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Historical Events 659 - Forces from the Mayan city of Palenque, under its leader Pakal, defeat nearby Santa Elena and take its ruler captive 1885 - Five German warships anchor off Zanzibar 1964 - Turkey begins air attack on Greek Cypriots 1991 - Courts rules Manuel Noriega, may access some secret US documents 2010 - Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, John Randle, Russ Grimm, Rickey Jackson, Floyd Little and Dick LeBeau are inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame 2016 - American swimmer Katie Ledecky sets a new world record with a time of 3:56.46 to win the gold medal in the women's 400m freestyle at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1925 - M. S. Swaminathan, Indian agricultural scientist, leader of the green revolution in India, born in Kumbakonam, Madras Presidency (d. 2023) 1929 - Don Larsen, American MLB pitcher (only perfect game in World Series history, Game 5 1956; World Series MVP 1956; NY Yankees), born in Michigan City, Indiana (d. 2020) 1942 - Carlos Monzón, Argentine boxer (Undisputed world middleweight champion 1970-74, 76-77), born in San Javier, Argentina (d. 1995) 1975 - Gaahl [Kristian Eivind Espedal], Norwegian black metal vocalist (Gorgoroth), born in Sunnfjord, Norway 1978 - Vanness Wu, Taiwanese-American singer (F4, Kangta and Vanness), born in Santa Monica, California 1988 - Melody Oliveria, American internet blogger (bowiechick) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1942 - Janusz Korczak [Henryk Goldszmit], Polish-Jewish educator and pedagogue (ran an orphanage in the Warsaw Ghetto), is gassed at Treblinka extermination camp along with the residents of his orphanage at 64 2011 - Hugh Carey, American politician and attorney (Gov-D-NY), dies at 92 2017 - David Maslanka, American composer (Angel Of Mercy; Sea Dreams), and educator, dies of colon cancer at 73 2018 - Stan Mikita, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Stanley Cup 1961; Hart Memorial Trophy [MVP] 1967, 68; 6 x NHL First All-Star Team), dies of Lewy body dementia at 78 2022 - David McCullough, American author (Truman; John Adams), popular historian, TV documentary host and narrator (Seabiscuit; The Civil War), dies at 89 2023 - William Friedkin, American film director, producer, writer (The Exorcist; The French Connection), dies of heart failure at 87 More Famous Deaths »

Historical Events 659 - Forces from the Mayan city of Palenque, under its leader Pakal, defeat nearby Santa Elena and take its ruler captive 1885 - Five German warships anchor off Zanzibar 1964 - Turkey begins air attack on Greek Cypriots 1991 - Courts rules Manuel Noriega, may access some secret US documents 2010 - Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, John Randle, Russ Grimm, Rickey Jackson, Floyd Little and Dick LeBeau are inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame 2016 - American swimmer Katie Ledecky sets a new world record with a time of 3:56.46 to win the gold medal in the women's 400m freestyle at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1925 - M. S. Swaminathan, Indian agricultural scientist, leader of the green revolution in India, born in Kumbakonam, Madras Presidency (d. 2023) 1929 - Don Larsen, American MLB pitcher (only perfect game in World Series history, Game 5 1956; World Series MVP 1956; NY Yankees), born in Michigan City, Indiana (d. 2020) 1942 - Carlos Monzón, Argentine boxer (Undisputed world middleweight champion 1970-74, 76-77), born in San Javier, Argentina (d. 1995) 1975 - Gaahl [Kristian Eivind Espedal], Norwegian black metal vocalist (Gorgoroth), born in Sunnfjord, Norway 1978 - Vanness Wu, Taiwanese-American singer (F4, Kangta and Vanness), born in Santa Monica, California 1988 - Melody Oliveria, American internet blogger (bowiechick) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1942 - Janusz Korczak [Henryk Goldszmit], Polish-Jewish educator and pedagogue (ran an orphanage in the Warsaw Ghetto), is gassed at Treblinka extermination camp along with the residents of his orphanage at 64 2011 - Hugh Carey, American politician and attorney (Gov-D-NY), dies at 92 2017 - David Maslanka, American composer (Angel Of Mercy; Sea Dreams), and educator, dies of colon cancer at 73 2018 - Stan Mikita, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Stanley Cup 1961; Hart Memorial Trophy [MVP] 1967, 68; 6 x NHL First All-Star Team), dies of Lewy body dementia at 78 2022 - David McCullough, American author (Truman; John Adams), popular historian, TV documentary host and narrator (Seabiscuit; The Civil War), dies at 89 2023 - William Friedkin, American film director, producer, writer (The Exorcist; The French Connection), dies of heart failure at 87 More Famous Deaths »

