On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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We used to witness war in the rearview mirror. But journalists often now deliver what they see via Twitter, before consulting with headquarters, and it has made for more visceral reporting.
John Luther Adams’s “Sila: The Breath of the World” had its premiere in an outdoor performance in Lincoln Center’s Hearst Plaza.
Rebroadcasts of ancient TV series show that “venerable” doesn’t necessarily mean watchable.
Production of “The Honorable Woman,” a new mini-series from Sundance TV and the BBC, illustrates both the difficulty and the importance of fictional portrayals of conflict in the Middle East.
Proposed investment rules would make it easier for American theater producers to raise money through crowdsourcing, a method already being tried in Britain.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 23, 2014, covering July 27, 2014.
Sia
Soundtrack
Sam Smith
Trey Songz
Ed Sheeran
2014Richard Bolt, New Zealand air marshal and pilot (born 1923)[†]
Air Marshal Sir Richard Bruce Bolt, was a bomber pilot in the Second World War and a senior Royal New Zealand Air Force officer in the post-war years. He was Chief of the Air Staff from 1974 to 1976 and Chief of the Defence Staff from 1976 to 1980, when he retired from the military.
2014George Freese, American baseball player and coach (born 1926)[†]
George Walter Freese was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Detroit Tigers in 1953, Pittsburgh Pirates in 1955 and Chicago Cubs in 1961. Freese attended West Virginia University, where he played college baseball for the Mountaineers in 1947. While at West Virginia he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.
2014Wallace Jones, American basketball player and coach (born 1926)[†]
Wallace Clayton "Wah Wah" Jones was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1949 to 1952 with the Indianapolis Olympians.
2014Francesco Marchisano, Italian cardinal (born 1929)[†]
Francesco Marchisano was an Italian Cardinal who worked in the Roman Curia from 1956 until his death.
2014Paul Schell, American lawyer and politician, 50th Mayor of Seattle (born 1937)[†]
Paul Schell was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 50th mayor of Seattle, Washington, from 1998 to 2002.
In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]