This Day in History for 1st July (Part 2)
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Historical Events
Results 101 - 200 of 327
1915 - Australian Survey Corps becomes part of Military Forces
1916 - Battle on the Somme: British 4th Army walks to German lines
1916 - British court martial (Easter uprising)
1916 - Coca-Cola brings current coke formula to the market
1916 - Dwight Eisenhower marries Mary `Mamie' Geneva Doud in Denver Colo
1916 - Honus Wagner, 42, is oldest to hit an inside-the-park HR
1917 - 257cm-mirror for Mount Wilson Observatory mounted
1917 - Race riots in East St Louis Illinois (40 to 200 reported killed)
1917 - Reds Fred Toney pitches completes doubleheader victories over Pirates
1917 - Robins (Dodgers) play their 1st Sunday game in Brooklyn
1919 - 1st class postage drops from 3 cents to 2 cents
1919 - Scheveningen soccer team forms in Scheveningen
1920 - Wash Senator Walter Johnson no-hits Boston Red Sox, 1-0
1921 - The Communist Party of China is founded.
1923 - 1st permanent radio network-AT&T (WEAF NY & WMAF Mass)
1924 - Light Brigade forms
1924 - Through regular transcontinental airmail service forms, NYC-SF
1925 - NY Giant Hack Wilson hits 2 HRs in 3rd inning beating Phillies, 16-7
1925 - SDAP wins 4 chairs in Second-Parliamentary election
1925 - Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs created in UK
1926 - Canada restores gold standard
1929 - US Immigration law of 1924 in effect
1929 - US cartoonist Elzie Segar creates "Popeye"
1930 - Great-Britain signs accord for Independence of Iraq
1931 - Cleveland Municipal Stadium is completed
1931 - Ice vending machines introduced in LA 25 lbs, 15 cents
1931 - Phillies Chuck Klein hits for cycle vs Chicago Cubs
1931 - Trans African Railway in use (Benguela, Angola-Jadotville, Congo)
1932 - 45th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (63 61)
1932 - NY Gov FDR nominated for president at Dem Convention in Chicago
1932 - NY newspaper Evening Standard goes bankrupt
1933 - German nazi regime decides married women shouldn't work
1933 - Strauss & von Hofmannsthal's opera "Arabella," premieres in Dresden
1933 - The Canadian Parliament suspends all Chinese immigration.
1934 - 1st x-ray photo of entire body, Rochester, NY
1935 - General Neth Persbureau (ANP) forms in Amsterdam
1936 - AVRO radio broadcast studios in Hilversum opens
1936 - Watchfulness Committee forms in Amsterdam
1937 - Britian begins using an emergency phone number (999)
1937 - Rev Martin Niemöller (Bekennende Kirche) arrested in Germany
1937 - Spanish bishops support Franco & fascists
1938 - 58th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Don Budge beats Henry Austin (61 60 63)
1940 - Australia refuses entry to Dutch Jewish refugees
1941 - 1st coml TV licenses granted-W2XBS-WNBT (NBC) & WCBW (CBS), NYC
1941 - Bulova Watch Co pays $9 for 1st ever network TV commercial
1941 - Joe Dimaggio on way to 56, ties Willie Keeler's 44 game hit streak
1941 - WCBW (now WCBS) TV channel 2 in NY, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting
1941 - WNBT TV (W2XBS, Now WNBC) channel 4 in NYC (NBC) begins broadcasting
1942 - German troops conquer Sebastopol
1943 - "Pay-as-you-go" - 1st withholding tax from paychecks
1944 - 2500+ killed in London/SE England by German flying bombs
1944 - Bretton Woods Conference starts, establishing IMF & World Bank
1944 - Earl Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to colonel
1944 - General Eisenhower visits front in Normandy
1944 - US headquarter moves to Colombières Normandy
1944 - Von Rundstedt against Keitel: "Signs peace, idiots!"