1936 - Japanese athletes quinella the triple jump at the Berlin Olympics; Naoto Tajima wins gold and Masao Harada silver 1944 - Deportation of 70,000 Jews from Lodz Poland to Auschwitz begins 1948 - Willem Drees forms Socialist government (KVP/Social Democratics/CHU/Liberal) in the Netherlands 1964 - Prometheus, the world's oldest tree aged at least 4,862 years old, is accidentally cut down in Nevada, USA 1967 - Pope Paul VI publishes constitution Pro comperto sane 1980 - University adm declares 5 Pac-10 schools ineligible for conference titles and post-season play due to transcript and curriculum abuses 1983 - Bomb planted by Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of ANC, explodes at a synagogue in Johannesburg, South Africa 1987 - 20th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at Holiday Inn 1988 - The Tompkins Square Park Police Riot in New York City spurs reform of the NYPD, who were responsible for the melee that transpired the night of August 6-7 1989 - Revival of musical revue "Oh! Calcutta!" closes at Edison Theater, NYC, after 5959 performances: Broadway’s longest-running musical revue More Historical Events »

Historical Events 695 - Maya King Jasaw Chan K'awill I of Tikal defeats Yich'aak K'ahk' (‘Claw of Fire'), his long-standing rival and king of Calakmul 1815 - US flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli 1951 - The National Museum of Racing opens in Congress Park at Saratoga Springs, N.Y 1966 - US citizens demonstrate against war in Vietnam 1982 - Three ANC members are sentenced to death in South Africa 2015 - Eqyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi inaugurates the Suez Canal Expansion at a ceremony in Ismaïlia More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1908 - William "Will" Lee, American actor (They Live by Night, Melody Lane), born in New York City (d. 1982) 1938 - Igor Mikhailovich Luchenok, Belarusian composer and teacher, born in Minsk, Belarus (d. 2018) 1955 - Gordon J. Brand, English golfer (British Open 1986 runner-up), born in Cambridge, England (d. 2020) 1966 - Regina Carter, American jazz and classical violinist, and composer, born in Detroit, Michigan 1981 - Leslie Odom Jr., American actor and singer (Hamilton), born in New York City 1995 - Amy Forsyth, Canadian actress (The Gilded Age, CODA), born in Ontario More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1414 - King Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377) 1965 - Nancy Carroll, actress (Alice-Aldrich Family), dies at 60 1969 - Theodor W. Adorno, German philosopher and sociologist (Dialectic of Enlightenment, Negative Dialectics), dies at 65 1979 - Kurt Kaszner [Serwicher], Austrian actor (Kiss Me Kate, Lili, Casino Royale), dies of cancer at 65 2009 - Willibrordus S. Rendra, Indonesian poet (Ballad orang-orang tertjina), dies at 73 2012 - Sir Bernard Lovell, English radio astronomer, dies at 98 More Famous Deaths »

1716 - Battle of Petrovaradin [Peterwardein]: Habsburgs under Eugene of Savoy defeat the Ottomans in a decisive victory 1900 - In Russia, anti-Jewish riots spread from Odessa into other parts of the country 1914 - Dutch Cort Van de Linden government issues silver bonds as money 1964 - Beatles record a cover of Little Willie John's "Leave My Kitten Alone"; not released until 1995's "Anthology 1" 1980 - Montreal Expos Dick Williams wins his 1,000th career game as a manager in 11-5 win v Mets, for whom Doug Flynn hits MLB record tying 3 triples 1983 - American rock singer David Crosby sentenced to 5 years in Texas state prison on drug and weapons convictions 1995 - 5th Athletics World Championships open at Gothenburg, Sweden 2018 - English swimmer Adam Peaty breaks his own world record in 57.00 as he wins his 9th European 100m breaststroke title in Glasgow, Scotland 2018 - 6.9 magnitude earthquake on island of Lombok, Indonesia, kills at least 460 people and displaces 350,000 2018 - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declares "now we are a land of droughts" as 99% of New South Wales affected More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1552 - Battle of Ponza: Ottoman naval fleet led by Dragut defeats Genoese fleet under Andrea Doria capturing seven galleys 1944 - US 79th/90th division occupy Laval (Mayenne), southwest of Paris 1964 - Congo rebellion: Christopher Gbenye and Pierre Mulele conquer Stanleyville 1966 - West Indies cricket captain Garfield Sobers scores 174 including a century between lunch and tea to set up a 4th Test win v England at Headingley 1969 - Pirates outfielder Willie Stargell smashes first and longest home run ever hit out of Dodger Stadium; the incomparable shot off Alan Foster, measures 506 feet 1985 - Establishment of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is announced More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1947 - Bernie Carbo, American MLB player, born in Detroit, Michigan 1953 - Samantha Sang [Cheryl Lau Sang], Australian pop singer (Emotion), born in Melbourne 1963 - James Wilder, American actor (Scorchers, Zombie High, Murder 1), born in Cleveland, Ohio 1968 - Tokimitsu Ishizawa, Japanese professional wrestler 1970 - Travis Moore, American CFL receiver (Grey Cup 1998 2001; 3 x CFL All Star; Calgary Stampeders), born in Santa Monica, California 1972 - Aaqib Javed, Pakistani cricketer and pace bowler (1989-98), born in Sheikhupura, Pakistan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1579 - Stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504) 1901 - Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia by marriage to German Emperor Frederick III, dies at 60 1997 - Don Steele, LA radio personality (KRTH), dies of cancer at 61 2000 - Otto Buchsbaum, Austrian writer and ecological activist, dies at 80 2001 - Otema Allimadi, Prime Minister of Uganda (b. 1929) 2011 - Andrzej Lepper, Polish politician (Deputy Prime Minister of Poland), dies at 57 More Famous Deaths »

