alain, [Emile-Auguste Chartier], French philosopher, dies at 83
1952 650000 metal workers go on strike in US
1953 Coronation of British Queen Elizabeth II.
1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey.
1953 Queen Elizabeth II of Britain is crowned in Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death of her father, King George VI
1953 Summit of Everest reached for the inaugural time.
1954 John Costello (Cons) is recorded as becoming premier of Ireland.
1955 The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between both countries, discontinued since 1948.
1956 Yugoslav president Tito visits Moscow
1956 Jean Hersholt, actress (Emma, Grand Hotel, Greed), dies at 69.
1957 In this year, Fay Crocker claims LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament.
1958 Alan Freed joins WABC (NYC) radio
1959 Allen Ginsberg writes his poem "Lysergic Acid," SF.
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