Today in History for 15th July 2022

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Historical Events

1500 - Baglione family massacre at the "Blood Wedding" of Astorre Baglione and Lavinia Colonna in Perugia
1501 - Portuguese explorer Pedro Cabral arrives back in Lisbon after successfully discovering Brazil and returning from India
1884 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: 4 consecutive Wimbledon titles for William Renshaw; beats Herbert Lawford 6-0, 6-4, 9-7
1952 - 1st transatlantic helicopter flight begins
1996 - After 2,216 consecutive games at shortstop, Cal Ripkin goes to 3rd
1996 - Southern Mexico hit with 6.5 earthquake

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Famous Birthdays

1849 - Moritz Heuzenroeder, German pianist and composer who settled in Australia, born in Ottersberg, Germany (d. 1897)
1901 - John Wesley Work III, African-American composer, musicologist and scholar of African-American folklore and music, born in Tullahoma, Tennessee (d. 1967)
1913 - Abraham Sutzkever, Yiddish language poet and memoirist.
1939 - Don Kojis, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1968, 69; Detroit Pistons, SD Rockets, Seattle SuperSonics), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2021)
1954 - Boris Polak, Israel, Men's 50M Free Rifle 3 Positions (Olympic 20-1996)
1977 - Lana Parrilla, American actress

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Famous Deaths

1854 - Wincenty Studzinski, Polish violinist and composer, dies at 39
1940 - Donald Calthrop, British actor (Blackmail, Scrooge, Rome Express), dies from a heart attack at 52
1977 - Konstantin Fedin, writer, dies
1990 - Margaret Lockwood, British actress (Cast a Dark Shadow, The Lady Vanishes), dies of cirrhosis of the liver at 73
1992 - Henk van der Molen, Dutch guitarist, composer, and writer (Martine Bijl), dies
1995 - Willie George "Bill" Woodruff Sr, vocalist, dies at 66

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