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1712 - Great Britain, Portugal and France sign ceasefire [or 19th] 1912 - International Amateur Athletic Federation forms in Stockholm, Sweden (now known as World Athletics) 1925 - Tris Speaker, is 5th to get 3,000 hits 1944 - WWII: Port Chicago Disaster - explosion during munition loading kills 322 and, injures nearly 400, destroys three ships and a pier at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Port Chicago, California; conditions inspire the Port Chicago Mutiny later that summer 1954 - Theodor Heuss re-elected president of West Germany 1958 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands 1970 - 30,000 attend Randall's Island Rock Festival, NYC 1974 - Bob Gibson becomes second pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters (Cesar Geronimo) 1997 - STS 94 (Columbia 23) lands 2016 - 17 works by Swiss architect Le Corbusier included in UNESCO World Heritage sites list as "an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement" More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1948 - Israeli army captures Nazareth 1956 - MGM releases film "High Society", a musical re-working of "The Philadelphia Story" set in Newport, Rhode Island; starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Frank Sinatra, with songs by Cole Porter 1964 - Don Campbell sets a record for a turbine vehicle at 690.91 kph (429.31 mph) 1987 - Iran and France break diplomatic relations 1988 - Florence Griffith Joyner of the USA sets 100 m woman's record (10.49) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1878 - Henri Zagwijn, Dutch composer and musicologist, born in Nieuwer-Amstel, Netherlands (d. 1954) 1883 - Mauritz Stiller [Moshe Stiller], Swedish actor and director (The Saga of Gösta Berling, Erotikon), born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 1928) 1941 - Morimichi Takagi, Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman (NPB All-Star 1966–67, 73, 79; Chunichi Dragons), born in Gifu, Japan (d. 2020) 1947 - Abraham Laboriel, Sr, Mexican-American session and jazz bassist, born in Mexico City 1949 - Charlie Steiner, American sports broadcaster, born in Malverne, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1709 - Robert Bolling, English settler in Virginia and politician, dies at 62 1928 - Giovanni Giolitti, 5x Prime Minister of Italy (1892-93, 1903-05, 1906-09, 1911-14, 1920-21), dies at 85 1943 - Sir Patrick Duncan, Governor-general of the Union of South Africa (1937 to 1943), dies at 72 1995 - Carlos Sánchez Málaga, Peruvian composer, dies at 91 2020 - Derek Ho, American surfer (World C'ship 1993; Hawaiian Triple Crown 1984, 86, 88, 90), dies from a heart attack at 55 More Famous Deaths »

1857 - Sir Henry Havelock arrives at Battle of Cawnpore 1888 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: 3-time runner-up Ernest Renshaw wins his lone major title; beats defending champion Herbert Lawford 6-3, 7-5, 6-0 1902 - John McGraw officially becomes manager of MLB New York Giants; 30 year tenure begins (1902-32) 1950 - FIFA World Cup Final, Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Alcides Ghiggia scores a 79th minute winner as Uruguay beats Brazil, 2-1 1956 - Detroit Tigers and Briggs Stadium sold for then record $5.5 million 1961 - Ralph Boston of US, sets then long jump record at 27' 2" 1970 - Cincinnati Reds spoil Pirates debut in Pittsburgh's new Three Rivers Stadium, 3-2 1988 - San Antonio (Texas League) beats Jackson 1-0 in 26 innings 1990 - The ANC send a report on police violence to President F. W. de Klerk and demand an end to "the shocking inhumanity" of police action in rural areas of South Africa 1993 - President Lissouba calls emergency rule in Congo-Brazzaville More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1790 - Congress declares the city of Washington in the District of Columbia, the permanent capital of the United States 1924 - NY Giants George Kelly is 1st to hit HRs in 6 cons games 1942 - French police arrest 13,152 Jews in Paris 1995 - Red Buttons' one-man show "Buttons on Broadway" closes at Ambassador Theater, NYC, after 33 performances 2017 - Kawhi Leonard re-signs with the San Antonio Spurs to a five-year, $90 million contract More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1925 - Cal Tjader, American Latin jazz