Historical Events In July - 18
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1959 The first black to win a major golf tournament (William Wright) on this day in history.
1959 On July - 18 1st black to win a major golf tournament (William Wright)
1960 1st UN troops reach Congo on this day in history.
1961 Commissioner Ford Frick rules Babe Ruth's record of 60 HR in 154-game sched in 1927, must be broken in 1st 154 of 162 games on July - 18.
1961 Kit Guard, dies of cancer at 67 on this day in history.
1962 Minn Twins Bob Allison & Harmon Killebrew hit grand slams in 1st inn & Harmon Killebrew connect in a club-record, 11-run 1st inning on this day in history.
1963 Failed military coup in Syria on this day in history.
1963 A H C Cooper, S Africa cricketer (Test v England 1914), dies on this day in history.
1964 On July - 18 race riot in Harlem (NYC); riots spread to Bedford-Stuyvesant (Bkln)
1965 Zond 3 launched to fly by Moon, enters solar orbit on July - 18.
1965 On this day in history kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Yankee Golf Open
1965 On this day in history shalva Mikhailovich Taktakishvili, composer, dies at 64
1966 On July - 18 bobby Fuller rocker (I Fought the Law), found dead
1966 Gemini 10 launched on this day in history.
1966 On this day in history launch of Gemini 10 with LCDR John W. Young, USN as Command Pilot. Mission involved 43 orbits at an altitude of 412.2 nautical miles and lasted 2 days, 22 hours, and 46 minutes. Recovery was by HS-3 helicopter from USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7).
1966 Carl Sagan turns 1 billion seconds old on July - 18.
1966 Bobby Fuller, rocker (I Fought the Law), found dead at 22 on July - 18.
1967 On July - 18 silver hits record $1.87 an ounce in NY
1967 On July - 18 humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Brazil pres (1964-87), dies at 66
1968 On this day in history c Torres discovers asteroid #2654 Ristenpart
1968 On July - 18 intel incorporates
1969 On this day in history barbara Pepper actress (Doris Ziffel-Green Acres), dies at 57
1969 On July - 18 joe Namath agrees to sell interest in Bachelors 3, to stay in NFL
1969 On July - 18 mary Jo Kopechne & Sen Kennedy plunge off Chappaquiddick bridge
1969 On this day in history barbara Pepper, actress (Doris Ziffel-Green Acres), dies at 57
1970 Arthur Brown arrested for stripping on stage in Palemo Sicily on this day in history.
1970 On this day in history ron Hunt gets hit by a pitch for a record 119th time
1970 Willie Mays hits # 3,000 on this day in history.
1970 Lucien H d'Azambuja, Fren astronomer (chromosphere of Sun), dies at 86 on this day in history.
1972 On July - 18 200,000 attend Mt Pocono rock festival in Penns
1973 On July - 18 british actor Jack Hawkins actor, dies at 62
1973 On July - 18 jack Hawkins, actor (Ben Hur, Ben-Four Just Men), dies at 62
1974 On this day in history world's tallest structure, 646-m Polish radio mast, completed
1975 On July - 18 federico Ghisi, composer, dies at 74
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