Page 6: Historical Events In July - 08

1938  Would be start of Eng/Aust Test Cricket at Old Trafford Washout on July - 08.   

1939  On this day in history 59th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bobby Riggs beats E Cooke (26 86 36 63 62)   

1939  [Henry] Havelock Ellis, English sexologist (Man & Woman), dies at 80 on July - 08.   

1941  9th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 7-5 at Briggs Stadium, Detroit on July - 08.   

1941  Philippe Gaubert, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1942  Catherinus Elling, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history 4th day of battle at Kursk: Gen Model uses last tank reserve   

1943  Harry Oakes, Canadian ruler of Bahamas, murdered on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history naval bombardment of Guam begins.   

1944  British troops march into Caen on this day in history.   

1946  "Tidbits of 1946" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 8 performances on this day in history.   

1946  Aleksander V Aleksandrov, Russian composer/conductor, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1947  On July - 08 demolition begins in NYC for UN HQ building   

1947  On this day in history 14th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-1 at Wrigley Field, Chicago   

1948  On this day in history 500th anniversary Russian orthodox church celebrated in Moscow   

1948  On this day in history dave Nourse, cricketer (45 Tests for South Africa 1902-24), dies   

1949  On this day in history monte Irvin & Hank Thompson are 1st blacks to play for NY Giants   

1949  On this day in history antun Sa'ada, Syrian rightwing politician, executed in Lebanon   

1950  On July - 08 gen Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, UN forces in Korea   

1950  On July - 08 leroy Deans awarded first Order of Purple Heart in Korea   

1950  33.4 cm rain fall at York, Nebraska (state record) on this day in history.   

1950  Othmar Spann, Austrian economist/sociologist (Wahre State), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history yankee Joe DiMaggio & mgr Casey Stengel feud   

1952  19th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 3-2 in 5 at Shibe Park, Phila on July - 08.   

1953  On July - 08 uS stops aid to Persia   

1954  On this day in history kMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast   

1956  Joyce Ziske wins LPGA Syracuse Golf Open on July - 08.   

1956  Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart, dutch min of Justice (Nobel 54), dies on July - 08.   

1957  Baeball Owners re-elect Commissioner Ford Frick on July - 08.   

1957  On this day in history grace Goodhue Coolidge, 1st lady (1923-29), dies at 78   

1959  On this day in history dale Buisand & Chester Ovnand, 1st Americans killed in Vietnam War   

1961  Portuguese steamer "Save" breaks up off Mozambique, 227 die on this day in history.   

1961  Julian Bautista, composer, dies at 60 on July - 08.   

1967  On this day in history billie Jean King concludes Wimbeldon sweep (singles, doubles & mix)   

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1528  Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland was born on this day in history.   

1545  On this day in history birth of don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II   

1545  Don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568) was born on July - 08.   

1574  Giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer was born on July - 08.   

1593  On this day in history birth of artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653)   

1604  On July - 08 birth of heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien)   

1621  On this day in history birth of jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables)   

1637  Johann Georg Ebeling, composer was born on July - 08.   

0810  On July - 08 pepin, son of Charlemagne, King of Italy, dies (birth date unknown)   

0975  Edgar, King of England (959-75), dies on July - 08.   

1115  On this day in history petrus van Amiens, French Crusades predictor, dies   

1153  On this day in history eugene III, [Bernardo], Italian Pope (1145-53), dies   

1249  On this day in history alexander II, king of Scotland (1215-49), dies at 51   

1253  Thibaud IV, poet/count of Champagne/King of Navarra, dies on this day in history.   

1496  Benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies on this day in history.   

1531  On July - 08 tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor, dies at 71