vibraphonist, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1982) 1948 - Rubén Blades, Panamanian singer and actor, born in Panama City, Panama 1949 - Ray Majors, British rock guitarist (Mott the Hoople, 1975-76; British Lions, 1977-78), born in the UK (d. 2022) 1966 - Mike Horn, South African explorer, 1st to reach North Pole without dog or motorized transport, born in Johannesburg, South Africa 1980 - Adam Scott, Australian golfer (US Masters 2013), born in Adelaide, South Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1736 - Thomas Yalden, poet/fable writer, dies 1879 - Edward Deas Thomson, British-Australian politician, chancellor of the University of Sydney, and member of the Legislative Council of NSW, dies at 79 1979 - James F Mcintyre, archbishop of Los Angeles, dies at 93 1991 - Dwight Weist, Radio actor and film narrator (Radio Days), dies at 81 2019 - John Paul Stevens, American lawyer and 103rd Supreme Court Justice (1975-2010), dies from complications of a stroke at 99 More Famous Deaths »

1240 - A Novgorodian army led by Alexander Nevsky defeats the Swedes in the Battle of the Neva 1901 - NY Giant Christy Mathewson no-hits St Louis, 5-0 1939 - Clara Adams is the first woman to complete a commercial round-the-world flight from New York, lasting 16 days and 19 hours 1944 - Greenwich Royal Observatory in London damaged by WW II flying bomb 1954 - 110°F (43°C) at Balcony Falls, Virginia (state record) 1957 - Dutch Super Constellation crashes near New Guinea, 56 die 1969 - Cincinnati Red Lee May hits 4 HRs in a doubleheader 1972 - British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Lee Trevino claims his second straight Claret Jug; first to successfully defend his title since Arnold Palmer in 1962; wins by 1 stroke from Jack Nicklaus 1983 - Film version of "The Pirates of Penzance", starring Kevin Kline, Linda Ronstadt, and Angela Lansbury premieres in US 2014 - 85th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 5-3 at Target Field, Minnesota More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1815 - Napoleon surrenders to Captain Frederick Maitland of HMS Bellerophon at Rochefort after his earlier defeat at the Battle of Waterloo 1946 - British North Borneo Company transfers its rights to modern day Sabah to the British Crown 1954 - 110°F (43°C) at Balcony Falls, Virginia (state record) 1968 - NJ Americans moved to Comack and become NY Nets (ABA) 1982 - Senate confirms George P. Shultz as US 60th Secretary of State by vote of 97-0 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1914 - Akhtar Hameed Khan, Pakistani pioneer of Microcredit in developing countries, born in Agra, British India (d. 1999) 1924 - Jeremiah Denton, American politician (Senator-R-Alabama, 1981-86), born in Mobile, Alabama (d. 2014) 1949 - WiIlliam Faure, South African film producer (Shaka Zulu), born in South Africa (d. 1994) 1956 - Kathy Kreiner, Canadian alpine skier (Olympic gold giant slalom 1976), born in Timmins, Ontario 1961 - Forest Whitaker, American actor and director ("The Last King of Scotland"; "Platoon"), born in Longview, Texas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1871 - Tad Lincoln, youngest son of US President Abraham Lincoln, dies at 18 1919 - [Hermann] Emil Fischer, German chemist, discovered Fischer esterification (Nobel Prize 1902), commits suicide at 66 1931 - Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Russian mathematician (Poisson distribution) and economist, dies at 62 1939 - Percy Scott Worthington, architect, dies 1961 - John E. Brownlee, Canadian politician (b. 1884) More Famous Deaths »

1911 - 46" of rain begins to fall in Baguio, Philippines 1941 - Cease fire of Joan of Arc (ends combat in Lebanon and Syria) 1946 - Cleveland's Lou Boudreau hits 4 doubles and HR, but Red Sox win 11-10 on Ted Williams 3 HR with 8 RBIs 1960 - Fire rages through a Guatemala City insane asylum killing 225 and severely injuring 300 1965 - Israeli Jordanian border fights 1969 - A 67-year-old Catholic civilian dies after being attacked by RUC officers in Dungiven; many consider this the first death of 'the Troubles' 1986 - 10 killed and 60 injured at ETA-bomb attack in Madrid 2019 - Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, Firestone CC: Retief Goosen of South Africa birdies final 2 holes to secure his first Champions