Page 6: Historical Events In July - 25

1930  Phila Athletics triple steal in 1st and 4th innings vs Cleveland.   

1930  Maureen Forrester, Montreal Canada, contralto (Ressurection Symphony).   

1932  Cyriel Buysse, Flemish baron/writer (It Bolleken), dies [or 1936].   

1933  1st Dutch live radio concert: Duke Ellington.   

1934  Failed nazi coup in Austria   

1934  Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian chancellor assassinated by nazis   

1935  C Jackson discovers asteroid #1641 Tana   

1936  G Neujmin discovers asteroid #3761.   

1936  115 acre Orchard Beach opens in the Bronx.   

1937  Colin Renfrew, British archaeologist is born.   

1938  Jewish artisans not allowed in Germany   

1939  5th and last Dutch govt of Colijn, forms   

1940  John Sigmund begins swimming for 89 hrs 46 mins in the Mississippi R   

1941  FDR bans selling benzine/gasoline to Japan   

1942  German troops occupy Rostov.   

1943  Benito Mussolini dismissed as premier of Italy during WW II   

1943  Benito Mussolini, the Italian dictator, forced to resign   

1943  With American and British forces racing across Sicily, Italian King Emmanuel III, acting under the recommendation of the Fascist Grand Council, dismissed Fascist leader Benito Mussolini and placed him under arrest.   

1943  1st warship named for a Black person, SS Leonard Roy Harmon, launched   

1944  The breakout from the Normandy beaches begins   

1944  The inaugural jet fighter used in combat (Messerschmitt 262).   

1944  -26] Japanse banzai-attack on Guam   

1944  Lesley J McNair, US lt-general, killed by US bomb at St-Lo   

1946  The inaugural bikini is shown at a Paris fashion show.   

1946  US detonates underwater A-bomb at Bikini (5th atomic explosion).   

1946  Narziss Oh, German psychology, dies.   

1947  US Air Force, Navy and War Dept form US Dept of Defense.   

1947  US Deptartment of the Army created   

1950  Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroids #1799 Koussevitzky, #1822 Waterman and #2842   

1951  L Boyer discovers asteroid #1714 Sy   

1952  Commonwealth of Puerto Rico created (Constitution Day).   

1952  Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1788 Kiess   

1952  Herbert Murrill, composer, dies at 43.   

1953  NYC transit fare rises from 10. to 15., inaugural use of subway tokens.   

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1016  Casimir i: Duke of poland (d. c. 1058)   

1109  Afonso i: The conqueror, king of portugal (1143-85)   

1336  Albert: Count of holland   

1404  Philips van saint-pol: Duke of brabant   

1421  Henry percy: 3rd earl of northumberland, english politician   

1517  Jacques peletier (du mans): French poet/scientist   

1562  Kiyomasa kato: Japanese warlord   

1575  Christoph scheiner: Germany, astronomer   

0306  Death of Gaius flavius v constantius: Under-emperor of rome 297-306,   

1409  King martin i of sicily: King martin i of sicily   

1471  John soreth: French general,   

1492  Death of Innocent vii: [giovanni b cibo], italian pope (1484-92),   

1539  Death of Lorenzo campeggi(east): Archbishop of bologna/diplomat,   

1564  Ferdinand i: German emperor (1558-64),   

1570  Death of Ivan viskovati: Chancellor of russia, executed   

1580  Death of Baltazar alvarez: Spanish jesuit/writer,