Today in History for 29th July 2026

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Historical Events

1560 - Turkish fleet recaptures Djerba from Spaniards
1751 - First international world title prizefight: Jack Stack of England defeats challenger M. Petit of France in 29 minutes in England
1983 - MLB San Diego Padres first baseman Steve Garvey ends his National League record of 1,207 consecutive games streak
2013 - 44 people are killed in a wave of car bombings in Iraq
2022 - Rebekah Vardy loses her UK libel trial against Coleen Rooney in the so-called Wagatha Christie trial over Rooney accusing Vardy of leaking stories to The Sun newspaper

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Famous Birthdays

1933 - Cammie Smith, West Indian cricket batsman (5 Tests, 1 x 50; Barbados), born in Saint Michael, Barbados
1937 - Marian Robinson (née Shields), American 'First Grandma" of the Obama White House, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2024)
1973 - Wanyá Morris, American RandB and soul singer (Boyz II Men - "I'll Make Love to You"; "End Of The Road"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1977 - Danger Mouse [Brian Burton], American alternative rock and electronic hip-hop musician, songwriter and Grammy Award-winning record producer (The Grey Album; Gnarls Barkley; Black Keys), born in White Plains, New York
1984 - Chad Billingsley, American MLB baseball pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers), born in Defiance, Ohio

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Famous Deaths

1573 - John Caius, English physician, dies at 62
1984 - Woodrow Parfey, American actor (Time Express), dies at 61 of a heart attack
1994 - James Herman Barrett Jr, retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel killed by anti-abortion extremist Paul Hill at 74
2001 - Alex Nicol, American actor (The Screaming Skull, Man From Laramie, Air Cadet), dies of natural causes at 85
2005 - Pat McCormick, American comedy writer (Red Skeleton; Get Smart; The Tonight Show; Don Rickles Show), and actor (Smokey and the Bandit), dies at 78

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