Tour win by 2 strokes from Jay Haas and Tim Petrovic 2019 - First Ebola case on Goma, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, city of 1 million, as toll of outbreak reaches 1600 victims 2024 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: At just 21, Carlos Alcaraz wins his fourth major title beating 7-time champion Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1966 - 53rd Tour de France won by Lucien Aimar of France 1985 - Last USFL game-Baltimore Stars defeats Oakland Invaders, 28-24 1990 - Sara Martin, of Illinois, crowned America's Junior Miss 1996 - NY Yankees sweep complete season series in Baltimore for first time 2013 - US Senior Open Men's Golf, Omaha CC: Kenny Perry wins by 5 strokes ahead of runner-up Fred Funk More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1921 - Geoffrey Wilkinson, English chemist (1973 Nobel Prize - organometallic compounds), born in Todmorden, England (d. 1996) 1928 - Nancy Olson, American actress (Sunset Boulevard; The Absent-Minded Professor; Pollyanna), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1952 - Jerry Houser, American actor (Slapshot, Summer of '42, Class of '44), born in Los Angeles, California 1959 - Susana Martinez, American politician (Governor of New Mexico) 1st female Hispanic US governor, born in El Paso, Texas 1966 - Matthew Fox, American actor (Party of 5, Lost), born in Abington, Pennsylvania More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1614 - Camillus de Lellis, Italian Roman Catholic saint (founder of the Ministers of the Sick), dies at 64 1744 - Immanuel J. Pyra, German poet (Temple of True Poetry), dies at 28 1789 - Jacques de Flesselles, French provost, shot and killed in the early days of the French Revolution at 58 1816 - Francisco de Miranda, Venezuela freedom fighter, dies at 66 1984 - Ernest Tidyman, American author and screenwriter (Shaft; The French Connection), dies at 56 More Famous Deaths »

1868 - Oscar J Dunn, former slave, installed as Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana 1878 - Congress of Berlin ends, redrawing the terms of Treaty of San Stefano to give Russia less influence in old Ottoman Empire 1911 - Great Britain and Japan renew their alliance of 1902 for another four years; the reason Japan joins WWI on the Allies side 1969 - Russia launches unmanned Luna 15 to Moon 1985 - New York Yankees retire Roger Maris (9) and Elston Howard (32) uniform numbers 1993 - 64th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 9-3 at Camden Yards, Baltimore; MVP: Kirby Puckett (Minnesota Twins) 1996 - Cigar wins a record 16th consecutive race, tying Citation's record from 1940 1999 - 70th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 4-1 at Fenway Park, Boston 2005 - TV police procedural "The Closer" debuts on TNT starring Kyra Sedgwick 2014 - British Open Women's Golf, Royal Birkdale GC: American Mo Martin wins her first major title, 1 shot ahead of runners-up Shanshan Feng and Suzann Pettersen More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1911 - Great Britain and Japan renew their alliance of 1902 for another four years; the reason Japan joins WWI on the Allies side 1967 - Race riots break out in Newark, New Jersey; 27 die 2012 - Financially troubled Scottish football club, Rangers, is voted into the third division 2018 - Outline of 5,000-year-old henge is discovered at Newgrange, Ireland, through drought and drone footage 2022 - Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to the Maldives just before leaving office amid nationwide protests and economic unrest More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1895 - Sidney Blackmer, American actor (played Ted Roosevelt in 7 movies, Rosemary's Baby), born in Salisbury, North Carolina (d. 1973) 1913 - Dave Garroway, American TV host (Today Show, 1951-61), born in Schnectady, New York (d. 1982) 1924 - Carlo Bergonzi, Italian operatic tenor, born in Vidalenzo, Italy (d. 2014) 1941 - Lut Tomsin, Belgian actress and director (Knock on the Door), born in Tongeren, Belgium 1974 - Jarno Trulli, Italian auto racer (Monaco F1 GP 2004; German Formula 3 Series 1996), born in Pescara, Italy More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1762 - James Bradley, English astronomer, 3rd Royal, discovered Earth's nutation motion, dies at 69 1965 - Photis Kontoglou, Greek writer, painter and iconographer, dies at 69 1997 - Alexandra Danilova, Russian-American ballerina (The Turning Point), dies at 92 2012 - Richard Darryl Zanuck, American Academy Award-winning film producer, dies from a heart attack at 77 2020 - Chuck Hulse, American auto racer (USAC Champ Car Series, 26 x top 10 finishes), dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