1903 - Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto of Venice elected Pope Pius X, known as the 'pope of the poor and humble' 1914 - WWI: King Albert I becomes Supreme Commander of Belgian army after German declaration of war 1967 - USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan 1981 - Columbia mated with SRBs and external tank for STS-2 mission 1982 - Outfielder Joel Youngblood becomes only MLB player to get hits for 2 different teams in 2 different cities on the same day; singles for Mets in Chicago day game; traded, then singles for Expos in Philadelphia night game 1984 - Prince's "Purple Rain" album goes #1 and stays #1 for 24 weeks 1985 - "Dreamgirls" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 1522 performances 1994 - 27th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at Hyatt Regency 1995 - Following a suspension from the league for substance abuse former Mets outfielder Darryl Strawberry joins NY Yankees and eventually helps the Bronx Bombers to win the 1996 World Series 2013 - British Open Women's Golf, St. Andrews: American Stacy Lewis wins her second major, 2 shots ahead of runners-up Na Yeon Choi and Hee Young Park More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1666 - St James' Day naval battle is an English victory against the Dutch during Second Anglo-Dutch War off the Kent coast 1929 - Jones Beach in NY opens 1946 - An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. 100 are killed and 20,000 are left homeless. 1976 - England beats Australia by 8 wickets in the limited overs cricket international at Lord's; first time women are permitted to play on the main square at 'the home of cricket' 1986 - After winning only token damages in antitrust lawsuit against the NFL, USFL owners vote to suspend operations for 1986 season; folded before 4th season 2010 - On 3rd anniversary of his 500th MLB career home run, Alex Rodriguez reaches the 600 HR mark in the NY Yankees 5-1 win v Toronto; 7th and youngest to reach milestone More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1222 - Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (d. 1262) 1888 - Philip Greeley Clapp, American composer and educator (University of Iowa, 1919-54), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1954) 1918 - Iceberg Slim (a.k.a. Robert Beck), African-American author, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1992) 1931 - Narendra Tamhane, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1950's), born in Bombay, India 1959 - Laurence Anholt, British children's author, born in London, England 1967 - Michael Lawrence Marsh, American sprinter (Olympic 200m gold 1992, silver 1996), born in Los Angeles, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1584 - John van Hembyze, Flemish Calvinist, dies at 71 1873 - Viktor Hartmann, Russian architect and painter, dies at 39 1938 - Pearl White, American actress/stunt woman (Perils of Pauline), dies at 49 1980 - Diego Fabbri, Italian playwright and leader (Vatican movie bureau), dies at 69 1992 - Ralph Cooper, American master-of-ceremonies (creator of Amateur Night at the Apollo), actor, dancer, and choreographer, dies of cancer at 84 2013 - Art Donovan, American NFL HOF defensive tackle, 1950-61 (4 x Pro Bowl, 2 x Champion - Baltimore Colts and 2 other teams), and US Marine (WWII - Iwo Jima), dies from a respiratory ailment at 89 More Famous Deaths »

1527 - First known letter sent from North America by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland 1914 - Germany invades Belgium and declares war on France, beginning World War I 1939 - Jean Genet's play "Ondine" premieres in Paris 1959 - 27th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Memorial Coliseum, LA 1963 - Warner Bros. Records releases single of Allan Sherman's novelty song "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)", set to music of Amilcare Ponchielli's "Dance of the Hours" from his 1876 opera "La Gioconda" 1987 - Detroit Tigers ace Jack Morris ties AL record with 5 wild pitches in a 4-2, 10 innings loss v Kansas City Royals 1997 - Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria; 40-76 villagers killed. 