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Notable anniversaries in history for today: July 28
- 150th: 1874 - Birth of Ernst Cassirer in Germany; philosopher/educator (Essay on Man).
- 90th: 1934 - 118 degrees F (48 degrees C), Orofino, Idaho (state record).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Jacques D'Amboise; dancer/educator (New York City Ballet Company).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Daniel Morelon in France; 1000km speed skater (Olympic-gold-1968, 1972).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Steve Morse; guitarist (Deep Purple).
- 60th: 1964 - Ranger 7 launched toward the Moon.
- 50th: 1974 - 69 die when packed bus strikes heavy truck (Belem, Brazil).
- 50th: 1974 - Death of Truman Bradley at age 69; radio announcer (Suspense, Science Fiction Theater).
- 40th: 1984 - (to August 12) The Games of the XXIII Olympiad are held in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- 30th: 1994 - The Fox TV network air the last episode of The Sinbad Show.
- 20th: 2004 - Death of Francis Crick, English molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born 1916).
- 20th: 2004 - Death of Jackson Beck at age 92; radio announcer (Superman - "It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!").
- 15th: 2009 - Gemma Spofforth sets a new world record of 58.12 seconds in the 100m backstroke to win swimming gold at the World Championships in Rome, Italy.
- 15th: 2009 - Germany's Paul Biedermann beats Michael Phelps in the men's 200m freestyle final to win gold, setting a new world record of 1:42.00 at the World Championships in Rome, Italy.
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