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1845 - 1st postmasters' provisional stamps issued, NYC 1876 - British battleship HMS Thunderer boiler explodes during full-power sea trial near Portsmouth, England; 45 sailors killed and 40 injured 1916 - St Louis Brown Ernie Koob pitches all 17 innings for 14 hits in a 0-0 tie vs Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park 1946 - Dr Benjamin Spock's "Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" published 1950 - RE Wayne awarded 1st Distinguished Flying Cross in Korea 1956 - Boston Red Sox pitcher Mel Parnell no-hits Chicago White Sox, 4-0 at Fenway Park, Boston 1967 - Houston Astro Eddie Matthews hits his 500th HR, off SF Giant Juan Marichal 1969 - "Easy Rider", directed by Dennis Hopper, starring himself, Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson, is released 1993 - Aeroflot starts non-stop flights between Moscow and NY 1997 - Bomb in Algiers kills 21 and wounds 40 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1798 - 1st direct US federal tax on states enacted to finance military build-up; dwellings, land, and slaves are subject to tariff 1911 - 46" of rain begins to fall in Baguio, Philippines 1955 - Two killed and many dazed by lightning strikes at Ascot racecourse in England 1958 - Pope Pius XII publishes his 39th and last encyclical Meminisse juvat 1986 - US Open Women's Golf, NCR CC: Jane Geddes wins by 2 strokes in an 18-hole Monday playoff with South African born Sally Little 1993 - Aeroflot starts non-stop flights between Moscow and NY More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1893 - John G. Strijdom, South African politician and nationalist, Prime Minister of South-Africa (1954-58), born in Willowmore, Cape Colony (d. 1958) 1934 - Leo Koury, American murderer (FBI Most Wanted List), born in Pittburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1991) 1952 - Eric Laneuville, American actor (Larry-Room 222, St Elsewhere), born in New Orleans, Louisiana 1965 - Reina Olea, American female jockey, born in Compton, California 1966 - Ellen Reid, Canadian keyboard and accordion player (Crash Test Dummies - "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"), born in Selkirk, Manitoba 1966 - D. J. Johnson, American NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons), born in Louisville, Kentucky More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1780 - Charles Batteux, French philosopher, dies at 67 1958 - René Guillou, French organist and composer (L'Autre mère), dies at 55 1983 - Jack MacBryan, English cricket batsman (1 Test; Cambridge University CC, Somerset CCC) and field hockey player (Olympic gold GB and Ireland 1920), dies at 90 1989 - Herman D. Koppel, Danish pianist and composer, dies at 89 1990 - Dallas Alinder, American actor, dies at 58 2005 - Dorothy Bolden, American civil and women's rights activist, and founder of the National Domestic Worker's Union of America, dies at 81 More Famous Deaths »

1865 - P. T. Barnum's museum in New York burns down, giantess Anna Haining Swan just escapes 1923 - American explorer Roy Chapman Andrews discovers the first recognised dinosaur eggs, in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia 1936 - 112°F (44°C), Mio, Michigan (state record) 1973 - Bobby Murcer's 3 homers accounted for all RBIs, beating KC 5-0 1987 - Kylie Minogue releases her debut single "Locomotion" 1994 - Former NFL running back, broadcaster and actor O.J. Simpson (charged with murder) gives hair samples for testing 2011 - Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130 2017 - US President Donald Trump arrives in Paris for a 2-day visit with French President Emmanuel Macron 2018 - Large protests in London against US President Donald Trump featuring Trump-like baby blimp as President Trump meets Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle 2019 - After Atlantic League-MLB partnership rule changes, Southern Maryland Blue Crabs' outfielder Tony Thomas becomes first player in professional baseball history to steal first base in 7-2 win v Lancaster Barnstormers More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1854 - US forces shell and burn San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua 1896 - Philadelphia outfielder Ed Delahanty becomes second major leaguer to hit 4 HRs in a game as Phillies lose 9-8 to Chicago Colts at the West Side Grounds, Chicago 1911 - Great Britain and Japan renew their alliance of 1902 for another four years; the reason Japan joins WWI on the Allies side 1955 - Beaux Arts Trio (Menahem Pressler, piano; Daniel Guilet, violin; Bernard Greenhouse, cello) makes their debut at the Berkshire Music Festival (now Tanglewood Music Center), Lenox, Massachusetts, United States 1960 - US Democratic convention nominates JFK as presidential candidate 1984 - British guitarist Jeff Beck quits singer Rod Stewart's tour after 7 shows More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1826 - Stanislao