2004 - MESSENGER spacecraft launches from Cape Canaveral 2014 - Alex Puccio ascends Jade in Rocky Mountain National Park, becoming the fourth-ever woman to climb V14 2020 - Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in the US as a Category 1 hurricane near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1852 - America's first intercollegiate sporting event takes place as the Harvard heavyweight rowing crew beats Yale by 2 lengths over 2 miles on Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire 1952 - Italian Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari clinches Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by winning German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring 1962 - 29th Chicago College All-Star Game: Green Bay 42, All-Stars 20, 65,000 at Soldier Field 2001 - The Real IRA detonate a car bomb in Ealing, London, injuring 7 people 2001 - US President George W. Bush signs into law the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act (ILSA) Extension Act of 2001 2004 - St. Louis 1st baseman Albert Pujols becomes first player in MLB history to hit at least 30 HRs in each of his first 4 seasons as Cardinals beat Montreal, 10-6 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1692 - John Henley, English clergyman, born in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England (d. 1759) 1895 - Marguerite Nichols, American actress (An Old Man's Folly), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1941) 1924 - Max van der Stoel, Dutch politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs (PvdA), born in Voorschoten, Netherlands (d. 2011) 1972 - John Lilley, American hockey forward (Olympics 1994), born in Wakefield, Massachusetts 1973 - Stephen Graham, English actor (This is England, Boiling Point), born in Kirby, England 1977 - Tómas Lemarquis, Icelandic actor (Nói Albínói), born in Reykjavík, Iceland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1779 - Henry Kobell, Dutch painter and cartoonist, dies at 27 1877 - Karl Georg Lickl, Austrian pianist, physharmonica (type of harmonium) player, and composer, dies at 75 1916 - Roger Casement, Irish diplomat, ardent Irish nationalist (Easter uprising 1916) and poet, hanged after conviction for treason by the British at 51 1986 - Paul de Groot, Dutch communist politician (CPN) and editor (The Truth), dies at 87 1998 - Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer and musicologist, dies after a series strokes at 63 2005 - Françoise d'Eaubonne, French feminist (b. 1920) More Famous Deaths »

1858 - 1st mailboxes installed in Boston and NYC streets 1934 - 1st airplane train, plane tows 3 mail gliders behind it 1941 - Jews are expelled from Hungarian Ruthenia 1961 - The Beatles 1st gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club 1964 - Race riot in Jersey City, New Jersey 1966 - Radio Vila (New Hebrides) begins transmitting 1990 - 23rd San Diego Comic-Con International opens at Holiday Inn 1990 - Yankees rookie 1st baseman Kevin Maas hits his 10th MLB homer in 6-5 loss v Detroit, fastest to reach that mark, just 77 at bats 2012 - American swimmer Rebecca Soni becomes first woman to win the 200m breaststroke twice with a world record 2:19.59 at the London Olympics 2019 - Seven-year-old boy operated on after 526 teeth found inside his mouth in Chennai, India More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1581 - Leiden University names Rudolph Snellius as math professor 1959 - Milwaukee Braves outfielder Bill Bruton hits 3 triples in 11-5 win v St. Louis Cardinals; 2 of them bases loaded, first time in 20th Century 1987 - Michael Andretti runs fastest Indy car race in history (171.49mph) in winning the Marlboro 500 at the Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan 1991 - Pan Am games open in Havana 2017 - New crypto-currency Bitcoin Cash is created via a hard-fork of Bitcoin's blockchain technology and brand 2018 - Pope Frances declares the death penalty unacceptable in all cases, reversing church teachings and adding to Catechism of the Roman Catholic Church More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1788 - Leopold Gmelin, German chemist (Gmelin's test), born in Göttingen, Germany (d. 1853) 1886 - John Alexander Douglas McCurdy, Canadian aviator, born in Baddeck, Nova Scotia (d. 1961) 1910 - Roger MacDougall, Scottish playwright and screenwriter (The Man in the White Suit), born in Glasgow (d. 1993) 1923 - Shimon Peres [Szymon Perski], Polish-Israeli Labor Party politician (President. 2007-14; Prime Minister, 1984-86 and 1995-96; Foreign Minister, 1986-88, 1992-95, and 2001-02), and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (1994), born in Wiszniewo, Poland (now Vishnyeva, Belarus) (d. 2016) 1944 - Juvenal "Naná' Vasconcelos, Brazilian jazz and world music percussionist, and berimbau player (Pat Metheny; Björk; Milton Nascimento), born in Recife, Brazil (d. 2016) 1970 - Elijah Alexander, American NFL linebacker (Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2010) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1075 - John VIII Xiphilinus, theologian and patriarch of Constantinople, dies 1100 - William II [Rufus], king of England, shot hunting in the New Forest at 44 1788 - Thomas Gainsborough, English leading portrait painter (Blue Boy), dies at 61 1994 - Bhagwatpersad Ausan, commandant Suriname military police, dies at 38 2007 - Kay Dotrice [Katherine Newman], British actress (Cheech and Chong's The Corsican Brothers), dies of a heart attack at 78 2022 - Hans Bangerter, Swiss football administrator (General Secretary UEFA 1960-89), dies at 98 More Famous Deaths »

