Today in History for 29th July 2017:
Historical Events
1567 – James VI is crowned King of Scots at Stirling
1848 – Irish Potato Famine: Tipperary Revolt – an unsuccessful nationalist revolt against British rule put down by police
1914 – Austrian-Hungary bombs Belgrade
1968 – Mount Arenal, Costa Rica kills 80 in Pelee-type eruption
1986 – Dennis Amiss scores his 100th 100, Warwickshire v Lancashire
1992 – Ray Sharkey, actor (Wiseguys), arrested for narcotic possession
Famous Birthdays
1843 – Johannes Schmidt, German linguist (d. 1901)
1872 – Eric Alfred Knudsen, American folklorist (d. 1957)
1911 – Iakovos, Archbishop of America (d. 2005)
1932 – Marguerite Empey, [Diane Webber], Los Angelas California, playmate (May 1955, Feb 1956)
1963 – Alexandra Paul, actress (Christine, American Flyers, Dragnet), born in NYC, New York
1973 – Wanya Morris, [Squirt], rapper (Boyz II Men), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Famous Deaths
238 – Balbinus, Roman Emperor, ruled 3 months with Pupienus
1164 – Olaf, King of Norway, dies
1596 – Jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84
1752 – Peter Warren, British admiral
1982 – Vladimir K. Zworykin, Russian-American inventor (development of television, cathode ray tube), dies at 82
2015 – Peter O’Sullevan, British horse racing commentator ‘the voice of racing’, dies at 97