1945 - 1st of the superstars returns from the WW II, Hank Greenberg homers
1945 - 55th Postmaster General: Robert E Hannegan of Mo takes office
1945 - Allies troop land on Balikpapan
1946 - Rajah cedes Sarawak to British crown
1946 - US drops atom bomb on Bikini atoll (4th atomic explosion)
1947 - 192m long passenger ship Willem Ruys (Achille Lauro) launched
1947 - Brit Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office
1948 - Bradman scores 128 Australia v Surrey, 141 mins, 15 fours
1948 - Brooklyn's Roy Campanella debuts as catcher
1948 - NYC subway fare goes to 10 cents, bus fare to 7 cents and combo fare at 12 cents
1949 - 63rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Ted Schroeder beat Drobny (36 60 63 46 64)
1949 - Bao Dai's Republic of Vietnam gains independence from France
1949 - WBRC TV channel 6 in Birmingham, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting
1949 - WCCO TV channel 4 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting
1950 - "Lost in the Stars" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 281 perfs
1950 - 1st 407 US soldiers flown to South Korea
1950 - NYC bus fare rises to 10 cents equal to subway fare, combo fare at 15 cents
1950 - WHBF TV channel 4 in Rock Island, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting
1951 - Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open
1951 - Cleve Indian Bob Feller, 3rd no-hitter beats Det Tigers, 2-1
1953 - KLAS TV channel 8 in Las Vegas, NV (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 - KTVH (now KWCH) TV channel 12 in Hutchinson-Wichita, KS (CBS) begins
1954 - Cards' Joe Cunningham hits 2 HRs for record 3 HRs in his 1st 2 days
1954 - Test Cricket debut of Khalid Hassan, 16 yrs 352, then world record
1954 - WDBO (now WCPX) TV channel 6 in Orlando, FL (CBS) begins broadcasting
1955 - 69th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Tony Trabert beats Kurt Nielsen (63 75 61)
1955 - KOTA TV channel 3 in Rapid City, SD (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1956 - Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Western Golf Open
1956 - Elvis Presley wearing a tuxedo appears on Steve Allen Show
1956 - Ibrahim Hashiroe succeeds Said el-Moefti as premier of Jordan
1957 - International Geophysical Year begins (until Dec 31, 1958)
1957 - WRLP TV channel 32 in Greenfield/Keene/Brat, MA (IND) 1st broadcast
1958 - The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation links television broadcasting across Canada via microwave.
1959 - Heinrich Lubke elected pres of West-Germany
1959 - Israeli Knesset agrees to weapon sales to West-Germany
1959 - WVTV TV channel 18 in Milwaukee, WI (IND) begins broadcasting
1959 - World Refugee Year begins
1959 - The Party of the African Federation (PFA) holds its constitutive conference.
1960 - Benjamin Britten's cantate "Carmen Baseliense," premieres in Basel
1960 - British Somaliland becomes Somalia
1960 - Fidel Castro nationalizes Esso, Shell & Texaco in Cuba
1960 - Ghana becomes a republic
1960 - Italian Somaliland gains independence, unites with Somali Republic
1960 - No passports needed inside Benelux
Famous Birthdays
Results 101 - 200 of 229
1932 - Bobby Day, [Robert Byrd], Fort Worth Tx, rock vocalist (Rockin' Robin)
1932 - Ze'ev Schiff, Israeli journalist (d. 2007)
1933 - Frank Baumann, baseball player
1933 - Peter Walwyn, British race horse trainer
1934 - Jamie Farr, Toledo Oh, actor (Klinger-M*A*S*H, AfterMASH)
