07-29-2004, 05:23 AM
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July 29th
1588 ~ Battle of Gravelines: The Spanish Armada was defeated by the English navy off the coast of Gravelines, France.
1793 ~ John Graves Simcoe decided to build a fort and settlement at Toronto, having sailed into the bay there.
1856 ~ Death of Robert Schumann, Composer.
1871 ~ Birthday of Grigori Rasputin, Russian Spiritualist.
1907 ~ Sir Robert Baden-Powell founded the Boy Scouts movement with the first scout camp at Brownsea Island.
1883 ~ Birthday of Benito Mussolini, Italian Dictator.
1890 ~ Death of Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter.
1954 ~ First part of The Lord of the Rings was published in the UK.
1958 ~ The United States Congress formally created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
1981 ~ Lady Diana Spencer married Charles, Prince of Wales.
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