Page 6: Historical Events In July - 08

1938  On July - 08 would be start of Eng/Aust Test Cricket at Old Trafford Washout   

1939  On July - 08 59th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bobby Riggs beats E Cooke (26 86 36 63 62)   

1939  On July - 08 [Henry] Havelock Ellis, English sexologist (Man & Woman), dies at 80   

1941  On this day in history 9th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 7-5 at Briggs Stadium, Detroit   

1941  On this day in history philippe Gaubert, composer, dies at 62   

1942  Catherinus Elling, composer, dies at 83 on July - 08.   

1943  On July - 08 4th day of battle at Kursk: Gen Model uses last tank reserve   

1943  On July - 08 harry Oakes, Canadian ruler of Bahamas, murdered   

1944  On July - 08 naval bombardment of Guam begins.   

1944  On this day in history british troops march into Caen   

1946  On July - 08 "Tidbits of 1946" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 8 performances   

1946  Aleksander V Aleksandrov, Russian composer/conductor, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history demolition begins in NYC for UN HQ building   

1947  On this day in history 14th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-1 at Wrigley Field, Chicago   

1948  On this day in history 500th anniversary Russian orthodox church celebrated in Moscow   

1948  Dave Nourse, cricketer (45 Tests for South Africa 1902-24), dies on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history monte Irvin & Hank Thompson are 1st blacks to play for NY Giants   

1949  Antun Sa'ada, Syrian rightwing politician, executed in Lebanon on July - 08.   

1950  On this day in history gen Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, UN forces in Korea   

1950  On July - 08 leroy Deans awarded first Order of Purple Heart in Korea   

1950  On this day in history 33.4 cm rain fall at York, Nebraska (state record)   

1950  Othmar Spann, Austrian economist/sociologist (Wahre State), dies at 71 on July - 08.   

1951  Yankee Joe DiMaggio & mgr Casey Stengel feud on July - 08.   

1952  19th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 3-2 in 5 at Shibe Park, Phila on July - 08.   

1953  US stops aid to Persia on this day in history.   

1954  KMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast on July - 08.   

1956  Joyce Ziske wins LPGA Syracuse Golf Open on this day in history.   

1956  On July - 08 gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart, dutch min of Justice (Nobel 54), dies   

1957  Baeball Owners re-elect Commissioner Ford Frick on July - 08.   

1957  On this day in history grace Goodhue Coolidge, 1st lady (1923-29), dies at 78   

1959  Dale Buisand & Chester Ovnand, 1st Americans killed in Vietnam War on this day in history.   

1961  On July - 08 portuguese steamer "Save" breaks up off Mozambique, 227 die   

1961  On this day in history julian Bautista, composer, dies at 60   

1967  Billie Jean King concludes Wimbeldon sweep (singles, doubles & mix) on July - 08.   

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1528  On this day in history birth of emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland   

1545  Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II was born on this day in history.   

1545  Don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568) was born on July - 08.   

1574  Giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer was born on July - 08.   

1593  On July - 08 birth of artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653)   

1604  On this day in history birth of heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien)   

1621  On this day in history birth of jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables)   

1637  Johann Georg Ebeling, composer was born on this day in history.   

0810  Pepin, son of Charlemagne, King of Italy, dies (birth date unknown) on July - 08.   

0975  On this day in history edgar, King of England (959-75), dies   

1115  On July - 08 petrus van Amiens, French Crusades predictor, dies   

1153  On this day in history eugene III, [Bernardo], Italian Pope (1145-53), dies   

1249  On July - 08 alexander II, king of Scotland (1215-49), dies at 51   

1253  On July - 08 thibaud IV, poet/count of Champagne/King of Navarra, dies   

1496  Benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies on July - 08.   

1531  On this day in history tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor, dies at 71