Today in History

5th July

1888 Three match girls were fired at the Bryant and May match factory in London for giving information about working conditions. The other 672 employees went on strike, a landmark for women workers in Britain that led to the formation of a Matchgirls' Union.

1945 Churchill lost the General Election after leading Britain throughout World War II. Attlee’s Labour Party won 393 seats to the Tories’ 213.

1948 Britain's National Health Service came into operation when Aneurin Bevan, the health secretary, launched the NHS at Park Hospital in Davyhulme (today known as Trafford General Hospital). It was the climax of a hugely ambitious plan to bring good healthcare to all.

1979 The Queen presided over the 1000th annual open-air sitting of the Isle of Man's Parliament, Tynwald.

2012 The Shard, Europe's tallest building to date and 'a gleaming feat of glass and gravity-defying engineering', was officially unveiled in London. It stands at 309.6 metres tall, cost £1.5bn and was 12 years in the making.

2012 Police apologised after a terror alert closed the M6 Toll for more than four hours. Armed officers, troops, firefighters and bomb disposal experts responded after a coach passenger saw smoke coming from another passenger's bag. Police later confirmed that the device was an electronic cigarette which gives off a visible vapour.
 

1865
U.S. Secret Service begins operating under the Treasury Dept
1937
Spam,the luncheon meat is 1st introduced to the public by Hormel Foods Corp
1942
Camp X which a special training school for spies during WWII was located on northwest shore of Lake Ontario between Whitby&Oshawa Canada It closed in 1944,buildings were removed, a monument was erected at the site. One of the graduates was Ian Fleming who later wrote 'James Bond' novels
1975
Arthur Ashe becomes 1st African American to win Wimbledon's Men title defeating Jimmy Connors 6-1,6-1, 5-7, 6-4
1994
Amazon. com is founded by Jeff Bezos in Bellevue, Washington
 
July 5th Birthdays:
1810
P.T. Barnum- U.S. circus promoter
1929
Katherine Helmond- actress, best known TV roles' "Jessica Tate' on ABC satire'Soap', 'Mona' on ABC sitcom, 'Who's The Boss'
1950
Huey Lewis- singer/ songwriter with 'Huey Lewis&The News' 'Power of Love, Hip to Be Square'
1968
Susan Wojcicki- U.S. businesswoman/CEO of' Youtube'
Deaths:
1937
Chester Greenwood- inventor of the earmuffs{invented them age 15} 78
1983
Harry James- swing era bandleader/trumpeter,husband of actress, Betty Grable 67{cancer}
2002
Ted Williams- Hall of Fame baseball player with Boston Red Sox, he is the last player to have a .400 batting avg in a single season 84
 

On This Day In History, July 6th

2013 Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash lands at San Francisco International Airport
The plane was en route to San Francisco from Incheon International Airport, South Korea. The crash, which killed 3 people and injured at least 190 others, was the first fatal incident involving a Boeing 777 since it came on the market in 1995.

2006 Nathula Pass, a trading post between India and China opens for business
The trading post had been closed since the Sino-Indian war of 1962. Part of the Silk Road, the pass connects Tibet with the Indian state of Sikkim.

1975 Comoros becomes independent
The Comoros Islands gained independence after about 137 years of French rule. Their official name is the Union of Comoros.

1964 Malawi gains its independence from Britain
Between 1953 and 1963, the Southeast African country was part of a British-controlled federation called the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. After the dissolution of the federation and independence, Nyasaland changed its name to Malawi.

1912 King Gustaf V officially opens the fifth Summer Olympics in Stockholm
The international multi-event sports meet was the first such event in history to introduce the photo finish and automatic timing devices for track competitions. 28 countries, including Japan, participated in the games, making it the first time representatives from all 6 continents were
present at an Olympics.
 