1485 - Henry Tudor's army sails to England (future Henry VII) 1639 - French Ursuline nun Marie de l’Incarnation arrives in Quebec on board the Saint-Joseph - goes on to open first school for girls and play a large part in establishing Catholicism in New France 1842 - Rotherhithe Tunnel under the Thames opens 1890 - Cecil Rhodes' colonists reach Lundi 1900 - The 1st Michelin Guide is published by the brothers Édouard and André Michelin as a hotel and restaurant reference guide to encourage more road travel and thus boost tire sales (exact date beyond Aug 1900 unknown) 1917 - Frank Little, IWW organizer, lynched in Butte, Montana 1961 - German DR limits traffic to West Berlin 1987 - Nurse Mary R Stout chosen chairperson of Vietnam Veterans of America 1992 - USA/USSR Around World Air Race begins at Santa Monica 2002 - In signing star linebacker Ray Lewis to a 5-year contract extension the Baltimore Ravens give him a $19m signing bonus, then the largest in NFL history More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1914 - British Grand Fleet reaches Scapa Flow 1958 - US 1st class postage up to 4 cents (had been 3 cents for 26 years) 1985 - Emmy 12th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 6th time 1988 - Deep Rover 1-man research submarine unveiled at Crater Lake, Oregon 2010 - British Open Women's Golf, Royal Birkdale GC: 21-year-old Yani Tseng of Taiwan becomes youngest-ever winner of 3 major championships, 1 stroke ahead of Katherine Hull of Australia 2021 - Australian swimmer Emma McKeon claims gold in 50m freestyle and 4x100m medley relay for total 7 medals at Tokyo Olympics; equals record set by Russian gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya in 1952 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1847 - Guido Papini, Italian violinist and composer, born in Camaiore, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1912) 1906 - Nathan Perelman, Soviet Russian pianist and pedagogue, born in Zhitomir, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 2002) 1940 - Mervyn Kitchen, English cricketer and umpire, born in Nailsea, Somerset 1957 - Glen Gorbous, Canadian MLB outfielder (record for longest throw of a regulation baseball [445' 10"]), born in Drumheller, Alberta (d. 1990) 1962 - Joetta Clark, American 800m runner (Olympic-1992), born in East Orange, New Jersey 2001 - Scottie Barnes, American basketball forward (NBA Rookie of the Year 2022; Toronto Raptors), born in West Palm Beach, Florida More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1630 - Federico Cesi, Italian naturalist and founder of the first modern scientific society, the Accademia dei Lincei, dies at 45 1743 - Richard Savage, English poet and playwright, dies at about 46 1996 - Mohamed Farrah Aidid, President (ANS-CUS)/Somalia, dies 2001 - Korey Stringer, American NFL football tackle, 1995-2000 (Minnesota Vikings), dies of complications from heat stroke at 27 2010 - Robert F. Boyle, American production designer and art director, dies at 100 2020 - Vitold Kreyer, Russian athlete (Olympic bronze, triple jump 1956, 60) and coach (Soviet athletics team 1967–80; head Russian team 2000 Olympics), dies at 87 More Famous Deaths »

432 - St Sixtus III begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1910 - Pioneering Dutch aviator Clement van Maasdijk gives a flying demonstration 1925 - Unemployment Insurance Act passed in Britain 1943 - Transport #58 departs with French Jews to Nazi Germany 1981 - Poland's Deputy Prime Minister Mieczyslaw Jagielski is fired 1983 - Brooks Robinson, Juan Marichal, George Kell and Walter Alston are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York 1987 - Battle between Iranian pilgrims and Saudi-Arabian troops, 402 killed 1991 - US Senate votes to allow women to fly combat aircraft 1992 - Thai Airways International Flight 311 crashes into a mountain north of Kathmandu, killing all 113 passengers and crew members on board the Airbus A310 2020 - Eurozone economic activity falls 11.9% for April-June with Spain the worst at -18.5%, its deepest in modern times More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1741 - Charles Albert of Bavaria invades Upper Austria and Bohemia. 