Day: July 1, 2012

Updated June 30, 2012, 2:28 pm

On July 1, 1997, Hong Kong reverted to Chinese rule after 156 years as a British colony.
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On July 1, 1893, Walter White, who headed the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for over 20 years, was born. Following his death on March 21, 1955, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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Historic Birthdays

Walter White 7/1/1893 – 3/21/1955 American executive secretary of the NAACP (1931-55).Go to obituary »

70	Gottfried Leibniz 7/1/1646 – 11/14/1716 German philosopher and mathematician
81	Jean-Baptiste Rochambeau 7/1/1725 – 5/10/1807 French general; aided colonists in American Revolution
71	George Sand 7/1/1804 – 6/8/1876 French Romantic writer
66	Susan Glaspell 7/1/1882 – 7/27/1948 American dramatist; founder of the Provincetown Players
85	James Cain 7/1/1892 – 10/27/1977 American novelist
63	Charles Laughton 7/1/1899 – 12/15/1962 English-born American actor
79	William Wyler 7/1/1902 – 7/27/1981 American motion-picture director
94	Mary Steichen Calderone 7/1/1904 – 10/24/1998 American physician and writer
76	Willie Dixon 7/1/1915 – 1/29/1992 American musician, record producer and songwriter
63	Jean Stafford 7/1/1915 – 3/26/1979 American novelist and short story writer
36	Diana, Princess of Wales 7/1/1961 – 8/31/1997 English consort of Charles, Prince of Wales