This Day in History for 21st July (Part 2)

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Historical Events

Results 101 - 167 of 167

1971 - US performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site
1972 - 2 passenger trains collide head-on killing 76 (Seville, Spain)
1972 - 27.5 cm rainfall at Fort Ripley, Minnesota (state record)
1972 - Bloody Friday: 22 IRA-bombs explode in Belfast
1972 - Dodgers release & end career of pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm
1972 - In NY, 57 murders occur in 24 hours
1973 - Braves Hank Aaron hits Ken Brett's fastball for his 700th HR
1973 - France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Atoll un the Pacific
1973 - USSR launches Mars 4 for fly-by (2600 km) of red planet
1974 - 29th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Sandra Haynie
1974 - Eddy Merckx wins his 5th Tour de France
1974 - House Judiciary approves 2 Articles of Impeachment against Pres Nixon
1975 - Billy Martin fired as Texas Rangers manager
1975 - NY Met Félix Millán hits 4 singles; erased by Joe Torres 4 double plays
1976 - "Guys & Dolls" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 239 performances
1976 - 1st outbreak of "Legionnaire's Disease" kills 29 in Phila
1976 - Christopher Ewart-Biggs British ambassador to the Republic of Ireland is assassinated by the Provisional IRA.
1977 - Libyan-Egyptian border fights
1977 - Sri Lanka premier Bandaranaike loses election
1978 - Bolivia milt coup under general Juan Pereda, pres Hugo Banzer flees
1978 - US Postal Service & unions agree on a contract averting mail strike
1978 - World's strongest dog, 80-kg St Bernard, pulls 2909-kg load 27 m
1979 - 108th British Golf Open: Seve Ballesteros shoots a 283 at Royal Lytham
1979 - National Women's Hall of Fame (Seneca Falls, NY) dedicated
1980 - Jean-Claude Droyer climbs Eiffel Tower in 2 hrs 18 mins
1981 - Australia set 130 to win, all out 111 at Headingley Willis 8-43
1982 - France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island
1983 - Polish govt ends 19 months of martial law
1983 - Storm cuts short Diana Ross' free concert in NY's Central Park
1983 - US announces Lebanon freed American hostage David Dodge
1984 - 1st documented case of a robot killing a human in US
1984 - Marita Koch of E Germany sets world women's mark for 200m, 21.71s
1984 - USSR performs underground nuclear Test
1985 - "Leader of the Pack" closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 120 perfs
1985 - 114th British Golf Open: Sandy Lyle shoots a 282 at Royal St George
1985 - Amina Fakir (Detroit), 23, crowned 18th Miss Black America
1985 - Bernard Hinault wins his 5th & last Tour de France
1985 - Judy Clark wins LPGA Boston Five Golf Classic
1986 - Barbara Palacios Teyde, 22, of Venezuela, crowned 35th Miss Universe
1986 - Pleasure Island plans unveiled
1987 - Kristi Addis, of Mississippi, crowned 5th Miss Teen USA
1988 - ESA's Ariane-3 launches 2 communications satellites (1 Indian)
1988 - Mass Gov Michael Dukakis accepts Democratic nomination for president
1989 - Eastern Airlines submits a reorganization plan to creditors
1989 - Greg LeMond (US) wins Tour de France in fastest time
1989 - Mike Tyson KOs Carl Williams in 1:33 for heavyweight boxing title
1990 - Goodwill Games opens in Seattle Wash
1990 - Pink Floyds' "Wall" is performed where Berlin Wall once stood
1991 - 120th British Golf Open: Ian Baker-Finch shoots 272 at Royal Birkdale
1991 - Betsy King wins LPGA JAL Big Apple Golf Classic
1991 - Sharmell Sullivan (Gary Indiana), 20, crowned 23rd Miss Black America
1991 - Ferguson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry, Rod Carew, Tony Lazzeri, & Bill Veeck are elected into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY
1993 - Angela Kennedy swims world record 50 m butterfly stroke (26.93)
1994 - Tony Blair is declared the winner of the leadership election of the British Labour Party, paving the way for him to become Prime Minister in 1997.
1995 - Brian Lara completes a pair for West Indians v Kent
1995 - KC Royals set club-record of 22 singles in 15 innings
1996 - 125th British Golf Open: Tom Lehman shoots a 271 at Royal Lytham
1996 - Dottie Pepper wins LPGA Friendly's Golf Classic
1996 - Wayne Gretzky signs a 2 year deal with NY Rangers
1997 - 200-year-old USS Constitution sails under its own power
1997 - NY Yank Mike Whiton held in Milwaukee on charges of sexual assault
1997 - The fully restored USS Constitution (aka "Old Ironsides") celebrates her 200th birthday by setting sail for the first time in 116 years.
2002 - Telecom giant WorldCom files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the largest such filing in United States history.
2004 - The United Kingdom government publishes Delivering Security in a Changing World, a paper detailing wide-ranging reform of the country's armed forces.
2005 - Four terrorist bombings, occurring exactly two weeks after the similar July 7 bombings, target London's public transportation system. All four bombs fail to detonate and all four suspected suicide bombers are captured and later convicted and imprisoned for long terms.
2007 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in the bestselling Harry Potter series is released.
2008 - Bosnian-Serb war criminal Radovan Karadžić is arrested in Serbia and is indicted by the UN's ICTY tribunal.