Cannizzaro, Italian chemist (Reaction of Cannizzaro), born in Palermo, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (d. 1910) 1922 - Ken Mosdell, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2006) 1932 - Per Nørgård, Danish composer (Papalagi; Babette's Feast), born in Gentofte, Denmark 1948 - Ronald Machtley, American politician (Rep-R-Rhode Island), born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania 1954 - Ray "Candles" Bright, Australian cricket slow-left armer (1977-86) 1956 - Janet Yang, American film producer (The Joy Luck Club) and 1st Asian American President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, born in New York City More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1889 - Carli Zoeller, German composer, dies at 49 1936 - Izydor Lotto, composer, dies at 91 1997 - Alexandra Danilova, Russian-American ballerina (The Turning Point), dies at 92 1997 - Miguel Ángel Blanco, Spanish politician (b. 1968) 2013 - Laurie Ann Frink, American big band jazz trumpeter and educator, dies of cancer at 61 2015 - Gerhard Zwerenz, German writer and politician, dies at 90 More Famous Deaths »

1898 - Jean-Baptiste Marchand hoists French flag in Fashoda, Sudan 1949 - Dutch KLM Constellation crashes near Bombay, 45 die 1949 - 16th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 11-7 at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn 1960 - USSR's Sputnik 5 launched with 2 dogs 1960 - Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded. 1968 - Couve de Murville forms government in France 1973 - A fire destroys the entire 6th floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States 1994 - 65th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 7-8 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh 1996 - Start of 1st "Super 8's" tournament in Kuala Lumpur 2011 - 82nd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-1 at Chase Field, Phoenix More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1878 - Fever epidemic in New Orleans begin, it will kill 4,500 1898 - Jean-Baptiste Marchand hoists French flag in Fashoda, Sudan 1949 - LA Rams sign Norm Van Brocklin 1969 - As the 'marching season' reaches its height there is serious rioting in Derry, Belfast and Dungiven; many families in Belfast are forced to move from their homes 2006 - Hezbollah initiates Operation True Promise. 2017 - World's largest iceberg (later christened A68) breaks away from Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica, about 6,000 sq km in length More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1644 - Arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar and linguist (David's holy saint graduals), born in Zwolle, Netherlands (d. 1711) 1880 - Tod Browning, American film director (Dracula), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1962) 1928 - Kathy Staff [Minnie Higginbottom], British actress (Mary Reilly, Last of the Summer Wine, Open All Hours), born in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England (d. 2008) 1942 - Richard Stoltzman, American clarinetist (Tashi), born in Omaha, Nebraska 1949 - Rick Hendrick, American NASCAR team owner (Hendrick Motorsports; 7 x NASCAR Cup Series titles), born in Palmer Springs, Virginia 1966 - Allegra Curtis, model and daughter of Christine Kaufmann and Tony Curtis, born in London, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1897 - Félix Godefroid, Belgian harpist and composer, dies at 78 1918 - Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer, dies at 54 2007 - Robert Burås, Norwegian rock guitarist (Madrugada; My Midnight Creeps), dies at 31 2009 - Donald MacCormick, British broadcaster, dies at 70 2014 - Pat Costello Jr., American rower (Olympics, 1952, silver - 1956), dies at 85 2019 - Arno Marsh, American jazz saxophonist (Woody Herman), and bandleader, dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »

1302 - Battle of the Golden Spurs (Guldensporenslag in Dutch) near Kortrijk, Belgium: Flemish coalition defeat the French army of Philip IV 1346 - Charles IV of Luxembourg is elected Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1656 - The first Quakers to land in America (Boston), Englishwomen Ann Austin and Mary Fisher, are arrested and jailed by the Puritan colonial government. After 5 years imprisonment they are deported back to Barbados 1859 - Big Ben's second and current bell first chimes from inside the Clock Tower 1863 - Japanese battle cruiser shoots at Dutch warship Medusa, kills 4 1955 - Congress authorizes all US currency to say "In God We Trust" 1988 - Mike Tyson hires Donald Trump as an advisor 2000 - 71st All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 6-3 at Turner Field, Atlanta 2012 - Police academy suicide bombing kills 20 in Sana'a, Yemen 2019 - Last models of Volkswagen's Beetle car are produced in Pueblo, Mexico, ending production worldwide after 80 years More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1961 - Gene Kiniski