Today in History for 1st August 2024

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Historical Events

1914 - British Grand Fleet reaches Scapa Flow
1958 - US 1st class postage up to 4 cents (had been 3 cents for 26 years)
1985 - Emmy 12th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 6th time
1988 - Deep Rover 1-man research submarine unveiled at Crater Lake, Oregon
2010 - British Open Women's Golf, Royal Birkdale GC: 21-year-old Yani Tseng of Taiwan becomes youngest-ever winner of 3 major championships, 1 stroke ahead of Katherine Hull of Australia
2021 - Australian swimmer Emma McKeon claims gold in 50m freestyle and 4x100m medley relay for total 7 medals at Tokyo Olympics; equals record set by Russian gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya in 1952

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Famous Birthdays

1847 - Guido Papini, Italian violinist and composer, born in Camaiore, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1912)
1906 - Nathan Perelman, Soviet Russian pianist and pedagogue, born in Zhitomir, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 2002)
1940 - Mervyn Kitchen, English cricketer and umpire, born in Nailsea, Somerset
1957 - Glen Gorbous, Canadian MLB outfielder (record for longest throw of a regulation baseball [445' 10"]), born in Drumheller, Alberta (d. 1990)
1962 - Joetta Clark, American 800m runner (Olympic-1992), born in East Orange, New Jersey
2001 - Scottie Barnes, American basketball forward (NBA Rookie of the Year 2022; Toronto Raptors), born in West Palm Beach, Florida

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Famous Deaths

1630 - Federico Cesi, Italian naturalist and founder of the first modern scientific society, the Accademia dei Lincei, dies at 45
1743 - Richard Savage, English poet and playwright, dies at about 46
1996 - Mohamed Farrah Aidid, President (ANS-CUS)/Somalia, dies
2001 - Korey Stringer, American NFL football tackle, 1995-2000 (Minnesota Vikings), dies of complications from heat stroke at 27
2010 - Robert F. Boyle, American production designer and art director, dies at 100
2020 - Vitold Kreyer, Russian athlete (Olympic bronze, triple jump 1956, 60) and coach (Soviet athletics team 1967–80; head Russian team 2000 Olympics), dies at 87

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