Today in History for 19th July 2016

Historical Events

1525 – Catholic German monarchy form Union of Dessau
1860 – 1st railroad reaches Kansas
1879 – Doc Holliday kills for the first time after a man shoots up his New Mexico saloon.
1936 – Indians’ Bob Feller makes his major league debut in relief
1944 – Allied troops occupy Faubourg de Vaucelles, at Caen
1992 – NYC Ballet star Peter Martins, arrested for beating his wife

Famous Birthdays

1822 – Augusta of Cambridge, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1916)
1854 – Daniel Josephus Jitta, Dutch High Court lawyer
1919 – Patricia Medina, actress (High-Low), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2012)
1922 – George McGovern, (Sen-D-SD)/pres candidate (D-1972), (d. 2012)
1940 – Vikki Carr [Florencia Vicenta de Casillas Martinez Cardona)], singer (Let it Be Him), born in El Paso, Texas
1972 – Ebbe Sand, Danish footballer

Famous Deaths

1847 – Johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer, dies at 75
1939 – Tom Hayward, cricketer (35 Tests for England, 1999 runs), dies
1970 – Barry Wood, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 61
1981 – Louis Cheslock, composer, dies at 81
1993 – Elmar Klos, Czech director (Shop on Main Street), dies at 83
2009 – Henry Surtees, British racing driver. (b. 1991)

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