beats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ 1969 - David Bowie releases the single "Space Oddity" 9 days before Apollo 11 lands on the moon 1990 - Oka Crisis: First Nations land dispute in Quebec, Canada begins between Mohawk people and town of Oka 1995 - All star MVP: Jeff Conine (Florida Marlins) 2001 - Iraq resumes oil exports, ending a 5-week halt in protest of a US and British-sponsored UN Security Council resolution 2018 - Oldest stone tools outside Africa discovered in Lantian country, western China, estimated 2.12 million years old made by hominins More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1778 - Juan Lovera, Venezuelan artist, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 1841) 1841 - Daniël de Lange, Dutch composer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1918) 1931 - Hans Klein, German politician (Vice President Bundestag 1990-96), born in Šumperk, Czechoslovakia (d. 1996) 1931 - Tullio Regge, Italian physicist (Regge theory), born in Borgo d'Ale, Italy (d. 2014) 1959 - Richie Sambora, American rock guitarist and songwriter (Bon Jovi, 1983-2018 - "Livin' on a Prayer"), boyfriend of Cher (1989-90), and husband of Heather Locklear (1994-2007), born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey 1984 - Rachael Taylor, Australian actress (Jessica Jones), born in Launceston, Tasmania More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1302 - Pierre Flote, French legist and Chancellor of France under King Philip IV, dies in the Battle of the Golden Spurs 1581 - Peder Skram, Danish senator and naval hero 1768 - Jose Melchior de Nebra Blascu, Spanish composer, dies at 66 1959 - (Rossiere) "Shadow" Wilson, American jazz drummer (Thelonious Monk), dies of meningitis at 39 2009 - Ji Xianlin, Chinese linguist and paleographer (b.1911) 2018 - Lindy Remigino, American athlete (Olympic gold 100m 1952), dies of prostate cancer at 87 More Famous Deaths »

988 - The city of Dublin is founded on the banks of the river Liffey 1796 - Carl Friedrich Gauss discovers that every positive integer is representable as a sum of at most three triangular numbers 1923 - All non-fascist parties dissolved in Italy 1928 - Senator Milt Gaston hurls record tying 14-hit shutout 1934 - 1st sitting US President to visit South America, FDR in Colombia 1947 - Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor General of Pakistan by then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Clement Attlee 1990 - All star MVP: Julio Franco (Texas Rangers) 2000 - Coldplay release their debut album "Parachutes" (Grammy Award Best Alternative Album 2002) 2005 - Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Peter Jacobsen wins his second Champions Tour major title by 1 stroke from Hale Irwin 2019 - Kawhi Leonard signs with the Los Angeles Clippers to a reported three-year, $103 million contract More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1936 - 112°F (44°C) at Martinsburg, West Virginia (state record) 1956 - 650,000 US steel workers go on strike 1971 - Failed assassination attempt on King Hassan II of Morocco, 101 killed 1990 - Final day of Test Cricket for Richard Hadlee as New Zealand go down by 114 runs in 3rd Test v England at Edgbaston 1994 - Revival of Henrik Ibsen's stage drama "Hedda Gabler", starring Kelly McGillis, opens at Criterion Theater, NYC; runs for 33 performances 2001 - Amerada Hess agrees to acquire Triton Energy for $2.7 billion in cash More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1419 - Emperor Go-Hanazono, 102nd Emperor of Japan (d. 1471) 1870 - Maurice Lugeon, Swiss geologist (nappism), born in Poissy, France (d. 1953) 1900 - Mitchell Parish [Michael Pashelinsky], Lithuanian-American lyricist ("Stardust"; "It's Wonderful"; "Moonlight Serenade"; "Sweet Lorraine"), born in Lithuania, Russian Empire (d. 1993) 1921 - Harvey Ball, American inventor and designer of popular 'smiley-face' graphic, born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 2001) 1946 - Sue Lyon, American actress (Lolita, Night of the Iguana), born in Davenport, Iowa 1951 - Phyllis Smith, American actress (Phyllis Vance-The Office), born in The Hill, St. Louis, Missouri More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1590 - Archduke Charles II of Austria (b. 1540) 1621 - Karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (b. 1571) 1851 - Louis-Jacques Daguerre, French inventor and photographer (daguerreotype), dies at 63 1953 - Sidney Homer, American composer, dies at 88 1973 - Wallace "Bud" Smith, American boxer (World lightweight title 1955-56), dies of gunshot wounds at 49 2005 - Roland Bengtsson, Swedish guitarist, lute player and double bassist, dies at 88 More Famous Deaths »

