On This Day

[Beeker25]

On this day in historty…

Was the first day of the American Revolution as well as the Civil War!

JFK was assassinated 60 years ago…

Wow I was really hoping for positive uplifting news. So I’m switching gears….

Today marks Day 7 for me without eating a 12” MeGa Sub from the Deli. Which I did daily for over 1O years.

I don’t have much national news but today marks the anniversary we raise fun ds. To help Children with Cancer and this has Been going strong!

Point wasn’t to blow my horn. Rather show history can be bleak. But yet, still amazing things happening on a daily! Have a wonderful weekend alll!!!

[Charon]

[IceWizard]

Historical Events on July 20

79  
Believed until 2018 to be the date of the massive eruption
of Mt. Vesuvius which buried the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae,
killing untold thousands, latest evidence suggests the eruption occurred after 17 October






410  Rome is overrun by Visigoths under Alaric I for the first time in nearly 800 years, seen as the fall of the Western Roman Empire




1516  Battle of Marj Dabiq: Ottoman forces decisively defeat the Mamluk Sultanate near Aleppo, ending Egyptian control in the Middle East




1572  St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of Protestants by Roman Catholics begins in Paris with the murder by defenestration of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny and later spreads to the French provinces






1662  Act of Uniformity requires English government and church officials to accept the Book of Common Prayer




1814  British forces capture Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812 and destroy many landmarks




1968  France becomes the world's fifth thermonuclear power with a detonation at Mururoa Atoll in the South Pacific

Today's Famous Birthdays

1113  Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, conquered Normandy, born in Le Mans, France (d. 1151)




1198  King Alexander II of Scotland, born in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland (d. 1249)




1210  Floris IV, Count of Holland, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1234)




1358  John I of Castile, King of Castile and León (1379-90), born in Épila, Spain (d. 1390)




1393  Arthur III, Duke of Brittany, born in Château de Suscinio, Sarzeau, France (d. 1458)




1420  Albrecht van Eyb, German humanist (Bamberg & Eichstattt), born in Ansbach, Germany (d. 1475)




1531  Ercole Bottrigari, Italian composer, born in Bologna, Papal States (d. 1612)




1552  Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1614)




1561  Bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry), born in Zielona Góra, Poland (d. 1613)




1579  John Amner, English composer, born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England (d. 1641)




1580  John Taylor, English poet (An Arrant Thief), born in Gloucester, England (d. 1654)




1591  Robert Herrick, English poet ('Gather ye rosebuds while ye may'), baptized in London (d. 1674)




1635  Peder Griffenfeld, Danish statesman, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1699)




1683  Meinrad Spiess, German sacred music composer, Benedictine priest, and music theorist, born in Honsolgen, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1761)




1694  Theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer and King of Corsica [or 8/25], born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1756)




1707  Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, English evangelical revivalist, born in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire (d. 1791)




1712  Cornelis Douwes, Dutch mathematician and astronomer, born in Terschelling, Netherlands (d. 1773)




1725  Johann Balthasar Kehl, German composer, born in Coburg, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1778)




1733  David Traugott Nicolai, German composer, born in Görlitz, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1799)




1750  Letizia Ramolino, Italian noble and mother of Napoleon Bonaparte, born in Ajaccio, France (d. 1836)




1758  Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Queen of Denmark and Norway, born in Schwerin, Germany (d. 1794)








1772  William I, King of the Netherlands (1815-40), Prince of Orange and Grand Duke of Luxembourg, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1843)




1787  James Weddell, British sailor and Antarctic explorer (Weddell Sea), born in Ostend, Belgium (d. 1834)




1808  Thomas Fenwick Drayton, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1891)




1816  Daniel Gooch, English engineer, laid 1st successful transatlantic cables, born in Bedlington, Northumberland, England (d. 1889)




1817  Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Russian novelist, poet and playwright (Prince Serebrenni), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1875)




1820  Jacopo Tomadini, Italian composer, born in Cividale del Friuli, Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom (d. 1883)




1821  Emanuele Muzio, Italian composer, born in Zibello, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (d. 1890)




1827  JWalter Husted Stevens, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Penn Yan, New York (d. 1867)




1828  George Hume "Maryland" Steuart, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1903)




1837  Theodore Dubois, French composer, born in Rosnay, Marne, France (d. 1924)




1839  Eduard Napravnik, Czech conductor and composer, born in Býšť, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1916)




1842  Edouard J. A. Agneessens, Flemish painter (Slave Market), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1885)




1845  James C. Calhoun, American soldier, brother-in-law of George Armstrong Custer, born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1876)