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Famous Birthdays

Results 101 - 200 of 213

1942 - Kim Fowley, Philippines/US rock vocalist/producer/songwriter
1942 - Patricia Elliot, Gunnison Co, actress (Renee-Empire, One Life to Live)
1943 - David Downing, NYC, actor (Backstairs at the White House)
1943 - Edward Herrmann, Wash DC, actor (Day of the Dolphin, Reds)
1943 - Jerry McGee, New Lexingon OH, PGA golfer (1975 Pensacola Open)
1944 - Buchi Emecheta, Nigerian/English writer (Price of Bride)
1944 - Paul Wellstone, (Sen-D-Minnesota)
1944 - Tony Scott, director (Top Gun, Revenge, Days of Thunder)
1945 - Alton Maddox, NY black activist/attorney (Tawana Brawley case)
1945 - Barry Richards, extraordinary cricket batsman (4 Tests for S Africa)
1945 - Geoff Dymock, Australian cricket left-arm pace bowler (1974-80)
1945 - Leigh Lawson, Atherston England, actress (Fire & Sword, Charlie Boy)
1945 - John Lowe, English darts player
1945 - Lydia Shum, Hong Kong comedian and actress (d. 2008)
1946 - Barry "Bean" Whitwam, rocker
1946 - Zbigniew Kaczmarek, Poland, lightweight (Olympic-gold-1976)
1946 - Kenneth Starr, American lawyer
1947 - Cat Stevens, [Yusaf Islam], rock vocalist (Peace Train, Father & Son)
1947 - Chetan Chauhan, Indian cricket opener (Gavaskar's partner for a while)
1947 - John J Duncan Jr, (Rep-R-Tennessee)
1947 - Wendell Burton, San Antonio Tx, actor (Lucas-New Dick Van Dyke Show)
1948 - Art Hindle, Halifax Nova Scotia, actor (Jeff-Dallas, Berrengers)
1948 - Garry Trudeau, political cartoonist (Doonesbury)
1948 - Ed Hinton, American sportswriter
1949 - Ludmila Smirnova, USSR, pairs figure skater (Olympic-silver-1972)
1949 - Al Hrabosky, baseball player
1950 - Larry Tolbert, rock drummer (Raydio)
1950 - Ubaldo Fillol, Argentinian footballer
1951 - Diana Dennis, Portland Oregon, body builder (Women Physique World)
1951 - Doug Collins, US, basketball player (Olympic-silver-1972)
1951 - Slick Watts, NBA (Seattle SuperSonic)
1952 - Robin Williams, Chicago Ill, comedian (Mork & Mindy, Awakenings)
1952 - John Barrasso, American politician, junior senator from Wyoming
1953 - Brian Talbot, British footballer
1953 - Jeff Fatt, Chinese Australian actor
1955 - Henry Preistman, rocker (Christians-Harvest the World)
1955 - Tacho Ocheriski, singer (Putting on the Ritz)
1955 - Howie Epstein, American musician (d. 2003)
1955 - Taco Ockerse, Indonesian singer
1956 - Michael Connelly, American author
1957 - Jon Lovitz, Tarzana Calif, actor (SNL, League of their Own, Critic)
1959 - Stuart Young-Black, Cheshire England, Canadian equestrian (Oly-96)
1960 - Lance Guest, Saratoga Calif, actor (Lance-Lou Grant)
1960 - Matt Mulhern, Phila, actor (Biloxi Blues)
1960 - Fritz Walter, German footballer
1961 - Don Wilson, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
1961 - Henry Ellard, NFL wide receiver (Washington Redskins)
1961 - Jim Martin, Oakland CA, rock guitarist (Faith No More-Real Thing)
