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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.

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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.

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Alexis de Tocqueville, Storico francese (1805)
Benito Mussolini, Dittatore fascista italiano (1883)
William Powell, Attore americano (1892)
Isidor Isaac Rabi, Fisico americano, premio Nobel (1898)
Eyvind Johnson, Scrittore svedese, premio Nobel per la letteratura (1900)
Clara Bow, Attrice americana (1905)
Dag Hammarskjöld, Secondo segretario generale delle Nazioni Unite, Premio Nobel per la pace (1905)
Thelma Todd, Attrice americana (1906)
Mikis Theodorakis, Compositore greco (1925)
Robert Fuller , Attore americano (1933)
Jean-Hugues Anglade, Attore francese (1955)
Sanjay Dutt, Attore indiano (1959)
Alexandra Paul, Attrice americana (1963)
Stephen Dorff, Attore americano (1973)
Josh Radnor, Attore americano (1974)
Karim Essediri, Calciatore tunisino (1979)
Fernando González, Tennista cileno (1980)
Fernando Alonso, Pilota di Formula Uno spagnolo (1981)
Allison Mack, Attrice americana (1982)

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Jean-Andoche Junot, Generale francese (1813)
Robert Schumann, Compositore tedesco (1856)
Vincent van Gogh, Pittore olandese (1890)
Tobias Asser, Avvocato olandese, Premio Nobel per la pace (1913)
Erich Kästner, Scrittore tedesco (1974)
Luis Buñuel, Regista spagnolo (1983)
Raymond Massey, Attore canadese (1983)
David Niven, Attore inglese (1983)
Dorothy Hodgkin, Chimica inglese, premio Nobel (1994)
Michel Serrault, Attore francese (2007)
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