1809 - First practical US railroad track is laid in Philadelphia. It is made of wood and designed for horse-drawn cars. 1852 - Hottest July in Netherlands since at least 1783 (68.4°F (20.2°C) avg) 1978 - Gunman shoots his way into Iraqi Embassy in Paris 1988 - Oakland DH Jose Canseco smacks 2 home runs off Scott Bankhead in A's 6-2 win over Seattle Mariners; becomes first MLB player to hit 30 HRs in first 3 years 1992 - Three world record swims on final night session at the Barcelona Olympics; Australian Kieren Perkins 1,500m (14:43.4); Tamás Darnyi of Hungary 200m backstroke (1:59.36); China's Yang Wenyi women's 50m freestyle (24.79) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1916 - Billy Hitchcock, American baseball infielder, manager, official (Detroit Tigers; president Double-A Southern League 1971–80), born in Inverness, Alabama (d. 2006) 1919 - Hemu Adhikari, Indian cricket batsman (21 Tests; HS 114 1st Test v WI 1948), born in Pune, Maharashtra (d. 2003) 1922 - Lucy Killea, American Californian politician who supported pro-choice, born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2017) 1944 - Sherry Lansing, American actress (China Syndrome, Black Rain), born in Chicago, Illinois 1967 - Tony Massenburg, American NBA forward who played for 12 different teams, born in Sussex, Virginia 1976 - Marty Booker, American NFL wide receiver (Pro Bowl 2002, Chicago Bears), born in Jonesboro, Louisiana More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1508 - Na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494) 1566 - Bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92 1940 - Whitey Krakow [or Krakower], American gangster and hitman (Murder Inc), murdered by "Bugsy" Siegel 1994 - G de Ru, chairman of Dutch Reformed Synode, dies 1998 - Barbara Giuranna, Italian pianist and composer, dies at 98 2003 - John Aston Sr., English soccer striker (17 caps; Manchester United 253 games), dies at 81 More Famous Deaths »

1601 - Spanish garrison of Rhine birch surrenders to Earl Mauritius 1878 - German anti-semitism begins during the Reichstag election 1902 - Anti-Jewish rioters attack funeral procession of Rabbi Joseph (NYC) 1928 - George Eastman shows first amateur color motion pictures to guests at his New York house including Thomas Edison 1932 - X Summer Olympic Games open in Los Angeles, California 1945 - After delivering the atomic bomb across the Pacific, cruiser USS Indianapolis is torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-58. 880 of the crew die, many after being attacked by sharks, inspiring the movie Jaws 1954 - 5th British Empire Games and Commonwealth Games open in Vancouver, Canada 1966 - Beatles' "Yesterday... and Today" album goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks 1983 - Official speed record for a piston-driven aircraft, 832 kph, California 1984 - Soap Opera "Santa Barbara" premieres on NBC TV More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1946 - 1st rocket attains 100 mi (167 km) altitude, White Sands, New Mexico 1955 - 42nd Tour de France: French cyclist Louison Bobet claims last of his 3 straight general classification victories 1971 - US Apollo 15 (Scott and Irwin) lands on Mare Imbrium on the Moon 1984 - Alvenus tanker at Cameron Louisiana, spills 2.8 million gallons of oil 1988 - Harry Drake shoots arrow record 1873m 2017 - Russian President Vladimir Putin announces American diplomats in Russia cut by 755 in response to American sanctions More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1875 - James W. Tate, English composer, born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England (d. 1922) 1931 - Joan Vohs, American model and actress (Fort Ti, Vice Squad, Sabrina), born in St Albans, New York (d. 2001) 1964 - Alek Keshishian, Lebanese-American film director (Madonna: Truth or Dare), born in Beirut, Lebanon 1970 - Joe Montford, American CFL linebacker (Hamilton Tiger Cats), born in Beaufort, North Carolina 1973 - Sonu Nigam, Indian playback singer, born in Haryana, India 1981 - Nicky Hayden, American motorcycle racer (MotoGP Champion 2006), born in Owensboro, Kentucky (d. 2017) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1889 - Charles Absolom, English cricketer (Test for England), dies in a port accident at 43 1957 - Sem Dresden, Dutch composer and conductor, dies at 76 1979 - Beppie Nooij, Dutch actress and director (Red Sien, Zeemansvrouwen), dies at 60 1995 - Harry Shorto, British philologist and linguist (A Dictionary of the Mon Inscriptions), dies at 75 2005 - (Eli) "Lucky" Thompson, American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist (Stan Kenton - Cuban Fire!; Milt Jackson; Miles Davis - Walkin'), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 81 2007 - Ingmar Bergman, Swedish stage and film director (Cries and Whispers), dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »

