Events in History
1401 Turko-Mongol ruler Tamerlane (Timur) destroys Baghdad, killing 20,000
1790 King Gustav III leads Swedish Naval forces to victory over the Russian Baltic fleet during the Second Battle of Svensksund, destroying or capturing one-third of the Russian ships and bringing an end to the Russo-Swedish War
1868 Louisiana and South Carolina are the last states to ratify the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, guaranteeing civil rights
1893 Surgeon Daniel Hale Williams performs the first successful open-heart surgery when he repairs the torn pericardium of knife wound patient James Cornish, without the use of penicillin or blood transfusion [1]
1917 British battleship HMS Vanguard explodes at Scapa Flow due to an internal explosion caused by faulty cordite, killing 804 crew members
1971 National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger secretly visits the People’s Republic of China to negotiate a detente between the US and China
2002 The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The first chairman is Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa.
2017 Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi proclaims victory over Islamic State forces in Mosul
Events in Flim and TV
1956 Dick Clark‘s 1st appearance as host of American Bandstand
1967 WRET TV channel 36 in Charlotte, North Carolina (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1968 BBC-TV broadcasts “Farewell”, folk-rock band The Seekers final performance, draws 10 million viewers
1981 Nintendo release arcade game “Donkey Kong” created by Shigeru Miyamoto in Japan (July 31 in the US)
1984 Yvonne Ryding of Sweden crowned 33rd Miss Universe
1992 Kim Basinger gets 1,959th star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame
1999 Coming of age film “American Pie” is released, directed by Paul Weitz, starring Jason Biggs, Eugene Levy, and an ensemble cast
Events in Music
1955 Bill Haley & His Comets “Rock Around the Clock” tops the billboards chart, one of the best-selling singles ever
1968 BBC-TV broadcasts “Farewell”, folk-rock band The Seekers final performance, draws 10 million viewers
1972 First tour by Paul McCartney and Wings of France
1978 Revival of Jerry Herman’s musical “Hello, Dolly!”, starring Carol Channing, closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC, after 152 performances
1986 Columbia Records releases “The Bridge”, singer-songwriter Billy Joel‘s tenth studio album
Events in Sports
1904 US Open Men’s Golf, Glen View GC: defending champion Willie Anderson of Scotland wins the 3rd of his 4 Open titles, 5 strokes ahead of runner-up Gilbert Nicholls
1932 Washington Redskins (then Boston Braves) formed
1932 Yanks’ Ben Chapman hits 2 inside-the-park HRs, tying record
1933 Philadelphia-based NFL team Frankford Yellow Jackets sold; rebranded Philadelphia Eagles
1937 British Open Men’s Golf, Carnoustie: Henry Cotton wins second of his 3 Open titles, 2 strokes ahead of fellow Englishman Reg Whitcombe
1939 A meeting of 6,000 Indians, held at the Indian Sports Ground in Johannesburg South Africa, launch the Passive Resistance Campaign against apartheid and racial policy in South Africa
1940 8th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-0 at Sportsman’s Park, St Louis
1946 13th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 12-0 at Fenway Park, Boston
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