CoM Moderators Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Historical Events 1914 - Armed resistance against British rule begins in Ulster1925 - Italian-Serbian/Croatian/Slav treaty about Dalmatie1953 - USSR/Israel recover diplomatic relations1963 - Verne Gagne beats Crusher Lisowski in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ1963 - US Open Women's Golf, Kenwood CC: Mary Mills wins her first of 3 major titles by 3 strokes ahead of runners-up Louise Suggs and Sandra Haynie1964 - 1st surfin' record to go #1-Jan and Dean's "Surf City"More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1726 - William Jones, British composer and clergyman, born in Lowick, England (d. 1800)1951 - Larry Black, 4x100 runner (Olympic gold 1972), born in Miami, Florida1952 - Keiko Matsuzaka, Japanese actress1965 - Jovy Marcelo, Filipino racing driver, born in Quezon City, Philippines (d. 1992)1966 - Tracey Mcfarlane, US breaststroke swimmer (US record 100m)1999 - Princess Alexandra of Hanover, daughter of Princess Caroline of MonacoMore Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 833 - Ansegis [Ansegius], French abbot of Fontenelle and writer, dies at about 631398 - Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, heir to the throne of England, dies at 241912 - Andrew Lang, Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and anthropologist (Andrew Lang's Fairy Books), dies at 681944 - Arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 711962 - George MacAulay Trevelyan, English royal historian, dies at 861976 - Samuel Mutendi, founder of the Zimbabwean Zion Christian Church, diesMore Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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