Historical Events In July - 18

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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1340  Philip van Artevelde, wine salesman/lord lt of Flanders was born on this day in history.   

1501  Isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (d. 1526) was born on July - 18.   

1504  On July - 18 birth of heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (d. 1575)   

1534  On this day in history birth of zacharias Ursinus, German theologist (Heidelberger Catechism)   

1552  Rudolf II, of Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612) was born on July - 18.   

1634  On this day in history birth of joannes Camphuys, governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1684-91)   

1635  On July - 18 birth of robert Hooke, Isle of Wight, physicist (Micrographia)   

1670  On July - 18 birth of giovanni Battista Bononcini, Italian (opera)composer   

0640  On July - 18 arnulf, bishop of Metz (614-640)/politician, dies at about 58   

0715  Death of Muhammad bin Qasim (b. 695) on July - 18.   

1100  Godfried IV van Bouillon, count of Antwerp, dies on this day in history.   

1374  Francesco Petrarch, Italian poet (Italia Mia), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1488  Death of Alvise Cadamosto, Italian explorer (b. 1432) on July - 18.   

1544  René van Chalon, viceroy of Holland, dies in battle at 25 on July - 18.   

1591  On July - 18 jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40   

1608  Joachim III Frederik, ruler (Brandenburg), dies at 61 on this day in history.