CoM Moderators Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Historical Events 1652 - Nikita Minin becomes patriarch of Russian Orthodox Church1917 - Sir Thomas Whyte introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%).1985 - USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR1990 - US Ambassador tells Iraq, US won't take sides in Iraq-Kuwait dispute1993 - The St James' Church massacre in Kenilworth, Cape Town by Azanian Peoples' Liberation Army1993 - 31st Tennis Fed Cup: Spain beats Australia in Frankfurt Germany (3-0)More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1421 - Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician, born in Leconfield, United Kingdom (d. 1461)1897 - Hermann Ambrosius, German composer, born in Hamburg (d. 1983)1927 - Stanley Dancer, American harness racer (4 Hambletonians, 3 Trot Triple Crown), born in West Windsor Township, New Jersey (d. 2005)1930 - Annie Ross, British-American jazz singer (Lambert, Hendricks and Ross - "Twisted") and actress, born in London (d. 2020)1956 - Frances Arnold, American Chemist (Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2018), born in Edgewood, Pennsylvania1971 - Billy Wagner, American MLB pitcher (Houston Astros), born in Tannersville, VirginiaMore Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1643 - Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull, English statesman (b. 1584)1814 - Charles Dibdin, British composer, author (Sea Songs), and actor, dies at 691997 - Margaret Farrer, midwife, dies at 832003 - Ludwig Bölkow, German aeronautical engineer, dies at 912005 - Albert Mangelsdorff, German jazz trombonist, dies at 762011 - Mihalis Kakogiannis, Cypriot filmmaker (b. 1922)More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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