Births On This Day, July 6th 🎂

1946 George W. Bush
American politician, 43rd President of the United States

1935 14th Dalai Lama
Tibetan Spiritual leader since 1950

1921 Nancy Reagan
American actress, 40th First Lady of the United States

1907 Frida Kahlo
Mexican painter

1781 Stamford Raffles
British statesman

Deaths On This Day, July 6th 🪦

1971 Louis Armstrong
American trumpeter, singer

1962 William Faulkner
American author, Nobel Prize laureate

1893 Guy de Maupassant
French writer

1835 John Marshall
American jurist, 4th Chief Justice of the United States

1553 Edward VI of England
 
1858
Lyman Blake patents shoe manufacturing machine
1940
Anne Frank's family goes into hiding in After House ,Amsterdam
1957
Althea Gibson,becomes the 1st black female tennis player to win Women's title at Wimbledon.She defeated Darlene Hard 6-3,6-2.The Williams sisters, Venus &Serena credit her success for making their careers and accomplishments possible
1983
U.S. Supreme Court rules retirement plans can't pay women less
1994
movie 'Forrest Gump' directed by Robert Zemeckis is released,based on the 1986 book by Winston Groom
The story of a slow-witted,kind hearted man through the decades of his life A wonderful cast,Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Sally Field, Gary Sinese, Mykelti Williamson, Haley Joel Osmet.The movie won 6 Oscars inc picture,actor, director special effects Hanks won his 2nd Oscar ,he won previous year for'Philadelphia'. The movie made $24.5 mill on its opening weekend
 
July 6th Birthdays:
1887
Marc Chagall- French modernist painter
1911
LaVerne Andrews- pop/swing singer with "The Andrews Sisters 'Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Rum&Coca- Cola
1922
William Schallert- actor, best known TV role' Martin Lane' on The Patty Duke Show, he played her dad
1925
Merv Griffin-
TV talk show host'Merv Griffin Show, creator of 2 game shows' Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune
1930
George Armstrong- Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center with Stanley Cup winners, Toronto Maple Leafs in the 60's
1937
Ned Beatty- character actor, 'Deliverance, Nashville, Network
1951
Geoffrey Rush- Australian actor' Shakespeare in Love, 'The Kings' Speech
Deaths:
1535
Sir Thomas More- English philosopher/statesman 57{beheaded for treason}
1962
William Faulkner- author' As I Lay Dying, The Sound&The Fury,The Wishing Tree 64
1971
Louis Armstrong- jazz trumpeter/singer- Hello Dolly, What a Wonderful World 69{heart attack}
1994
Cameron Mitchell- actor, best known TV role' "Buck Cannon' in NBC western' The High Chaparral' 75 {lung cancer}
 
On this day in History, July 7th

1991 Brioni Declaration is signed
The agreement was signed by Slovenia, Croatia, and Yugoslavia on the Brioni islands in Croatia. The agreement marked the end of hostilities that began with the Slovenian War of Independence. Also known as the Ten-Day War, the conflict began after Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia.

1985 Boris Becker becomes the youngest person to win Wimbledon at the age of 17
The German tennis player beat American Kevin Curren.

1981 Sandra Day O'Connor is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, O'Connor is the first woman to be appointed to the highest court in the United States.

1958 President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into law
Under the law, Alaska became the 49th state of the United States of America on January 3, 1959.

1947 Roswell UFO sighting
An object crashed into a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico raising speculations that the object was an extraterrestrial spacecraft containing alien life forms.
 
Births On This Day, July 7th 🎂

1940 Ringo Starr
British singer-songwriter, musician, actor

1933 David McCullough
American historian, author

1907 Robert A. Heinlein
American writer

1906 Satchel Paige
American baseball player

1860 Gustav Mahler
Austrian composer

Deaths On This Day, July 7th 🪦

2008 Bruce Conner
American painter, photographer, director

2006 Syd Barrett
English singer-songwriter, guitarist

1930 Arthur Conan Doyle
Scottish physician, author

1865 Mary Surratt
American conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln

1307 Edward I of England
 
1865
Mary Surrat, Lewis Powell, David Harold and George Atzerodt were executed for conspiracy roles to assassinate Pres. Abraham Lincoln.
1891
an American Express employee, Marcellus F. Berry received 4 copyrights for what he called' traveler's cheques'
1928
sliced bread is sold for 1st time by Chillicothe Bread Company in Missouri using a machine invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder
1939
Bobby Riggs, U. S. tennis player wins Wimbledon's Men's title defeating Elmwood Cooke in 5 sets, he also won the doubles,mixed doubles
1981
Sandra Day O'Connor is nominated to Supreme Court, wins her confirmation becomes the 1st female justice to serve on the court '81-'06
1990
The 1st '3 Tenors Concert' featuring Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavoritti, Jose Carreras in Rome,Italy. The recording becomes world's best selling classical record. It sold world wide 12 mill CD's
2011
the movie' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is released directed by David Yates. This was the last HP movie based on the books by author JK Rowling .Its opening weekend world wide was $483.2 mill. The movie starred Daniel Radcliffe{Harry} Emma Watson{Hermonine} ,Rupert Gint{ Ron} other cast members, Robbie Coltrane, Maggie Smith,Helena Bodham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Tom Felton
 