1934 - Jean Marsh, London England, actress (Dark Places, Eagle has Landed)
1934 - Sydney Pollack, Lafayette, director (Tootsie, Presumed Innocent)
1934 - Claude Berri, French actor, director and screenwriter
1935 - James Cotton, blues vocalist
1935 - Seiji Ozawa, [Fentian Shenyan], Manchuria, orchestra conductor
1937 - Ebrahim I Ebrahim, South African ANCer/Umkhonto we Sizwe-leader
1938 - Chester Watson, West Indian cricket fast bowler (early 60s)
1938 - Don Pavletich, baseball player
1938 - Craig Anderson, baseball player
1939 - Charles Hatcher, (Rep-D-GA, 1981- )
1939 - Delaney Bramlett, Okla, rocker (Shindogs, Delaney & Bonnie)
1939 - Karen Black, American actress
1940 - Jack Acker, baseball pitcher (NY Yankees)
1940 - Kenneth Clarke, British minister
1941 - John Gould, British composer/musical comic
1941 - Rod Gilbert, Canada, NHL wing (NY Rangers)
1941 - Sally Quinn, Georgia, CBS newscaster (Morning Show)
1941 - Twyla Tharp, Portland Ind, choreographer (Twyla Tharp Dance Troupe)
1941 - Alfred G. Gilman, American scientist, Nobel laureate
1941 - Myron Scholes, American economist, Nobel laureate
1942 - Genevieve Bujold, Montreal, actress (King of Hearts, Choose Me, Coma)
1942 - Karen Black, [Ziegler], Park Ridge Ill, (5 Easy Pieces, Pyx)
1942 - William Carney, (Rep-R-NY, 1979-86)
1942 - Andraé Crouch, American singer
1943 - Jeff Wayne, musician
1945 - Deborah Harry, Miami Fla, singer (Blondie-Heart of Glass)
1945 - Mike Burstyn, Israeli-American actor
1946 - June Montiero, US, vocalist (Toys-A Lover's Concerto)
1946 - Ron Silver, NYC, actor (Gary-Rhoda, Entity, Silkwood, Best Friends)
1947 - Marc Benno, rocker
1947 - Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Japanese racing driver
1949 - John Farnham, Australian singer
1950 - David Duke, American politician, K.K.K. member
1951 - Daryl Anderson, Seattle, actor (Animal-Lou Grant)
1951 - Fred Schneider, Newark Ga, vocalist/guitarist (B-52's-Rock Lobster)
1951 - Trevor Eve, Wales, actor (Shadow Chasers)
1951 - Anne Feeney, American protest singer
1951 - Terrence Mann, American actor and dancer
1952 - Dan Aykroyd, Ottawa Canada, comedian/actor (SNL, Dragnet)
1952 - Timothy J. Tobias, American composer and musician (d. 2006)
1953 - Henry Percy, 11th duke of Northumberland, godchild of Elizabeth II
1954 - Michael Daniel Reid, Bainbridge MD, PGA golfer (1987 Seiko Tucson)
1955 - Keith Whitley, Sandy Hook Ky, country singer (Don't Close Your Eyes)
1956 - Adrian Wright, rocker (Human League-Only Human)
1956 - Bill Caudill, baseball player
1956 - Lorna Patterson, Whittier Calif, actress (Airplane, Pvt Benjamin)
1956 - Alan Ruck, American actor
1957 - Hannu Kamppuri, Finnish ice hockey player
1958 - Nancy Lieberman Cline, Bkln, WNBA guard (Phoenix Mercury) (Oly-S-76)
1959 - Anne Smith, Dallas TX, tennis star
1960 - Alan Ruck, Cleve Oh, actor (Stuart-Spin City)
1960 - Evelyn "Champagne" King, Bronx NY, disco singer (Shame, I'm in Love)
1960 - Lynn Jennings, Princeton NJ, 5k runner
1960 - Mike Fitzgerald, baseball player
1961 - Diana Frances Spencer, Sandringham England, Princess of Wales (-97)
1961 - Kalpana Chawla, Karnal India, astronaut (STS 87)
1961 - [Frederick] Carl[eton] Lewis, Birmingham, track (Oly-9 gold-84-96)
1961 - Malcolm Elliott, British cyclist
1962 - Andre Braugher, Chicago Ill, actor (Frank Pembleton-Homicide)
1963 - Edward Tsang Lu, Springfield Mass, astronaut (STS 84)
1963 - Roddy Bottum, LA Calif, rock keyboardist (Faith No More-Real Thing)