1191 - Third Crusade: City of Acre surrenders to English King Richard I the Lionheart and the Crusaders after a siege of nearly two years 1785 - First manned flight in Netherlands: Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard lifts off in his gas balloon from Noordeinde Palace in The Hague 1790 - French Revolution: The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is adopted, putting the Catholic Church in France under the control of the state 1943 - 8th day of Battle of Kursk, USSR: Operation Kutuzov (Soviet counter-offensive begins 1948 - First jets to fly across Atlantic (six RAF de Havilland Vampires) 1949 - Baseball owners agree to erect warning paths before each fence 1971 - Juan Corona, indicted for 25 murders 1975 - England cricket wicketkeeper Bob Taylor catches 7 in an innings for Derbyshire v Yorkshire at Queen's Park, Chesterfield 2011 - 82nd MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 5-1 at Chase Field, Phoenix 2013 - 8 people are killed after a commuter train derails in Paris More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1927 - Yankees slugger Babe Ruth, half way to his MLB record of 60 home runs, smacks #30 off Joe Shautes in 9th inning in New York's 7-0 win over Cleveland Indians at Dunn Field in Cleveland 1943 - National Committee Freies Deutschland forms 1951 - NY Yankees pitcher Allie Reynolds throws no-hitter in Cleveland against the Indians, his former team, in a 1-0 win 1975 - Sao Tomé e Príncipe gains independence from Portugal (National Day) 1996 - Start of 1st "Super 8's" tournament in Kuala Lumpur More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1852 - Hipólito Yrigoyen, President of Argentina (1916-22, 1928-30), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1933) 1870 - Louis II [Louis Honoré Charles Antoine Grimaldi], Prince of Monaco, born in Baden-Baden, Germany (d. 1949) 1912 - Will Bradley [Wilbur Schwichtenberg], American session, jazz, and boogie-woogie trombonist and bandleader ("Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar"), born in Newton, New Jersey (d. 1989) 1935 - Hans Tilkowski, German soccer goalkeeper (39 caps, West Germany; Westfalia Herne, Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt), born in Husen, Germany (d. 2020) 1946 - Sian Barbara Allen, American actress (Scream Pretty Peggy), born in Reading, Pennsylvania (d. 2025) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1934 - Ole Evinrude, Norwegian-American industrialist and inventor (outboard marine engine), dies at 57 1990 - Richard R Briggs, dies after short illness at 71 1995 - Ernie Furtado, American jazz double-bassist, dies at 72 1996 - John Boon, English publisher (MiIls and Boon), dies at 79 2004 - Betty Oliphant, co-founder of National Ballet of Canada (b. 1918) More Famous Deaths »

1922 - The Hollywood Bowl opens in Los Angeles 1969 - Rolling Stones release "Honky Tonk Woman" 1984 - US Government mandates that all cars must be equipped with airbags or seatbelts by 1989 1987 - Heart's "Alone" single goes to #1 for three weeks 2004 - Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Englishman Mark James wins his lone career major title by one stroke from José Maria Cañizares of Spain 2010 - FIFA World Cup Final, Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa: Andrés Iniesta scores an extra-time winner as Spain beats the Netherlands, 1-0 for first World Cup title 2012 - Twentieth ESPY Awards: LeBron James and Brittney Griner win 2013 - "Orange Is the New Black" premieres on Netflix, starring Taylor Schilling, as the first series to be nominated for comedy and drama Emmy awards 2015 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Serena Williams becomes oldest winner in Open era (33) beating Garbiñe Muguruza 6-4, 6-4 2023 - Heavy rains in northern India result in 20 deaths, with Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand states experiencing landslides and flash floods, closing over 700 roads