July 7th Birthdays:
1860
Gustav Mahler- German composer'Symphony No 2 'Resurrection
1899
George Cukor- film director My Fair Lady, The Philadelphia Story
1933
David McCullough U.S. historian/writer 'John Adams, Truman, The Wright Brothers, The Pioneers .He has 2 Pulitzer Prizes for Adams,Truman both made into mini series
1969
Joe Sakic- retired Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center with Colorado Avalanche '98-'02 now GM of the team
Deaths:
1890 Henri Nestle- German/Swiss industrialist, founder of Nestle 75
1930
Arthur Conan Doyle- British author 'Sherlock Holmes' 71
1973
Veronica Lake- actress "Sullivan's Travels, I Married a Witch' 50
 
On This Day In History, July 8th

2011 Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched for the last time
It was also the last flight of NASA's 30-year-long and successful Space Shuttle program. STS-135, as this final mission was called, was the program's 135th flight.

1994 Kim Jong-il takes office as the Supreme Leader of North Korea
Popularly known as the "Dear Leader" in his country, Kim Jong-il took North Korea's highest office after the death of his father, Kim Il-sung. He ruled the country with an iron fist until his death in 2011, when his son, Kim Jong-un took his place. Kim Jong-il's tenure was marred by widespread human rights violations and severe famine in the country.

1889 Wall Street Journal published for the first time
Three financial reporters named Charles Dow, Edward Jones, and Charles Bergstresser created The Wall Street Journal to supersede a previous periodical called the Customers' Afternoon Letter.

1777 Vermont abolishes slavery
Vermont adopted its constitution that abolished slavery, becoming the first region in the now United States to abolish slavery. The constitution was adopted after Vermont declared independence from the British empire.

1497 Vasco da Gama sets off on a voyage to India from Lisbon with 4 ships
A year later, he reached the city of Calicut in southern India and became the first European to set foot in India by way of the sea.
 
Births On This Day, July 8th 🎂

1908 Nelson Rockefeller
American politician, 41st Vice President of the United States

1907 George W. Romney
American businessman, politician

1839 John D. Rockefeller
American businessman, and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company

1838 Ferdinand von Zeppelin
German general, businessman

1836 Joseph Chamberlain
British politician

Deaths On This Day, July 8th 🪦

2011 Betty Ford
American wife of Gerald R. Ford, 40th First Lady of the United States

1973 Wilfred Rhodes
English cricketer

1967 Vivien Leigh
English actress

1822 Percy Bysshe Shelley
English poet

1695 Christiaan Huygens
Dutch mathematician, astronomer, physicist
 
1796
U.S. State Dept issues the 1st U.S. passport to David Humphreys,a soldier/diplomat in Continental Revoluntary war, aide de camp to George Washington
1889
Wall Street Journal newspaper begins publishing
1913
inventor, Alfred Gilbert receive patent fro 'Erector Set' which became one of the most popular toys of all time
1950
General Douglas McArthur named commander in chief of UN forces in Korea
1969
U. S withdrawl in Vietnam begins
2011
Space Shuttle' Atlantis' is launched,last mission of U.S. space program
 
