Today in History for 22nd July 2021

Historical Events

1865 - Underarm slow right arm bowler V E Walker takes 10-104 in an innings for Middlesex v Lancashire in a county cricket match at Old Trafford, Manchester
1923 - 17th Tour de France won by Henri Pelissier of France
1943 - US forces led by General George S. Patton liberate Palermo, Sicily
1979 - 66th Tour de France won by Bernard Hinault of France
1990 - British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: Englishman Nick Faldo wins the 2nd of his 3 Open Championships by 5 strokes from runners-up Mark McNulty and Payne Stewart
1997 - The second Blue Water Bridge opens between Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario

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Famous Birthdays

1892 - John MacBryan, cricketer (one Test Eng v South Africa 1924 DNBat, DNbowl)
1907 - Zubir Said, Singaporean composer who composed Singapore's national anthem (d. 1987)
1914 - Cecil Effinger, American composer, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 1990)
1916 - Gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (d. 1984)
1921 - William Roth, American politician (Sen-R-Delaware, 1971-2001), born in Great Falls, Montana (d. 2003)
1944 - Sparky Lyle, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1973, 76, 77; World Series 1977, 78; AL Cy Young Award 1977; NY Yankees), born in DuBois, Pennsylvania

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Famous Deaths

1852 - Auguste Marmont, French marshal, dies at 77
1864 - James Birdseye Mcpherson, US Union gen-major, dies in battle at 35
1922 - John Motley Morehead III, American chemist (commercial production of calcium carbide, important for welding), dies at 67
1990 - Preben Neergaard, Danish actor (Mordskab), dies of cancer at 70
1996 - Peter Ludwig, German businessman and art collector, dies at 71
2000 - Carmen Martín Gaite, Spanish author, dies at 74

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