Today in History
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1903 The first Tour de France comes to an end
Maurice Garin became the first person to win the debut of the now annual bike race.
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1900 Paris Metro opens
One of the densest metros in the world and the second largest metro in Europe, the first line of the
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1870 Franco-Prussian War starts
The war involving France, under Napoleon and the Kingdom of Prussia began with French declaration of
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1848 Seneca Falls Convention begins
One of the first women's rights convention to be held in American history, the two-day convention at
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1553 Mary I replaces Lady Jane Grey as Queen of England
Also known as Bloody Mary due to her brutal persecution of Protestants, Mary I was the only child of
Births On This Day,
July, 19
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1922 George McGovern
American politician, historian, author
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1921 Harold Camping
American broadcaster, author
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1834 Edgar Degas
French painter
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1827 Mangal Pandey
Indian freedom fighter
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1814 Samuel Colt
American inventor, industrialist, founded the Colt's Manufacturing Company
Deaths On This Day,
July, 19
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2012 Omar Suleiman
Egyptian politician, Vice President of Egypt
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2002 Alan Lomax
American historian, author, scholar
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1980 Hans Morgenthau
German philosopher
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1543 Mary Boleyn
English sister of Anne Boleyn
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1374 Petrarch
Italian scholar, poet
