1856 – Nikola Tesla the Serbian-American physicist and engineer was born on the 10th July 1856 (died 1943).
1911 – The Royal Australian Navy was established by HM King George V of Australia on the 10th day of July in 1911.
1913 – Death Valley in California hit 134 °F (56.7 °C) on the 10th day of July in 1913, making it the highest temperature ever recorded in the United States.
1921 ~ Harvey Ball the American commercial artist, and designer of the smiley was born on the 10th day of July in 1921 (died in 2001 aged 79). The smiley became an enduring and notable international icon.
1938 – Howard Hughes set a new record by completing a 91 hour airplane flight around the world on the 10th day of July in 1938.
1943 – Arthur Ashe the American tennis player was born on the 10th July 1943 (died 1993)
1949 – Greg Kihn the American singer-songwriter and guitarist from The Greg Kihn Band was born on the 10th July 1949.
1954 – Neil Tennant the British singer-songwriter and musician from Pet Shop Boys was born on the 10th July 1954.
1962 – Telstar was launched into orbit on the 10th day of July in 1962, making it the world’s first communications satellite.
1965 ~ Claudia Christian the American actress, writer, singer, musician and director was born on the 10th July 1965.
1977 – Schapelle Corby the Australian convicted drug smuggler was born on the 10th July 1977.
1980 – Jessica Simpson the American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer was born on the 10th July 1980.
1985 – Rainbow Warrior the Greenpeace vessel, was bombed and sunk in Auckland by French DGSE agents on the 10th day of July in 1985.
1997 – The African Eve was placed at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago, when London scientists reported the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton, on the 10th day of July in 1997. This finding supported the “out of Africa theory” of human evolution.
Today in History for July 10th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…
1922 – Johnny Weissmuller swam the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds on the 9th July 1922, breaking the world swimming record and the ‘minute barrier’.
1945 – Dean Koontz the American novelist was born on the 9th July 1945.
1947 – O. J. Simpson the American football player and actor was born on the 9th July 1947.
1975 ~ Isaac K. Brock the American lead singer, guitarist, banjoist, and songwriter from the indie rock band Modest Mouse was born on the 9th July 1975. YouTube Vevo video: Modest Mouse (2004) ~ Float On…
1976 – Fred Savage the American actor was born on the 9th July 1976. Fred Savage is best known for his role as Kevin Arnold in The Wonder Years, and the grandson in The Princess Bride.
1981 – Donkey Kong the video game created by Nintendo was released on the 9th July 1981.
Today in History for July 9th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…
1801 ~ JEAN-LOUiS PONS the French astronomer, made his 1st comet discovery on the 11th day of July in 1801. In the following 27 years he discovered another 36 comets, which is more than any other person in history.
1886 ~ BORiS GRiGORiEV the Russian painter, was born on the 11th day of July in 1886 (died in 1939)
1893 ~ The 1st cultured PEARL was obtained by Kokichi Mikimoto on the 11th day of July in 1893.
1914 ~ BABE RUTH made his debut in Major League Baseball on the 11th day of July in 1914.
1916 ~ REG VARNEY the English actor best known as Stan Butler in On the Buses, was born on the 11th day of July in 1916 (died 2008 aged 92).
1916 ~ GOUGH WHiTLAM the 21st Prime Minister of Australia was born on the 11th day of July in 1916.
1918 ~ VENETiA BURNEY the namer of the dwarf planet Pluto, was born on the 11th day of July in 1918 (died in 2009 aged 90).
1920 ~ YUL BRYNNER the Russian born actor was born on the 11th day of July in 1920 (died in 1985 aged 65).
1922 ~ The HOLLYWOOD BOWL opened on the 11th day of July in 1922.
1930 ~ SiR DONALD BRADMAN the Australian cricketer, scored a world record of 309 runs in one day, on the 11th day of July in 1930. Bradman also achieved the highest individual Test innings of 334, while breaking the world record for runs, during the Test match against England.
1934 ~ GiORGiO ARMANi the Italian fashion designer was born on the 11th day of July in 1934.
1959 ~ SUZANNE VEGA the American singer was born on the 11th day of July in 1959. Suzanne Vega’s highest charting hit at #3 in the United States was the song “Luka”, which she wrote and released in 1987…
1959 ~ RiCHiE SAMBORA the American rock guitarist from BON JOVi was born on the 11th day of July in 1959.
1953 ~ LEON SPiNKS the American former boxing champion, was born on the 11th day of July in 1953.
1979 ~ SKYLAB, America’s 1st space station was destroyed as it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere on the 11th day of July in 1979.
1980 ~ 92.3 EON FM started broadcasting on air on the 11th July 1980. EON FM was Australia’s first commercial FM station, know known as Triple M.
1980 ~ TYSON KiDD the Canadian professional wrestler was born on the 11th day of July in 1980.
1984 ~ RACHAEL TAYLOR the Australian actress and model, was born in Launceston, Tasmania on the 11th July 1984. Rachael made her leading role debut in the Australian program headLand. Later she made the transition to Hollywood, and appeared in films such as Transformers, Shutter, and Splinterheads. Rachael Taylor played the role of Nancy in the movie Red Dog. Rachael Taylor’s Twitter verified: www.twitter.com/_Rachael_Taylor
1987 ~ WORLD POPULATiON DAY was inspired by the public interest in 5 Billion Day, on the 11th day of July in 1987, when the world’s population reached 5 billion people. World Population Day is an annual event to raise awareness of global population issues. World Population Day 2012 Theme is “Universal Access to Reproductive Health Services”. The world population reached 7 billion on the 31st october in 2011. Visit UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund website: www.unfpa.org. See the current live population clock at www.WorldOmeters.info/world-population/
1990 ~ MONA BARTHEL the champion German tennis player was born on the 11th day of July in 1990.
