Today in History for 1st July 2017:
Historical Events
1517 – 1st burning of Protestants at stake in Netherlands
1869 – US mint at Carson City, Nevada opens
1897 – 21st Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Reginald Doherty beats H Mahony (6-4 6-4 6-3)
1941 – WCBW (now WCBS) TV channel 2 in NY, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting
1963 – ZIP (Zone Improvement Plan) Codes are introduced for United States mail
1977 – 84th Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Virginia Wade beats B Stove (46 63 61)
Famous Birthdays
1892 – James M Cain, novelist (Postman Always Rings Twice), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1920 – Harold Sakata, American actor (d. 1982)
1959 – Anne Smith, tennis star, born in Dallas, Texas
1964 – Poi Burton, rocker (Transvision Vamp-Velveteen)
1971 – Darick Holmes, NFL running back (Buffalo Bills)
1982 – Romola Garai, English actress
Famous Deaths
1774 – Henry Fox Holland, English corrupt politician, dies at 68
1950 – Emile Jaques-Dalcroze, Swiss musician (b. 1865)
1986 – Roy Poole, actor (Winds of War), dies at 62
1988 – Hellmuth Christian Wolff, composer, dies at 82
2012 – Evelyn Lear, American operatic soprano, dies at 86
2015 – Lawrence Herkimer, American “Grandfather of Cheerleading” (founded National Cheerleading Association, patented the pom-pom), dies at 89