This Day In History

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  Interesting things that have happened, and people born and died on this date 
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                               By Scott Labrecque 
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Births:  
 
08/07/ 317 Flavius Julius Constantius II, Emperor Egypt/Byzantine/Rome (337-61)

08/07/1598 Georg Stiernhielm, 'father of Swedish poetry' (Hercules) 
08/07/1742 Nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General 
08/07/1746 Daniel W Wyttenbach, classical/historian 
08/07/1751 Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange/wife of Willem V 
08/07/1779 Carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography 
08/07/1783 John Heathcoat, inventor (lace-making machinery) 
08/07/1818 Henry Charles Litolff, composer 
08/07/1823 Faustina Hasse Hodges, composer 
08/07/1826 Carl AE Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish poet (Suomalainen Runousoppi)

08/07/1829 Thomas Ewing Jr, Major General, Bvt (Union volunteers), died in 1896

08/07/1833 Powell Clayton, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1914 
08/07/1836 Evander McIvor Law, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1920 
08/07/1867 Emil Nolde, [Hansen], German painter/graphic artist 
08/07/1868 Granville Bantock, English composer/conductor (Hebridean Symphony) 
08/07/1870 19 kittens, born to Tarawood Antigone (4 still born) 
08/07/1872 Andries CD the Graeff, governor-general of Neth Indies (1926-31) 
08/07/1876 Mata Hari, [Margaretha G Zelle], dancer/courtesan/spy (WW I) 
08/07/1880 Earnest Laqueur, chemist/pharmacology/psychology (sexual hormones) 
08/07/1885 Billie Burke, Washington DC, actress (Glinda-Wizard of Oz) 
08/07/1886 Louis Hazeltine, inventor (neutrodyne circuit, making radio possible

08/07/1887 Jan HA Eman, Aruban politician 
08/07/1887 Luckey Roberts, composer 
08/07/1896 Ernesto Lecuona, Havana Cuba, composer (Malague¤a) 
08/07/1897 Franz J Weinrich, [Heinrich Lerse], German writer (Himmlisches) 
08/07/1903 Louis Leakey, anthropologist (1964 Richard Hooper Medal) 
08/07/1903 Saburo Moroi, composer 
08/07/1904 Ralph J Bunche, founder/diplomat (UN) (Nobel 1950) 
08/07/1906 Gerhard Frommel, composer 
08/07/1911 R Nicholas Ray, US director (Rebel Without a Cause) 
08/07/1914 Ted Moore, South Africa, cinematographer (James Bond) 
08/07/1918 Cees Buddingh', poet/writer/interpreter 
08/07/1920 Jan Walravens, Flemish writer (Motionless at Sea) 
08/07/1921 Karel Husa, Prague Czechoslovakia, composer (Trojan Women) 
08/07/1925 Julian Orbon De Soto, composer 
08/07/1926 Amo Houghton, (Rep-R-New York) 
08/07/1926 Stan Freberg, LA Calif, satirist/ad executive 
08/07/1927 Edwin W Edwards, (Gov-La) 
08/07/1928 Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian marathon runner (Olympic-gold-1960, 64) 
08/07/1928 Amazing [James] Randi, Toronto Ontario, skeptic magician 
08/07/1928 Herbert H Bateman, (Rep-R-Virginia) 
08/07/1929 Don Larsen, pitcher (NY Yankees), on what must have been a perfect d

08/07/1929 Richard T Schulze, (Rep-R-PA, 1975-  ) 
08/07/1929 Ruth Carter-Stapleton, Plains Ga, 1st sister/evangelist 
08/07/1930 Leon Bismarck 'Bix' Beiderdecke, US, jazz trumpetist 
08/07/1930 Velio Tormis, composer 
08/07/1932 Abebe Bikila, Ethiopia, marathoner (Olympic-gold-1960, 64) 
08/07/1932 Ann Harding, US, actress (East is West, Janie) 
08/07/1932 Maria ML 'Marijke' Bakker, actress (Mammaloe-Pipo the Clown) 
08/07/1933 Jerry [Eugene] Pournelle, US, sci-fi author (Mercenary, Red Dragon) 
08/07/1936 Charles Pope, US soul singer (Tams-Hey Girl Don't Bother Me) 
08/07/1936 Richard L[ouis] Tierney, US, sci-fi author (Winds of Zarr) 
08/07/1938 Helen Caldicott, Melbourne Australia, physician/anti-war activist 
08/07/1940 Marlyn Mason, San Fernando Cal, actress (Making It, Peyton Place) 
08/07/1940 Tom Barlow, (Rep-D-Kentucky) 
08/07/1941 Thomas F Hartnett, (Rep-R-SC, 1981-86) 
08/07/1942 Anjanette Comer, Dawson Tx, actress (Baby, Lepke) 
08/07/1942 B J Thomas, singer (Raindrops, Growing Pains Theme) 
08/07/1942 Garrison Keillor, PBS radio personality (Prairie Home Companion) 
08/07/1942 Masa Saito, wrestler (AWA/WWF/NJPW/CWFI) 
08/07/1943 Lana Cantrell, Sydney, Australia, singer (Those Were the Days) 
08/07/1944 John Glover, Kingston NY, actor (52 Pick-Up, Something Special) 
08/07/1945 Alan Page, NFL defensive tackle (Minn Vikings) 
08/07/1945 Kerry Chater, rocker (Gary Puckett & Union Gap-Young Girl) 
08/07/1945 Patrice Mestral, composer 
08/07/1947 Mosibudi Mangena, South African mathematician 
08/07/1950 David James Wottle, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1972) 
08/07/1950 Rodney Crowell, Houston TX, country singer (She's Crazy for Leavin')