1386 - Battle at Sempach: Swiss beat Duke Leopold III of Austria 1776 - US Declaration of Independence is read to George Washington's troops in New York 1939 - A meeting of 6,000 Indians, held at the Indian Sports Ground in Johannesburg South Africa, launch the Passive Resistance Campaign against apartheid and racial policy in South Africa 1957 - 24th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 6-6 at Sportsman's Park, St Louis 1963 - 34th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-3 at Municipal Stadium, Cleveland 1973 - 9th Maccabiah games opens in Tel Aviv, Israel 1975 - The National Assembly of Senegal passes a law that paves way for a (albeit highly restricted) multi-party system 1979 - Voyager 2 flies past Jupiter 2006 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roger Federer wins 4th straight Wimbledon title beating Rafael Nadal of Spain 6-0, 7-6, 6-7, 6-3 2022 - Thousands of Sri Lankan protesters storm the Presidential Palace and set the PM's house on fire in Colombo, leading to promises both will resign amid continuing economic turmoil More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1910 - Walter Brookins, flying a Wright biplane over Atlantic City, New Jersey, becomes 1st to fly an airplane to an altitude of 1 mile (actually reaching 6,175 feet or 1.169 miles) 1941 - Dutch-American Physicist Abraham Pais is awarded his Ph.D. in Holland five days before a Nazi deadline banning Jews from receiving degrees 1946 - 13th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 12-0 at Fenway Park, Boston 1986 - Atlanta's Dale Murphy doesn't play ending consecutive streak at 740 2011 - Super Rugby Final, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane: Queensland Reds beat Canterbury Crusaders 18-13 at home for their first SR title 2022 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan claims her first Grand Slam title with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over Tunisia's Ons Jabeur; first Kazakhstani player to win a major title More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1887 - Samuel Eliot Morison, American historian (Admiral of the Ocean Sea), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1976) 1926 - Murphy Anderson, American comic artist (DC Comics), born in Asheville, North Carolina (d. 2015) 1936 - David Zinman, American composer and conductor (Baltimore Symphony, 1985-98), born in New York City 1944 - Dorian Rudnytsky, American concert and session cellist (New York Rock and Roll Ensemble), and composer (Costa Blanca Suite), born in New York City 1969 - Robert Gordon, American CFL and Arena football receiver, 1991-2005 (Edmonton Eskimos, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and 7 other teams), born in Detroit, Michigan 1990 - Fábio and Rafael da Silva, Brazilian footballers More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1706 - Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, French Canadian sailor and explorer and adventurer (explored Hudson Bay and Louisiana), dies of fever in Havana at 44 1932 - King C. Gillette, American businessman and inventor of inexpensive and disposable safety razor blades, dies at 77 1995 - Julian Graham Theodore Hough, actor (Deathwatch, Shout), dies at 47 2006 - Milan Williams, American keyboardist (Commodores - "Three Times A Lady"), dies of cancer at 58 2019 - Rip Torn [Elmore Rual Torn Jr], American actor, voice artist and comedian (Cross Creek, The Larry Sanders Show), dies at 88 2023 - Luis Suárez, Spanish soccer midfielder (32 caps; Barcelona, Inter Milan, Sampdoria) and manager (Spain 1988-91; Cagliari, SPAL, Como, Inter Milan, Deportivo La Coruña), dies at 88 More Famous Deaths »

1849 - St Paul's Place in the Bronx named 1902 - Baltimore manager John McGraw is accused by AL President Ban Johnson of trying to wreck the Orioles and Washington Senators; negotiates his release from the Orioles, having already signed with NY Giants 1913 - Alfred Carlton Gilbert's patent for the Erector Set is issued, it becomes one of the most popular toys of all time 1939 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: American Alice Marble wins her only Wimbledon singles title beating Kay Stammers of England 6-2, 6-0 1943 - Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging (Dutch National Socialist Movement) leader Anton Mussert meets with Heinrich Himmler 1944 - British troops march into Caen, Normandy 1947 - Reports are broadcast that a UFO has crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico 1988 - Miami Arena opens in Miami, Florida 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 2023 - Airstrike on Sudanese district of Omdurman by the Sudanese army kills at least 22 people including women and children More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1862 - Theodore R. Timby is granted a US patent for discharging guns in a revolving turret, using electricity 1913 - Alfred Carlton Gilbert's patent for the Erector Set is issued, it becomes one of the most popular toys of all time 1971 - During street disturbances, British soldiers shoot dead two Catholic civilians in Free Derry; riots erupt, the Social Democratic and Labour Party withdraw from Stormont in protest 2008 - American businessman