July 8th Birthdays:
1831
John Pemberton- pharmacist/inventor of' Coca-Cola'
1882
Percy Granger- Australian composer 'Hill Songs', 'Country Gardens'
1913
Walter Kerr-actor/ Broadway theatre critic
1931
Roone Arledge- U. S sports broadcasting pioneer, Pres of ABC Sports{Mon Night Football}
1951
Anjelica Huston- actress, Prizzi's Honor, The Addams Family, Crimes&Misdemeanors', mini series' Lonesome Dove' she won best supp actress Oscar for 'Prizzi's Honor,her father was director John Huston
1958
Kevin Bacon-actor 'Diner, Footloose, married to actress, Kyra Segwyk
Deaths:
1967
Vivian Leigh- British actress A Streetcar Named Desire, Gone With The Wind, Ship of Fools, won best actress Oscar for Desire 53
1982
Virigina Hall- U. S. spy with British Special Operations during WWII{1940-1966} 76
2011
Betty Ford- U.S.. 1st Lady '74-'77 founder of Betty Ford Clinic 93
2018
Tab Hunter- actor/ singer' Young Love' 86
 
On This Day In History, July 9th

2011 South Sudan becomes the youngest country in the world
The North-East African country, formally known as the Republic of South Sudan peacefully seceded from Sudan after an independence referendum was passed. Since independence, however, the country has been wracked with widespread ethnic violence and human rights violations.

1981 Donkey Kong is released by Nintendo
Nintendo's famous character Mario debuted as Jumpman in this popular arcade game.

1962 Andy Warhol's iconic Campbell's Soup Cans make their debut
The Soup Cans were first displayed at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles, California, and were instrumental in popularizing Pop Art in the United States.

1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami
A megatsunami, a tsunami whose waves are higher than a normal tsunami, hit Lituya Bay in Alaska, United States, resulting in a wave that was recorded to be 1,720 feet or 516 meters high. This is the highest wave recorded in history.

1877 The first Wimbledon Championship is held
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London hosted the first Wimbledon championship, which was not only the first tennis championship held in England but was also a precursor to grand slam tournaments. 22 men competed in the championship and Spencer Gore became the first person to win the Wimbledon tournament.
 
Births On This Day, July 9th 🎂

1959 Kevin Nash
American wrestler, actor

1950 Viktor Yanukovych
Ukrainian politician, 4th President of Ukraine

1947 O. J. Simpson
American football player, actor, author

1932 Donald Rumsfeld
American politician, 13th & 21st United States Secretary of Defense

1858 Franz Boas
German anthropologist

Deaths On This Day, July 9th 🪦

1967 Fatima Jinnah
Pakistani dentist, stateswoman, Leader of the Opposition

1850 Báb
Iranian founder of ism

1850 Zachary Taylor
American general, politician, 12th President of the United States

1797 Edmund Burke
Irish politician, philosopher

1737 Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
 
1872
John Bondel in Thomaston,Maine receives patent for doughnut cutter
1900
commonwealth of Australia is established by British House of Commons
1947
Florence Blanchfield who served as superintendant of Army Nurse Corps during WWII, is appointed Lt Col by Pres Eisenhower.She is the 1st woman in U. S. history to hold permanent military rank
1955
Bill Haley&The Comet's song,' Rock Around The Clock' becomes the 1st rock n roll single to hit # 1 on the charts,stayed there for 2 months. Its one of the best selling singles ever
2021
Death Valley, Calif hits 130 degrees F{54.4C} one of the highest temp recording
 
July 9th Birthdays:
1819
Elias Howe- inventor of the sewing machine
1916
Edward Health- British Prime Minister 1970-1974
1926
Mathilde Krim-U.S. medical researcher/founding chairwoman of AIDS Research Foundation
1938
Brian Dennehy- actor F/X, Cocoon. Lion Of Africa{HBO Movie},The Check is in The Mail,Gorky Park
1976
Fred Savage-actor best known TV role' Kevin' in ABC show'The Wonder Years'
Deaths:
1932
King C Gillette- businessman/inventor of inexpensive/disposable safety razor blades 77
1974
Earl Warren -14th U. S. Supreme Court Justice '53-'69 83
1988
Barbara Woodhouse- British dog trainer expert 77
2014
Eileen Ford co-founder of Ford Modeling Agency in NYC 92
 
On This Day In History, July 10th

1985 Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior, sinks
The ship was in the harbor in New Zealand when it was bombed and sunk, killing Fernando Pereira, a photographer who was aboard the ship. It was found out later that French government operatives were responsible for the incident.

1967 New Zealand adopts the new currency
The New Zealand pound was replaced by the New Zealand dollar. The denominations of the new currency followed a decimal system.

