Elizabeth Ryan
1979 Elizabeth Ryan, tennis ace (won 19 Wimbledon titles), dies at 87
Elizabeth Ryan
Ted Williams
2002 Ted Williams, baseball hall of famer and last player to bat over.400 in a single season (Boston Red Sox) dies at 84
Ted Williams
- 2003 Roman Lyashenko, Russian ice hockey player, dies at 24
- 2004 Rodger Ward, American race car driver (b. 1921)
- 2006 Gert Fredriksson, Swedish canoeist (6 Olympic gold 1948, 52, 56, 60), dies at 86
- 2008 Hasan Doğan, 37th president of the Turkish Football Federation (b. 1956)
- 2010 Bob Probert, Canadian professional ice hockey forward. (b. 1965)
July in History
Five Miles of Mud Costs a Million Casualties
The Battle of the Somme, which began on this day, left one man dead every five seconds. It was one of the bloodiest conflicts in human history.
July 1, 1916
Final Hours of Ernest Hemingway
Why did Ernest Hemingway, with everything to live for, kill himself on this day? The one thing he did not write is a suicide note but scientists have some answers.
July 2, 1961
Swimwear Reduced to Bare Essentials
Now a common sight on beaches across the world, the bikini created a sensation when a French mechanic launched it on this day in history.
July 5, 1946
One, Two, Three o'Clock, Four o'Clock . . . riot!
A chubby middle-aged performer caused riots across the world when his music was used as the soundtrack to a movie featuring rebellious teenagers.
July 6, 1925