Today in History for 7th August 2022:
Historical Events
1927 – Peace Bridge between US and Canada dedicated
1948 – Delfo Cabrera of Argentina wins dramatic marathon in 2:34:51.6 at the London Olympics
1961 – Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2
1981 – “The Washington Star” ceases all operations after 128 years of publication
1983 – Grete Waitz of Norway wins inaugural women’s marathon at the 1st world athletics championships in Helsinki, Finland
1988 – Writers guild ends its 6 months strike
Famous Birthdays
1783 – Princess Amelia, youngest child of King George III of United Kingdom, born in Royal Lodge, Windsor (d. 1810)
1914 – Ted Moore, South African-British cinematographer (James Bond), born in Western Cape, South Africa (d. 1987)
1926 – Stan Freberg, American satirist/ad executive/cartoon voice (Bertie), born in Los Angeles, California
1963 – Patrick Kennedy, son of US President JFK (lives only 3 days)
1967 – Jason Grimsley, American baseball pitcher (California Angels), born in Cleveland, Texas
1982 – Yana Klochkova, Ukrainian swimmer, born in Simferopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Famous Deaths
1106 – Henry IV, Roman German king and Emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54
1816 – Dionysius Godefridus van der Keessel, Dutch jurist (Theses Selectae, Select Theses on the Laws of Holland and Zeeland), dies at 77
1902 – Rudolf von Bennigsen, German lawyer and politician, dies at 78
1974 – Rosario Castellanos, Mexican poet (Balún Canán), dies in an electrical accident at 49
1992 – John Anderson, American actor (Psycho, Ride the High Country, Legend of Wyatt Earp), dies of heart attack at 69
1996 – Anne Kristen, actress (Truth or Dare, Rachel-Dr Finlay), dies at 59