T. Boone Pickens announces his "Pickens Plan", an energy policy that moves away from imported oil 2012 - US Open Women's Golf, Blackwolf Run: Na Yeon Choi of South Korea wins her first major championship, 4 strokes ahead of compatriot Amy Yang 2021 - Global known death toll from COVID-19 passes 4 million (equal to all deaths in battle since 1982) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1545 - Don Carlos, Prince of Asturias, son of Spanish King Philip II, born in Valladolid, Spain (d. 1568) 1760 - Christian Kramp, French mathematician known for his work with factorials, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1826) 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) 1913 - Walter Kerr, American actor, writer (Goldilocks) and Broadway theatre critic, born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 1996) 1944 - Jeffrey Tambor, American character actor (Larry Sanders - "Hank"; Arrested Decelopment), born in San Francisco, California 1960 - Mal Meninga, Australian rugby league centre (46 Tests, 32 games Queensland; St. Helens, Canberra; RL "Immortal") and coach (Australia, 30 games Queensland, Canberra), born in Bundaberg, Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1933 - Anthony Hope, British novelist and playwright (The Prisoner of Zenda), dies of cancer at 70 1956 - Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart, Dutch politician (1954 Nobel Peace Prize as High Commissioner for Refugees of the UN), dies at 55 1974 - Morris "Moose" Charlap, American Broadway composer (Peter Pan; Kelly), dies at 45 1977 - Rie Cramer, Dutch writer and illustrator, dies at 89 2015 - Ken Stabler, American Pro Football HOF quarterback (4 x Pro Bowl; NFL MVP, First-team All-Pro 1974; Super Bowl 1976; Oakland Raiders), dies of colon cancer at 69 2020 - Abdelmajid Tlemçani, Tunisian soccer striker (54 caps; Espérance Sportive de Tunis), dies at 82 More Famous Deaths »

1124 - Tyrus surrenders to Crusaders 1534 - European colonization of the Americas: first known exchange between Europeans and natives of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in New Brunswick 1892 - Katipunan: the Revolutionary Philippine Brotherhood is established leading to the fall of the Spanish Empire in Asia 1942 - Germany troop march into Woronezj 1949 - Musical revue "Cabatgata (A Night in Spain)" opens at the Broadway Theatre, NYC; runs for 76 performances 1950 - British Open Men's Golf, Royal Troon: Bobby Locke of South Africa retains title by 2 strokes from Roberto De Vicenzo of Argentina 1954 - British runner Jim Peters, 17 minutes ahead of any rival, collapses on the final stadium lap of the Commonwealth Games marathon in Vancouver 1973 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Czech Jan Kodeš beats Alex Metreveli of Russia 6-1, 9-8, 6-3 for his 3rd Grand Slam singles success 1980 - Jineane Ford of Arizona replaces Shawn Weatherly (Miss Universe) as the 29th Miss USA 1983 - 11-year-old Samantha Smith of Manchester, Maine, leaves for USSR More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death 1850 - Scottish explorer Edward Eyre reaches Albany, Western Australia 1891 - Marcellus F. Berry, an American Express employee is granted four copyrights for what he called "the travelers cheque" 1939 - "The Rules of the Game", French film directed by Jean Renoir, starring Nora Gregor and Paulette Dubost, premieres in Paris 1962 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1978 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova wins her first Grand Slam singles title beating Chris Evert 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1813 - William Scott Ketchum, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Norwalk, Connecticut (d. 1871) 1947 - Howard Rheingold, American critic and writer on virtual communities, born in Phoenix, Arizona 1952 - Mando Guerrero, Mexican professional wrestler, born in Mexico City 1968 - Chuck Knoblauch, American baseball shortstop (NY Yankees, Minnesota Twins), born in Houston, Texas 1969 - Robin Weigert, American actress, born in Washington, D.C. 1982 - George Owu, Ghanaian footballer, born in Accra, Ghana More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1794 - Pascal Boyer, French composer, dies at 51 1816 - Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Irish playwright (The Rivals, The School for Scandal) and Whig MP, dies at 64 1990 - Hugo Enomiya-Lassalle, German Jesuit priest and Buddhism Zen teacher, dies at 92 1992 - Clint Frank, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1937; unanimous All-American 1937; Yale), dies at 76 2001 - Edward Fiennes-Clinton, Australian-born 18th Earl of Lincoln, dies at 88 2014 - Lois Johnson, American country music singer ("Loving You Will Never Grow Old"), dies at 72 More Famous Deaths »

