This Day In History

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July 29th

1874
Major Walter Copton Winfield of England received U.S. patent for the lawn-tennis court.

1890
Artist Vincent van Gogh died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Auvers, France, at age 37.

1958
President Eisenhower signed the congressional act that created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was authorized by Congress.

1966
Rock musician Bob Dylan was injured in a motorcycle accident near Woodstock, N.Y.

1981
Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, married Lady Diana Spencer.

2003
Red sox switch hitter Bill Mueller became the first baseball player to hit grand slam home runs from both sides of the plate in the same game.

2004
The first episode of "Blue Collar TV" aired.

Birthdays
85 Robert Horton Actor
84 Ted Lindsay Hockey Hall of Famer
75 Robert Fuller Actor
63 Neal Doughty Rock musician (REO Speedwagon)
56 Geddy Lee Rock singer, musician (Rush)
56 Patti Scialfa Rock singer, musician (The E Street Band)
50 John Sykes Rock guitarist (Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Tygers of Pan Tang)
47 Scott Steiner Professional wrestler
43 Martina McBride Country singer
36 Stephen Dorff Actor
35 Josh Radnor Actor ("How I Met Your Mother")
34 MSURifleman Cigar Asylum Inmate
27 Allison Mack Actress ("Smallville")
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61 Benito Mussolini 7/29/1883 - 4/28/1945 Italian prime minister
60 Clara Bow 7/29/1905 - 9/27/1965 American film actress known as the "it girl"
67 Peter Jennings 7/29/1938 - 8/7/2005 Canadian-American journalist and news anchor