Today in 2005 - Space Shuttle program: STS-114 Mission - Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery, NASA's first scheduled flight mission after the Columbia Disaster in 2003.
And in 1971 - Apollo Program: Apollo 15 Mission - Launch of Apollo 15.
In 1887 - The first book in Esperanto, a language invented by Polish Dr. L. L. Zamenhof, was published. Esperanto is a planned language intended for use between people who speak different native languages. Zamenhof created it with the purpose of promoting peace and understanding among cultures. "Esperanto" means "a person who is hoping".
Today in 1973 - Exactly one year after their first date, television’s "Six Million Dollar Man", Lee Majors, married "Charlie’s Angels", Farrah Fawcett. On the campus of the University of Texas, newly Farrah Fawcett-Majors was deemed one of the 10 most beautiful. Farrah and Majors are no longer married.
And in 1945 - A US Army bomber accidentally crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 injuring 26.
In 1914 - World War I begins: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia after it failed to meet the conditions of an ultimatum it set on July 23 following the killing of Archduke Francis Ferdinand by a Serbian assassin. This event leads to the outbreak of war.
Today in 1987 - British PM Margaret Thatcher and French president François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build the tunnel under the English Channel (Eurotunnel).
And in 1947 - After being shut off on November 9, 1946 for a memory upgrade, ENIAC, the world's first all-electronic digital computer, is reactivated. It will remain in continuous operation until October 2, 1955.
In 1907 - Sir Robert Baden-Powell founds the Boy Scouts with the first Scout camp at Brownsea Island. The camp ran from August 1-9, 1907.
Today in 1966 - At Wembley Stadium, host England wins the Football World Cup, After drawing 2-2 at the end of 90 minutes, England beat Germany 4 to 2 after extra time.
And in 1954 - Elvis Presley makes his debut as a public performer.
Hello Anne, yes that is a lovely picture of Diana Rigg. Just nice to see a few honest wrinkles here and there.
Glad that you like it too ! :)
The picture was taken in January this year, during the rehearsals of "Honour" the play in which she starred from February to May, in London (Diana Rigg, the Unofficial website).
Today in 1970 - Black Tot Day: The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy.
And in 1964 - Ranger program: Ranger 7 sends back the first close-up photographs of the moon, with images 1,000 times clearer than anything ever seen from earth-bound telescopes).
July 25 Louise Brown (born
)
July 25
Louise Brown (born 1978)
Matt LeBlanc (born 1967)
Nelson Angelo Piquet (born 1965)
Today in 1999 - Lance Armstrong wins his first Tour de France.
And in 1984 - Salyut 7 Cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya becomes the first woman to perform a space walk.
In 1909 - Louis Bleriot makes the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air machine (Calais to Dover in 37 minutes).
July 26 Sandra Bullock
)
July 26
Sandra Bullock (born 1964)
Helen Mirren (born 1945)
Stanley Kubrick (born 1928)
George Bernard Shaw (born 1856)
Today in 2005 - Space Shuttle program: STS-114 Mission - Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery, NASA's first scheduled flight mission after the Columbia Disaster in 2003.
And in 1971 - Apollo Program: Apollo 15 Mission - Launch of Apollo 15.
In 1887 - The first book in Esperanto, a language invented by Polish Dr. L. L. Zamenhof, was published. Esperanto is a planned language intended for use between people who speak different native languages. Zamenhof created it with the purpose of promoting peace and understanding among cultures. "Esperanto" means "a person who is hoping".
July 27 Bobbie Gentry
)
July 27
Bobbie Gentry (born 1944)
Geoffrey de Havilland (born 1882)
Alexandre Dumas fils (born 1824)
Today in 1990 - The last Citroen 2CV rolled off the production line at Mangualde, Portugal.
And in 1949 - Initial flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner.
In 1940 - Bugs Bunny makes his official debut in the animated cartoon A Wild Hare.
In 1866 - The Atlantic Cable is successfully completed, allowing transatlantic telegraph communication for the first time.
July
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July 28
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wright_(musician)]Richard Wright (born 1943)[/url]
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (born 1929)
Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov (born 1904)
Today in 1973 - Exactly one year after their first date, television’s "Six Million Dollar Man", Lee Majors, married "Charlie’s Angels", Farrah Fawcett. On the campus of the University of Texas, newly Farrah Fawcett-Majors was deemed one of the 10 most beautiful. Farrah and Majors are no longer married.
And in 1945 - A US Army bomber accidentally crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 injuring 26.
In 1914 - World War I begins: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia after it failed to meet the conditions of an ultimatum it set on July 23 following the killing of Archduke Francis Ferdinand by a Serbian assassin. This event leads to the outbreak of war.
July 29 Nellie Kim (born
)
July 29
Nellie Kim (born 1957)
Clara Bow (born 1905)
Today in 1987 - British PM Margaret Thatcher and French president François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build the tunnel under the English Channel (Eurotunnel).
And in 1947 - After being shut off on November 9, 1946 for a memory upgrade, ENIAC, the world's first all-electronic digital computer, is reactivated. It will remain in continuous operation until October 2, 1955.
In 1907 - Sir Robert Baden-Powell founds the Boy Scouts with the first Scout camp at Brownsea Island. The camp ran from August 1-9, 1907.
July 30 Laurence Fishburne
)
July 30
Laurence Fishburne (born 1961)
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947)
Henry Ford (born 1863)
Today in 1966 - At Wembley Stadium, host England wins the Football World Cup, After drawing 2-2 at the end of 90 minutes, England beat Germany 4 to 2 after extra time.
And in 1954 - Elvis Presley makes his debut as a public performer.
RE: Dame Diana Rigg (born
)
I prefer that picture of Dame Diana Rigg :) :
Nice that you did remember of her birthday ! :)))
Anne
© anne schmidt - L'Humeur Bleue
Hello Anne, yes that is a
)
Hello Anne, yes that is a lovely picture of Diana Rigg. Just nice to see a few honest wrinkles here and there.
RE: Hello Anne, yes that is
)
Glad that you like it too ! :)
The picture was taken in January this year, during the rehearsals of "Honour" the play in which she starred from February to May, in London (Diana Rigg, the Unofficial website).
Anne
© anne schmidt - L'Humeur Bleue
July 31 J. K. Rowling
)
July 31
J. K. Rowling (born 1965)
Wesley Snipes (born 1962)
Geraldine Chaplin (born 1944)
Today in 1970 - Black Tot Day: The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy.
And in 1964 - Ranger program: Ranger 7 sends back the first close-up photographs of the moon, with images 1,000 times clearer than anything ever seen from earth-bound telescopes).