Today in History for 19th July 2022

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Historical Events

1937 - Entartete Art Fair opens in Munich
1950 - French/Vietnamese offensive against Viet Minh
1951 - "2 in the Aisle" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 276 performances
1971 - Sudan military coup under maj Hashem al-Atta, Numeiry flees
1977 - Floods in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, kill 76
1990 - Cincinnati Red Pete Rose is sentence to 5 months for tax evasion

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Famous Birthdays

1873 - Louis Zimmermann, Dutch violinist and 1st concert master of Concert building, born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1954)
1883 - Max Fleischer, Polish-American animator and film producer (Betty Boop, Popeye the Sailor Man), born in Kraków, Austrian Poland (d. 1972)
1909 - Jeno Vecsey, Hungarian composer, born in Cece (d. 1966)
1958 - Robert Gibson, American professional wrestler, born in Pensacola, Florida
1969 - David Goldsmith, actor (Eric-Models Inc), born in New Brunswick, New Jersey
1990 - Steven Anthony Lawrence, American actor

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Famous Deaths

1740 - Francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname, Algeria), dies at 71
1964 - Carol Veazie, actress (Maude-Norby), dies at 69
1992 - Bert Brugman, Dutch puppeteer (Dutch marionette theater), dies
1996 - (Emmanual Tettey) "E.T." Mensah, Ghanaian saxophonist, known as the "King of Highlife" music (Accra Rhythmic Orchestra; The Tempos), dies at 77
2003 - Pierre Graber, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1970–1978), dies at 94
2010 - Cécile Aubry, French actress (The Black Rose), author (Belle et Sébastien), television screenwriter and director, dies at 81

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