Today is July 29
National Lipstick Day
All American Soap Box Derby Day
To the Moon Day (NASA founded in 1958)
Food Holidays
National Lasagna Day
Skillet Lasagna
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Today in History – Interesting Highlights
In the News
Holidays and Observances
Christian Feast Day:
Lupus of Troyes
Martha of Bethany (Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran Church)
Olaf II of Norway
Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix
July 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
International Tiger Day
National Anthem Day (Romania)
National Thai Language Day (Thailand)
Ólavsøka, opening of the Løgting session. (Faroe Islands)
Music
1959 – The Isley Brothers recorded “Shout.”
1961 – Dick Clark premiered his summer stage show, the Dick Clark Caravan of Stars, at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City.
1963 – Peter, Paul and Mary’s “Blowin’ In The Wind” was released.
1965 – The Beatles film “Help!” premiered in London.
1966 – Bob Dylan was seriously injured when he crashed his motorcycle near Woodstock, NY.
1967 – The Temptations’ “You’re My Everything” was released.
1968 – The Byrds left on their tour of South Africa without Gram Parsons. He had refused to set foot in a country where apartheid was official policy.
1973 – $180,000 was stolen from Led Zeppelin’s deposit box at the Drake Hotel in New York City, NY.
1978 – Kenny Loggins “Whenever I Call You Friend” was released.
1980 – David Bowie opened in the title role of “Elephant Man.”
1981 – The debut album “Time” was released by The Time.
1982 – Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) and Tracie Wilson were married.
1987 – Michigan’s governor announced an annual “Four Tops Day.”
1998 – The first headlining tour for Matchbox 20 began in New Orleans, LA.
1998 – Miramax Films announced that they had purchased the rights to the Beatle’s movie “A Hard Day’s Night” with the intention of releasing a remastered version on the movie’s 35th anniversary.
Movies
1987 – Zombi 3 released theatrically
2000 – Cherry Falls released theatrically
Television
1936 – RCA shows 1st real TV program (dancing, film on locomotives, Bonwit Teller fashion show & monologue from Tobacco Road & comedy)
1956 – WCKT (now WSVN) TV channel 7 in Miami, FL (IND) begins broadcasting
1983 – “Friday Night Videos” premieres on NBC TV
Sports
1965 – Major league record 26 strikeouts, Phillies (16), Pirates (10)
1990 – Boston Red Sox set major league record with 12 doubles in a game
1991 – Yankee Stadium fans throw cups & blowup dolls at Jose Canseco
Famous Births
1900 – Eyvind Johnson, Swedish author, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1976)
1900 – Don Redman, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (d. 1964)
1904 – Mahasi Sayadaw, Burmese monk (d. 1982)
1904 – J. R. D. Tata, France-Indian pilot and businessman, founded Tata Motors and Tata Global Beverages (d. 1993)
1905 – Clara Bow, American actress (d. 1965)
1905 – Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish economist and diplomat, 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1961)
1905 – Stanley Kunitz, American poet (d. 2006)
1905 – Thelma Todd, American actress and singer (d. 1935)
1906 – Diana Vreeland, French-American fashion editor and journalist (d. 1989)
1907 – Melvin Belli, American lawyer and actor (d. 1996)
1909 – Samm Sinclair Baker, American author (d. 1997)
1909 – Chester Himes, American author (d. 1984)
1910 – Helend Peep, Estonian actor (d. 2007)
1911 – Foster Furcolo, American politician, 60th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1995)
1911 – Archbishop Iakovos of America (d. 2005)
1913 – Erich Priebke, German captain (d. 2013)
1914 – Irwin Corey, American comedian, actor, and activist
1915 – Bruce R. McConkie, American religious leader (d. 1985)
1915 – Francis W. Sargent, American politician, 64th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1998)
1916 – Budd Boetticher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
1916 – Charlie Christian, American guitarist (d. 1942)
1917 – Rochus Misch, German SS officer (d. 2013)
1918 – Edwin O’Connor, American journalist and author (d. 1968)
1918 – Mary Lee Settle, American author (d. 2005)