1847  Charles Follen McKim, American Beaux-Arts architect (McKim Building of the Boston Public Library), born in Chester County, Pennsylvania (d. 1909)




1851  Tom Kendall, Australian cricket slow bowler (2 Tests, 14 wickets in Australia's 1st 2 Tests, BB 7/55), born in Bedford, England (d. 1924)




1854  Nikolay Vladimirovich Scherbachov, Russian pianist and composer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1922)




1856  Felix Mottl, Austrian conductor and composer (Agnes Bernauer), born in Unter-St.-Veit, Austria (d. 1911)




1863  Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer, born in Požega, Croatia (d. 1918)




1865  Ferdinand I [Meinrad], King of Romania (1914-27), born in Sigmaringen, German Confederation (d. 1927)




1872  Max Beerbohm, English caricaturist, writer and parodist (Saturday Review), born in London (d. 1956)




1879  Rentaro Taki, Japanese pianist and composer, born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1903)




1880  André Cheron [Duval], French-American silent and sound screen character actor (The King of Kings; Anna Karenina; Wife vs. Secretary), born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France (d. 1952)




1880  Miles Lampson, 1st Baron Killearn, British diplomat (High Commissioner of Egypt and the Sudan), born in Killearn, Scottland (d. 1964)




1886  William Francis Gibbs, American naval architect, designed Liberty ships, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1967)




1887  Harry Hooper, American Baseball HOF right fielder (World Series 1912, 15, 16, 18 Boston Red Sox), born in Bell Station, California (d. 1974)




1889  Simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congolese religious leader and founder of Kimbanguism, born in Nkamba, Congo (d. 1951)




1890  Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer, surfer (Olympic gold 100m freestyle 1912, 20; 4x200m freestyle relay 1920), born in Honolulu, Hawaii (d. 1968)




1890  Franz Philipp, German composer, born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (d. 1972)




1890  Jean Rhys [Ella Gwendolyn Rees Williams], British writer (Voyage in the Dark), born in Roseau, Dominica (d. 1979)




1891  Alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok, Russian composer, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1969)




1891  Germaine Loosveldt, Flemish-Belgian stage and screen actress (Met den helm geboren), born in Halluin, France (d. 1960)




1893  Elisha Scott, Irish soccer goalkeeper (31 caps Ireland [IFA]; Liverpool 430 games), born in Belfast, Ireland (d. 1959)




1895  Richard Cardinal Cushing, Archbishop of Boston (1944-70), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1970)




1896  Phil Baker, American comedian (Who's Whose), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1963)




1897  Fred Rose, American songwriter and music publishing executive (Nashville's Acuff-Rose Music), born in Evansville, Indiana (d. 1954)




1898  Albert Claude, Belgian biologist and physician (Nobel 1974), born in Longlier, Belgium (d. 1983)




1898  Malcolm Cowley, American author (Flowering of New England), born in Belsano, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)




1899  Johan Fabricius, Dutch novelist (Island of Demons) and adventurer, born in Bandung, Java, Indonesia (d. 1981)









1899  Ruth Schaumann, German painter, writer and sculptor (Rose, Black King), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1975)




1900  Preston Foster, American actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger), born in Ocean City, New Jersey (d. 1970)









1902  Fernand Braudel, French historian (Civilization & Capitalism), born in Luméville, France (d. 1985)




1903  Claude Hopkins, American jazz stride pianist, arranger, bandleader, and musical director (Josephine Baker), born in Alexandria, Virginia (d. 1984)




1903  Karl Hanke, German Nazi Party (NSDAP) official and army officer (final Reichsführer of the Schutzstaffel (SS), 1945), born in Lubań, Poland (d. 1945)




1904  Henry) "Buster" Smith, American jazz alto saxophonist, arranger, and bandleader (Blue Devils; Count Basie), born in Alfdorf, Texas (d. 1991)




1904  Rodd Redwing, American actor (Buffalo Bill In Tomahawk Territory; Son Of Geronimo), and stunt coach, born in New York City [or maybe India] (d. 1971)




1905  Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist ("That's Alright"), born in Forest, Mississippi (d. 1974)




1905  Don Douglas, Scottish actor (The Black Castle), born in Kinleyside, Scotland (d. 1945)




1910  Bernhard Heiden [Levi], German-American composer (Dreamers on a Slack Wire; Euphorion), and music teacher (University of Indiana, 1945-74), born in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany (d. 2000)




1911  Michel Pablo [Michalis N. Raptis], Chilean-Greek writer and Trotskyist revolutionary (Fourth International), born in Alexandria, Egypt (d. 1996)