1961 - Amar Singh Chamkila, Punjabi folk singer
1962 - Ike Eisenmann, Houston Tx, actor (Scott-Fantastic Journey)
1963 - Kevin Poole, English footballer
1963 - Paulo Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
1964 - Susan Swift, Houston Tx, actress (Chisholms)
1965 - Mike Bordick, Marquette MI, infielder (Oakland A's)
1965 - Gudni Bergsson, Icelandic footballer
1965 - Jovy Marcelo, Filipino racing driver (d. 1992)
1966 - Larisa Neiland, Lvov Ukraine, tennis star (1996 Essen winner)
1966 - Arija Bareikis, American actress
1967 - Lance Painter, Bedford England, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
1967 - Tore Meinecke, West Germany, tennis star
1968 - Brandi Chastain, San Jose Calif, soccer forward (Olympics-96)
1968 - Christian Perthaler, hockey forward (Team Austria 1998)
1968 - Dina Ammaccapane, Bayport NY, LPGA golfer (1994 Sara Lee Classic-4th)
1968 - Johnnie Barnes, NFL wide receiver (Pitts Steelers, Amsterdam Admirals)
1968 - Lyle Odelein, Quill Lake Sask, NHL defenseman (Team Canada, Montreal)
1968 - Robert Anthony Gamez, Las Vegas NV, PGA golfer (1990 Nestle)
1969 - Emerson Hart, American musician (Tonic)
1970 - Bryce Florie, Charleston FLA, pitcher (San Diego Padres)
1970 - Steven "Scrappy" Segaloff, New Haven, Conn, rower (Olympics-5th-1996)
1970 - Shawn Stasiak, American professional wrestler
1971 - Nuno Markl, Portuguese comedian and radio host
1972 - Dennis Military man, soccer player (Sparta/Vitesse)
1972 - Joe Rudolph, NFL guard (Phila Eagles)
1972 - Kimera Bartee, Omaha NE, outfielder (Detroit Tigers)
1972 - Lilach Parisky, Israel, Women's foil fencer (Oly-1996)
1972 - Martin Miller, CFL safety (BC Lions)
1972 - Shinjiro Otani, wrestler (NJPW)
1973 - Ali Landry, Louisiana, Miss Universe-USA (1996)
1973 - Stephen Clarke, Sutton Coldfield Engld, Canada swimmer (Oly-br-92, 96)
1973 - Steve Taneyhill, WLAF QB (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1973 - Ali Landry, American model and actress
1974 - Andrea L'Huillier, Miss Universe-Chile (1996)
1974 - Geoff Jenkins, American baseball player
1975 - Mike Sellers, CFL defensive end (Edmonton Eskimos)
1975 - Ravindra Pushpakumara, Sri Lankan cricketer (Test pace bowler)
1977 - Allison Wagner, 200m/400m medley swimmer (Olympics-silver-96)
1977 - Sarah Biasini, daughter of actress Romy Schneider
1977 - Paul Casey, English golfer
1977 - Jaime Murray, British actress
1978 - Kyoko Iwosoki, Japan, 100m breaststroke swimmer (Oly-gold-92, 96)
1978 - Damian Marley, Jamaican musician
1978 - Justin Bartha, American actor
1978 - Gary Teale, Scottish football player
1979 - David Carr, American football player
1979 - Tamika Catchings, American basketball player
1980 - Tailor James, Canadian model
1980 - CC Sabathia, American baseball player
1981 - Stefan Schumacher, German cyclist
1981 - Joaquín Sánchez, Spanish footballer
1981 - Titus Bramble, English footballer