1962 Telstar, the world's first communication satellite is launched into space
The satellite, made by a collaboration between organizations in the U.S., the U.K., and France, transmitted the first live television images in the world.

1940 Battle of Britain
The German air force or Luftwaffe launched an air campaign against England. It was one of the first battles during the Second World War fought entirely between air forces and it ended a few months later with a British victory.

1913 Death Valley, U.S experiences the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth
Measurements showed that the temperature had reached a whopping 134°F or 56.7°C!
Showers
 

Births On This Day, July 10th 🎂

1980 Jessica Simpson
American singer-songwriter, actress, fashion designer

1949 Sunil Gavaskar
Indian cricketer

1871 Marcel Proust
French writer

1856 Nikola Tesla
Serbian/American physicist, engineer

1509 John Calvin
French theologian, pastor

Deaths On This Day, July 10th 🪦

2015 Omar Sharif
Egyptian actor

1920 John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
Sri Lankan/English Admiral

1584 William the Silent
German son of William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg

649 Emperor Taizong of Tang

138 Hadrian
Roman Emperor
 
1712
monument for composer, George Frideric Handel is unveiled in Westminster Abbey in London
1925
Russian news agency TASS is formed
1938
businessman/aviator, Howard Hughes flies around the world in 91 hrs
1967
singer/songwriter,Bobbie Gentry records her record' Ode to Billie Joe',the single won 3 Grammys for best new artist, best female pop performer,best arrangement for instrument/vocals. It was her only big hit
1985
French intelligence agents destroy Greenpeace's boat'Rainbow Warrior in Auckland,NZ harbor. They prevented the group from interfering with French nuclear tests in South Pacific
2018
singer/songwriter, Drake surpasses the Beatles record of most singles{5} on Billboard's Top 100 with 7 from his album'Scorpion'
 
July 10th Birthdays:
1509
John Calvin- Protestant religious reformer/ theologian
1894
Jimmy McHugh- composer 'I Cant Give You Anything But Love,On The Sunny Side of the Street,I'm in The Mood For Love'
1921
Eunice Shriver- founder of Special Olympics, sister of Pres. John F. Kennedy
1941
Ian Whitcomb- British singer 'You Turn Me On'
1972
Sundar Pichai- Indian born/U.S. CEO of Google{2015-} Alphabet{2019-}
Deaths:
1863
Clement Moore-author'Twas the Night Before Christmas' 83
1941
Jelly Roll Morton- U.S. jazz pioneer/pianist/composer'King Porter Stomp' 56
1979
Arthur Fiedler-orchestra leader with Boston Pops 84
2015
Omar Sharif- Egyptian actor' Dr Zhivago, Lawrence Of Arabia' 83
 
On This Day In History, July 11th

2010 FIFA World Cup Final is held in Johannesburg, South Africa
The Netherlands and Spain fought out for the prestigious football trophy. Spain won the match 1-0 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

2006 Mumbai train bombings
Over 200 people were killed and about 700 people were injured in a series of bombings on Mumbai city trains.

1960 To Kill a Mockingbird is first published as Atticus
Harper Lee's classic and Pulitzer Prize-winning book is about racial inequality during the Great Depression.

1914 Major League Baseball debut of Babe Ruth
George Herman "Babe" Ruth, Jr., one of the world's most well-known professional baseball players started his major league baseball career with the Boston Red Sox.

1804 A duel between two leading American politicians claims the life of one
United States Vice President Aaron Burr and former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton ended a life-long feud with a duel. Hamilton was fatally wounded and died the next day.
 
Births On This Day, July 11th 🎂

1986 Yoann Gourcuff
French footballer

1975 Lil' Kim
American rapper, actress

1916 Gough Whitlam
Australian politician, 21st Prime Minister of Australia

1767 John Quincy Adams
American politician, 6th President of the United States

1274 Robert the Bruce
Scottish king

Deaths On This Day, July 11th 🪦

2010 Bob Sheppard
American sportscaster

2007 Lady Bird Johnson
American wife of Lyndon B. Johnson, 38th First Lady of the United States

1998 Panagiotis Kondylis
Greek writer, translator

1989 Laurence Olivier
English actor, director, producer

472 Anthemius
Roman Emperor
 

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