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1856 - Natal forms as a British colony separate from Cape Colony 1953 - ANC members, Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe leave South Africa and go overseas under false names 1956 - Iharos runs world record 10k (28:42.8) 1970 - Denmark beats Italy 2-0 in 1st world female soccer championship 1975 - All star MVP: Bill Madlock (Pittsburgh Pirates) and John Matlock (NY Mets) 1976 - 36-hr kidnap of 26 school children and their bus driver in California 1979 - US Open Women's Golf, Brooklawn CC: Jerilyn Britz wins her first LPGA Tour event (and only major), 2 shots ahead of runners-up Debbie Massey and Sandra Palmer 1980 - Billy Carter, the brother of US President Jimmy Carter, registers as a foreign agent of the Libyan government after it was revealed they paid him hundreds of thousands of dollars 1980 - Johnny Bench hits his 314th HR as a catcher which breaks Yogi Berra's record 2017 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain beats Venus Williams 7-5, 6-0 for her 2nd Grand Slam title More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1500 - Baglione family massacre at the "Blood Wedding" of Astorre Baglione and Lavinia Colonna in Perugia 1501 - Portuguese explorer Pedro Cabral arrives back in Lisbon after successfully discovering Brazil and returning from India 1884 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: 4 consecutive Wimbledon titles for William Renshaw; beats Herbert Lawford 6-0, 6-4, 9-7 1952 - 1st transatlantic helicopter flight begins 1996 - After 2,216 consecutive games at shortstop, Cal Ripkin goes to 3rd 1996 - Southern Mexico hit with 6.5 earthquake More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1849 - Moritz Heuzenroeder, German pianist and composer who settled in Australia, born in Ottersberg, Germany (d. 1897) 1901 - John Wesley Work III, African-American composer, musicologist and scholar of African-American folklore and music, born in Tullahoma, Tennessee (d. 1967) 1913 - Abraham Sutzkever, Yiddish language poet and memoirist. 1939 - Don Kojis, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1968, 69; Detroit Pistons, SD Rockets, Seattle SuperSonics), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2021) 1954 - Boris Polak, Israel, Men's 50M Free Rifle 3 Positions (Olympic 20-1996) 1977 - Lana Parrilla, American actress More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1854 - Wincenty Studzinski, Polish violinist and composer, dies at 39 1940 - Donald Calthrop, British actor (Blackmail, Scrooge, Rome Express), dies from a heart attack at 52 1977 - Konstantin Fedin, writer, dies 1990 - Margaret Lockwood, British actress (Cast a Dark Shadow, The Lady Vanishes), dies of cirrhosis of the liver at 73 1992 - Henk van der Molen, Dutch guitarist, composer, and writer (Martine Bijl), dies 1995 - Willie George "Bill" Woodruff Sr, vocalist, dies at 66 More Famous Deaths »

1936 - 116°F (47°C), Collegeville, Indiana (state record) 1944 - US assault on Coutances Cotentin 1958 - General Abdul K Kassem forms a military government in Iraq overthrowing the monarchy 1966 - 53rd Tour de France won by Lucien Aimar of France 1979 - USSR performs nuclear Test 1983 - Mario Bros. is first released by Nintendo in Japan as an arcade game about an Italian-American plumber 1987 - Taiwan ends 37 years of martial law 1988 - 200,000 demonstrate in Soviet Armenia for incorporation of Nagorno-Karabak 1991 - US Open Women's Golf, Colonial CC: Meg Mallon shoots final round 67 (−4) to finish 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Pat Bradley 2015 - Arms deal agreed between 6 world powers and Iran limiting Iranian nuclear arms but ending sanctions More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1570 - Pope Pius V introduces a standardised Roman Missal (text of the Latin mass), a reform of the Council of Trent. Will remain unchanged for 400 years. 