Page 6: Historical Events In July - 05

1942  1st performance of Heitor Villa-Lobos' Choros 6/9/11 on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history battle of Gulf of Kula   

1944  Harry Crosby takes first rocket airplane, MX-324, for maiden flight on this day in history.   

1944  Harry Crosby takes 1st rocket airplane, MX-324, for maiden flight on this day in history.   

1944  William Gillies Whittaker, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1945  On July - 05 australian Prime Minister John Curtin dies in office   

1945  Death of Prime Minister John Curtin on this day in history.   

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  Louis Reard's bikini swimsuit design debuts at Paris fashion show on this day in history.   

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

1948  On this day in history britain's National Health Service Act begins   

1948  On this day in history e L Johnson discovers asteroid #1618 Dawn   

1948  On July - 05 carole Landis, US actress (1 Million BC, Topper Returns), dies at 29   

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

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

1950  Kenneth Shadrick, Pvt from WV becomes 1st US fatality in Korean War on July - 05.   

1951  On July - 05 junction transistor invention announced, Murray Hill, NJ   

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

1952  On July - 05 "Of Thee I Sing" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 72 performances   

1953  Jackie Pung wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament on this day in history.   

1954  B-52A bomber made its maiden flight on this day in history.   

1955  English harbor strike ends on July - 05.   

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

1957  On July - 05 71st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Lew Hoad beats Ashley J Cooper (62 61 62)   

1957  Charles Sherwood Noble, American-born inventor on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history algeria gains independence after 132 years of French rule   

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

1963  Daniel Ruyneman, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history national Guard mobilizes in Omaha after 3rd night of rioting   

1966  On this day in history nYC transit fare rises from 15. to 20.   

1966  On July - 05 saturn I rocket launched at Cape Kennedy   

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  Thomas Hooker, Connecticut colonist (d. 1647) was born on this day in history.   

1653  On July - 05 birth of thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (d. 1726)   

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

1675  On this day in history birth of mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials   

1717  On July - 05 birth of pedro III of Portugal, consort of Maria I of Portugal (d. 1786)   

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

1316  On this day in history death of infante Ferdinand of Majorca (b. 1278)   

1375  Death of Charles III of Alençon, French archbishop (b. 1337) on July - 05.   

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

1539  On July - 05 antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies   

1626  On this day in history stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle   

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

1676  On this day in history death of carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (b. 1613)   

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