Today in History for 16th July 2022

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Historical Events

1439 - Kissing is banned in England (to stop the Black Death from spreading)
1964 - Republican convention selects Barry Goldwater as presidential candidate
1983 - Sikorsky S-61 disaster: A helicopter crashes off the Isles of Scilly, causing 20 fatalities in Britain's worst helicopter accident
1989 - US Open Women's Golf, Indianwood G and CC: Betsy King wins the first of her 2 consecutive titles, 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Nancy Lopez
1990 - Civil trial by parents of Suicide victims against Judas Priest begins
1994 - Spanish fishing boats sink a French fishing boat over fishing rights

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Famous Birthdays

1928 - Ray Thornton, American politician (Democratic U.S. Representative for Arkansas), born in Conway, Arkansas (d. 2016)
1941 - George Young, Baron Young of Cookham, British minister of housing and planning, born in Oxford, England
1945 - Barry Dudleston, English cricketer and cricket umpire, born in Bebington, Cheshire
1954 - Jeanette Mott Oxford, American activist and politician, born in Eldorado, Illinois
1975 - Bas Leinders, Belgian racing car driver, born in Bree, Belgium
1976 - Carlos Humberto Paredes, Paraguyan footballer and coach, born in Asunción, Paraguay

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Famous Deaths

1796 - George Howard, British field marshal, dies at 78
1953 - Hilaire Belloc, Anglo-French author (Path to Rome), dies at 82
1972 - Giorgio Nataletti, Italian composer, dies at 65
1995 - Patsy Ruth Miller, American actress (Quebec, Wide Open, Sap, Twin Beds), dies at 91
1996 - Adolf von Thadden, German politician, (b. 1921)
2005 - Blue Barron [Harry Freidman], American "sweet music" orchestra leader ("Cruising Down The River"), dies at 91

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