Today in History for 17th July 2024

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Historical Events

1858 - Recovery of the bell of HMS Lutine from ship's wreck, hung from rostrum in Lloyd's of London's Underwriting Room
1862 - United army officially divides corps
1878 - Nqwiliso, tribal chief of Western Pondoland and eldest son of Ndamase, signs a treaty with H.G. Elliott ceding sovereign rights and shipping in the Umzimvubu River mouth to the Cape government, Southern Africa
1924 - St Louis Card Jesse Haines no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0
2012 - 17 people are wounded in a bar shooting in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
2015 - Marvel's "Ant-Man", starring Paul Rudd as the titular character, is released

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Famous Birthdays

1929 - Roy McMillan, American baseball infielder, coach and manager (MLB All Star 1956-57; Gold Glove 1957-59; Cincinnati Reds), born in Bonham, Texas (d. 1997)
1960 - Jan Wouters, Dutch football player (Ajax, Bayern Munich, PSV), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
1975 - Cécile de France, Belgian actress, born in Namur, Belgium
1978 - Ricardo Arona, Brazilian mixed martial artist, born in Niterói, Brazil
1986 - Dana, Korean [Hong Sung-mi] South Korean singer and actress (TSZX), born in Seoul, South Korea
1998 - Felipe Juan Froilán de Marichalar y de Borbón, Spanish royal, born in Madrid, Spain

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Famous Deaths

1588 - Mimar Sinan, Ottoman architect and civil engineer for Sultans Suleiman the Magnificent, Selim II, and Murad III, dies at 99
1826 - Joseph Graetz, German organist, composer, and music educator, dies at 65
1922 - Heinrich Rubens, German physicist (back body radiation), dies at 57
2020 - Derek Ho, American surfer (World C'ship 1993; Hawaiian Triple Crown 1984, 86, 88, 90), dies from a heart attack at 55
2022 - Francesco Rizzo, Italian soccer midfielder (2 caps; Cagliari, ACF Fiorentina, Bologna FC, Genoa CFC), dies at 79
2023 - Robert Budzynski, French soccer defender (11 caps; RC Lens, FC Nantes), dies at 83

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