1629 - French colonist Samuel de Champlain surrenders Montreal to British privateers led by David Kirke after a blockade of the colony 1910 - JWEL Hilgers is 1st Dutchman to fly above Dutch territory 1923 - Albert Einstein speaks on pacifism in Berlin 1951 - 38th Tour de France won by Hugo Koblet of Switzerland 1968 - Cincinnati Red George Culver no hits Phillies, 6-1 1974 - Episcopal Church ordains female priests 1988 - South African government bans anti-apartheid film "Cry Freedom" 1994 - American minister and anti-abortionist Paul Jennings Hill murders Dr. John Britton and Britton's bodyguard, retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel James Barrett, outside of an abortion clinic in Pensacola, Florida 2013 - British Senior Open Men's Golf, Royal Birkdale: American Mark Wiebe wins in a playoff with Bernhard Langer of Germany 2021 - Australian swimmer Emma McKeon wins the blue riband 100m freestyle gold medal in OR 51.96 at the Tokyo Olympics; her 8th career Olympic medal More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1967 - The Doors' single "Light My Fire" hits #1 in the US 1969 - Mariner 6 begins transmitting far-encounter photos of Mars 1990 - LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Bethesda CC: Beth Daniel wins her only major title by 1 stroke from fellow American Rosie Jones 1990 - Boston Red Sox set major league record with 12 doubles in a game 1995 - Monica Seles beats Martina Navratilova in her return to tennis after she was stabbed in an on-court attack in 1993 2021 - Russian backstroke swimmer Evgeny Rylov wraps up the 100/200m double with OR 1:53.27 in the longer event at the Tokyo Olympic Games More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1907 - Melvin Belli, American lawyer known as "The King of Torts" and "Melvin Bellicose", born in Sonora, California (d. 1996) 1933 - Robert Fuller, American actor (Laramie, Wagon Train), born in Troy, New York 1943 - Roz Kelly, American actress (Owl and Pussycat, Happy Days), born in Mt Vernon, New York 1957 - Fumio Kishida, Japanese politician (Prime Minister of Japan 2021-), born in Tokyo, Japan 1969 - Alison Dunlap, American cyclist (UCI Mountain Bike Cross Country World C'ship gold 2001), born in Denver, Colorado 1970 - John Rennie, Zimbabwean cricketer (pace bowler 1993) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1886 - Adolf Muller Sr., Austrian composer of operettas, dies at 84 1958 - Charles O'Malley, American actor in silent westerns (Iron Horse), dies at 61 1982 - Vladimir Zworykin, Russian-American inventor who developed the cathode ray tube for television, dies at 94 1983 - Luis Buñuel, Spanish surrealist film director (Monk), dies of cirrhosis of liver at 83 2000 - Edgar Beck, English civil engineer (led firm Mowlem that reconstructed Downing St, built new London Bridge and NatWest Tower), dies at 89 2013 - Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian soccer striker (58 caps; El Nacional, Santos Laguna, América), dies from heart failure at 27 More Famous Deaths »

1586 - Sir Thomas Harriot introduces potatoes to Europe on return to England 1914 - Austria-Hungary decides against mediation and declares war on Serbia - first declaration of war of Word War I 1937 - Richard Moore scores 316 for Hampshire against Warwickshire 1944 - Adolf Hitler routes 4 division of South France to Normandy 1973 - France performs nuclear Test at Mururoa atoll, in the South Pacific 1977 - Roy Wilkins turns over NAACP leadership to Benjamin Hooks 1989 - Cards' Vince Coleman is caught stealing ends record streak at 50 1992 - Groundbreaking of Fla Marlins 7,500 seat spring training stadium 2013 - 39 people are killed after a bus veers off a bridge in Avellino Province, Italy 2018 - Carr Fire reaches Redding, California, with death toll at 5 having burnt 80,000 acres More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1828 - First theatrical performance of Mary Shelley's novel "Frankenstein" as "Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein" by Richard Brinsley Peake, starring Thomas Potter Cooke at Covent Garden 1957 - Rock and roll piano player-singer Jerry Lee Lewis makes his 1st TV appearance with a raucous rendition of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" on the "Steve Allen Show" 1978 - Price of gold tops $200-an-oz level for 1st time 1991 - Buffalo Bills beat Philadelphia Eagles, 17-13 in American Bowl in Wembley 1994 - Texas Rangers pitcher Kenny Rogers throws the only perfect game in franchise history, against the California Angels 2022 - Final episodes of TV soap "Neighbours", after 37 years, screens in Australia More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1165 - Ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic and philosopher (The Meccan Revelations), born in Murcia, Spain (d. 1240) 1925 - Bruce Matthews, Australian newspaper executive who worked for Rupert Murdoch, born in Sydney, New South Wales (d. 1996) 1937 - Francis Veber, French film director and screenwriter, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France 1947 - Barbara Ferrell, American runnerr (Olympic gold 1968), born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi 1949 - Vida Blue, American baseball pitcher (6 x MLB All-Star; Cy Young Award and AL MVP 1971; World Series 1972, 73, 74 Oakland A's; SF Giants, KC Royals), born in Mansfield, Louisiana (d. 2023) 1995 - Anna Lapwood, British classical organist, music director (Pembroke College, Cambridge), and radio presenter (BBC), born in England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1101 - Su Tung-p'o, Chinese poet, essayist, painter and calligrapher, dies at 64 1128 - William Clito, Count of Flanders (1127-28), dies at 25 1230 - Duke Leopold VI of Austria (b. 1176) 1983 - Alec Marks, Australian cricketer (good NSW batsman 1928-37), dies at 72 2009 - Peter Richard Tahourdin, English-Australian composer, dies at 80 2021 - Ron Popeil, American inventor and TV personality who popularized the phrase "But wait, there's more!", dies at 86 More Famous Deaths »

