Today in History

Births On This Day, July 5th 🎂

1983 Zheng Jie
Chinese tennis player

1975 Ai Sugiyama
Japanese tennis player

1911 Georges Pompidou
French politician, Prime Minister, President of France

1853 Cecil Rhodes
English/South African businessman, politician, founded De Beers

1810 P. T. Barnum
American businessman, founded Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey Circus

Deaths On This Day, July 5th 🪦

2011 Cy Twombly
American/Italian painter, sculptor

2006 Kenneth Lay
American businessman

1945 John Curtin
Australian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia

1826 Stamford Raffles
British statesman

1819 William Cornwallis
English Admiral
 

On This Day In History, July 6th

2013 Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash lands in 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 the Comoros.

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

1912 The fifth Summer Olympics are officially opened 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
1945
movie' The Naughty Nineties' is released with comedy duo Abbott & Costello,which features the longest version of their' Who's on First' routine
1970
California becomes the 1st state to pass 'no fault' divorce law
1994
Tom Hanks becomes the 2nd actor in movie history to win back to back Best Actor Oscar. His 1st was in '93 for film' Philadelphia' '94 for 'Forrest Gump' Spencer Tracy was the 1st to achieve this, Best Actor in 1937 for Captains Courageous, 1938 for 'Boys Town'
2016
South African athlete,Oscar Pistorius is sentenced to 6yrs in jail for killing his girlfriend, Reeve Steenkamp in 2013. He served 8.5 yrs,was released on parole in Jan 2024,he remains on parole until 2029
 
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 age 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 Rosewell 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, and 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, and 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
 
7th July

1575 A furious border skirmish, later dubbed the Redeswire (or Reidswire) Fray, took place between Scottish and English 'Wardens of the Marches’ just east of Carter Bar. At the site there is a small monument with inscription: ON THIS RIDGE JULY 7th 1575 WAS FOUGHT ONE OF THE LAST BORDER FRAYS KNOWN AS THE RAID OF THE REDESWIRE.

1967 England's round-the-world yachtsman Sir Francis Chichester was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. For the ceremony, the Queen used a sword that had originally belonged to Sir Francis Drake.

2002 HMS Nottingham, a batch two Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy, ran aground on the submerged, but well-charted Wolf Rock near Lord Howe Island, 370 miles (600 km) off the coast of Australia causing £26 million worth of damage.

2005 A series of bomb attacks on London's transport network killed 52 people and injured 700 others.

2014 Five pupils from Nottingham's Djanogly City Academy staged an unsuccessful 'Great Escape' breakout from school, by trying to tunnel under a 12ft (3.6m) high security fence with cutlery. (Pupils had been banned from leaving the school at lunchtime to ensure that they stayed safe and to improve attendance).

2014 A precious hoard of Roman and Late Iron Age coins was discovered in a cave where it had lain undisturbed for more than 2,000 years. Experts said that it was the first time that coins from the two separate civilisations had been found buried together.
 
1928
sliced bread was sold for 1st time by Chillicothe Baking Co in Missouri using a machine invented by Otto Rohwedder.This was a step forward for the baking industry
1946
Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini,a Catholic nun is canonized as 1st U.S. Saint
1972
1st female FBI agents Susan Lynn Roley, ex marine Joanne E. Pierce,former nun were sworn in
1981
Pres. Reagan nominates Sandra Day O'Connor to become the 1st female U.S. Supreme Court Justice
2024
a heat wave across Western U.S. states breaks record temperatures. Las Vegas reached an all time record of 120 degrees
 
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 "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, he 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, and physicist
 
1889
Wall St Journal newspaper begins publishing
1913
inventor, Albert Gilbert receives patent for the' Erector Set' one of the most popular toys of all time
1950
WWII general, Douglas Mac Arthur named commander in chief of United Nations forces in Korea
1985
Marge Schott becomes CEO/managing partner of Cinicinatti Reds, 1st woman to buy a major league baseball team,was forced to sell in 1999. She was banned twice for making racial remarks in '93,'96-'98. She is considered one of the worst owners in major league history
2011
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on final mission of U.S. Space Shuttle program. It delivered supplies/equipment to the International Space Station with 4 astronauts
2021
a tiny Lenoardo da Vinci sketch"Head of the Bear' the size of a 'Post- It' sells at auction for $12.2 mil at auction in London
 
9th July 1956
After the June 30th trouble at Asbury Park, Bill Haley and his Comets are denied permission to play at the Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City. A city ordnance was passed that read: "Rock and roll music encouraged juvenile delinquency and inspired young females in lewd bathing suits to perform obscene dances on the city's beaches."
 
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 Republic of South Sudan peacefully seceded from Sudan after an independence referendum was passed. Since independence, however, the country has been wrecked 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 First Wimbledon Championship
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, and 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, and Leader of the Opposition

1850 Báb
Persian founder of Bábism

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
 
July 9th

1811 Explorer David Thompson posted a sign at the confluence of the Columbia and Snake Rivers (in modern Washington state, America), claiming the land for Britain. Thompson was a British-Canadian fur trader, surveyor and map-maker, who, over his career mapped more than 3.9 million square kilometres of North America and for this has been described as the 'greatest land geographer who ever lived.'
 
On This Day In History, July 10th

1985 Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior, sinks
The ship was in 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 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 in 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 57°C!
 
Births On This Day, July 10th 🎂

1980 Jessica Simpson
American singer-songwriter, actress, and 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
 
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