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1763 Admiral Sir Philip Charles Henderson Calderwood Durham, GCB (29 July 1763 â 2 April 1845) was a Royal Navy officer whose service in the American War of Independence, French Revolutionary War and Napoleonic Wars was lengthy, distinguished and at times controversial.
1817 James Blair Steedman (July 29, 1817 â October 18, 1883) was an American printer, contractor and lawyer who rose to the rank of general in the Union Army during the Civil War. A printer by trade, as well as a soldier during the Texas War of Independence, Steedman returned to Ohio and later became a delegate in the state’s General Assembly as well as President of Public Works, although he lost his campaign to become a U.S. Congressman.
1828 Cuvier Grover (July 24, 1828 â June 6, 1885) was a career officer in the United States Army and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
1830 Alvan Cullem Gillem (July 29, 1830 â December 2, 1875) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Although Southern-born, he remained loyal to the Federal government and fought in several battles in the Western Theater before commanding occupation troops in Mississippi and Arkansas during Reconstruction. He later played a prominent role in the Modoc War in 1873.
1883 Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (29 July 1883 â 28 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party. He was Prime Minister of Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 until his deposition in 1943, and “Duce” of Italian Fascism from the establishment of the Italian Fasces of Combat in 1919 until his execution in 1945 by Italian partisans. As dictator of Italy and founder of fascism, Mussolini inspired and supported the international spread of fascist movements during the inter-war period
1897 General Sir Neil Methuen Ritchie, GBE, KCB, DSO, MC, KStJ (29 July 1897 â 11 December 1983) was a British Army officer who saw service during both the world wars. He is most notable during the Second World War for commanding the British Eighth Army in the North African campaign from November 1941 until being dismissed in June 1942. Despite this, his career did not end. Richie later commanded XII Corps throughout the campaign in Northwest Europe, from June 1944 until Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) in May 1945.
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