2023-07-30 22:01:18
Under Monday, July 31, the book of history records, among other things:
1498: Christopher Columbus discovers the island of Trinidad.
1658: With the title “Alamgir” (Conqueror of the World), Mughal emperor Aurangzeb ascends the throne after capturing his father and murdering his brothers. The Muslim Mughal Empire is at the height of its power after conquering the Indian subcontinent.
1853: The new law of succession to the throne regulates the change of dynasty in Denmark: the crown is inherited by Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, who died in 1863 as Christian IX. – after the death of Friedrich VII. from the house of Oldenburg – becomes king.
1903: After the death of Pope Leo XIII. The cardinals meet in Rome for the conclave. The Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph had previously instructed Cardinal Prince Jan Puzyna of Kraków to lodge an objection (“exclusive”) against the election of Cardinal Secretary of State Mariano Rampolla, the former nuncio in Vienna, as Pope.
1928: Emil Jannings wins his second Oscar for his role in The Last Command.
1943: The color film “Das Bad auf der Tenne” with Heli Finkenzeller premieres in Berlin.
1948: Pronouncement of verdict in the Krupp trial before the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg: Alfried Krupp von Bohlen-halbach is sentenced to twelve years in prison and his entire fortune is confiscated.
1988: After months of Palestinian demonstrations in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, King Hussein II ceded any claims by Jordan to that territory to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
1993: The Belgian King Baudouin I dies unexpectedly in his Spanish holiday residence in Motril near Granada. The news caused great dismay in Belgium. The younger brother of the monarch and Prince of Liège is proclaimed the new king under the name of Albert II.
2003: The Vatican strongly condemns same-sex partnerships. These are a danger to society.
birthdays: Peter Rosegger, Austria writer (1843-1918); Erich Heckel, German painter and graphic artist (1883-1970); John P. Hagen, US astronomer (1908-1990); Heinrich Treichl, Austria bankers (1913-2014); Paul D. Boyer, US biochemist; Nobel Prize 1997 (1918-2018); Ahmet Ertegün, US businessman of Turkish origin; 1947 founder of the jazz and soul label “Atlantic Records”, 1971 founder of the football club “New York Cosmos” together with his brother Nesuhi (1923-2006); Kurt Sontheimer, German political scientist (1928-2005).
days of death: Robert Alfonso Taft, US politician (1889-1953); Werner Finck, German cabaret artist (1902-1978); Günther Rennert, German director (1911-1978); Michael Ansara, US actor of Syrian origin (1922-2013); Eva Pawlik, Austria film actress (1927-1983); King Baudouin I of Belgium (1930-1993); Dominique-Antoine Grisoni, French philosopher (1945-2003); Oliver Simon, German pop singer, with Drafi Deutscher “Mixed Emotions” (1957-2013).
name days: Ignaz, Helene, Germanus, Ernesta, Ernestine, Hermann, Joseph, Peter, Justinus, Erna.
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