Page 6: Historical Events In July - 05

1942  On July - 05 1st performance of Heitor Villa-Lobos' Choros 6/9/11   

1943  On July - 05 battle of Gulf of Kula   

1944  Harry Crosby takes first rocket airplane, MX-324, for maiden flight on July - 05.   

1944  On July - 05 harry Crosby takes 1st rocket airplane, MX-324, for maiden flight   

1944  On July - 05 william Gillies Whittaker, composer, dies at 67   

1945  Australian Prime Minister John Curtin dies in office on July - 05.   

1945  On July - 05 death of Prime Minister John Curtin   

1945  Labour Party wins British parliamentary election on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history bikini swimsuit first demonstrated at a Paris fashion show   

1946  On July - 05 louis Reard's bikini swimsuit design debuts at Paris fashion show   

1947  On this day in history "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" closes at Martin Beck NYC after 108 perfs   

1948  Britain's National Health Service Act begins on July - 05.   

1948  E L Johnson discovers asteroid #1618 Dawn on July - 05.   

1948  Carole Landis, US actress (1 Million BC, Topper Returns), dies at 29 on this day in history.   

1949  On July - 05 nY Giants purchase Monty Irvin & Henry Thompson, their 1st blacks   

1950  On July - 05 esquimalt BC Royal Canadian Navy destroyers HMCS Cayuga, Athabaskan, and Sioux leave Esquimalt for Pearl Harbor escorted by cruiser Ontario; to come under UN control during Korean War.   

1950  On this day in history law of Return passes, guarantees all Jews right to live in Israel   

1950  Kenneth Shadrick, Pvt from WV becomes 1st US fatality in Korean War on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history junction transistor invention announced, Murray Hill, NJ   

1951  Dodgers sweep the Giants & lead by 7½ games (Giants will win pennant) on July - 05.   

1952  "Of Thee I Sing" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 72 performances on this day in history.   

1953  Jackie Pung wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament on July - 05.   

1954  On July - 05 b-52A bomber made its maiden flight   

1955  On this day in history english harbor strike ends   

1956  France raises tobacco tax 20% due to war in Algeria on this day in history.   

1957  71st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Lew Hoad beats Ashley J Cooper (62 61 62) on this day in history.   

1957  On July - 05 charles Sherwood Noble, American-born inventor   

1962  Algeria gains independence after 132 years of French rule on July - 05.   

1963  On this day in history first Beatle tune to hit US charts, Del Shannon "From Me to You" at #87   

1963  On this day in history daniel Ruyneman, composer, dies at 76   

1966  National Guard mobilizes in Omaha after 3rd night of rioting on this day in history.   

1966  NYC transit fare rises from 15. to 20 on this day in history.   

1966  Saturn I rocket launched at Cape Kennedy on July - 05.   

1968  John Lennon sells his psychedelic painted Rolls-Royce on this day in history.   

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1321  On July - 05 birth of joan of The Tower, Queen consort of Scotland (d. 1362)   

1546  On July - 05 birth of johann Steuerlein, composer   

1586  On July - 05 birth of thomas Hooker, Connecticut colonist (d. 1647)   

1653  Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (d. 1726) was born on July - 05.   

1654  On this day in history birth of antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer   

1675  On July - 05 birth of mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials   

1717  Pedro III of Portugal, consort of Maria I of Portugal (d. 1786) was born on this day in history.   

1718  Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland (d. 1794) was born on July - 05.   

1316  Death of Infante Ferdinand of Majorca (b. 1278) on this day in history.   

1375  Death of Charles III of Alençon, French archbishop (b. 1337) on this day in history.   

1472  Death of Charles of Artois, Count of Eu, French military leader (b. 1394) on this day in history.   

1539  On this day in history antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies   

1626  Stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle on July - 05.   

1666  On July - 05 death of albert VI of Bavaria (b. 1584)   

1676  Death of Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (b. 1613) on July - 05.   

1681  Fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies on July - 05.