1920 – Rodolfo Acosta, Mexican-American actor (d. 1974)
1920 – Neville Jeffress, Australian businessman, founded Sentia Media (d. 2007)
1921 – Richard Egan, American actor (d. 1987)
1921 – Chris Marker, French photographer and journalist (d. 2012)
1923 – George Burditt, American writer and producer (d. 2013)
1923 – Edgar Cortright, American scientist and engineer (d. 2014)
1923 – Jim Marshall, English businessman, founded Marshall Amplification (d. 2012)
1923 – Gordon Mitchell, American bodybuilder and actor (d. 2003)
1924 – Lloyd Bochner, Canadian-American actor (d. 2005)
1924 – Black Dahlia, American waitress and murder victim (d. 1947)
1924 – Robert Horton, American actor
1925 – Harold W. Kuhn, American mathematician and academic (d. 2014)
1925 – Ted Lindsay, Canadian ice hockey player, manager, and sportscaster
1925 – Shivram Dattatreya Phadnis, Indian illustrator
1925 – Mikis Theodorakis, Greek composer
1926 – James Wellbeloved, English politician (d. 2012)
1927 – Harry Mulisch, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (d. 2010)
1930 – Paul Taylor, American dancer and choreographer
1932 – Nancy Landon Kassebaum, American politician
1933 – Lou Albano, Italian-American wrestler, manager, and actor (d. 2009)
1933 – Colin Davis, English race car driver (d. 2012)
1933 – Robert Fuller, American actor
1935 – Peter Schreier, German tenor and conductor
1936 – Elizabeth Dole, American politician, 20th United States Secretary of Labor
1937 – Daniel McFadden, American economist, Nobel Prize Laureate
1938 – Peter Jennings, Canadian-American journalist (d. 2005)
1938 – Jean Rochon, Canadian politician
1941 – Jennifer Dunn, American politician (d. 2007)
1941 – Goenawan Mohamad, Indonesian poet and playwright
1941 – David Warner, English actor
1942 – Tony Sirico, American actor
1943 – David Taylor, English snooker player
1945 – Sharon Creech, American author
1945 – Mircea Lucescu, Romanian footballer, coach, and manager
1946 – Ximena Armas, Chilean painter
1946 – Stig Blomqvist, Swedish race car driver
1946 – Neal Doughty, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (REO Speedwagon)
1946 – Diane Keen, English actress
1946 – Aleksei Tammiste, Estonian basketball player
1947 – Dick Harmon, American golfer and instructor (d. 2006)
1949 – Leslie Easterbrook, American actress
1949 – Jamil Mahuad, Ecuadorian lawyer and politician, 51st President of Ecuador
1949 – Sergio Martini, Italian mountaineer
1950 – Mike Starr, American actor
1951 – Dan Driessen, American baseball player and coach
1951 – Dean Pitchford, American actor, director, screenwriter, and composer
1952 – Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Greek politician
1953 – Ken Burns, American director and producer
1953 – Tim Gunn, American television host and actor
1953 – Geddy Lee, Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Rush and Big Dirty Band)
1953 – Patti Scialfa, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (E Street Band)
1955 – Jean-Hugues Anglade, French actor, director, and screenwriter
1955 – Dave Stevens, American illustrator (d. 2008)
1956 – Teddy Atlas, American boxing trainer and sportscaster
1956 – Ronnie Musgrove, American politician, 62nd Governor of Mississippi
1956 – Faustino Rupérez, Spanish cyclist
1957 – Liam Davison, Australian novelist (d. 2014)
1957 – Viktor Gavrikov, Lithuanian-Swiss chess player
1957 – Nellie Kim, Russian gymnast
1957 – Alessandra Marc, American soprano
1958 – Gail Dines, Anglo-American feminist
1958 – Cynthia Rowley, American fashion designer
1959 – Sanjay Dutt, Indian actor, singer, and producer
1959 – Ruud Janssen, Dutch illustrator
1959 – Dave LaPoint, American baseball player and manager
1959 – John Sykes, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Tygers of Pan Tang, and Blue Murder)
1960 – Didier Van Cauwelaert, French author
1962 – Carl Cox, English DJ and producer
1962 – Frank Neubarth, German footballer and manager
1962 – Vincent Rousseau, Belgian runner
1962 – Scott Steiner, American wrestler
1963 – Jim Beglin, Irish footballer
1963 – Alexandra Paul, American actress and producer
1963 – Graham Poll, English footballer, referee, and journalist
1964 – Jaanus Veensalu, Estonian footballer
1965 – Luis Alicea, Puerto Rican baseball player and coach