08/07/1951 Gary Hall, swimmer (Olympic-bronze-1976) 
08/07/1952 Richard Joswick, rocker (Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods) 
08/07/1956 Kent V Rominger, Del Norte Colo, US Navy Lt Commander/astronaut 
08/07/1957 Aleksandr Ditiatin, USSR, gymnist (Olympic-gold-1980) 
08/07/1958 Alberto Salazar, marathoner (NYC Marathon Winner) 
08/07/1958 Bruce Dickinson, heavy metal rocker (Iron Maiden-Run to Hills) 
08/07/1958 Larisa Karlova, USSR, team handball player (Olympic-gold-1976, 80) 
08/07/1960 Jacquie O'Sullivan, rocker (Bananarama-Venus) 
08/07/1961 Yelena Davydova, USSR, gymnist (Olympic-gold-1980) 
08/07/1963 Marcus Lewis, Pontiac Mich, singer (Sing me a Song) 
08/07/1966 Kristin Hersch, US singer/songwriter (Throwing Muses) 
08/07/1967 Charlotte Lewis, Kensington London, actress (Golden Child, Pirates) 
08/07/1969 David Hollander, LA Calif, actor (Lewis & Clark, What's Happenings?)

08/07/197- Josh A Andrew Koenig, actor (Boner-Growing Pains) 
08/07/1971 Sydney Penny, actress (Danni Collins-The New Gidget) 
08/07/1992 Cleveland Indians turn a triple play 
 
 
Deaths:  
 
08/07/1033 Frederik II, duke of Upper-Lutherans 
08/07/1106 Henry IV, Roman catholics-German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies 
08/07/1547 Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies 
08/07/1609 Eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60 
08/07/1616 Vincenzo Scamozzi, Ital architect (Procurazie Nuove, Vneneti‰), dies

08/07/1712 Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, composer, dies at 48 
08/07/1786 Friedrich Schwindl, composer, dies at 49 
08/07/1798 Johann Gottlieb Sollner, composer, dies at 65 
08/07/1799 John Bacon, English sculptor, dies at 58 
08/07/1816 Dionysius G Van de Keessel, lawyer (Theses selectae), dies 
08/07/1846 Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer, dies at 76 
08/07/1848 Freiherr J”ns J Berzelius, Swedish chemist (atomic weight), dies 
08/07/1867 Ira F Aldridge, US actor (Othello/Shylock), dies at 63 in Lodes Pola

