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Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays
Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays
Today-History-Jul16
Today in History for July 16: On this date: In 622, Prophet Mohammad fled from Mecca, where he was despised and persecuted, to the northern city of Medina, marking the day of beginning of Hegira, the Islamic calendar.
Jul 4, 2025 7:00 AM
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Today-Music-History-Jul15
Today in Music History for July 15: In 1908, Canadian soprano Louise Edvina made her professional debut at Covent Garden in London, as "Marguerite" in the opera "Faust." The Montreal-born Edvina became one of the British capital's favourite artists.
Jul 4, 2025 7:00 AM
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Today-Music-History-Jul17
Today in Music History for July 17: In 1674, Isaac Watts, innovative pioneer of modern English hymn writing, was born.
Jul 4, 2025 7:00 AM
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Today-Music-History-Jul16
Today in Music History for July 16: In 1952, Stewart Copeland, drummer with the rock band "The Police," was born in Alexandria, Va.
Jul 4, 2025 7:00 AM
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Today-History-Jul13
Today in History for July 13: On this date: In 100 B.C., Julius Caesar, the most famous general in Roman history, was born. In 1762, Czar Peter III of Russia was dethroned in a coup.
Jul 4, 2025 7:00 AM
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Today-History-Jul17
Today in History for July 17: On this date: In 1505, future church reformer, Martin Luther entered the Augustinian monastic order at Erfurt in present day eastern Germany. He was 21. In 1674, the second census of Canada showed a population of 6,705.
Jul 4, 2025 7:00 AM
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Today-History-Jul19
Today in History for July 19: On this date: In 1553, 15-year-old Lady Jane Grey was deposed as Queen of England after only nine days. King Henry VIII's daughter Mary was proclaimed Queen and had Jane executed.
Jul 4, 2025 7:00 AM
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Celebrity-Birthdays-Jul04
Celebrity Birthdays for July 4: Actress Eva Marie Saint is 101. Actor Ed Bernard ("Police Woman," ''White Shadow") is 86. Actress Karolyn Grimes (Zuzu in "It's A Wonderful Life") is 85. Singer Annette Beard of Martha and the Vandellas is 82.
Jul 3, 2025 11:15 PM
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Today-Music-History-Jul04
Today in Music History for July 4: In 1900, jazz trumpeter and singer Louis (Satchmo) Armstrong was reputed to have been born in New Orleans. But in 1988, a music historian discovered a baptismal certificate that indicated Armstrong was born on Aug.
Jul 3, 2025 11:15 PM
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Today-History-Jul04
Today in History for July 4: In 1609, explorer Samuel de Champlain sailed into what was later named Lake Champlain in New York. In 1631, the world's first employment agency opened in Paris. In 1634, Trois-Rivieres, Que.
Jul 3, 2025 11:15 PM
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