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Magicpedia:Selected anniversaries/July
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_1
- 1895 - Walter Irving Scott was born in Providence, Rhode Island.
- 1912 - David Devant was selected to represent "the world of wizardry" at King George V's command performance at the Palace Theatre in London.
- 1937 - Derek Dingle was born.
- 2010 - Tony Corinda passes away.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_2
- 1867 - Leopoldo Fregoli, Quick Change artist, was born in Italy.
- 1902 - Geoffrey Buckingham was born.
- 1965 - Dr. Zina Bennett died.
- 1962 - Greg Manwaring was born in Gary, Indiana.
- 1997 - The world famous movie star, James Stewart, passes away.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_3
- 1845 - Robert-Houdin made his debut as a magician and in his memoirs says that the show was a disaster.
- 1891 - D'Alvini died.
- 1904 - Eddie Clever was born Edward D. Rupp.
- 1949 - Max Holden died.
- 1962 - Fred Braue died.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_4
- 1907 - C. Thomas Magrum was born.
- 1920 - Loring Campbell at Burlingame, Kansas, joined the Dark Town Dudes Ministrel Show as Cambello the Clown Magician.
- 1961 - Richard Garriott was born.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_5
- 1883 - Ralph W. Hull was born in Crooksville, Ohio.
- 1917 - The Nifty Necromancer (Henry Clive) appeared at the Newark Palace.
- 1953 - Bill Larsen Sr. died suddenly at the age of 48.
- 1957 - Wayne Dobson born in England.
- 2008 - Lou Lancaster died.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_6
- 1925 - Edwin Dawes was born.
- 1926 - Kirk Kirkham was born Charles Wesley Kirkham in Battle Creek, Michigan.
- 1975 - J.G. Thompson, Jr. died.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_7
- 1911 - Maurice Fogel born.
- 1966 - Eric Mead was born.
- 1985 - John Scarne dies.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_8
- 1911 - Jacques Morintell was born.
- 1917 - Gus Rich, The Wizard of the Blue Ridge, died.
- 1953 - Paul Gertner was born.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_9
- 1912 - Hen Fetsch was born.
- 1925 - Horace Bennett born.
- 1943 - Hugh Mackay died.
- 2017 - John Moehring died.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_10
- 1931 - Mel Babcock was born.
- 1934 - Marshall Brodien was born.
- 1982 - Lance Burton wins the FISM "Grand Prix" in Lausanne, the first American and the youngest performer to be so honored.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_11
- 1849 - Harry Kellar was born Heinrich Keller to German immigrants in Erie, Pennsylvania.
- 1983 - Ed Mishell passes away.
- 1996 - David Ben's Show, The Conjurer, Part 1, opened in the Royal George Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_12
- 1811 - Henri Robin was born.
- 1897 - Dr. Carl L. Moore was born.
- 1940 - Sydney W. Clarke died.
- 1986 - Suzy Wandas died.
- 2005 - Oscar Weigle died.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_13
- 1833 - Gus Rich was born William Augustus Reich in Salem North Carolina.
- 1944 - Talma died.
- 1970 - Sylvain Mirouf born in France.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_14
- 1906 - Victor Torsberg was born.
- 1954 - Frank Chapman dies
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_15
- 1865 - Benevol was born in Italy.
- 1875 - Okito was born.
- 1967 - Expert Card Conjuring by Alton Sharpe is ready.
- 1993 - Frank Garcia died.
- 2008 - Roger Smith, nicknamed "Machine Gun", died.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_16
- 1814 - John Henry Anderson was born in The Mearns (near Aberdeen), Scotland.
- 1908 - Thomas Frost died.
- 1911 - Stuart Cramer was born.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_17
- 1899 - Harry Houdini got out of his first straitjacket in San Franscisco.
- 1900 - Virgil born.
- 1943 - Shigeo Futagawa born.
- 1945 - Magic Christian was born.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_18
- 1877 - Floyd Thayer was born.
- 1881 - Ed Wolff was born.
- 1926 - Louis St. Pierre, Jr. was born.
- 2016 - Abb Dickson passed away.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_19
- 1783 - Richard Potter was born in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.
- 1931 - Allan Slaight was born in Galt, Canada.
- 1932 - George Goebel was born.
- 1942 - John Moehring was born.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_20
- 1869 - Howard Thurston was born.
- 1939 - Tampa, who was given his stage name by Howard Thurston, died.
- 2009 - Martin Nash died.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_21
- 1928 - Paul Diamond was born.
- 1998 - Bob McAllister passes away.
- 2008 - IBM/SAM Combined Convention begins in Louisville, KY.
- 2020 - Howie Schwarzman died.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_22
- 1903 - Paul Morris was born.
- 1958 - Bill Malone was born.
- 1980 - Fred Kaps died.
- 1994 - Frank Csuri died.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_23
- 1839 - Professor Louis Hoffmann born
- 1954 - Needle Through Balloon was published.
- 2002 - Eugene Poinc died.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_24
- 1862 - Vincent Isola, of the Isola Brothers, was born.
- 1928 - Hans Moretti was born.
- 1955 - Louis Falanga was born.
- 2008 - Ken de Courcy died.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_25
- 1909 - Alexander Heimburger died.
- 2014 - Alan Greenberg died.
- 2017 - Celeste Evans died.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_26
- 1839 - Max Auzinger was born.
- 1903 - Dr. Stanley Jaks was born.
- 1944 - Christian Fechner was born.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_27
- 1921 - Jack Avis born
- 1934 - Johnny Thompson was born.
- 1985 - Henry Hay dies
- 1992 - S.H. Sharpe dies
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_28
- 1904 - Lester Lake was born in New Trenton, Indiana.
- 1912 - Ross Bertram was born John Ross Bertram in Toronto Canada.
- 1934 - Kitty Baldwin died in Buffalo, New York at the age of 80.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_29
- 1889 - Margery Crandon was born.
- 1925 - Oakland Magic Circle was formed.
- 1959 - Floyd Thayer died.
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_30
- 1926 - David Berglas was born.
- 1950 - Ade Duval performs on the Ed Sullivan Show.
- 1961 - Augustus Rapp passed away.
- 1971 - Talisman put out it's final issue(Vol. 2, No. 21).
MagicPedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_31
- 1818 - Joseph Vanek was born.
- 1881 - John Wyman died.
- 1973 - Duke Stern was laid to rest in the Lakeside Cemetery in Colon, Michigan.
- 1989 - Alberto Sitta died.