July1934

Historical Eventsin July 1934

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Jul 1 1st x-ray photo of entire body, taken by Arthur Fuchs of Eastman-Kodak Company in Rochester, New York
Jul 1 Brookfield Zoo opens in Chicago, Illinois
Jul 2 General Lazaro Cardenas elected president of Mexico

Jul 3 FDIC pays off 1st insured depositors, Fon du Lac Bank, East Peoria, Illinois

Atomic Chain-reaction Patented

Jul 4 Hungarian physicistLeó Szilárd patents the chain-reaction design for the atomic bomb

Jul 4 Jordanians revolt in Amsterdam after reduction in employment
Jul 5 "Bloody Thursday" - Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco

Gehrig's Record Grand Slam

Jul 5 Lou Gehrig hits record 17th career grand slam in Yankees 8-3 win v Washington, passesBabe Ruth's total

Ryan Wins 12th Doubles Title

Jul 6 American doubles specialistElizabeth Ryan wins her 12th Wimbledon doubles title as she and Simone Mathieu of France defend their crown 6-3, 6-3 vs Dorothy Andrus & Sylvie Henrotin

Perry Defeats Crawford

Jul 6 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Home favouriteFred Perry beats Australian Jack Crawford 6-3, 6-0, 7-5 for the first of 3 straight Wimbledon titles

Jul 7 Mary Hirsch, daughter of 3-time Kentucky Derby winning trainer Max Hirsch, becomes first woman to be licensed to train thoroughbred horses in the United States
Jul 7 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Dorothy Round Little of England beats AmericanHelen Jacobs 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 for her first Wimbledon singles title

German History

Jul 9 SS-ReichsfuehrerHeinrich Himmler takes command of German concentration camps

Leading Nazi and Reichsführer of the SSHeinrich Himmler

Sports History

Jul 10 AL wins 9-7 at Polo Grounds, NYC; NL pitcherCarl Hubbell strikes outBabe Ruth, Lou Gehrig,Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, andJoe Cronin for an MLB All-Star Game record for consecutive strikeouts

Event of Interest

Jul 10 Franklin D. Roosevelt visits Colombia, becoming the first sitting US president to visit South America

Jul 11 Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the first US President to travel through the Panama Canal
Jul 12 US Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz Island abandoned
Jul 12 Willy de Supervise swims world record in 400 m (5:16.0)

Babe Ruth's 700th HR

Jul 13 Babe Ruth hits 700th career home run against Detroit

Jul 14 116°F (47°C) is recorded in Orogrande, New Mexico, setting a state record, which is later broken on June 27, 1994
Jul 14 Philadelphia Phillies score 11 runs in an inning, beating Cincinnati 18-0
Jul 14 The New York Times erroneously declaresBabe Ruth's 700 home run record to stand for all time
Jul 15 Continental Airlines commences operations
Jul 17 Babe Ruth draws his 2,000th base on balls at Cleveland
Jul 20 118°F (48°C), Keokuk, Iowa (state record)
Jul 21 113°F (45°C), near Gallipolis, Ohio (state record)

The Death of John Dillinger

Jul 22 Outside Chicago's Biograph Theatre, "Public Enemy No. 1"John Dillinger is mortally wounded by FBI agents

Bradman Makes 304

Jul 23 Australian cricket batting legendDon Bradman completes 304 in drawn 4th Test vs England at Leeds; 430 minutes, 43 x fours, 2 x sixes

Jul 24 First ptarmigan hatched and reared in captivity in Ithaca, New York
Jul 25 Failed Nazi coup in Austria
Jul 27 French Socialist/Communist Party of the Popular Front forms
Jul 28 118°F (48°C) recorded Orofino, Idaho (state record)
Jul 29 28th Tour de France won by Antonin Magne of France

PGA Men's Championship

Jul 29 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Park CC: Paul Runyan wins the first of his two PGA crowns, defeatingCraig Wood in 38 holes

Jul 31 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Wimbledon:Fred Perry beats American Frank Shields 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 15-13 to give Great Britain unassailable 3-1 lead to retain title; ends 4-1