July 19th in History
1903: The first ever 'Tour de France' cycle race ends
1949: Laos independence
1989: General Jaruzelski appointed President of Poland
1991: The South African government admits funding the Zulus to undermine the ANC


July 19th birthdays
1834: Edgar Degas, French impressionist and sculptor
1896: A.J Cronin, Scottish novelist
1918: Samuel Colt, US inventor of the Colt 45 revolver

July 20th in History
1969: Man first walks on the moon, brings back lots of rocks.
1974: Turkish forces invade the island of Cyprus


July 20th birthdays
1925: Jaques Delors, French politician
1938: Dianna Rigg, English actress

July 21st in History
1944: American marines capture the western Pacific island of Guam
1959: Savannah', the worlds first nuclear powered merchant ship, is launched
1969: Neil Armstrong becomes the first human to set foot on the Moon
1983: Authorities end Martial Law in Poland
1985: South African government declares State of Emergency
1990: Rock concert in East Berlin, celebrating the removal of the wall, attended by 150,000


July 21st birthdays
1816: Paul von Reuter, News agency founder
1899: Ernest Hemmingway, US novelist and Nobel prize winner
1922: Norman Jewison, Canadian born film director

July 22nd in History
1969: Prince Juan Carlos named as the future king of Spain by General Franco


July 22nd birthdays
1478: King Philip I of Spain
1822: Gregor Mendel, Austrian monk and botanist

July 23rd in History
1864: Dr Livingstone, the African missionary, returns to England
1952: Military stage a coup in Egypt, forcing King Farouk to abdicate
1991: USSR applies for full membership of the IMF and World Bank
1993: Widespread flooding on the Mississippi river, USA


July 23rd birthdays
1888: Raymond Chandler, American author
1933: Richard Rogers, British architect

July 24th in History
1824: World's first opinion poll held in the United States
1925: Insulin successfully used for the first time to treat a patient
1985: France leads international campaign for sanctions against South Africa


July 24th birthdays
1802: Alexander Dumas, French author of 'The Three Musketeers'
1898: Amelia Earhart, American aviator
1919: Peter Yates, British director

July 25th in History
1909: Louis Bleriot becomes the first man to cross the Channel (between England and France) by plane
1943: Benito Mussolini, the Italian dictator, forced to resign
1957: Tunisia gains independence


July 25th birthdays
1894: Walter Brennan, American actor
1937: Colin Renfrew, British archaeologist

July 26th in History
1908: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) formed
1956: President Nasser of Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal Company
1957: USA test launch first ICBM


July 26th birthdays
1856: George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright
1894: Aldous Huxley, English novelist
1928: Stanley Kubrick, British director

July 27th in History
1694: Parliament creates The Bank of England
1953: The Korean war comes to an end, with the signing of the armistice
1985: Milton Obote, the President of Uganda, is overthrown by the military


July 27th birthdays
1824: Alexandre Dumas, French author

July 28th in History
1851: First ever photograph of a total eclipse of the Sun made
1858: Fingerprints first used as a means of identification, in France
1914: The first World War begins when Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia


July 28th birthdays
1866: Beatrix Potter, English author
1887: Marcel Duchamp, French artist