This day in History - July 21

368 Historic Events for July 21
1941 Birth Jim Bates, (Rep-D-CA, 1983- )
1941 Event Himmler orders building of Majdanek concentration camp
1942 Event 8 die as coal waste heap slides in river valley near Oakwood, Va
1942 Birth Kim Fowley, Philippines/US rock vocalist/producer/songwriter
1942 Birth Patricia Elliot, Gunnison Co, actress (Renee-Empire, One Life to Live)
1942 Birth Fred Hetzel, NBA star (SF, Cincinnati, Milwaukee Bucks)
1943 Birth David Downing, NYC, actor (Backstairs at the White House)
1943 Birth Jerry McGee, New Lexingon OH, PGA golfer (1975 Pensacola Open)
1943 Birth Edward Herrmann, Wash DC, actor (Day of the Dolphin, Reds)
1943 Death Charles William Paddock, 100m runner (Olympic-gold-1920), dies at 42
1944 Death Henning von Tresckow, Gen-Maj, "July 20th plotter", commits suicide
1944 Event General Koiso becomes premier of Japan
1944 Event Von Kluge warns Hitler of impending collapse of front in Normandy
1944 Event US forces land on Guam to get rid of Japanese invaders
1944 Event British premier Winston Churchill flies to France, meets Montgomery
1944 Birth Tony Scott, director (Top Gun, Revenge, Days of Thunder)
1944 Death Gerrit van den Bosch, led illegal Dutch CPN party, dies in Dachau
1944 Birth Paul Wellstone, (Sen-D-Minnesota)
1944 Birth Buchi Emecheta, Nigerian/English writer (Price of Bride)
1945 Event Detroit Tigers and Phila A's play 24 inning 1-1 tie
1945 Birth Barry Richards, extraordinary cricket batsman (4 Tests for S Africa)
1945 Birth Leigh Lawson, Atherston England, actress (Fire and Sword, Charlie Boy)
1945 Birth Alton Maddox, NY black activist/attorney (Tawana Brawley case)
1945 Birth Geoff Dymock, Australian cricket left-arm pace bowler (1974-80)
1946 Birth Barry "Bean" Whitwam, rocker