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July in History. Johann Sebastian Bach, The Pop Chart Wizard! July 28, 1750; William Wilberforce’s Fight Against Slavery July 29, 1833 'Iron Chancellor' Bismarck Dies July 30, 1898; Cricket's Most Prolific Run-Scorer Of All Time July 31, 1990
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1960 KSOO (now KSFY) TV channel 13 in Sioux Falls, SD (NBC)...
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1578 Catharina Belgica of Nassau, Countess of...
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1917 World War I: Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of...
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1961 31st MLB All Star Game (2nd), Fenway Park, Boston:...
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General Lafayette. 1777 Marquis de Lafayette, aged just 19, is made a major-general of Continental Army. French General and Aristocrat Marquis de Lafayette. 1790 1st US patent granted, to Samuel Hopkins for a potash process. 1792 Cornerstone laid for 1st US government building: US Mint in Philadelphia.
Jul 31, 2012 · 1917 World War I: Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres) begins, goes on to cause approximately 500,000 casualties. 1961 Israel welcomes its one millionth immigrant. 2007 Operation Banner, the presence of the British Army in Northern Ireland comes to an end, longest-running British Army operation ever. More July 31 Events.
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July 31. Today's: Famous Birthdays - Music history. 1498 - Christopher Columbus, on his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, arrived at the island of Trinidad. 1790 - The first U.S. patent was issued to Samuel Hopkins for his process for making potash and pearl ashes. The substance was used in fertilizer.
What Happened On This Day – July 31. 1998 The British government bans landmines. The move came after the public pressurized the parliament to pass the Landmines Act. 1992 Thai Airways International Flight 311 crashes while approaching Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal.
