Today in History for 1st August 2022:
Historical Events
1922 – Hendrikus Colijn becomes political editor-in-chief of The Standard
1926 – Failed assassination on General Primo de Rivera in Barcelona
1964 – Beatles’ single “A Hard Day’s Night” goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks
1988 – Rush Limbaugh begins his national radio show.
2002 – In signing star linebacker Ray Lewis to a 5-year contract extension the Baltimore Ravens give him a $ 19m signing bonus, then the largest in NFL history
2014 – USA and UN announce a 72 hour ceasefire between Israel and Palestine, though it quickly breaks down
Famous Birthdays
1848 – František Kmoch, Czech composer and conductor, born in Zásmuky, Austrian Empire (d. 1912)
1923 – Yoshinao Nakada, Japanese composer, born in Shibuya, Tokyo (d. 2000)
1929 – Ann Calvello, American roller derby queen, born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 2006)
1933 – Jesse Corti, Venezuelan-American voice actor and comedian, born in Venezuela
1976 – Kevin Joseph, American baseball player, born in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
1979 – Jason Momoa, American actor (Game of Thrones, Aquaman), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Famous Deaths
1902 – Ludwig Beckmann, painter, dies
1935 – Arthur Dehon Little, American chemist (patented rayon), dies at 71
1980 – Strother Martin, American actor (Cool Hand Luke, Slapshot), dies of heart attack at 61
1989 – John Ogdon, English pianist/composer, dies at 52
1995 – Robert L. “Bob” Talley, American jazz and blues pianist and composer, dies at 75
2021 – Ian Thomson, English cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 9 wickets; Sussex), dies at 92