1964 - Mike Twardoski, baseball player
1964 - Poi Burton, rocker (Transvision Vamp-Velveteen)
1964 - Theresa Lynn, Louisville KY, actress (Orgasm Girl-Private Parts)
1965 - Luc Rochefort, Trois-Rivieres Que, golfer (1991 Low Amateur Quebec)
1966 - Eric Ball, NFL running back (Oakland Raiders)
1966 - Larisa Savchenko, Neiland Latvia, tennis star
1966 - Patrick McEnroe, Manhasset NY, tennis star
1966 - Shawn Burr, Sarnia, NHL left wing (Tampa Bay Lightning)
1966 - Simon Arkell, Australian pole vaulter (Olympics-17th-92, 96)
1966 - Enrico Annoni, Italian footballer
1967 - Dave Richardson, CFL tackle (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1967 - Mike Eastwood, Ottawa, NHL center (Winnipeg Jets)
1967 - Pamela Anderson Lee, Ladysmith BC, playmate (Feb 90/Home Improvement)
1967 - Tony Bennett, NFL linebacker (Indianapolis Colts)
1968 - Charles Wilson, NFL wide receiver (NY Jets)
1968 - Roshumba Williams, Chicago Ill, model (Bride)
1968 - Tim Abell, American actor
1969 - Gary Brown, NFL running back (Houston Oilers)
1969 - Graham Lloyd, cricketer (son of David, Lancashire batsman, Eng ODI 96)
1970 - Kevin O'Brien, WLAF linebacker (Barcelona Dragons)
1970 - Nicky Goetze, Milwaukee Wisc, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 NCAA Acad)
1970 - Van Malone, NFL safety (Detroit Lions)
1970 - Melissa Peterman, American actress
1971 - Darick Holmes, NFL running back (Buffalo Bills)
1971 - Oleg Antonenko, hockey forward (Team Belarus, Olympics-1998)
1971 - Wanda Gonzalez, Miss Connecticut USA (1996)
1971 - Julianne Nicholson, American actress
1971 - Steven W. Bailey, American actor
1971 - Jamie Walker, American baseball player
1972 - Corey Hirsch, Medicine Hat, NHL goalie (Vancouver Canucks)
1972 - Darrick Bledose, WLAF cornerback (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1972 - Claire Forlani, English actress
1972 - Alex Machacek, Austrian musician
1973 - Malina Milson, Australian softball 1st baseman (Olympics-bronze-96)
Famous Deaths
Results 101 - 126 of 126
1996 - Richard Michael Fraser, political administrator, dies at 80
1996 - Steve Tesich, screenwriter/playwright, dies at 53
1997 - Joshua Hassan, head of Gibraltar (1964-69, 72-87), dies
1997 - Robert Mitchum, actor (Winds of War), dies at 79
1999 - Edward Dmytryk, Canadian-born film director (b. 1908)
1999 - Guy Mitchell, American popular singer (b. 1927)
1999 - Forrest Mars Sr., American candy magnate (b. 1904)
1999 - Sylvia Sidney, American actress (b. 1910)
2000 - Sarah Payne, British murder victim (b. 1992)
2000 - Walter Matthau, American actor (b. 1920)
2001 - Nikolay Basov, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1922)
2003 - Herbie Mann, American jazz flutist (b. 1930)
2003 - Wesley Mouzon, American boxer (b. 1927)
2003 - N!xau, Namibian actor (b. 1944)
2004 - Marlon Brando, actor ("The Godfather", "A Street Cart Named Desire" and "On the Water Front") dies at 80
2004 - Peter Barnes, English writer (b. 1931)
2004 - Todor Skalovski, Macedonian composer (b. 1909)
2005 - Luther Vandross, American singer (b. 1951)
2005 - Obie Benson, American musician (b. 1936)
2006 - Fred Trueman, English cricketer (b. 1931)
2008 - Mel Galley, English guitarist (b. 1948)
2009 - Karl Malden, American actor (b. 1912)
2009 - Onni Palaste, Finnish writer (b. 1917)
2009 - Mollie Sugden, English actress (b. 1922)
2009 - Alexis Argüello, Nicaraguan professional boxer (b. 1952)
2009 - Marwa El-Sherbini, Egyptian housewife (b. 1977 or 1976)
