CoM Moderators Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Historical Events 1928 - Test footage first created for Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" with Mickey Mouse1942 - Eastern Blvd in the Bronx renamed Bruckner Boulevard, in honor of former Bronx Borough President and US Congressman, Henry Bruckner1956 - WCKT (now WSVN) TV channel 7 in Miami, Florida (IND) begins broadcasting1978 - American Penny Dean swims English Channel in record 7 hrs, 40 min; record holds until 19951994 - 200,000 Muslims demand the death of feminist writer Taslima Nasrin in Bangladesh1995 - Monica Seles beats Martina Navratilova in her return to tennisMore Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1866 - George Morrison, American entrepreneur (owner of Mammoth Caves), born border of Ohio and Pennsylvania (d. 1937)1914 - Dovie Hudson, American community activist in rural Mississippi (filed lawsuit to desegregate the public schools)1935 - Peter Schreier, German tenor and conductor (Dresden State Opera, 1962-2000), born in Meissen, Saxony, Germany (d. 2019)1937 - Daniel McFadden, American economist and Nobel Prize Laureate who developed theory and methods for analyzing discrete choice, born in Raleigh, North Carolina1981 - Troy Perkins, American professional soccer goalkeeper, born in Springfield, Ohio1990 - Shin Se-kyung, South Korean actress (Deep Rooted Tree), born in Yangcheon, South KoreaMore Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1108 - King Philip I, King of the Franks 1059, 1060-1108), dies at 561887 - Agostino Depretis, Italian statesman, Prime Minister of Italy (1876-78, 1778-79, 1881-87), dies at 741954 - Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (World Alllround Speed Skating champion 1905), dies at 751984 - Fred Waring, American bandleader, conductor, and Waring Blender namesake, dies at 842007 - Michel Serrault, French actor (Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud, La Cage aux Folles), dies at 792016 - Marta Marzotto, Italian countess and designer, dies at 85More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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