Today in History for 26th June 2022:
Historical Events
1942 – German assault on British railroad terminal at Mersa Matruh, Egypt
1959 – 9th Berlin International Film Festival: “The Cousins” wins Golden Bear
1962 – Blacks begin passive resistance in Cairo Ill
1978 – Brittany separatists bomb Palace of Versailles in France
1987 – Columbia Records releases “King’s Record Shop”, the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash, and the final of her albums produced by husband Rodney Crowell
2017 – Helicopter with rogue police pilot attacks Venezuelan Supreme Court in Caracas
Famous Birthdays
1582 – Johannes Schultz, German composer, born in Lüneburg, Germany (d. 1653)
1902 – Antonia Brico, Dutch-American conductor and pianist, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1989)
1903 – Ashley Clarke, British diplomat to Italy and president (Venice in Peril Fund) (d. 1994)
1934 – John V Tunney, American politician (Rep/Sen-D-California), born in NYC, New York (d. 2018)
1934 – Jeremy Wolfenden, British journalist and spy, born in England (d. 1965)
1939 – Smangaliso Mkhatshwa, South African Secretary-General (Bishops’ Conference 1983-88), born in Barberton, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Famous Deaths
1864 – Tom Hyer, American bare-knuckle boxer (American heavyweight champion 1841-51), dies of edema at 45
1922 – Albert H K, monarch of Monaco (1889-1922), dies at 73
1957 – Alfred Döblin, German writer (b. 1878)
2007 – Liz Claiborne, American fashion designer, entrepreneur and founder of Liz Claiborne Inc, dies of cancer at 78
2020 – Milton Glaser, American graphic designer (founded New York Magazine, created the I ? NY” logo), dies at 91
2021 – Marcelo Campo, Argentine rugby union winger (20 Tests Argentina, 6 South America; Pueyrredón SC), dies from a heart attack at 63