Today in History for 15th July 2024

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Historical Events

1779 - American troops under General A Wayne conquer Fort Stony Point, NY
1895 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Charlotte Cooper beats Helen Jackson 7-5, 8-6 for her first of 5 Wimbledon singles titles
1898 - Camillo Golgi discovers the Golgi Apparatus (a delicate network inside cells essential for the transmission and reception of information between cells)
1941 - Howard Florey and Norman Heatley present freeze dried mold cultures (Penicillin)
1984 - John Lennon's single "I'm Stepping Out" released posthumously
1992 - The Security Council of the UN examine violence in South Africa

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Famous Birthdays

1875 - Jean van den Eeckhoudt, Belgian painter, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1946)
1884 - Enrique Soro, Chilean composer, born in Concepción, Chile (d. 1954)
1915 - Ron Smith, English trade union leader (British Postal Workers), born in London, England (d. 1999)
1964 - Leonard Stabb, American actor (One Life to Live, 1990; Guiding Light, 1993), born in Woodside, Illinois
1966 - Stephen Dodd, Welsh golfer (British Senior Open 2021), born in Cardiff, Wales
1977 - André Nel, South African cricket fast bowler (36 Tests, 123 wickets, BB 6/32; Highveld Lions, Northamptonshire CCC, Essex CCC, Surrey CCC), born in Germiston, South Africa

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Famous Deaths

1885 - Rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer and poet in the Galician language ('Séculos Escuros') (b. 1837)
1933 - Irving Babbitt, American writer (Democracy and Leadership), dies at 67
1960 - Set Persson, Swedish communist politician, dies at 63
1979 - Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Mexican politician (President of Mexico 1964-70), dies of cancer at 68
1987 - Alfie Bass [Abraham Basalinsky], British actor (Moonraker, Are You Being Served), dies at 71
1992 - Henk van der Molen, Dutch guitarist, composer, and writer (Martine Bijl), dies

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