368 Historic Events for July 21
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| 1946 |
Birth |
Zbigniew Kaczmarek, Poland, lightweight (Olympic-gold-1976)
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| 1946 |
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J‚sus T Pi¤erol becomes 1st native born Puerto Rican governor
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| 1947 |
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Indonesia begins 1st political election
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| 1947 |
Birth |
Cat Stevens, [Yusaf Islam], rock vocalist (Peace Train, Father and Son)
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| 1947 |
Birth |
John J Duncan Jr, (Rep-R-Tennessee)
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| 1947 |
Birth |
Chetan Chauhan, Indian cricket opener (Gavaskar's partner for a while)
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| 1947 |
Birth |
Wendell Burton, San Antonio Tx, actor (Lucas-New Dick Van Dyke Show)
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| 1948 |
Birth |
Art Hindle, Halifax Nova Scotia, actor (Jeff-Dallas, Berrengers)
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| 1948 |
Event |
WSPD TV channel 13 in Toledo, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting
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| 1948 |
Death |
Arshile Gorky, abstract expressionist, dies at 43
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| 1948 |
Death |
Donald Nichols Tweedy, composer, dies at 58
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| 1948 |
Birth |
Garry Trudeau, political cartoonist (Doonesbury)
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| 1949 |
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Senate ratifies North Atlantic Treaty by a vote of 82-13 (NATO)
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| 1949 |
Birth |
Ludmila Smirnova, USSR, pairs figure skater (Olympic-silver-1972)
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| 1950 |
Birth |
Larry Tolbert, rock drummer (Raydio)
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| 1950 |
Death |
Albert Riemenschneider, composer, dies at 71
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| 1951 |
Birth |
Doug Collins, US, basketball player (Olympic-silver-1972)
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| 1951 |
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Dalai Lama returns to Tibet
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| 1951 |
Birth |
Diana Dennis, Portland Oregon, body builder (Women Physique World)
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| 1951 |
Birth |
Slick Watts, NBA (Seattle SuperSonic)
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| 1952 |
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7.8 earthquake shakes Kern County Calif, 14 killed
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| 1952 |
Birth |
Robin Williams, Chicago Ill, comedian (Mork and Mindy, Awakenings)
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| 1952 |
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Premier Ghavam es-Sultaneh of Persia, resigns
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| 1954 |
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At Geneva, France agrees to independence of North and South Vietnam
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| 1955 |
Birth |
Henry Preistman, rocker (Christians-Harvest the World)
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