Today in History for 20th July 2022

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Historical Events

1914 - Armed resistance against British rule begins in Ulster
1925 - Italian-Serbian/Croatian/Slav treaty about Dalmatie
1953 - USSR/Israel recover diplomatic relations
1963 - Verne Gagne beats Crusher Lisowski in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ
1963 - US Open Women's Golf, Kenwood CC: Mary Mills wins her first of 3 major titles by 3 strokes ahead of runners-up Louise Suggs and Sandra Haynie
1964 - 1st surfin' record to go #1-Jan and Dean's "Surf City"

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Famous Birthdays

1726 - William Jones, British composer and clergyman, born in Lowick, England (d. 1800)
1951 - Larry Black, 4x100 runner (Olympic gold 1972), born in Miami, Florida
1952 - Keiko Matsuzaka, Japanese actress
1965 - Jovy Marcelo, Filipino racing driver, born in Quezon City, Philippines (d. 1992)
1966 - Tracey Mcfarlane, US breaststroke swimmer (US record 100m)
1999 - Princess Alexandra of Hanover, daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco

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Famous Deaths

833 - Ansegis [Ansegius], French abbot of Fontenelle and writer, dies at about 63
1398 - Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, heir to the throne of England, dies at 24
1912 - Andrew Lang, Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and anthropologist (Andrew Lang's Fairy Books), dies at 68
1944 - Arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71
1962 - George MacAulay Trevelyan, English royal historian, dies at 86
1976 - Samuel Mutendi, founder of the Zimbabwean Zion Christian Church, dies

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