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Wednesday, 29 July 2026

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4 Births
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11 Total entries

★ Born on this day 4 entries

1869
Booth Tarkington, novelist.
US Politics & Government 157 yrs ago
1905
Clara Bow
US 121 yrs ago
1905
Thelma Todd
US 121 yrs ago
1907
Melvin Belli, San Francisco's "King of Torts."
US Politics & Government 119 yrs ago

► Events on this day 7 entries

1835
First sugar plantation in Hawaii begun.
US 191 yrs ago
1914
First transcontinental phone link made. It's between NYC and San Francisco.
US Geography & Exploration 112 yrs ago
1920
First transcontinental airmail flight from New York to San Francisco.
US Geography & Exploration 106 yrs ago
1926
Don Juan opens with the most kisses, 127 in a single movie.
US Arts & Culture 100 yrs ago
1958
Southern Pacific Bay Ferries stop running.
US 68 yrs ago
1981
The wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana.
US Politics & Government 45 yrs ago
1996
Carl Lewis wins his 9th Gold Medal in the 1996 Olympics.
US Sport 30 yrs ago