Page 6: Historical Events In July - 08

1938  Would be start of Eng/Aust Test Cricket at Old Trafford Washout on this day in history.   

1939  59th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bobby Riggs beats E Cooke (26 86 36 63 62) on July - 08.   

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

1941  On this day in history 9th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 7-5 at Briggs Stadium, Detroit   

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  4th day of battle at Kursk: Gen Model uses last tank reserve on July - 08.   

1943  On this day in history harry Oakes, Canadian ruler of Bahamas, murdered   

1944  On July - 08 naval bombardment of Guam begins.   

1944  British troops march into Caen on July - 08.   

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

1946  On this day in history aleksander V Aleksandrov, Russian composer/conductor, dies at 63   

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

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

1948  On July - 08 500th anniversary Russian orthodox church celebrated in Moscow   

1948  On July - 08 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  Antun Sa'ada, Syrian rightwing politician, executed in Lebanon on July - 08.   

1950  On this day in history 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 July - 08.   

1951  Yankee Joe DiMaggio & mgr Casey Stengel feud on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history 19th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 3-2 in 5 at Shibe Park, Phila   

1953  US stops aid to Persia on this day in history.   

1954  KMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast on July - 08.   

1956  On this day in history joyce Ziske wins LPGA Syracuse Golf Open   

1956  On this day in history gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart, dutch min of Justice (Nobel 54), dies   

1957  Baeball Owners re-elect Commissioner Ford Frick on this day in history.   

1957  Grace Goodhue Coolidge, 1st lady (1923-29), dies at 78 on July - 08.   

1959  Dale Buisand & Chester Ovnand, 1st Americans killed in Vietnam War on July - 08.   

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

1961  Julian Bautista, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1967  Billie Jean King concludes Wimbeldon sweep (singles, doubles & mix) on this day in history.   

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1528  On this day in history birth of emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland   

1545  Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II was born on July - 08.   

1545  On this day in history birth of don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568)   

1574  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer   

1593  On July - 08 birth of artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653)   

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

1621  Jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history edgar, King of England (959-75), dies   

1115  Petrus van Amiens, French Crusades predictor, dies on July - 08.   

1153  Eugene III, [Bernardo], Italian Pope (1145-53), dies on this day in history.   

1249  On July - 08 alexander II, king of Scotland (1215-49), dies at 51   

1253  Thibaud IV, poet/count of Champagne/King of Navarra, dies on July - 08.   

1496  On this day in history benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies   

1531  Tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor, dies at 71 on this day in history.