1918 - Socony 200, 1st concrete barge in US, launched to carry oil, NY 1927 - Mel Ott, 18, hits his 1st league home run (inside the park) 1947 - New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra starts a record 148 game errorless streak 1992 - Dimitri Lepikov, Vladimir Pychenko, Veniamin Taianovitch and Evgueni Sadovyi swim world record 4x200m freestyle (7:11.95) 1997 - Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria; about 50 people killed. 1997 - British Senior Open Men's Golf, Royal Portrush GC: Gary Player of South Africa wins with birdie on 2nd playoff hole against countryman John Bland 2003 - A group of 321 Filipino armed soldiers called "Magdalo" take over Oakwood Premier Ayala Center in Makati City to show Filipino people the alleged corruption of the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo administration 2005 - NASA postpones all Shuttle flights, pending an investigation into the foam-shedding problem on Discovery's external tanks 2014 - Obama reaffirms Israel's "right to defend itself", but condemns civilian casualties in Gaza 2022 - 170-carat pink diamond the "Lulo Rose," thought to be largest discovered in 300 years, announced found in Angola More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1918 - Socony 200, 1st concrete barge in US, launched to carry oil, NY 1932 - Paul Gorgoulov, assassin of French president Doumer, sentenced to death 1976 - Japanese ex-premier Tanaka arrested (Lockheed Affair) 1983 - 104°F (40.3°C) in Garmersdorf (German record) 1997 - "Candide" closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 103 performances 2006 - The Federal Republic of Germany is deemed guilty in the loss of Bashkirian 2937 and DHL Flight 611, because it is illegal to outsource flight surveillance More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1612 - Murad IV, Sultan of Turkey (1623-40) who conquered Baghdad, born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (d. 1640) 1881 - Hans Fischer, German organic chemist (Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1930), born in Hoechst, Germany (d. 1945) 1906 - Herbert Jasper, Canadian physiologist and neurologist, born in La Grande, Oregon (d. 1999) 1906 - Leo Durocher, American Baseball HOF shortstop (MLB All Star 1936, 38, 40; World Series 1928, 34; NY Yankees, St.Louis Cardinals), manager (World Series 1954 NY Giants) and coach (World Series 1963 LA Dodgers), born in West Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1991) 1933 - Nick Reynolds, American folk singer, tenor guitarist, and bongo player (The Kingston Trio, 1957-67 - "Tom Dooley"; "M.T.A."), born in San Diego, California (d. 2008) 1968 - Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Italian actress (Postman), born in Messina, Italy More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1227 - Otto II van Lippe, bishop of Utrecht (1216-27), dies 1924 - Ferruccio Busoni, Italian piano prodigy, composer (Fantasia Contrappuntistica; Arlecchino), conductor, and pedagogue, dies of heart failure at 58 1961 - Theodore Chanler, American composer, dies at 59 1998 - William McChesney Martin, American Chairman of Federal Reserve Bank (1951-70), dies at 91 2000 - Val Dufour, American actor (Eugenie Grandet, Another World), dies at 73 2003 - Bob Hope [Leslie Townes Hope], English-born American actor, comedian and entertainer, dies at 100 More Famous Deaths »

1656 - Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn declares he is insolvent after living beyond his means and spending too much on artwork and rare items. Leads to the most experimental and exuberantly creative period of his career. 1805 - Naples/Calabria struck by Earthquake; about 26,000 die 1896 - Vitascope Hall, 1st permanent for-profit movie theatre, opens in New Orleans 1958 - Army launches 4th US successful satellite, Explorer IV 1962 - Milwaukee Brave Warren Spahn sets HR record of 31 by a pitcher 1963 - US Syncom 2, 1st geosynchronous communications satellite, launched 1965 - Republic of Maldives gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1983 - Light flashes seen on Jupiter moon Io 2017 - 3 live king cobras reported found inside potato chip cans by customs officials in Los Angeles 2023 - Actor Kevin Spacey is cleared of sex assault charges at a court in London More Historical Events »