CoM Moderators Posted July 26 Posted July 26 Historical Events 1971 - Apollo 15 launches (Scott and Irwin) for the fourth manned landing on the Moon 1972 - Rockwell receives NASA contract to construct Space Shuttle 1981 - New York Mayor Ed Koch is given the Heimlich maneuver in a Chinese restaurant 1994 - Turkish Air Force bombs Kurds in Iraq, killing 70 2017 - Great Britain announces it will ban gasoline and diesel cars by 2040 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1906 - Irena Iłłakowicz, Polish agent of Intelligence, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1943) 1911 - Jerry Burke, American easy-listening pianist and organ player (Lawrence Welk Orchestra, 1934-65), born in Marshalltown, Iowa (d. 1965) 1928 - Stanley Kubrick, American director (2001 A Space Odyssey, Dr Strangelove, Lolita), born in The Bronx NY (d. 1999) 1928 - Elliott Erwitt [Elio Romano], French-American photographer (Gimme Shelter), and documentarian, born in Paris, France (d. 2023) 1942 - Vladimír Mečiar, 1st and 3rd Prime Minister of Slovakia, born in Zvolen, Slovakia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1973 - Hans Albert Einstein, Swiss-American professor and engineer, dies of a heart attack at 69 1987 - Jim Bishop, American journalist and author (The Day Lincoln was Shot), dies at 79 1988 - Fazlur Rahman, Pakistani modernist scholar, dies at 68 2009 - Merce Cunningham, American choreographer (Acrobat in Every Soul is a Circus), dies at 90 2021 - Ally Dawson, Scottish soccer defender (5 caps; Glasgow Rangers) and manager (Hamilton Academical), dies at 63 More Famous Deaths »
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