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12 July 2026
NEW IN PEOPLE/RAMBLINGS OF THE FREEDOM PASS ANARCHIST

Dedicated Followers of Fashion

Dedicated Followers of Fashion

12 July 2026
NEW IN PEOPLE/WRESTLERS A-Z

Kevin Conneely

Kevin Conneely

12 July 2012
Death of Dara Singh
Read our tribute to Dara Singh

13 July 1913
Birth of Bill Ogden
Read our tribute to Bill Ogden

13 July 1916
Birth of Cowboy Ken Ackles
Ken Ackles is in the A-Z

14 July 1911
Birth of Francois Monteverde
Read our tribute to Francois Monteverde

14 July 1979
Death of Klondyke Bill
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14 July 2004
Death of Denis Keegan
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14 July 2013
Death of Ramon Napolitano
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15 July 1910
Birth of Taffy Jones
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15 July 1935
Birth of Tony Charles
Read our tribute to Tony Charles

15 July 2011
Death of Ray McGuire
Ray McGuire is in the A-Z

15 July 2025
Death of Eddie Hamill
Read our tribute to Eddie Hamill

16 July 1924
Birth of Doug Joyce
Read our tribute to Doug Joyce

17 July 1912
Birth of Norman Morrell
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17 July 1926
Birth of Édouard Carpentier
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17 July 1936
Birth of Eddie Stratton
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17 July 1956
Death of Jack McLauchlan
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17 July 2004
Death of Pat Roach
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17 July 2019
Death of Pete Curry
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18 July 1909
Birth of Mitchell Gill
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18 July 1951
Birth of Harry Bison
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18 July 1981
Death of Mustapha Shikane
Mustapha Shikane is in the A-Z

18 July 2020
Death of Terry Camm
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18 July
Birth of Tony Elsdon
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12 July, 2026
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12 JULY, 2026
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This Week’s Anniversaries

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12 July

05 July 2026
NEW IN PEOPLES/WRESTLERS A-Z

Lizanne Dee

Lizanne Dee

05 July 2026
NEW IN PEOPLES/WRESTLERS A-Z

The Black Widow

The Black Widow

05 July 2026
NEW IN PEOPLES/WRESTLERS A-Z

Countess DeSade

Countess DeSade

05 July 2026
NEW IN PEOPLES/WRESTLERS A-Z

Kay West

Kay West

05 July 2026
NEW IN PEOPLES/WRESTLERS A-Z

Goldie Wells

Goldie Wells

05 July 1936
Birth of Wayne Bridges
Read our tribute to Wayne Bridges

O5 July 1987
Death of Cab Cashford
Read our tribute to Cab Cashford

05 July 1994
Death of Harry Bennett
Read our tribute to Harry Bennett

06 July 1914
Birth of Bill Case
Bill Case is in the A-Z

06 July 2004
Death of Hermann Iffland
Herman Iffland is in the A-Z

06 July 2012
Death of Alf Cadman
Read our tribute to Alf Cadman

06 July 2017
Death of Vic Faulkner
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06 July 2021
Death of Sid Cooper
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07 July 1932
Birth of Pepe (Hercules) Cortez
Pepe Cortez is in the A-Z

07 July 1934
Birth of Lorant Baranyi
Read our tribute to Lorant Baranyi

07 July 2014
Death of Ken Else
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08 July 1932
Birth of Eric Cutler
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09 July 1903
Birth of Jack Pye
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09 July 1908
Birth of Bert Assirati
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09 July 1943
Birth of Leon Fortuna
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10 July 1937
Birth of Honey Boy Zimba
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10 July 1959
Death of Tommy Tucker
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10 July 1989
Death of Prince Barnu
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10 July 2022
Death of Bill Robertson
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11 July 1922
Birth of Trevor Rees
Trevor Rees is in the A-Z

11 July 2020
Death of Mike Shannon (Kent)
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05 July, 2026
NEWSLETTER

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05 JULY, 2026
NEW FEATURE

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05 July

03 July 2026
NEW IN PEOPLE/WRESTLERS A-Z

Viv Martell

Viv Martell was one of the most successful and popular female wrestlers of the 1970s.

Viv Martell

28 JUNE 2026
NEW IN EVENTS/MOMENTS IN TIME

No Mountain Too High

One of the most anticipated matches of 1933….and then there was another

No Mountain Too Hight

28 JUNE 2026
NEW IN EVENTS/THE RUSLAN PAPERS

Tommy Heyes Talks Lancashire Wrestling

Tommy wrestled professionally as Gene Riscoe, but he was also a keen historian with a special interest in Lancashire Wrestling

Tommy Heyes Talks Lancashire Wrestling

28 June 1928
Birth of Dominic Pye
Read our tribute to Dominic Pye

29 June 1900
Birth of Bob Fife
Bob Fife is in the A-Z

29 June 1935
Birth of Johnny Peters (Thirsk)
Johnny Peters is in the A-Z

30 June 1932
Birth of Jacques Ducrez
Read our tribute to Jacques Ducrez

29 June 1967
Death of Primo Carnera
Primo Carnera is in the A-Z

30 June 1920
Birth of Dave Starr
Dave Starr is in the A-Z

30 June 1923
Birth of Stan Rylands
Read our tribute to Stan Rylands

30 June 1940
Birth of Ray Parkes
Read our tribute to Ray Parkes

30 June 2015
Death of Jack Land (Karl Von Kramer)
Read our tribute to Karl Von Kramer

30 June 2019
Death of Sandy Soutar
Read our tribute to Sandy Soutar

01 July 2008
Death of Kid Callon
Read our tribute to Kid Callon

02 July 1979
Death of Arnold Dyson
Arnold Dyson is in the A-Z

03 July 1970
Birth of IanDean
Read our tribute to Ian Doc Dean

03 July 2000
Death of Jim Foy
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03 July 2017
Death of Tiger Joe Robinson
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04 July 1908
Birth of Ben Sherman
Read our tribute to Ben Sherman

28 JUNE, 2026
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28 June

28 JUNE, 2026
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