Today in History for 29th July 2025

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Historical Events

1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Macon, Georgia (Stoneman's Raid)
1913 - Independence of the Principality of Albania recognized by the Conference of London
1961 - Bob Dylan is not seriously injured in car accident in New York City
1989 - Philadelphia Phillies retire #32 in honor of pitcher Steve Carlton
2021 - Following Simone Biles' withdrawal, teammate Sunisa Lee becomes first Hmong-American Olympic champion in any sport, winning women's artistic individual all-around gymnastics gold in Tokyo

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Famous Birthdays

1870 - George Dixon, Canadian boxer (World Bantamweight title, 1892; World Featherweight champion, 1891-97 and 1898-1901; 1st Black athlete to win a World C'ship in any sport), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia (d. 1908)
1938 - Don Wert, American baseball third baseman (MLB All Star and World Series 1968 Detroit Tigers), born in Strasburg, Pennsylvania (d. 2024)
1956 - Ronnie Musgrove, American politician (Governor of Mississippi 2000-04), born in Tocowa, Mississippi
1971 - Monica Calhoun, American actress (The Best Man), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1990 - Shin Se-kyung, South Korean actress (Deep Rooted Tree), born in Yangcheon, South Korea

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Famous Deaths

1886 - Solomon Gazfried, Ukrainian rabbi and author (Kitzur Shulchan Aruch), dies (b. 1804)
1900 - Umberto I of Italy, King of Italy (1878-1900), shot four times and assassinated by Italian-American anarchist Gaetano Bresci at 56
1976 - Mickey Cohen, American gangster (Cohen crime family), dies at 62
1982 - Cor Kieboom, Dutch president of Feyenoord football club, dies at 81
1996 - Aruna Asaf Ali, Indian independence activist and politician (first Mayor of Delhi), dies at 88

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