Today in History for 24th July 2022:
Historical Events
1651 – Anthony Johnson, a free African American, receives grant of 250 acres in Virginia
1971 – WUHQ TV channel 41 in Battle Creek, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting
1976 – John Naber is 1st to swim 200m backstroke under 2 minutes
2014 – 47th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center
2019 – 10th million Mini car produced during its 60th anniversary year in Oxford, England
2019 – Global warming is the fastest in 2,000 years and scientific consensus that humans are the cause is at 99%, according to three major reports published in journals “Nature” and “Nature Geoscience”
Famous Birthdays
1935 – Trevor Chinn, CEO (Lex)
1941 – Barbara Love, American soul singer (Friends of Distinction), born in Los Angeles, California
1953 – Claire McCaskill, American politician, junior senator from Missouri
1965 – Andrew Gaze, Australian basketball player (Olympics 1984, 88, 92, 96)
1968 – Mark Gunn, NFL defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles)
1986 – Andrei Lutai, Russian figure skater
Famous Deaths
1831 – Maria Szymanowska, Polish pianist and composer, dies of cholera at 41
1842 – John Sell Cotman, landscape painter, dies
1936 – Georg Michaelis, Chancellor of German Empire, dies at 78
1954 – Mary Church Terrell, educator/civil rights leader, dies at 90
2008 – Robert T. Herres, American air force officer (Vice Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff), dies at 75
2018 – Tony Cloninger, American MLB pitcher and coach (2 Grand Slams in one game), dies at 77