1965 – Dean Haglund, Canadian actor
1965 – Stan Koziol, American soccer player (d. 2014)
1965 – Chang-Rae Lee, South Korean-American author
1965 – Woody Weatherman, American guitarist and songwriter (Corrosion of Conformity)
1966 – Richard Steven Horvitz, American voice actor
1966 – Martina McBride, American singer-songwriter and producer
1968 – Paavo Lötjönen, Finnish cellist (Apocalyptica)
1968 – Rodney Allen Rippy, American actor
1969 – Timothy Omundson, American actor
1970 – Jonah Falcon, American actor
1970 – Adele Griffin, American author
1970 – Andi Peters, English journalist, actor, and producer
1970 – John Rennie, Zimbabwean cricketer
1971 – Monica Calhoun, American actress
1971 – Bryan Dattilo, American actor
1971 – Lisa Ekdahl, Swedish singer-songwriter
1971 – Andrea Philipp, German sprinter
1972 – Wil Wheaton, American actor, screenwriter, and producer
1973 – Stephen Dorff, American actor
1973 – Wanya Morris, American singer (Boyz II Men)
1973 – Denis Urubko, Kazakhstani mountaineer
1974 – Josh Radnor, American actor
1975 – Lanka de Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer
1975 – Corrado Grabbi, Italian footballer
1975 – Jaanus Sirel, Estonian footballer
1977 – Rodney Jerkins, American rapper and producer
1978 – Mike Adams, American baseball player
1978 – Silver Eensaar, Estonian orienteer, rogainer and adventure racer
1978 – Marina Lazarovska, Macedonian tennis player
1979 – Karim Essediri, Tunisian footballer
1979 – Ronald Murray, American basketball player
1979 – Juris Umbraško, Latvian basketball player
1980 – Ryan Braun, Canadian-American baseball player
1980 – Fernando González, Chilean tennis player
1980 – Rachel Miner, American actress and producer
1980 – Ben Koller, American drummer (Converge, United Nations, Mutoid Man, and All Pigs Must Die)
1981 – Fernando Alonso, Spanish race car driver
1981 – Emily Bauer, American actress, singer, and dancer
1981 – Matt Grice, American mixed martial artist
1981 – Dyana Liu, Taiwanese-American actress
1981 – Andrés Madrid, Argentinian footballer
1981 – Troy Perkins, American soccer player
1982 – Prince Azim, Prince of Brunei
1982 – Janez Aljančič, Slovenian footballer
1982 – Dominic Burgess, English actor
1982 – Jônatas Domingos, Brazilian footballer
1982 – Allison Mack, American actress
1983 – Jason Belmonte, Australian bowler
1983 – Kim Dong-wook, South Korean actor
1983 – Inés Gómez Mont, Mexican journalist and actress
1983 – Tania Gunadi, Indonesian-American actress
1983 – Alexei Kaigorodov, Russian ice hockey player
1983 – Jerious Norwood, American football player
1983 – Elise Testone, American singer-songwriter
1984 – Oh Beom-Seok, South Korean footballer
1984 – Chad Billingsley, American baseball player
1984 – Todd Bosley, American actor
1984 – Wilson Palacios, Honduran footballer
1984 – J. Madison Wright Morris, American actress (d. 2006)
1985 – Besart Berisha, Albanian footballer
1985 – Simon Santoso, Indonesian badminton player
1986 – Adam Weisman, American actor
1987 – Sabra Johnson, Dutch-American dancer
1987 – Génesis Rodríguez, American actress
1988 – Alexander Lee Eusebio, Chinese singer (U-KISS)
1988 – Youcef Ghazali, English-Algerian footballer
1988 – Sabrina van der Donk, Dutch model, Miss Earth 2006
1989 – Grit Šadeiko, Estonian heptathlete
1990 – Penny Bae Bridges, American actress
1990 – Munro Chambers, Canadian actor
1990 – Joey Essex, English reality television personality
1990 – Valentina Golubenko, Russian-Croatian chess player
1990 – Matt Prokop, American actor
1990 – Shin Se-kyung, South Korean actress and singer
1990 – Anna Selezneva, Russian model
1990 – Joseph Wallace, American murder victim (d. 1993)
1991 – Maestro Harrell, American actor and singer
1991 – Miki Ishikawa, American actress and singer (T-Squad)
1991 – Irakli Logua, Russian footballer
1992 – Karen Torrez, Bolivian swimmer
1993 – Nicole Melichar, American tennis player
1994 – Tjaša Šrimpf, Slovenian tennis player
1995 – Kiray, Filipino actress
Deaths
1900 – Umberto I of Italy (b. 1844)
1913 – Tobias Asser, Dutch lawyer and jurist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1838)
1918 – Ernest William Christmas, Australian painter (b. 1863)
