Today in History for July 2008

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 5 of 5

2nd - Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other FARC hostages are rescued by the Colombian armed forces.
10th - Former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube Boškoski is acquitted of all charges by a UN Tribunal accusing him of war crimes.
21st - Bosnian-Serb war criminal Radovan Karadžić is arrested in Serbia and is indicted by the UN's ICTY tribunal.
23rd - Cape Verde joins the World Trade Organization, becoming its 153rd member.
28th - The historic Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier burns down for a second time in 80 years.

Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 4 of 4

5th - "The Bachelor" TV personality Andrew Firestone (32) weds Serbian model and actress Ivana Bozilovic (30) at St Mark's in the Valley Episcopal Church in Los Olivos, California
12th - Black Eyed Peas rapper Taboo (32) weds fashion publicist Jaymie Dizon (29) at St. Andrews Catholic Church in Pasadena, California
13th - American Pie actor Jason Biggs (30) weds actress Jenny Mollen (28) at Honig Winery and Vineyard in Napa, California
26th - Actress Jennifer Siebel (34) weds San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (40) at her parents horse ranch in Stevensville, Montana

Famous Divorces

Divorces 1 - 1 of 1

7th - Cynthia Rodriguez (35) divorces New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez (32) due to long period of infidelity and emotional abandonment after 6 years of marriage

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 42 of 42

1st - Mel Galley, English guitarist (b. 1948)
2nd - Natasha Shneider, Russian-born musician (b. 1956)
2nd - Elizabeth Spriggs, English-Born Actress (b. 1929)
3rd - Ernie Cooksey, English Footballer (b. 1980)
3rd - Larry Harmon, American entertainer and TV producer (b. 1925)
3rd - Clive Hornby, English soap actor - Emmerdale (b. 1944)
3rd - Oliver Schroer, Canadian fiddler and composer (b. 1956)
4th - Charles Wheeler, British journalist (b. 1923)
4th - Jesse Helms, American politician (b. 1921)
4th - Terrence Kiel, American Football Player (b. 1980)
4th - Thomas M. Disch, American science fiction author (b. 1940)
4th - Evelyn Keyes, American actress (b. 1916)
5th - Hasan Doğan, 37th president of the Turkish Football Federation (b. 1956)
6th - Bobby Durham, American jazz drummer (b. 1937)
7th - Bruce Conner, American artist (b. 1933)
7th - Dorian Leigh, American supermodel (b. 1917)
9th - Séamus Brennan, Irish politicain (b. 1948)
10th - Hiroaki Aoki, founder of Benihana (b. 1938)
10th - Mike Souchak, professional golfer (b. 1927)
11th - Michael DeBakey, American surgeon and inventor (b. 1908)
12th - Tony Snow, former speechwriter for Presidents George H.W. Bush and press secretary for George W. Bush (b. 1955)
12th - Bobby Murcer, center fielder for the New York Yankees,San Francisco Giants, and Chicago Cubs from 1965-1983(b. 1946)
13th - Bronisław Geremek, Polish social historian and politician (b. 1932)
14th - Henki Kolstad, Norwegian actor (b. 1915)
15th - Gyorgy Kolonics, Hungarian canoeist, Olympics medalist. (b. 1972)
16th - Jo Stafford, American singer of traditional pop music (b. 1917)
17th - Larry Haines, American actor (b. 1918)
18th - Khosrow Shakibai, Iranian actor (b. 1944)
19th - Dercy Gonçalves, Brazilian comedienne (b. 1907)
20th - Artie Traum, American guitarist (b. 1943)
Actress Estelle Getty (22nd) 22nd - Estelle Getty, American actress, dies of Lewy body disease at 84
23rd - Kurt Furgler, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. 1924)
24th - Norman Dello Joio, American composer (b. 1913)
25th - Randy Pausch, American professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, known for his "Last Lecture" (b. 1960)
25th - Tracy Hall, American inventor (b. 1919)
25th - Jeff Fehring, Australian rules footballer (b. 1955)
27th - Youssef Chahine, Egyptian film director (b. 1926)
27th - Horst Stein, German conductor (b. 1928)
27th - Isaac Saba Raffoul, Mexican Businessman (b. 1923)
28th - Susan Tamim, Lebanese singer and actress, murdered (b. 1977)
29th - Ishmeet Singh Sodhi, Indian Playback Singer (b. 1989)
30th - Anne Armstrong U.S. ambassador to Britain (b. 1927)