368 Historic Events for July 21
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| 1831 |
Death |
Emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen), dies at 55
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| 1832 |
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Henrietta Marie Morse King, cattlewoman
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| 1836 |
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1st Canadian RR opens, between Laprairie and St John, Qu‚bec
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| 1846 |
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Mormons found 1st English settlement in Calif (San Joaquin Valley)
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| 1856 |
Birth |
Harry A P Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania)
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| 1856 |
Birth |
Louise Blanchard Bethune, 1st US woman architect
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| 1857 |
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A S C Wallis, [AdŠle SC von Antal-Opzoomer], Dutch writer
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| 1861 |
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1st major battle of Civil War ends (Bull Run), Va-South wins
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| 1861 |
Death |
Francis Stebbins Bartow, Confederate colonel, dies in battle at 44
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| 1863 |
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C[harles] Aubrey Smith, London England, actor (Prisoner of Zenda)
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| 1864 |
Birth |
Frances Folsom Cleveland, 1st lady (1885-89, 93-97)
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| 1865 |
Birth |
Robert Kahn, composer
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| 1866 |
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Cholera-epidemic kills hundreds in London
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| 1867 |
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City Gardens on Folsom opens
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| 1870 |
Death |
Josef Strauss, Austrian composer (Dynamids), dies at 42
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| 1873 |
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Jesse James and James Younger gang's 1st train robbery (Adair Iowa)
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| 1877 |
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-27] US army breaks railroad strike
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| 1880 |
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Compressed air accident kills 20 workers on Hudson River tunnel, NY
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| 1884 |
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1st Test Cricket match played at Lord's
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| 1885 |
Birth |
Frances Parkinson Keyes, novelist (Dinner at Antoine)
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| 1886 |
Birth |
John-French Cantr‚, Flemish wood carver/painter/cartoonist
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| 1888 |
Birth |
Jacques Feyder, [Fr‚d‚rix], Belg/French actor/director (Anna Christie)
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| 1888 |
Death |
Matthias J Scheeben, German theologist (Natur und Gnade), dies at 53
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| 1891 |
Death |
Franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor, dies at 51
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| 1892 |
Birth |
Lenore Ulric, US actress (Notorious, Better Woman) [or 1894]
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