Today in History for 28th July 2025

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Historical Events

1849 - Memnon is the first clipper to reach San Francisco from New York during the Gold Rush, arriving after a voyage of 120 days
1864 - Second day of the Battle of Deep Bottom Run, Virginia
1898 - Spanish American War: U.S. Army occupies Ponce and declares victory in Puerto Rico over Spanish forces
1917 - Silent Parade organized by James Weldon Johnson, 10,000 African Americans march on Fifth Avenue in NYC to protest against lynching
2019 - Evian Championship Women's Golf, Evian Resort GC: South Korean Ko Jin-young wins her second major title of the season by two strokes from Shanshan Feng, Jennifer Kupcho and Kim Hyo-joo

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Famous Birthdays

1165 - Ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic and philosopher (The Meccan Revelations), born in Murcia, Spain (d. 1240)
1930 - David "Junior" Kimbrough, American bluesman, born in Hudsonville, Mississippi (d. 1998)
1939 - Barry Ashbee, Canadian NHL ice hockey defenseman, 1965, 1969-74 (Stanley Cup - Philadelphia Flyers), and coach, 1974-77 (Flyers), born in Weston. Ontario
1974 - Hannah Waddingham, British actress (Ted Lasso; Game of Thrones, 2015-16), and musical theater singer, born in London, England
1990 - Soulja Boy [DeAndre Cortez Way], American rapper (Crank That (Soulja Boy)), born in Chicago, Illinois

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Famous Deaths

1837 - John Ross, British composer and organist, dies at 73
1863 - James Deshler, American Confederate general, dies after ammunition explodes at 30
1869 - Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Czech anatomist (b. 1787)
1965 - Minor Watson, American actor (Woman of the Year, Viva Cisco Kid), dies at 75
2015 - Clive Rice, South African cricket all-rounder (WSC 1978-79, ODI 1991; Nottinghamshire), dies from a brain tumour at 66

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