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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 21 JUILLET

Louis Rigolly

Année: 1904

Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, becomes the first man to break the 100 mph (161 km/h) barrier on land. He drove a 15-liter Gobron-Brillié in Ostend, Belgium.

SS Columbia (1880)

Année: 1907

The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Année: 1877

After rioting by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers and the deaths of nine rail workers at the hands of the Maryland militia, workers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, stage a sympathy strike that is met with an assault by the state militia.

Adair, Iowa

Année: 1873

At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West.

American Civil War

Année: 1861

American Civil War: First Battle of Bull Run: At Manassas Junction, Virginia, the first major battle of the war begins and ends in a victory for the Confederate army.

Springfield, Missouri

Année: 1865

In the market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots and kills Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first western showdown.

Airship

Année: 1919

The dirigible Wingfoot Air Express crashes into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, killing 12 people.

The Troubles in Ulster (1920–1922)

Année: 1920

The "Belfast Pogrom" begins two years of violence with the expulsion of thousands of Catholic shipyard, factory and linen mill workers from their jobs.

Claus von Stauffenberg

Année: 1944

World War II: Claus von Stauffenberg and four fellow conspirators are executed for the July 20 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.

World War II

Année: 1944

World War II: Battle of Guam: American troops land on Guam, starting a battle that will end on August 10.

NAISSANCES DU 21 JUILLET

Janet Reno

Année de naissance: 1938

Janet Reno, American lawyer and politician, 79th United States Attorney General (died 2016)

Les Aspin

Année de naissance: 1938

Les Aspin, American captain and politician, 18th United States Secretary of Defense (died 1995)

Eduard Streltsov

Année de naissance: 1937

Eduard Streltsov, Soviet footballer (died 1990)

Norbert Blüm

Année de naissance: 1935

Norbert Blüm, German businessman and politician (died 2020)

Moe Drabowsky

Année de naissance: 1935

Moe Drabowsky, Polish-American baseball player and coach (died 2006)

John Negroponte

Année de naissance: 1939

John Negroponte, English-American diplomat, 23rd United States Ambassador to the United Nations

Kim Fowley

Année de naissance: 1939

Kim Fowley, American singer-songwriter, producer, and manager (died 2015)

Edward Herrmann

Année de naissance: 1943

Edward Herrmann, American actor (died 2014)

Paul Wellstone

Année de naissance: 1944

Paul Wellstone, American academic and politician (died 2002)

Henry McCullough

Année de naissance: 1943

Henry McCullough, Northern Irish guitarist, singer and songwriter (died 2016)

DéCèS DU 21 JUILLET

Sam Bass (outlaw)

Année de décès: 1878

Sam Bass, American outlaw (born 1851)

William Bland

Année de décès: 1868

William Bland, Australian surgeon and politician (born 1789)

Pau Alsina

Année de décès: 2025

Pau Alsina, Spanish motorcycle rider (born 2008)

Dave Garroway

Année de décès: 1982

Dave Garroway, American journalist and actor (born 1913)

Lee Miller

Année de décès: 1977

Lee Miller, American model and photographer (born 1907)

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck

Année de décès: 1972

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Bhutanese king (born 1928)

Ralph Craig

Année de décès: 1972

Ralph Craig, American sprinter and sailor (born 1889)

Robert Young (actor)

Année de décès: 1998

Robert Young, American actor and singer (born 1907)

Alan Shepard

Année de décès: 1998

Alan Shepard, American admiral, pilot, and astronaut (born 1923)

Jerry Goldsmith

Année de décès: 2004

Jerry Goldsmith, American composer and conductor (born 1929)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 21 JUILLET

Liberation Day

Liberation Day in 1944 (Guam)

July 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: July 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Belgian National Day

Belgian National Day (Belgium)

Racial Harmony Day

Racial Harmony Day (Singapore)

Our Lady of Kazan

Summer Kazanskaya (Russia)

Victor of Marseilles

Christian feast day: Victor of Marseilles

Praxedes

Christian feast day: Praxedes

Saint Arbogast

Christian feast day: Arbogast

Carlos Duarte Costa

Christian feast day: Carlos of Brazil (Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church)

Daniel (biblical figure)

Christian feast day: Daniel (Catholic Church)

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