1484 - Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of the Congo River 1621 - Dutch governor general John Pieterszoon Coen takes Banda islands, 15,000 die 1853 - National Black convention meets in Rochester NY, ex-slave Frederick Douglass attends 1892 - Dadabhai Naoroji elected as first Indian Member of Parliament in Britain 1905 - Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the second time 1907 - Tom Reece takes 5 weeks to compile the highest recorded billiards break in a match (499,135) in London, his 'cradle' cannon method is soon banned 1932 - 1st class postage back up to 3 cents from 2 cents 1941 - New York Yankees team unveils a monument to former captain Lou Gehrig in center field at Yankee Stadium; the future Hall of Famer died the previous month 1949 - Freak heat wave sent central coast of Portugal to 158°F for 2 minutes 1986 - 100th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Germany's Boris Becker successfully defends his title beating Ivan Lendl 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1529 - Conquistador Hernán Cortés granted lands and title of Marquisate of the Oaxaca Valley by Spanish King Charles V 1947 - The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union 1964 - The Beatles' film "A Hard Day's Night" premieres at The Pavilion in London, England 1984 - New Zealand sisters Liz and Rose Signal become the first twins to play in the same cricket Test match, v England at Headingley 1992 - Fay Vincent institutes plans to realign NL 1999 - U.S. Army private Barry Winchell dies from baseball-bat injuries inflicted in his sleep the previous day by fellow soldiers for his relationship with transgendered showgirl and former Navy combat medic, Calpernia Addams More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1903 - (Axel) Hugo Theorell, Swedish biochemist (Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology, 1955, for discovery of oxidoreductase enzymes), born in Linköping, Sweden (d. 1982) 1930 - Françoise Mallet-Joris, Belgian writer (Signs and Wonders), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 2016) 1944 - Byron Berline, American world champion bluegrass fiddle player, born in Caldwell, Kansas (d. 2021) 1951 - Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor (Shakespeare in Love, The King's Speech), born in Toowoomba, Queensland 1965 - Glenn Scarpelli, American actor (Alex-One Day At a Time, Fantasy), born in Staten Island, New York 1980 - Eva Green, French actress and model (Kingdom of Heaven, Casino Royale), born in Paris, France More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1795 - Georg Gottfried Petri, German composer, dies at 79 1871 - Antonio de Castro Alves, Brazilian poet (O navio negreiro), dies at 34 1893 - Guy de Maupassant, French author (Boule de Suif), dies four days after trying to commit suicide by cutting his throat at 42 1973 - Joe E. Brown, American comedian (Buck Circus Hour), dies after long illness at 80 1989 - Janos Kádár, 46th Prime Minister of Hungary 5th Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary (1956-58), dies at 77 2015 - Masabumi Kikuchi, Japanese jazz pianist, synthesizer player, and composer, dies of a subdural hematoma at 75 More Famous Deaths »

1803 - The convention of Artlenburg leads to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king) 1943 - Battle of Gulf of Kula 1961 - KUSD TV channel 2 in Vermillion, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting 1969 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Rod Laver beats John Newcombe 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 for the 3rd leg of his Grand Slam 1989 - Barry Bonds homers in Pittsburgh's 6-4 loss vs SF Giants, joining father Bobby Bonds as MLB father-son HR record holders (408) 1991 - MLB owners approve Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins as new NL franchises to start play in 1993 1998 - Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roger Clemens collects his 3,000th career strikeout in 2-1 win vs Tampa Bay (11th to achieve milestone) 2008 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Venus Williams successfully defends her title beating younger sister Serena 7-5, 6-4 2019 - Second stronger earthquake in Southern California at 7.1 magnitude centered near Ridgecrest 2022 - Amid Greater Sydney's fourth major flood in 18 months, the Australian government declares a natural disaster as 45,000 people threatened with evacuation orders More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1643 - 1st recorded tornado in US (Essex County, Massachusetts) 1814 - Americans defeat British and Canadians at Chippewa, Ontario 1859 - American sealing ship Captain N. C. Brooks discovers the uninhabited Midway Islands in the North Pacific Ocean and claims for the US 1907 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: American May Sutton avenges previous year's defeat, beating Dorothea Chambers 6-1, 6-4 1987 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Pat Cash of Australia scores his only Grand Slam singles success 7-6, 6-2, 7-5 over Ivan Lendl 2023 - Meta launches Threads - Instagram's new public conversations