More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1616 - Samuel de Champlain returns to Quebec 1859 - Big Ben's second and current bell first chimes inside the Clock Tower 1864 - Confederate forces led by General Jubal Early begin invasion of Washington, D.C. with the Battle of Fort Stevens 1915 - German cruiser Königsberg sinks off Dar-es-Salam 1995 - Shaggy releases his third studio album "Bombastic" (Grammy Award Best Reggae Album) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1826 - Alexander Afanasyev, Russian ethnographer and folklorist, born in Boguchar, Voronezh Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1871) 1909 - Greta Schoon, German poet, and kindergarten teacher, born in Spetzerfehn, Germany (d. 1991) 1924 - Claus Bremer, German dramatist, born in Hamburg (d. 1996) 1929 - David Kelly, Irish actor (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - "Grandpa Joe";, Fawlty Towers), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2012) 1990 - Caroline Wozniacki, Danish tennis player (Australian Open 2018), born in Odense, Denmark More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1302 - Robert II, Count of Artois and French soldier, dies in the Battle of the Golden Spurs at 51 1593 - Giuseppe Arcimboldo, 1st surrealist painter, dies (birth date unkn) 1874 - Xavier de Mérode, Belgium minister to the Pope in Rome, dies at 54 1998 - Lilí Álvarez, Spanish tennis player (Wimbledon runner-up 1926-28), dies at 93 2022 - Víctor Benítez, Peruvian soccer centre-back / defensive midfielder (11 caps; AC Milan, Roma, Inter Milan, Boca Juniors), dies at 86 More Famous Deaths »

1553 - Lady Jane Grey, daughter of the Duke of Suffolk, is proclaimed Queen of England, succeeding Edward VI, who declares his half-sisters illegitimate, and reigns for 9 days 1863 - Battle of Jackson, Mississippi - captured by Federals [->Jul 16] 1884 - First day of Test Cricket at Old Trafford, Manchester (1st Test, England v Australia) is washed out 1922 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Australian Gerald Patterson wins his second Wimbledon title; beats Randolph Lycett 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 1943 - US, British, and Canadian forces invade Sicily in WWII (Operation Husky) 1956 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Atoll 1964 - British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: Tony Lema wins his only major title, five strokes clear of runner-up and fellow American Jack Nicklaus 1964 - Jesús Alou is the first San Francisco Giant in 40 years to get six hits in a game in a 10-3 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field 1965 - Beatles' "VI" album goes to number 1 and stays at number 1 for 6 weeks 1971 - 100th British Open Men's Golf, Royal Birkdale: Lee Trevino wins the first of his consecutive Open Championships, a stroke ahead of Lu Liang-Huan of Taiwan More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1924 - Denmark takes Greenland as Norway ends claim 1938 - "Yankee Clipper" completes first passenger flight over Atlantic 1965 - Beatles' "VI" album goes to number 1 and stays at number 1 for 6 weeks 2019 - Taylor Swift named the world's highest paid entertainer by Forbes earning $185 million in 2018 2023 - Torrential rains across New England and New York cause historic flooding, especially in Vermont's capital Montpellier, affecting two million people and causing one death More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1902 - Kurt Alder, German chemist (Nobel 1950), born in Königshütte, Upper Silesia (d. 1958) 1921 - Jean "Jeff" Donnell, American actress (Gidget Goes to Rome, Hoedown, 9 Girls), born in Windham, Maine (d. 1988) 1922 - Herb McKenley, Jamaican athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 400m relay 1952; 3 x silver 1948, 52), born in Pleasant Valley, Clarendon, Jamaica (d. 2007) 1931 - Nick Adams [Nicholas Aloysius Adamshock], American actor (Johnny Yuma-Rebel), born in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania (d. 1968) 1934 - Munir Malik, Pakistani cricket pace bowler (3 Tests, 9 wickets; Karachi, Punjab, Rawalpindi), born in Leiah, Pakistan (d. 2012) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1839 - Fernando Sor, Spanish classical guitarist, and composer (Twelve Studies), dies at 61 1940 - Donald Francis Tovey, British musicologist and composer, dies at 64 1985 - Fernando Pereira, military activist, murdered 2003 - Hartley Shawcross, British lawyer and politician, prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials, dies at 101 2023 - Marga Minco [Sara Menco], Dutch journalist and writer (Bitter Herb), dies at 103 More Famous Deaths »