1990 ~ GEORGE CRAiG the singer from British indie rock band ONE NiGHT ONLY was born on the 11th day of July in 1990. One Night Only’s 1st single “You and Me” was released in 2007.
1990 ~ CAROLiNE WOZNiACKi the champion Danish tennis player was born on the 11th day of July in 1990.
199* ~ TYSON STEiN aka Spoon the former child actor and dancer, was born on the 11th day of July. Tyson starred as the young version of the main character Paul Morris, in the 2000 Australian movie Sensitive New Age Killeraka SNAK
Tyson Stein at the age of 10 can be seen in the start of the Sensitive New Age Killer alternative movie trailer. These days Tyson devotes his time to a career away from the entertainment industry, while continuing playing basketball.
1992 ~ KARiSE EDEN the Australian soul singer was born in Gosford, New South Wales on the 11th July 1992. Karise Eden became the 1st winner of the first season of THE VOiCE in Australia, on the 18th day of June in 2012. Karise Eden’s official website: www.KariseEden.com| Karise Eden’s Facebook: www.facebook.com/KariseEdenMusic |YouTube video: Karise Eden’s 1st appearance on The Voice on the 15th of April in 2012, singing the classic song “It’s A Man’s Man’s World”…
YouTube video: Karise Eden performing her last song on the grand finale night, prior to the announcement of The Voice’s first Australian winner, on the 18th of June in 2012…
YouTube video: Sunrise story about Karise Eden on the morning after The Voice grand final…
Today in History for July 11th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…
Today in History for July 7th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…
1928 ~ Sliced bread was sold for the 1st time by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri in the United States on the 7th day of July in 1928.
1946 ~ Howard Hughes nearly died when his XF-11 spy plane prototype crashed in Beverly Hills on the 7th day of July in 1946.
1954 ~ Elvis Presley made his radio debut when WHBQ Memphis played his first recording for Sun Records, “That’s All Right.” on the 7th day of July in 1954.
1956 ~ Fritz Moravec and 2 other Austrian mountaineers made the 1st ascent of Gasherbrum II (8,035 metres) on the 7th day of July in 1956.
1985 ~ Boris Becker aged 17 became the youngest player ever to win Wimbledon on the 7th day of July in 1985.
1990 ~ The World Wide Web was born when CERN researcher Tim Berners-Lee developed HyperText Markup Language, later known as HTML on the 7th day of July in 1990.
1946 ~ The BiKiNi was unveiled by French automobile engineer Louis Réard when he introduced the daring two-piece swimsuit at the Piscine Molitor on the 5th July in 1946, a popular swimming pool in Paris. Prior to this, Louis Réard could not find a model to wear his design, so he ended up hiring Micheline Bernardini, a nude dancer from the Casino de Paris, to display the string bikini with a g-string back. Louis Reard dubbed the new swimsuit “bikini,” inspired by a news-making U.S. atomic test that took place earlier that week off the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
1950 – Huey Lewis the American singer-songwriter and actor was born on the 5th July 1950. Huey Lewis is best known for his band, Huey Lewis and the News. YouTube video: Huey Lewis and the News performing live in 1985 with the Tower of Power Horns..
1954 ~ The BBC broadcasted its 1st television news bulletin on the 5th July 1954.
1962 ~ Algeria became independent from France on the 5th July 1962.
1975 ~ Arthur Ashe became the 1st black man to win the Wimbledon singles title on the 5th July 1975.
1979 ~ Shane Filan the Irish singer-songwriter from Westlife was born on the 5th July 1979.
1980 ~ Jason Wade the American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Lifehouse was born on the 5th July 1980.
1983 ~ Zheng Jie the Chinese tennis player was born on the 5th July 1983.
1938 – The Mallardlocomotiveset aWorld speed record for a steam railway locomotive in England, by reaching a speed of 126 miles per hour (203 km/h) on the 3rd July 1938.
1963 ~ Tracey Emin the British artist was born on the 3rd July 1963.
1971 ~ JULiAN ASSANGE the Australian activist best known as the editor-in-chief and founder of WikiLeaks was born on 3rd July 1971. Julian Assange was a hacker-activist in his teen years, before becoming a computer programmer, and then internationally renowned for his controversial work with www.WikiLeaks.org, which gained International attention in 2010 when, with partners in the news media, began to publish U.S. military and diplomatic documents. Julian Assange and WikiLeaks have been formally designated as “enemies of the United States” by the U.S. Defense Department. and has been subject to a European Arrest Warrant since December 2010, in response to a Swedish police request for questioning in relation to a rape and sexual assault investigation. Since the 19th June 2012, Julian Assange has been residing in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he was granted diplomatic asylum, but the British government intend to extradite him to Sweden, under that arrest warrant if he leaves the embassy. Julian fears leaving the embassy, as it may result in his subsequent extradition to the United States of America to face charges.
2013 ~ Mohamed Morsi theEgyptian 5thPresident of Egypt was overthrown by Egypt’s military on the 3rd July 2013, following massive protests calling for his resignation.
The latest video of Julian Assange on the WikiLeaks Channel on YouTube…
1918 – Wim Boost the Dutch cartoonist was born on the 2nd July 1918 (died 2005).
1937 – Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan were last heard from over the Pacific Ocean on the 2nd July 1937, while attempting to make the 1st equatorial round-the-world flight.