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Jessica "Decca" Mitford, English author, activist and one of the Mitford sisters, dies at 78 British-born American radical and "muckraking" writer.
Her bestseller, 'The American Way of Death', led to reforms of the American funeral industry.
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Leon Shenandoah, Native American leader (Iroquois Confederacy), dies at 81. On July 22nd 1996, A ground-breaking interfaith dialogue occurred at the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani in Kentucky, marking the first significant inter-monastic encounter between Buddhist and Christian monks
Tadodaho Leon Shenandoah, Eel Clan, died at the age of 81. The Tadodaho is the spiritual and political leader of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy which consists of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora nations.
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Severe storms triggered catastrophic flooding along the Saguenay River in Quebec, Canada. 488 homes were destroyed, 1,230 damaged, 16,000 people evacuated, and 10 people died.
This natural disaster became one of the most expensive environmental events in Canadian history, causing extensive damage to infrastructure, homes, and local communities. British Open Men's Golf, Royal Lytham & St. Annes: American Tom Lehman wins his only major championship
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A terrorist bombing by the Basque separatist group ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna) occurred at Reus Airport in Spain, resulting in 35 being killed and 53 people being injured
This attack was part of ETA's violent campaign for Basque independence, which caused significant harm and disruption in Spain during the late 20th century.
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