1815 - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord takes office as the first Prime Minister of France 1914 - First US duplicate auction bridge championship held in Lake Placid, NY 1917 - British battleship HMS Vanguard explodes at Scapa Flow due to an internal explosion caused by faulty cordite, killing 804 crew members 1933 - Philadelphia-based NFL team Frankford Yellow Jackets is sold and rebranded as Philadelphia Eagles 1953 - Phillies Robin Roberts ends streak of 28 consecutive complete games 1957 - Discovery of element 102 (Nobelium) announced by an international team at Nobel Institute of Physics in Stockholm, named after Alfred Nobel 1966 - British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Jack Nicklaus beats Doug Sanders and Dave Thomas by 1 stroke to become only 4th in history to win all 4 majors 1970 - In Atlanta, Chief-No-ka-homa is joined by cousin Chief Round-the-Horn 1979 - Dr Walter Massey named director of Argonne National Laboratory 1989 - Wimbledon men's tennis: Boris Becker of Germany beats Sweden's Stefan Edberg 6-0, 7-6, 6-4 for his third and last Wimbledon title More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1800 - Mt Vernon Gardens becomes site of first summer theater in US 1900 - The Commonwealth of Australia is established by the British House of Commons 1914 - Boston Red Sox purchase future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth's contract from minor league Baltimore Orioles 1994 - Russian spacecraft Soyuz TM-18 lands after successful trip to Mir spacestation 2024 - Ariane 6, the European Space Agency's new heavy-lift rocket, blasts off from French Guiana More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1879 - Carlos Chagas, Brazilian sanitary physician, born in Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Empire of Brazil (d. 1934) 1901 - Jester Hairston, American actor (That's My Mama, Amen), born in Belews Creek, North Carolina (d. 2000) 1929 - (Barton) Lee Hazlewood, American pop-country songwriter, singer, and producer ("Summer Wine"; Nancy Sinatra -"These Boots Are Made For Walkin'"; Frank and Nancy - "Something Stupid"), born in Mannford, Oklahoma (d. 2007) 1941 - Takehide Nakatani, Japanese lightweight judoka (Olympic gold 1964), born in Hiroshima, Japan 1945 - Dean Koontz, American sci-fi author (Star Quest, Beastchild), born in Everett, Pennsylvania More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1893 - George Christopher Cato, Natal pioneer and first mayor of Durban South Africa, dies at 79 1909 - Kasimir Felix Badeni, Premier of Polish/Austria (1895-97), dies at 62 1951 - Egbert Van Alstyne, American popular music songwriter and ragtime pianist ("In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree"; "For Your Boy and My Boy"), dies after a stroke at 73 1972 - Robert Weede [Wiedefeld], American operatic and musical theater baritone (Metropolitan Opera, 1937-48; The Most Happy Fella), dies at 69 2005 - Rafiq Zakaria, Indian politician and Islamic religious cleric, dies at 86 More Famous Deaths »

1778 - George Washington headquarters at West Point for his Continental Army 1874 - The Mounties (North West Mounted Police) begin their March West from Fort Dufferin 1935 - 3rd MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 4-1 at Municipal Stadium, Cleveland 1956 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enewetak Atoll 1989 - Carlos Saul Menum becomes President of Argentina 1991 - Pitts Pirate President Carl Barger becomes 1st President of Florida Marlins 1999 - Allen Lee Davis is executed by electrocution by the state of Florida, the last use of the electric chair for capital punishment in Florida 2007 - US Senior Open Men's Golf, Whistling Straits: Brad Bryant wins by 3 strokes from Ben Crenshaw 2014 - FIFA World Cup: Germany defeat Brazil by a record 7-1 in the semi-finals to make it to the final; Miroslav Klose of Germany breaks the World Cup goal scoring record with 16 goals 2022 - Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe assassinated while giving a speech in Nara, Japan More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1099 - First Crusade: 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders look on 1663 - King Charles II of England approves the Rhode Island Royal Charter giving royal recognition to the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and freedoms to its colonists, among them Roger Williams 1950 - 33.4 cm rainfall at York, Nebraska (state record) 2014 - Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu instructs his defence forces to "take their gloves off" against Hamas and to take any means necessary to "restore peace" to Israeli citizens 2021 - US President Joe Biden says US troops will withdraw from Afghanistan by August 31, despite increased Taliban gains across the country More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1819 - Alexander Hays, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Franklin, Pennsylvania (d. 1864) 1838 - Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general and inventor (rigid dirigibles) who founded the Zeppelin airship company, born in Konstanz, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany (d. 1917) 1859 - Hank O'Day, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher/umpire/manager (umpire 10 World Series), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1935) 1898 - Alec Waugh, English novelist (Island in the Sun); brother of Evelyn, born in London, England (d. 1981) 1951 - Greg T. Walker, American rock bassist (Blackfoot), born in Florida [some sources give birthday as Sept. 12] More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1496 - Benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies 1930 - Joseph Ward, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (1906-12), dies at 74 1973 - Harry F. V. Edward, British 100m/200m runner (Olympic bronze 1920), dies at 75 1986 - Hyman G. Rickover, US Admiral (father of modern nuclear navy, at 63 years the longest serving US naval officer), dies at 86 1999 - Pete Conrad, American US Navy pilot and NASA astronaut (Gemini 5, Gemini 11, Apollo 12, Skylab 2), dies injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident at 59 More Famous Deaths »

1754 - Kings College in NYC opens (renamed Columbia College) 1802 - First comic book "The Wasp" is published in Hudson, New York, criticizing Republican politicians 1892 - Katipunan: the Revolutionary Philippine Brotherhood is established leading to the fall of the Spanish Empire in Asia 1912 - American athlete Jim Thorpe wins 4 of 5 events to win the Pentathlon gold medal at the Stockholm Olympics, medal stripped 1913 (played pro baseball), reinstated 1982 1916 - The New Zealand Labour party is formed 1943 - Liberator bombers sinks U-517 1943 - -10] Japanese premier Hideki Tojo visits Java 1997 - Tower, Minnesota temperature dips to 24°F 2021 - Stanley Cup Final, Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL: Defending champions Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens, 1-0 in Game 5; retain title, 4-1 2024 - For the first time more than 3 million passengers were recorded passing through US airport security in one day, amid an increase in air travel in the US More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1534 - European colonization of the Americas: first known exchange between Europeans and natives of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in New Brunswick 1814 - Walter Scott's novel "Waverley" published 1967 - EMI/Parlophone releases The Beatles single "All You Need Is Love" in the UK; it had been introduced to a global audience as part of the BBC's "Our World" television broadcast 12 days earlier 1980 - The Safra massacre in Lebanon 2002 - A scandal breaks out in the United Kingdom when news reports accuse MI6 of sheltering Abu Qatada, supposed European Al Qaeda leader More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1928 - Ali Sadikin, Indonesian politician and governor of Jakarta (1966-77), born in Sumedang, West Java, Dutch East Indies (d. 2008) 1944 - Tony Jacklin, English golfer (British Open 1969, US Open 1970), born in Scunthorpe, England 1947 - Rob Townsend, British drummer (Family; The Blues Band), born near Frog Island, Leicester, England 1972 - Manfred Stohl, Austrian rally driver, born in Vienna, Austria 1978 - Leonardo Morales, Venezuelan soccer goalkeeper (26 caps; Carabobo, Zulia), born in El Tigre, Venezuela More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1925 - Clarence Hudson White, American photographer, dies at 54 1975 - Ruffian, American thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1972) 1982 - Bep Bakhuys, Dutch soccer striker (23 caps, 28 goals; Metz), dies at 73 2017 - Egil Monn-Iversen, Norwegian pianist, composer, and conductor (Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, 1981-96), dies at 89 2021 - Dilip Kumar [Muhammad Yusuf Khan], Indian Bollywood actor known as the "Tragedy King" and one of the greatest actors in Indian cinema (Jwar Bhata), dies at 98 More Famous Deaths »

1641 - Battle at La Marfée Sedan: Earl Soisson beats French government army 1928 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: In an all-French final René Lacoste beats defending champion Henri Cochet 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 1942 - Anne Frank's family goes into hiding in After House, Amsterdam 1949 - Cincinnati Reds catcher Walker Cooper goes 6 for 7, (3 HRs, 3 singles, 5 runs scored, 10 RBI) in 23-4 win v Chicago Cubs 1975 - Dmitri Shostakovich completes Sonate for alto, opus 147 1980 - France performs nuclear test 1983 - Supreme Court rules retirement plans can't pay women less 1997 - Musical revue "Dream: The Johnny Mercer Musical", closes at Royale Theatre, NYC, after 109 performances 1998 - England cricket spin bowler Robert Croft saves England from defeat with a famous unbeaten 37 in 190 minutes on day 5 of 2nd Test v South Africa at Old Trafford, Manchester 2017 - France announces it will ban petrol and diesel cars by 2040 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1491 - Opening ceremony of Kyoto's Daitokuji Shinju at the sub-temple 1957 - Harry S. Truman Library forms in Independence, Missouri 1959 - Saar becomes part of German Federal Republic 1971 - Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda sworn in as President for Life of Malawi 1989 - US marshals and FCC seize pirate radio station WHOT in Brooklyn More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1817 - Albert von Kölliker, Swiss anatomist and histologist (one of the first to interpret tissue structure in terms of cellular elements), born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1905) 1856 - Edward Anseele, Belgian socialist politician, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1938) 1884 - Willem Dudok, Dutch architect (town hall Hilversum/Beehive Rotterdam), born in Amsterdam (d. 1974) 1912 - Heinrich Harrer, Austrian mountaineer and author (Seven Years in Tibet), born in Hüttenberg, Austria-Hungary (d. 2006) 1940 - Nursultan Nazarbayev, 1st President of Kazakhstan (1990-2019), born in Chemolgan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1249 - Alexander II, King of Scots (1215-49), dies at 50 1415 - Jan Hus, Bohemian religious reformer burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany (b. 1369) 1879 - Henry Smart, English organist and composer, dies at 65 1952 - Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian politician, Premier of Quebec (1920-36), dies at 85 1994 - Cameron Mitchell, American actor (The High Chaparral), dies of lung cancer at 75 More Famous Deaths »

1814 - Americans defeat British and Canadians at Chippewa, Ontario 1900 - Compulsory education law passes Dutch 1st Chamber 1922 - Women 1st vote in Dutch elections, Christian parties win 1922 - Uprising of social righteousness in Rio de Janeiro 1924 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: In the first all-French final Jean Borotra beats René Lacoste 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 1934 - "Bloody Thursday" - Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco 1937 - Republican offensive by Brunete in Spain 1968 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Rod Laver beats Tony Roche 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to earn first ever prize money (£2,000) offered at Wimbledon 1993 - Kurd guerrillas murder 32 villager in East Turkey 2009 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roger Federer beats Andy Roddick of the US 5-7, 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 16-14 for a record 15th Grand Slam singles title More Historical Events »