Today in History for 1st August 2022

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Historical Events

1922 - Hendrikus Colijn becomes political editor-in-chief of The Standard
1926 - Failed assassination on General Primo de Rivera in Barcelona
1964 - Beatles' single "A Hard Day's Night" goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks
1988 - Rush Limbaugh begins his national radio show.
2002 - In signing star linebacker Ray Lewis to a 5-year contract extension the Baltimore Ravens give him a $19m signing bonus, then the largest in NFL history
2014 - USA and UN announce a 72 hour ceasefire between Israel and Palestine, though it quickly breaks down

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Famous Birthdays

1848 - František Kmoch, Czech composer and conductor, born in Zásmuky, Austrian Empire (d. 1912)
1923 - Yoshinao Nakada, Japanese composer, born in Shibuya, Tokyo (d. 2000)
1929 - Ann Calvello, American roller derby queen, born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 2006)
1933 - Jesse Corti, Venezuelan-American voice actor and comedian, born in Venezuela
1976 - Kevin Joseph, American baseball player, born in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
1979 - Jason Momoa, American actor (Game of Thrones, Aquaman), born in Honolulu, Hawaii

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Famous Deaths

1902 - Ludwig Beckmann, painter, dies
1935 - Arthur Dehon Little, American chemist (patented rayon), dies at 71
1980 - Strother Martin, American actor (Cool Hand Luke, Slapshot), dies of heart attack at 61
1989 - John Ogdon, English pianist/composer, dies at 52
1995 - Robert L. "Bob" Talley, American jazz and blues pianist and composer, dies at 75
2021 - Ian Thomson, English cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 9 wickets; Sussex), dies at 92

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