1924 – Sotirios Krokidas, Greek educator and politician, 110th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1852)
1934 – Didier Pitre, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1883)
1938 – Nikolai Krylenko, Russian jurist and politician (b. 1885)
1950 – Joe Fry, English race car driver (b. 1915)
1954 – Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (b. 1879)
1962 – Leonardo De Lorenzo, Italian-American flute player and educator (b. 1875)
1964 – Vean Gregg, American baseball player (b. 1885)
1966 – Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigerian general and politician, 2nd Head of State of Nigeria (b. 1924)
1966 – Adekunle Fajuyi, Nigerian colonel (b. 1926)
1970 – John Barbirolli, English cellist and conductor (b. 1899)
1973 – Norm Smith, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1915)
1973 – Roger Williamson, English race car driver (b. 1948)
1974 – Cass Elliot, American singer (The Mamas & the Papas, The Big 3, and The Mugwumps) (b. 1941)
1974 – Erich Kästner, German author and poet (b. 1899)
1976 – Mickey Cohen, American gangster (b. 1913)
1979 – Herbert Marcuse, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1898)
1979 – Bill Todman, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1916)
1981 – Robert Moses, American urban planner, designed the Northern State Parkway and Southern State Parkway (b. 1888)
1982 – Harold Sakata, American wrestler and actor (b. 1920)
1982 – Vladimir K. Zworykin, Russian-American engineer, invented the Iconoscope (b. 1889)
1983 – Luis Buñuel, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1900)
1983 – Raymond Massey, Canadian-American actor (b. 1896)
1983 – David Niven, English actor, singer, and producer (b. 1910)
1984 – Fred Waring, American television host and bandleader (Waring’s Pennsylvanians) (b. 1900)
1987 – Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay, Indian author (b. 1894)
1990 – Bruno Kreisky, Austrian politician, 22nd Chancellor of Austria (b. 1911)
1992 – Michel Larocque, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (b. 1952)
1994 – John Britton, American physician (b. 1925)
1994 – Dorothy Hodgkin, Egyptian-English biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)
1995 – Les Elgart, American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1917)
1996 – Ric Nordman, Canadian politician (b. 1919)
1996 – Marcel-Paul Schützenberger, French mathematician (b. 1920)
1996 – Jason Thirsk, American singer and bass player (Pennywise and Humble Gods) (b. 1967)
1998 – Jerome Robbins, American director, producer, and choreographer (b. 1918)
2001 – Edward Gierek, Polish politician (b. 1913)
2001 – Wau Holland, German hacker, co-founded Chaos Computer Club (b. 1951)
2003 – Foday Sankoh, Sierra Leonean soldier, founded the Revolutionary United Front (b. 1937)
2004 – Rena Vlahopoulou, Greek actress and singer (b. 1923)
2007 – Mike Reid, English comedian, actor, and author (b. 1940)
2007 – Michel Serrault, French actor (b. 1928)
2007 – Tom Snyder, American journalist (b. 1936)
2007 – Marvin Zindler, American journalist (b. 1921)
2008 – Ishmeet Singh, Indian singer (b. 1988)
2009 – Gayatri Devi, English-Indian wife of Sawai Man Singh II (b. 1919)
2010 – Charles E. Wicks, American chemist and academic (b. 1925)
2012 – Amos Degani, Israeli politician (b. 1926)
2012 – Tatiana Egorova, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1970)
2012 – John P. Finnegan, American actor (b. 1926)
2012 – August Kowalczyk, Polish actor and director (b. 1921)
2012 – Chris Marker, French photographer and journalist (b. 1921)
2012 – James Mellaart, English archaeologist and author (b. 1925)
2012 – Vempati Chinna Satyam, Indian dancer and guru (b. 1929)
2012 – John Stampe, Danish footballer and coach (b. 1957)
2013 – Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian footballer (b. 1986)
2013 – Bobby Crespino, American football player (b. 1938)
2013 – Peter Flanigan, American banker and civil servant (b. 1923)
2013 – Tony Gaze, Australian pilot (b. 1920)
2013 – Munir Hussain, Indian cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1929)
2013 – Draga Matkovic, Croatian-German pianist (b. 1907)
2013 – Ole Henrik Moe, Norwegian pianist, historian, and critic (b. 1920)
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