Today in History for 24th July 2026

Historical Events

1863 - Battle of Battle Mountain, Virginia
1927 - The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres
1966 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Firestone CC: American Al Geiberger wins his only major title by 4 shots from Dudley Wysong
1973 - 44th MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 7-1 at Royals Stadium, Kansas City; MVP: Bobby Bonds (SF Giants)
2018 - First bison born in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, in 140 years after being reintroduced

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Famous Birthdays

1903 - Robert Mills Delaney, American composer, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1956)
1919 - Peter Zinner, Austrian-American film editor (The Godfather; The Deer Hunter), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2007)
1961 - Paul Geary, American heavy metal drummer (Extreme - "Nore Than Words"), born in Medford, Massachusetts
1965 - Kadeem Hardison, American actor (A Different World, The Sixth Man), born in Brooklyn, New York
1981 - Nayib Bukele, Salvadoran politician (President of El Salvador 2019-), born in San Salvador, El Salvador

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Famous Deaths

1819 - Sophie Gail, French singer and composer, dies at 43
1846 - Louis Napoléon Bonaparte, French King of the Netherlands (1806-10), dies at 67
1936 - Georg Michaelis, German lawyer and politician (Chancellor of German Empire and Prime Minister of Prussia, July-November 1917), dies at 78
2007 - Albert Ellis, American psychologist, dies at 93
2011 - Dan Peek, American rock vocalist and guitarist (America), dies at 60

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