Today in History
Listings for Wednesday, July 15, 2020.
Birthdays:
- 1573 Inigo Jones, English architect.
- 1606 Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch painter.
- 1779 Clement Moore, American author, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
- 1850 St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (Mother Cabrini), first US saint.
- 1865 W. Wirtinger --1945
- 1935 Alex Karras
- 1944 Jan-Michael Vincent
- 1946 Linda Ronstadt
- 1973 Brian Austin Green, 90210
Events:
- National Ice Cream Day
- Saint Swithin's Day
- 1662 Charles II grants a charter to establish Royal Society in London.
- 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte captured.
- 1870 NW Territories created & Manitoba becomes 5th Canadian province.
- 1940 first betatron placed in operation, Urbana, Illinois
- 1954 first US passenger jet transport airplane tested (Boeing 707).
- 1975 Soyuz 19 and Apollo 18 launched; rendezvous 2 days later.
That's all for today.
