Today in History for 14th July 2014

Historical Events

1853 - 1st US World's fair opens at New York's Crystal Palace

1946 - Mass murder of Jews in Kielce, Poland

1951 - "Courtin' Time" closes at National Theater NYC after 37 performances

1960 - Barbara Romack wins LPGA Leesburg Pro-Am Golf Tournament

1973 - 102nd British Golf Open: Tom Weiskopf shoots a 276 at Royal Troon

1986 - 41st US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Jane Geddes

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Famous Birthdays

1939 - Sid Haig, American actor

1949 - Joyce Benson, LPGA golfer

1960 - Ray Herndon, Scottsdale Ar, singer (McBride and Ride-Can I Count on You)

1967 - Robin Ventura, Santa Maria CA, infielder (Chicago White Sox)

1972 - Lou Roe, NBA forward (Detroit Pistons)

1979 - Bernie Castro, Dominican baseball player

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Famous Deaths

1723 - Claude Fleury, French historian (b. 1640)

1779 - George Ross, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence), dies at 49

1958 - Franciscus J Feron, vicar-general of Roermond, dies at 62

1958 - Faisal II, King of Iraq (1939-58), assassinated at Baghdad

1966 - Julie Manet, French painter (b. 1878)

1967 - Tudor Arghezi, Romanian writer (b. 1880)

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