08/07/1885 Antony EJ Modderman, minister of Justice (1879-83), dies at 46 
08/07/1893 Alfredo Catalani, composer, dies at 39 
08/07/1913 David Popper, composer, dies at 70 
08/07/1914 Boleslaw Dembinski, composer, dies at 81 
08/07/1916 Charles E Manning, Australian judge/major, dies in battle at 36 
08/07/1923 Henry Pierson, theology/theory (HS Foundation), dies 
08/07/1924 Camille Zeckwer, composer, dies at 49 
08/07/1928 Alphonse MAJ Ari‰ns, pastor (founder 1st RC workers group), dies 
08/07/1938 Konstantin S Stanislavski, [Aleksejev], Russ actor/director, dies 
08/07/1941 Radindranath Tagore, Indies philosopher/poet/writer, dies at 80 
08/07/1942 ... Gott, British general/commandant of 8th Army, dies in battle 
08/07/1943 Gustav Schmidt, German lt-general, dies in battle 
08/07/1957 Oliver Hardy, comedian of Laurel & Hardy, dies at 65 
08/07/1959 Armas Emmanuel Launis, composer, dies at 75 
08/07/1960 Vaino Hannikainen, composer, dies at 60 
08/07/1962 Morris Louis, US painter (post abstraction), dies at 49 
08/07/1967 Max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75 
08/07/1969 Joseph Kosma, composer, dies at 63 
08/07/1969 Russ Morgan, orch leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 65 
08/07/1970 ... Haley, US judge, shot dead 
08/07/1970 James McClain, US black activist, shot dead 
08/07/1970 Jonathan P Jackson, US black activist, shot dead 
08/07/1970 William Christmas, US black activist, shot dead 
08/07/1972 Joi Lansing, actress (Bob Cummings Show), dies at 44 of cancer 
08/07/1976 Murvyn Vye, actor (Bob Cummings Show), dies at 63 
08/07/1978 Franz Alphons Wolpert, composer, dies at 60 
08/07/1984 Esther Phillips, US singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 

08/07/1987 Camille Chamoun, president of Lebanon, dies at 87 
08/07/1987 Nobusuke Kishi, premier of Japan (1957-60), dies at 90 
08/07/1991 Shotzie, Cincinnati Red dog mascot, dies at 9 
08/07/1992 Francisco Fernandez Ordo¤ez, Brit foreign min to Spain (1985-92), di

08/07/1992 John Anderson, actor (MacGyver), dies at 69 
08/07/1992 Titti Sotto, Cuban composer (La Esquina Habanera), dies 
08/07/1993 Kelly Ahrendt, 1st NYer to die of rabies in 40 years, dies at 14 
08/07/1993 Roy Budd, English jazz pianist/composer, dies at 46 
 
 
Significant Events:  
 
08/07/ 626 Battle at Constantinople: Slavic/Persians/Avarenvloot defeated 
08/07/ 768 Stephen III [IV] begins his reign as Catholic Pope 
08/07/ 936 Otto I the Great becomes King of Germany 
08/07/1409 Council of Pisa closes 
08/07/1479 Battle of Guinegate: Emperor Maximilian I vs King Louis XI 
08/07/1498 Columbus arrives in Caribbean 
08/07/1575 Spanish troops conquer Oudewater, almost all inhabitants died 
08/07/1620 Kepler's mother arrested for witchcraft 
08/07/1750 Slave uprising in Cura‡ao 
08/07/1760 Ft Loudon, Tennessee surrenders to Cherokee Indians 
08/07/1782 George Washington creates Order of Purple Heart 
08/07/1789 US War Department established 
08/07/1802 Napoleon orders re-instatement of slavery on St Domingue (Haiti) 
08/07/1819 Battle of Boyac ; Bol¡var defeats Spanish in Colombia 
08/07/1820 1st potatoes planted in Hawaii 
08/07/1867 Battle of Moorefield, WV 
08/07/1875 Prosper Henry discovers asteroid #148 Gallia 
08/07/1879 J Palisa discovers asteroid #201 Penelope 
08/07/1882 Hatfields of south WV & McCoys of east Ky feud, 100 wounded or die 
08/07/1888 Theophilus Van Kannel of Phila patents revolving door 
08/07/1893 53rd Congress (1893-95) convenes 
08/07/1900 Diamond workers in Amsterdam strike 
08/07/1912 Progressive (Bull Moose) Party nominates Theodore Roosevelt for pres

08/07/1914 British Gloucester vs German Breslau/Goeben off Greece 
08/07/1914 French govt awards king Albert of Belgium the Great Cross 
08/07/1914 French troops under Gen Bonneau occupy Altkitrch at Elzas 
08/07/1914 German army occupies city Luik 
08/07/1914 Lord Kitchner says 'Your country needs you' 
08/07/1915 Assault up Russell's Top at Gallipolis, 232 Australians die 
08/07/1915 G Neujmin discovers asteroid #916 America 
08/07/1921 Cyclist Piet Moeskops becomes world champ sprinter 
08/07/1925 League of Nation advises against Turk/Iraqi division of Mosoelgebied

