Today in History for 18th July 2022

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Historical Events

1572 - Willem of Orange recognized as viceroy of Holland/Friesland/Utrecht
1944 - RAF Mosquitos attack Cologne and Berlin
1960 - Premier Kishi of Japan resigns
1960 - 1st UN troops reach Congo
1994 - Comet Shoemaker-Levy's largest collision with Jupiter leaves black spot 12,000 km across
2019 - Children's songs "Baby Shark" and "Raining Tacos" used by City of West Palm Beach, Florida to drive away homeless people from the waterfront

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Famous Birthdays

1635 - Robert Hooke, English scientist (Micrographia), born in Isle of Wight, England (d. 1703)
1914 - John G Bearer, writer (Metro, Drunken Canary, Fast Heartbeat)
1920 - Eric Brandon, British racing driver, born in East Ham, Essex (d. 1982)
1938 - Britt Leach, American actor (Mickey-Spencer's Pilots), born in Gadsden, Alabama
1950 - Jack Dongarra, American computer programmer (2022 Turing award, Linpack), born in Chicago, Illinois
1956 - Audrey Landers [Hamburg], American actress and singer (Dallas; Chorus Line), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Famous Deaths

1833 - Joseph Comb, missionary to Moluccas, dies at 63
1989 - Rebecca Schaeffer, American actress (Patti-My Sister Sam), is shot by a fan at 21
1993 - Jean Negulesco, Romanian-American film director (3 Coins in a Fountain), dies at 93
2004 - Émile Peynaud, French oenologist, dies at 92
2005 - William Westmoreland, US general during the Vietnam War, dies at 91
2012 - Rajesh Khanna, Indian Bollywood actor officially titled "The First Superstar of Indian cinema", dies of kidney problems at 69

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