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1919
Aug 7
| 1919 • Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands at Samsun on the Anatolian Black Sea coast, marking the start of the Turkish War of Independence. The anniversary of this event is also an official day of Turkish Youth. |
1944
Age: 24y
birth of childSherrie Ann Edgar |
| 1944 • Winston Churchill and Charles De Gaulle begin a 2-day wartime conference in Marrakech. |
1948
Age: 28y
birth of childMary Edgar |
| 1948 • Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi divorces his second wife, the former Princess Fawzia of Egypt. |
1955
Age: 35y
birth of childPaul Edgar |
| 1955 • 70-mm film for projection is introduced with the theatrical release of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical film, Oklahoma! |
1960
Age: 40y
birth of childPatty Edgar |
| 1960 • The Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan is signed in Washington, D.C. |
1977
May 10
Age: 57y
| 1977 • Wimbledon - Virginia Wade wins women's singles title in centenary year of the tournament - It was Wade's first and only Wimbledon title, third and final Grand Slam title overall. Wade remains the last British woman to win the singles title at Wimbledon. |