Historical Events for 15th July 2022

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1856 - Natal forms as a British colony separate from Cape Colony
1953 - ANC members, Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe leave South Africa and go overseas under false names
1956 - Iharos runs world record 10k (28:42.8)
1970 - Denmark beats Italy 2-0 in 1st world female soccer championship
1975 - All star MVP: Bill Madlock (Pittsburgh Pirates) and John Matlock (NY Mets)
1976 - 36-hr kidnap of 26 school children and their bus driver in California
1979 - US Open Women's Golf, Brooklawn CC: Jerilyn Britz wins her first LPGA Tour event (and only major), 2 shots ahead of runners-up Debbie Massey and Sandra Palmer
1980 - Billy Carter, the brother of US President Jimmy Carter, registers as a foreign agent of the Libyan government after it was revealed they paid him hundreds of thousands of dollars
1980 - Johnny Bench hits his 314th HR as a catcher which breaks Yogi Berra's record
2017 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain beats Venus Williams 7-5, 6-0 for her 2nd Grand Slam title

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