Historical Events In July - 05
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1942 1st performance of Heitor Villa-Lobos' Choros 6/9/11 on July - 05.
1943 On July - 05 battle of Gulf of Kula
1944 Harry Crosby takes first rocket airplane, MX-324, for maiden flight on this day in history.
1944 Harry Crosby takes 1st rocket airplane, MX-324, for maiden flight on this day in history.
1944 William Gillies Whittaker, composer, dies at 67 on July - 05.
1945 Australian Prime Minister John Curtin dies in office on this day in history.
1945 Death of Prime Minister John Curtin on this day in history.
1945 On this day in history labour Party wins British parliamentary election
1946 On this day in history bikini swimsuit first demonstrated at a Paris fashion show
1946 On this day in history louis Reard's bikini swimsuit design debuts at Paris fashion show
1947 On this day in history "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" closes at Martin Beck NYC after 108 perfs
1948 On July - 05 britain's National Health Service Act begins
1948 E L Johnson discovers asteroid #1618 Dawn on this day in history.
1948 Carole Landis, US actress (1 Million BC, Topper Returns), dies at 29 on this day in history.
1949 On this day in history nY Giants purchase Monty Irvin & Henry Thompson, their 1st blacks
1950 On this day in history esquimalt BC Royal Canadian Navy destroyers HMCS Cayuga, Athabaskan, and Sioux leave Esquimalt for Pearl Harbor escorted by cruiser Ontario; to come under UN control during Korean War.
1950 On this day in history law of Return passes, guarantees all Jews right to live in Israel
1950 Kenneth Shadrick, Pvt from WV becomes 1st US fatality in Korean War on this day in history.
1951 On this day in history junction transistor invention announced, Murray Hill, NJ
1951 Dodgers sweep the Giants & lead by 7½ games (Giants will win pennant) on this day in history.
1952 On July - 05 "Of Thee I Sing" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 72 performances
1953 Jackie Pung wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament on this day in history.
1954 On July - 05 b-52A bomber made its maiden flight
1955 On this day in history english harbor strike ends
1956 France raises tobacco tax 20% due to war in Algeria on this day in history.
1957 71st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Lew Hoad beats Ashley J Cooper (62 61 62) on this day in history.
1957 Charles Sherwood Noble, American-born inventor on July - 05.
1962 Algeria gains independence after 132 years of French rule on this day in history.
1963 On July - 05 first Beatle tune to hit US charts, Del Shannon "From Me to You" at #87
1963 On July - 05 daniel Ruyneman, composer, dies at 76
1966 National Guard mobilizes in Omaha after 3rd night of rioting on this day in history.
1966 NYC transit fare rises from 15. to 20 on July - 05.
1966 On this day in history saturn I rocket launched at Cape Kennedy
1968 John Lennon sells his psychedelic painted Rolls-Royce on this day in history.
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