08/07/1927 Peace Bridge between US & Canada dedicated 
08/07/1927 US rum smuggler Horace Alderman kills 3 
08/07/1929 Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck forms govt 
08/07/1929 Ruth ties record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games 
08/07/1930 2 black guys lynched in Marion Indiana 
08/07/1930 Richard Bedford Bennet forms Canadian government 
08/07/1934 US Court of Appeals upheld lower court ruling striking down govt's 
08/07/1934 attempt to ban controversial James Joyce novel 'Ulysses' 
08/07/1935 60% of voters agrees to nazism in Danzig (Gdansk) 
08/07/1938 2 die in a NYC subway accident 
08/07/1938 Nazi's close theologic faculty university in Innsbruck 
08/07/1940 Churchill recognizes De Gaulle govt in exile 
08/07/1940 Largest amount paid for a stamp ($45,000 for 1› 1856 British Guiana)

08/07/1941 551 Jews are shot in Kishnev ghetto in Romania 
08/07/1942 1st American offensive in Pacific in WW2, Guadalcanal, Solomon Is 
08/07/1942 Attack on Rotterdam railway 
08/07/1943 Red Army recaptures Bogodukov 
08/07/1944 Anton de Kom arrested by Sicherheitsdienst 
08/07/1944 Canada/Polish offensive direction Falaise: Total Cooperation 
08/07/1944 German counter attack at Avranches fails 
08/07/1944 July 20th Plot trial under Roland Freis in Berlin 
08/07/1944 US troops reach suburbs of Brest Bretagne 
08/07/1946 1st coin bearing portrait of Negro authorized 
08/07/1947 Balsa raft Kon Tiki crashes into a Polynesian archipelago reef 
08/07/1951 Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket reaches 1,992 kph 
08/07/1951 US viking rocket reaches 210 km height (record) 
08/07/1953 Eastern Airlines enters jet age, uses Electra prop-jet 
08/07/1954 Charles Mahoney becomes 1st US black to serve as a full UN delegate 
08/07/1955 Bar-Ilan University founded in Israel 
08/07/1955 KSTF TV channel 10 in Scottsbluff-Gering, NB (CBS/NBC) begins 
08/07/1956 British govt routes 3 aircraft carriers to Egypt 
08/07/1956 Dynamite transport explodes in Colombia; about 1200 die 
08/07/1959 Explorer 6 transmits 1st TV photo of Earth from space 
08/07/1960 Ivory Coast (C“te d'Ivoire) gains independence from France 
08/07/1960 Students stage kneel-in demonstrations in Atlanta churches 
08/07/1961 Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2 
08/07/1961 Soviet premier Khrushchev predicts USSR economics will past US 
08/07/1963 Jac Kennedy becomes 1st, 1st lady to give birth since Mrs Cleveland 
08/07/1964 Turkey begins air attack on Greek-Cypriots 
08/07/1964 US Congress approves Gulf of Tonkin resolution 
08/07/1966 Race riot in Lansing Michigan 
08/07/1970 1st computer chess tournament 
08/07/1970 WDHN TV channel 18 in Dothan, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting 
08/07/1971 Apollo 15 returns to Earth 
08/07/1972 Hall of Fame inducts Berra, Sandy Koufax, Lefty Gomez & Early Wynn 
08/07/1974 Philippe Petit walks tightrope strung between twin towers 
08/07/1978 Thousands of mourners file past body of Pope Paul VI 
08/07/1980 Hurricane Allen ravages Caribisch area, about 70 killed 
08/07/1981 A Mrkos discovers asteroid #3727 
08/07/1983 1st World Track & Field Championships 
08/07/1983 Bobby Murcer day at Yankee Stadium 
08/07/1983 Grete Waitz of Norway, wins 1st all-women Marathon (Helsinki Fin) 
08/07/1983 Hall Sutton wins PGA golf tournament 
08/07/1983 Some 675,000 employees strike AT&T 
08/07/1984 Japan beats US for olympic gold medal in baseball 
08/07/1984 Jim Deshales becomes 1,000th playing Yankee 
08/07/1985 Barbra Striesand records 'Broadway Album' 
08/07/1985 Baseball players end a 2 day strike 
08/07/1987 5 Central American presidents sign peace accord in Guatemala 
08/07/1987 Lynne Cox swims 4.3 km from US to USSR in 39øF (4øC) Bering Sea 
08/07/1988 Writers guild end their 6 months strike 
08/07/1990 Desert Shield begins - US deploys troops to Saudi Arabia 
08/07/1991 Court rules Manuel Noriega, may access some secret US documents 
08/07/1991 Manhattan Cable final day of amnesty to return illegal cable boxes 
08/07/1991 US sets 400m relay record at 37.67 seconds 
08/07/1992 Tampa Bay group purchases SF Giants 
08/07/1993 Tropical storm Brett ravages Venezuela, 118 killed 
08/07/1994 Ernesto Samper sworn in as president of Colombia 
  
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