1977 - US House establishes permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 1981 - Kevin Wade's "Key Exchange," premieres in London 1988 - WYHY radio offers $1M to anyone who can prove Elvis is still alive 1988 - Mike Schmidt passes Mickey Mantle with his 537th HR into 7th place 1992 - Actress Nell Carter undergoes brain surgery More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1913 - Fritz Erler, German socialist politician (SDP), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1967) 1926 - Harry Dean Stanton, American actor, (Lucky:Alien; Cool Hand Luke; The Godfather Part II), musician, and singer, born in West Irvine, Kentucky (d. 2017) 1952 - Bob Casale, AKA Bob 2, American Musician (Devo), (d. 2014) 1971 - Marie-Chantal Toupin, French Canadian pop singer, born in Montreal, Quebec 1971 - Joey Styles, American wrestling commentator (WWE), born in The Bronx, New York 1971 - Bubba Ray Dudley [Mark LoMonaco], American professional wrestler (WWF, WWE), born in New York City More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 664 - Deusdedit of Canterbury, Archbishop of Canterbury (655-664), 1st Anglo Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury 1790 - Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon, Austrian field marshal, dies at 73 1930 - William Hare Ashley, South African cricketer (Test South Africa, 7 wkts), dies at 68 1984 - Ernest Tidyman, American writer (b. 1928) 2003 - Éva Janikovszky, Hungarian novelist (b. 1926) 2021 - Jeff Labar, American glam rock guitarist (Cinderella, 1985-2014 - "Nobody's Fool"; "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)"), dies at 58 More Famous Deaths »

1657 - Oliver Cromwell constrains English army leader John Lambert 1832 - Source of Mississippi River discovered by American geographer Henry Schoolcraft 1878 - Congress of Berlin ends, redrawing the terms of Treaty of San Stefano to give Russia less influence in old Ottoman Empire 1942 - German occupiers imprison 800 prominent Dutch as hostages 1943 - Greatest tank battle in history ends with Russia's defeat of Germany at Kursk, almost 6,000 tanks take part, 2,900 lost by Germany 1954 - 21st All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 11-9 at Municipal Stadium, Cleveland 1955 - Industrialist Cyrus Eaton first offers to host a conference on dangers of nuclear weapons in Pugwash, Nova Scotia 1962 - British Open Men's Golf, Royal Troon: Arnold Palmer wins his 2nd consecutive Open, 6 strokes clear of runner-up Kel Nagle of Australia 1971 - 42nd MLB All Star Game, Tiger Stadium, Detroit, MI: AL beats NL, 6-4; MVP: Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles, OF 1982 - 53rd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-1 at Olympic Stadium, Montreal More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1900 - Phillies beat Pittsburgh 23-8 1943 - Greatest tank battle in history ends with Russia's defeat of Germany at Kursk, almost 6,000 tanks take part, 2,900 lost by Germany 1950 - René Pleven forms French government 1978 - Albania drops diplomatic relations with People's Republic of China 1991 - Bob Milacki and 3 other Baltimore Oriole pitchers no-hit A's 2-0 1997 - Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Larry Gilbert wins his lone career major title by 3 strokes from Isao Aoki, Bob Dickson, Jack Kiefer and Dave Stockton More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1913 - Carolina Gisolf, Dutch high jumper (Olympic silver, 1928), born in Holland 1932 - Antonio Roma, football goalkeeper (42 caps), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2013) 1942 - Stephen Jo Bladd, American drummer (J Geils Band - "Centerfold"; "Freeze Frame"), born in Boston, Massachusetts 1954 - Sezen Aksu, Turkish singer 1975 - Danni Boatwright, American model/beauty queen (Miss Teen USA 1992 2nd runner-up), born in Tonganoxie, Kansas 1982 - Christopher Bauman, American professional wrestler (d. 2005) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1399 - Peter Parler, German architect (b. 1330) 1863 - John S. Bowen, American Major General (Confederate Army), dies at 32 1947 - Warwick Armstrong, cricketer (50 Tests 1901-21, 2863 runs), dies at 68 2006 - Red Buttons [Aaron Chwatt], American comedian (The Red Buttons Show), and Academy Award-winning actor (Sayonara; The Poseidon Adventure), dies from cardiovascular disease at 87 2013 - Cory Monteith, Canadian actor and musician, dies of heroin and alcohol overdose at 31 2014 - Thomas Berger, American novelist, dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »