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1588 : Invincible Armada defeated


On July 29, 1588 at the Battle of Gravelines, near the French coast, the Spanish Armada called the Invincible Armada was defeated by the British fleet led by Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake.
The Spanish wanted to conquer England and had built a fleet which they considered as invincible : 130 ships, 8000 sailors, 20,000 soldiers.
They left Spain much later than expected because of an attack on their supply by Drake in order to gain time for the British to be ready. They were also delayed by storms.
During the Battle, due to a longer range of their guns, the English were able to attack first. Their ships were also faster and more maneuverable. After an attack with ships on fire which disorganized the Spanish fleet, the British destroyed much of the enemy ships and chased them until Scotland.
The Spanish Armada lost half its ships and 15,000 men.
England won its place as a world power.

1945 : Sinking of the USS Indianapolis


On July 29, 1945, the cruiser USS Indianapolis was sunk by a Japanese submarine. 883 seamen were killed, some in the sinking and the other drowned or eaten by sharks during the long wait for rescue (84 hours).

1958 : NASA is created


On July 29, 1958, the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) was created by U.S. Congress in response to the sending of a satellite into space by the Soviets, Sputnik 1. The goal was to launch the U.S. space race.

1981 : Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana


On July 29, 1981, Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer, a young schoolteacher, at St Paul's Cathedral in London. One billion people in 74 countries witnessed the event on TV. The couple separated in 1992.

Cita del día : 29 Jullo

Lady Diana, Princesse de Galles
I'd like to be a queen in people's hearts but I don't see myself being queen of this country.

Cumpleaños : 29 Jullo

Alexis de Tocqueville, Historiador francés (1805)
Benito Mussolini, Dictador fascista italiano (1883)
William Powell, Actor americano (1892)
Isidor Isaac Rabi, Físico americano, Premio Nobel (1898)
Eyvind Johnson, Escritor sueco, Premio Nobel de Literatura (1900)
Clara Bow, Actriz americana (1905)
Dag Hammarskjöld, Segundo Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas, Premio Nobel de la Paz (1905)
Thelma Todd, Actriz americana (1906)
Mikis Theodorakis, Compositor griego (1925)
Robert Fuller , Actor americano (1933)
Jean-Hugues Anglade, Actor francés (1955)
Sanjay Dutt, Actor indio (1959)
Alexandra Paul, Actriz americana (1963)
Stephen Dorff, Actor americano (1973)
Josh Radnor, Actor americano (1974)
Karim Essediri, Futbolista tunecino (1979)
Fernando González, Jugador de tenis chileno (1980)
Fernando Alonso, Piloto de carreras de Fórmula Uno español (1981)
Allison Mack, Actriz americana (1982)

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Jean-Andoche Junot, General francés (1813)
Robert Schumann, Compositor alemán (1856)
Vincent van Gogh, Pintor holandés (1890)
Tobias Asser, Abogado holandés, premio Nobel de Paz (1913)
Erich Kästner, Escritor alemán (1974)
Luis Buñuel, Director de cine español (1983)
Raymond Massey, Actor canadiense (1983)
David Niven, Actor inglés (1983)
Dorothy Hodgkin, Química Inglesa, Premio Nobel (1994)
Michel Serrault, Actor francés (2007)
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