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Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington born 1st of May 1769 Dublin Ireland—died September 14, 1852, Walmer Castle, Kent, England.

He was prime (beef) minister of Great Britain between 1828-30.

Yes rumor has it the dish was made for him to celbrate Wellesley becoming the first Duke of Wellington, commemorating his victory over Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815

Good morning afterwards CoSo!

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Charles Babbage was born in 1791… can you imagine?
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Babbage

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John Logie Baird, (born Aug. 13, 1888, Helensburgh, Dunbarton, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 .—died June 14, 1946, Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, Eng.), Scottish engineer, the first man to televise pictures of objects in motion.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Logie-Baird

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Viola Davis, (born August 11, 1965, Saint Matthews, South Carolina, U.S.), American actress known for her precise, controlled performances and her regal presence. She accomplished the rare feat of winning the four major North American entertainment awards (EGOT: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony).

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The great and powerful Woz! ((to quote Howard Wolowitz) played by Simon Maxwell Helberg )) on Big Bang Theory.

Steve Wozniak, byname of Stephen Gary Wozniak, (born August 11, 1950, San Jose, California, U.S.), American electronics engineer, cofounder, with Steve Jobs, of Apple Computer, and designer of the first commercially successful personal computer.

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American radio and motion-picture actress and television comedian Lucille Ball, who was best remembered for her classic television comedy series I Love Lucy, was born in Celoron, New York.

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U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, which sought to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote; the legislation was weakened through several lawsuits in the 21st century.

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July 20

First Moon landing
On this day in 1969, the Eagle lunar landing module, carrying U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin (“Buzz”) Aldrin, landed on the Moon, and several hours later Armstrong became the first person to set foot on its surface.

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Apollo 11 Launched

From the time of its launch on July 16, 1969, until the return splashdown on July 24, almost every major aspect of the flight of Apollo 11 was witnessed via television by hundreds of millions of people in nearly every part of the globe. The pulse of humanity rose with the giant, 111-metre- (363-foot-) high, 3,038,500-kg (6,698,700-pound) Saturn V launch vehicle as it made its flawless flight from Pad 39A at Cape Kennedy (now Cape Canaveral), Florida.

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Pinchas Zukerman, (born July 16, 1948, Tel Aviv, Israel), Israeli American violinist, violist, and conductor who earned widespread acclaim in a career that spanned more than five decades.

Zukerman began playing at about the age of seven; when he was eight he entered the Tel Aviv Academy of Music. In 1962, sponsored by violinist Isaac Stern, he went to New York City to study at the Juilliard School, remaining there until 1967. Thereafter he appeared as a soloist throughout N.A.

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Roald Amundsen, in full Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen, (born July 16, 1872, Borge, near Oslo, Norway—died June 18, 1928?, Arctic Ocean), Norwegian explorer who was the first to reach the South Pole, the first to make a ship voyage through the Northwest Passage, and one of the first to cross the Arctic by air. He was one of the greatest figures in the field of polar exploration.

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Will Ferrell, in full John William Ferrell, (born July 16, 1967, Irvine, California, U.S.), American comedy actor, writer, and producer known for his impersonations and for his portrayal of dim-witted but endearing characters.

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Ginger Rogers, original name Virginia Katherine McMath, (born July 16, 1911, Independence, Missouri, U.S.—died April 25, 1995, Rancho Mirage, California), American stage and film dancer and actress who was noted primarily as the partner of Fred Astaire in a series of motion-picture musicals.

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Ida B. Wells-Barnett, née Ida Bell Wells, (born July 16, 1862, Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.S.—died March 25, 1931, Chicago, Illinois), American journalist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. She later was active in promoting justice for African Americans.

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bah! I goofed up. Darn scrolling a page ran over more than just "today" but tomorrow as well.

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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wole-Soyinka

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harrison-Ford

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Patrick-Stewart

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Robert the Bruce 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 was born.

Robert the Bruce, original name Robert VIII de Bruce, also called Robert I, (born July 11, 1274—died June 7, 1329, Cardross, Dumbartonshire, Scotland), king of Scotland (1306–29), who freed Scotland from English rule, winning the decisive Battle of Bannockburn (1314) and ultimately confirming Scottish independence in the Treaty of Northampton (1328).

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The duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton
Outraged over disparaging remarks that Alexander Hamilton had allegedly made at a dinner party, Aaron Burr challenged his longtime rival to a duel, and on this day in 1804 he fatally shot Hamilton in Weehawken, New Jersey