Today in History for 24th July 2022

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Historical Events

1651 - Anthony Johnson, a free African American, receives grant of 250 acres in Virginia
1971 - WUHQ TV channel 41 in Battle Creek, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting
1976 - John Naber is 1st to swim 200m backstroke under 2 minutes
2014 - 47th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center
2019 - 10th million Mini car produced during its 60th anniversary year in Oxford, England
2019 - Global warming is the fastest in 2,000 years and scientific consensus that humans are the cause is at 99%, according to three major reports published in journals "Nature" and "Nature Geoscience"

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Famous Birthdays

1935 - Trevor Chinn, CEO (Lex)
1941 - Barbara Love, American soul singer (Friends of Distinction), born in Los Angeles, California
1953 - Claire McCaskill, American politician, junior senator from Missouri
1965 - Andrew Gaze, Australian basketball player (Olympics 1984, 88, 92, 96)
1968 - Mark Gunn, NFL defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles)
1986 - Andrei Lutai, Russian figure skater

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Famous Deaths

1831 - Maria Szymanowska, Polish pianist and composer, dies of cholera at 41
1842 - John Sell Cotman, landscape painter, dies
1936 - Georg Michaelis, Chancellor of German Empire, dies at 78
1954 - Mary Church Terrell, educator/civil rights leader, dies at 90
2008 - Robert T. Herres, American air force officer (Vice Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff), dies at 75
2018 - Tony Cloninger, American MLB pitcher and coach (2 Grand Slams in one game), dies at 77

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