app - a day later it becomes the most rapidly downloaded app ever with 30 million downloads More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1852 - Stefano Gobatti, Italian composer, born in Bergantino, Italy (d. 1913) 1879 - Dwight F. Davis, American politician (49th United States Secretary of War) and founder of Davis Cup, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1945) 1946 - Gerard 't Hooft, Dutch physicist (1999 Nobel Prize for Physics -for elucidating the quantum structure of electroweak interactions), born in Den Helder, Netherlands 1947 - Atanas Golomeev, Bulgarian basketball center (FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer 1973 Academic Sofia, 1975 Levski Sofia; FIBA European Selection 1971, 73, 75, 77), born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 2023) 1957 - David Hanson, British Labour politician, born in Liverpool 1995 - P.V. Sindhu, Indian badminton player (World C'ship gold women's singles 2019; Olympic silver 2016, bronze 2020), born in Hyderabad, India More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1626 - Stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle 1981 - Jorge Urrutia Blondel, Chilean composer, dies at 75 1985 - Marion Byron, actress (Steamboat Bill Jr), dies at 73 1989 - Ernesto Halffter, Spanish classical and film score composer (Rapsodia portuguesa; is Don Quixote de la Mancha), and conductor, dies at 84 2007 - Régine Crespin, French operatic mezzo-soprano (Metropolitan Opera, 1962-87; Sheherazade, Les Nuits D'ete), dies of liver cancer at 80 2020 - Volodymyr Troshkin, Ukrainian soccer defender (31 caps, USSR; Dynamo Kiev 205 games), dies at 72 More Famous Deaths »

1672 - States of Holland declares "Eternal Edict" void 1782 - William Petty becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain following the death of Charles Watson-Wentworth 1911 - Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh halts Ty Cobb's 40-game hitting streak as Cobb goes 0 for 4 in a 7-3 win over Detroit Tigers at Bennett Park 1920 - The provisional government of Siberia's Maritime Province agrees to hand over parts of the strategic oil- and coal-rich Sakhalin Islands to Japan 1942 - US air offensive against Nazi Germany begins 1942 - 1st American bombing missions over Nazi Germany-occupied Europe (WWII) 1953 - Imre Nagy succeeds Matyas Rákosi as premier of Hungary 1964 - Beachboys' "I Get Around" reaches #1 1992 - John Phillips, rocker (Mamas and Papas), undergoes a liver transplant 2006 - Richard Branson sells Virgin Mobile to NTL for £962.4 million More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1875 - White Democrats kill several blacks in terrorist attacks in Vicksburg 1888 - 1st organized rodeo competition held, Prescott, Arizona 1910 - "Fight of the Century": Jack Johnson beats James J. Jeffries by TKO in 15 in Reno, Nevada to retain his world heavyweight boxing title 1954 - FIFA World Cup Final, Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland: Helmut Rahn scores twice as West Germany beats Hungary, 3-2 1987 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova earns 8th Wimbledon singles title with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Steffi Graf 2006 - Space Shuttle program: STS-121 Mission - Space Shuttle Discovery launches at 18:37:55 UTC. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1895 - Eric Marx, South African cricket all-rounder (3 Tests, 3 wickets; 240 on FC debut for Transvaal), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 1974) 1896 - Mao Dun [Shen Dehong], Chinese writer (Midnight), born in Tongxiang, China (d. 1981) 1905 - Dante Fiorillo, American composer, born in New York City (d. 1970) 1937 - Thomas Nagel, American philosopher and University Professor of Philosophy and Law Emeritus at New York University, born in Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1957 - Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand, the youngest daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit, born in Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall Dusit Palace, Bangkok 1964 - Mark Whiting, American filmmaker and actor, born in Birmingham, Michigan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1901 - John Fiske [Edmund Fisk Green], American historian and philosopher, dies at 59 1923 - Florimond Fonteyne, Belgian priest and politician (Volkseeuw), dies at 67 1985 - Jan de Quay, Dutch politician (KVP, Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1959-63), dies at 83 1999 - Ronny Graham [Stringer], American composer, lyricist, screenwriter (M*A*S*H (TV series), and actor (Chico and the Man; Mel Brooks films), dies of liver disease at 79 2021 - Dicky Maegle [born Moegle], American College Football HOF halfback (Rice Uni; Pro Bowl 1955, SF 49ers) and broadcaster (color announcer Houston Oilers), dies at 86 2022 - Hank Goldberg, American sports broadcaster (radio colour commentator Miami Dolphins 1978-92; ESPN2, ESPN Radio), dies from chronic kidney disease at 82 More Famous Deaths »

