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Un día como hoy Julio 21-27, 2024 (semana 30) infographic
Los gráficos muestran cumpleaños y aniversarios en cada día de la semana.
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Un día como hoy Julio 21-27, 2024 (semana 30)

July 21, 2024 - July 27, 2024 - Los gráficos muestran cumpleaños y aniversarios en cada día de la semana. Esta semana incluye al cantante estadounidense Tony Bennett, a la primera persona que voló en solitario alrededor del mundo, los orígenes del cono de helado, el fenómeno fílmico Barbenheimer”, el primer cruce por el Canal de la Mancha de un aerodelizador hovercraft, a la cantautora irlandesa y activista política Sinéad O'Connor y la derrota del rey Macbeth de Escocia.

July 21, 2023: Legendary U.S. crooner Tony Bennett, whose best known songs included (I Left My Heart) In San Francisco, died at age 96 after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease

July 22, 1933: U.S. aviation pioneer Wiley Post became the first person to fly solo around the world, taking seven days, 18 hours and 49 minutes to complete the trip

July 23, 1904: The popularity of the ice cream cone, a brittle pastry rolled into a cone, was ensured on a hot day at the World’s Fair in St Louis when a stallholder ran out of dishes

July 24, 2023: The simultaneous release of contrasting films Barbie and Oppenheimer, or “Barbenheimer”, sparked a phenomenon described as the movie event of the year

July 25, 1959: The hovercraft made its first crossing of the English Channel. The SR-N1 crossed from Calais to Dover in two hours, with inventor Christopher Cockerell on board

July 26, 2023: Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer, songwriter and political activist, died aged 56. Her biggest hit, Nothing Compares 2 U, topped the charts around the globe

July 27, 1054: Macbeth, king of Scotland immortalised in Shakespeare’s play, was defeated at Dunsinane

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PUBLISHED: 18/07/2024; DESIGN: Phil Bainbridge; PICTURE RESEARCH: Julie Mullins; EVENT SELECTION: Fiona Roberts and Susan Shepherd; PROOFING: Julie Mullins; TECHNICAL CONSTRUCTION: Fiona Roberts;; STORY: Julie Mullins; PICTURES: Getty Images, Newscom
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