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| July 1st |
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| About July 1st is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 183 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. During leap years, the end of July 1st marks the halfway point of the year. Births 1934 - Sydney Pollack, actor, director, producer (Tootsie) 1939 - Delaney Bramlett, singer, songwriter, musician 1952 - Dan Aykroyd, actor, screenwriter (Saturday Night Live) 1953 - Mike Haynes, Hall of Fame cornerback 1961 - Carl Lewis, 9 time Olympic gold medalist 1961 - Princes Diana, Princess of Wales Deaths 1860 - Charles Goodyear, inventor 1997 - Robert Mitchum, actor, author (Out of the Past) 2004 - Marlon Brando, actor 2005 - Luther Vandross, R&B singer, songwriter, producer 2009 - Karl Malden, actor (The Streets of San Francisco) Events 1863 - The Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. 1874 - The first zoo in the United States opens in Philadelphia. 1971 - Ratification of the 26th Amendment, lowering the legal voting age to 18, takes place. 2000 - Vermont's law regarding civil unions goes into effect. |
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