1861 - Colonel Jackson receives his commission as brigadier general 1907 - Pope decree forbids modernization of theology 1936 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Home favourite Fred Perry beats Gottfried von Cramm of Germany 6-1, 6-1, 6-0 for his third straight Wimbledon singles title 1946 - 1st Dutch government of Louis Beel forms 1963 - In New Zealand, a National Airways Corporation Dakota DC-3 crashes in the Kaimai Ranges; all 23 passengers and crew are killed in New Zealand’s worst internal civil aviation accident 1981 - NYC transit fare rises from 60 cents to 75 cents, new brass Y-cut-out token 1994 - US Senior Open Men's Golf, Pinehurst Resort: South African Simon Hobday wins by 1 stroke from Graham Marsh of Australia and Jim Albus 2001 - At a meeting of its oil ministers, OPEC agrees to maintain current production quotas; ministers indicate that, if Iraqi oil returns to the market, they may cut production in response to maintain their desired level of prices 2015 - Adelaide Crows Australian Rules Football coach Phil Walsh is murdered by his son Cy at his Somerton Park home 2019 - US produces the most waste per head globally and recycles the least at 35% according to new research by Verisk Maplecroft, Germany recycles the most at 68% More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1814 - Americans capture Fort Erie, Canada (War of 1812) 1890 - Idaho admitted as 43rd US state 1959 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: American-based Peruvian Alex Olmedo wins his only Wimbledon title beating Rod Laver of Australia 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 1976 - Adolfo Suárez becomes premier of Spain 1988 - US Vincennes in Strait of Hormoez shoots Iran Airbus A300, kills 290 1999 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Lindsay Davenport beats Steffi Graf 6-4, 7-5 for her only Wimbledon singles title More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1907 - Arthur Staal, Dutch architect (Group '32), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1993) 1913 - William Deakin, British historian and warden (St Anthony's College Oxford), born in London (d. 2005) 1920 - Louise Allbritton, American actress (The Egg and I, Stage Door, Got a Secret), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 1979) 1940 - Lance Larson, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m freestyle relay, silver 100m freestyle 1960; WR 100m butterfly 58.7s 1960), born in Monterey Park, California (d. 2024) 1946 - Johnny Lee [Ham], American country music singer ("Lookin' For Love"), born in Texas City, Texas 1961 - Vince Clarke [Martin], British rock keyboardist, and songwriter (Depeche Mode; Erasure), born in South Woodford, Essex, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1863 - Alonzo Cushing, American Union officer, dies at the Battle of Gettsburg at about 22 1904 - Edouard Beaupré, Canadian giant and strongman (b. 1881) 1918 - Mehmed V, 35th Ottoman Sultan (1909-18), dies at 73 1966 - André Gailhard, French classical music composer, dies at 81 1985 - Cooney Weiland, Canadian ice hockey coach (Stanley Cup 1941 Boston Bruins; Harvard Uni) and NHL forward (Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings), dies at 80 1993 - Don Drysdale, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (World Series 1959, 63, 65; 9 x MLB All Star; Cy Young Award 1962; Brooklyn/LA Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 56 More Famous Deaths »

1816 - French frigate "La Méduse" runs aground under incompetent leadership of Viscount of Chaumareys, 400 passengers evacuated. 150 men, 1 woman are left on "la Machine," a poorly provisioned raft. 13 days later only 15 survivors remain, inspires Théodore Géricault's painting "The Raft of the Medusa" 1900 - First flight of Zeppelin LZ-1, a dirigible airship designed by Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin, at Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany 1949 - "Red Barber's Clubhouse" sports show premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV 1964 - US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act into law 1986 - General strike against Pinochet regime in Chile 1988 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Germany's Steffi Graf beats Martina Navratilova 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 for the 3rd leg of her Golden Slam 1993 - Royals Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri is renamed Kauffman Stadium shortly before the death of MLB Kansas City Royals team owner Ewing Kauffman 2004 - ASEAN Regional Forum accepts Pakistan as its 24th member. 2005 - Live 8 concert at Hyde Park, London, England; performers include Paul McCartney, U2, Coldplay, Elton John, Sting, Madonna, The Who, Pink Floyd, and R.E.M. 2016 - Large lorry bomb in Baghdad kills at least 125 people and wounds 150, Islamic State claims responsibility More Historical Events »