1912  Durward Kirby, American TV announcer (Garry Moore Show), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2000)




1912  Fritz "Freddie" Brocksieper, German big band jazz drummer, and bandleader, born in Constantinople, Turkey (d. 1990)




1913  Dorothy Comingore [Linda Winters], American actress (Citizen Kane), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1971)




1915  Wynonie Harris, American rhythm and blues singer ("Who Threw The Whiskey in the Well"; "Good Rocking Tonight"), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1969)




1916  Hal Smith, American actor (The Andy Griffith Show-Otis Campbell), born in Petoskey, Michigan (d. 1994)




1917  Dennis James, American wrestling announcer and TV host (PDQ), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 1997)




1918  Ray McIntire, American chemical engineer (invented Styrofoam at Dow), born in Gardner, Kansas (d. 1996)




1919  Enrique Llanes, Mexican professional wrestler, born in Otumba de Gómez Farías, Mexico (d. 2004)




1921  Sam Tingle, Zimbabwean racing driver, born in Manchester, England (d. 2008)









1923  Helena Carter [Helen Rickerts], American model and actress (Invaders from Mars), born in New York City (d. 2000)




1924  Louis Teicher, American pianist (Ferante & Teicher - "Exodus"), born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (d. 2008)




1926  Nancy Spero, American feminist artist, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2009)




1927  William V. Shannon, American journalist and ambassador to Ireland (1977-81), born in Worchester, Massachusetts (d. 1988)




1929  Willie Winfield, American doo-wop singer (Harptones - "Life Is But A Dream"; “A Sunday Kind of Love”), born in Surrey, Virginia (d. 2021)









1932  Robert D. Hales, American LDS Church apostle, born in New York City (d. 2017)




1934  Kenny Baker, English actor (R2-D2 in Star Wars, Time Bandits), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2016)




1938  Charles Calello, American composer, conductor, arranger (The Four Seasons; Frank Sinatra; Barbra Streisand; Bruce Springsteen), born in Newark, New Jersey




1938  David Freiberg, American rock bassist (Quicksilver Messenger Service - "Fresh Air"; Jefferson Airplane/Starship - "Jane"), born in Boston, Massachusetts




1938  Mason Williams, American musician, songwriter ("Classical Gas", Smother Brothers Comedy Hour), author, and photographer, born in Abilene, Texas




1940  Tony Secunda, English rock band manager (The Moody Blues), born in Epsom, Surrey, England (d. 1995)




1941  Ernest Wright Jr, American R&B vocalist (Imperials - "Tears On My Pillow"; "Goin' Out of My Head"), born in Brooklyn, New York City





1942  Joe Chambers, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Chambers Brothers), born in Los Angeles, California




1943  John Cipollina, American rock guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service - "Fresh Air"), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1989)




1944  Rocky Johnson, Canadian pro wrestler (father of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson; with Tony Atlas first black champions in WWE history), born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (d. 2020)




1945  (Malcolm) "Molly" Duncan, Scottish saxophonist (Average White Band, 1972-83 - "Pick Up the Pieces"), born in Montrose, Scotland (d. 2019)




1945  Ken Hensley, British rock songwriter, keyboardist, and singer (Uriah Heep, 1970-80 - "Easy Livin'"; Blackfoot, 1982-84), born in Plumstead, England (d. 2020)




1945  Vince McMahon, American professional wrestling promoter, born in Pinehurst, North Carolina




1947  Jimmy Fox, American drummer (The James Gang - "Funk #49"), born in Cleveland, Ohio




1951  Danny Joe Brown, American rock singer (Molly Hatchet), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2005)




1951  Michael Derosier, Canadian drummer (Heart, 1976-82 - "Barracuda"), born in Canada








1953  John Cowan, American rock, progressive bluegrass session and touring bass player, and vocalist (New Grass Revival, 1974-89; Doobie Bothers, 1993-95), born in Minerva, Ohio




1954  Steve Holley, British rock session and touring drummer (Wings, 1978-81; Julian Lennon; Elton John, Dar Williams; Mott The Hoople, 2018-21), born in London, England




1955  Mike Huckabee, American politician (Governor of Arkansas ® 1996-2007), Presidential candidate, born in Hope, Arkansas








1962  Craig Kilborn, American television host (ESPN's SportsCenter, 1993-96; The Daily Show, 1996-98; The Late Late Show, 1999-2004), born in Kansas City, Missouri




1968  Andreas Kisser, Brazilian heavy metal guitarist (Sepultura), born in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil




1970  Dan Henderson, American mixed martial artist (UFC 17 Middleweight Tournament 1998; Rings: King of Kings Tournament 1999), born in Downey, California

[Charon]