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1922 - ATandT begins broadcasting on WBAY (NYC, later WEAF, WNBC, WRCA, and WFAN) 1956 - Pittsburgh Pirates' Roberto Clemente hits MLB's first and only walk-off inside-the-park grand slam for a 9-8 win over visiting Chicago Cubs at Forbes Field 1963 - Belgian Senate accepts law on language regulations 1993 - Romantic comedy film "Sleepless in Seattle," starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan and co-written and directed by Nora Ephron, is released 1997 - Howard Stern is fired from radio station KEGL in Dallas, Texas 2012 - The double-dip recession in the UK economy continues with a fall of 0.7% in GDP in the second quarter of 2012 2021 - Evian Championship Women's Golf, Evian Resort GC: Australian Minjee Lee recovers from seven shots behind to defeat South Korea’s Lee6 Jeongeun in a playoff for her first major title 2023 - Scientists say a crucial Atlantic Ocean current is near collapse as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation could reach its tipping point in the middle of this century More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1956 - 46 die in a collision between the SS Andrea Doria and the MS Stockholm off the coast of Nantucket 1990 - Roseanne Barr sings the National Anthem at Cincinnati Reds-San Diego Padres MLB game 1992 - 25th Olympic Games open in Barcelona, Spain 1994 - Jordan and Israel end 46-year state of war (Washington, D.C.) 2016 - England fast bowler Jimmy Anderson becomes the first quick to take 50 wickets against all other seven major Test cricket-playing nations during the second Test against Pakistan in Manchester More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1639 - Thomas Tompion, English clockmaker (cylinder tunnel), born in Northill, Bedfordshire, England (d. 1713) 1945 - Jim Price, America session and touring horn player, and arranger (Rolling Stones; Bonnie and Delaney; Joe Cocker), born in Fort Worth, Texas 1948 - Brian Stableford, British sci-fi author (Day of Wrath), born in Shipley, Yorkshire, England 1949 - Denman Maroney, American jazz pianist and composer (Hyperpiano), born in New Jersey 1955 - Bantubonke Holomisa, South African Minister of Defense of Transkei, born in Mqanduli, Eastern Cape More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1987 - Alex Sadkin, American audio engineer, and record producer (Grace Jones; Thompson Twins), dies in a car crash in The Bahamas at 38 1998 - Tiny Rowland [Roland Fuhrop], German-British businessman and corporate raider (owned The Observer, tried to take over Harrods), dies of cancer at 80 2008 - Tracy Hall, American inventor (b. 1919) 2017 - Barbara Sinatra, American model and philanthropist, dies at 90 2024 - Pascal Danel [Jean-Jacques Pascal], French pop singer-songwriter ("Kilimandjaro"), dies at 80 More Famous Deaths »

1651 - Anthony Johnson, a free African American, receives grant of 250 acres in Virginia 1905 - Tsar Nicholas II (Russia) and Emperor Wilhelm II (Germany) sign the Björkö Treaty, whereby each country agrees to come to the other's defense if attacked by European powers 1908 - After days of discussion with his ministers, Sultan Abdul Hamid of Turkey announces he is restoring the liberal constitution of 1876 and will become more responsive to demands of dissidents 1929 - New York to San Francisco foot race ends after 2½ months; the winner is 60-year-old Monteverde 1936 - 118°F (48°C) recorded in Minden, Nebraska (state record) 1967 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Columbine CC: Don January wins his only major title in 18-hole playoff with Don Messengale (69-71) 1990 - Ms. Magazine hits newsstands again after an 8-month hiatus 1991 - Ottawa Rough Riders Board of Directors resigns More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1673 - Edmund Halley enters The Queen's College, Oxford, as an undergraduate 1915 - Excursion ship Eastland capsizes in Lake Michigan, killing 852 people 1964 - Race riot in Rochester, New York, kills 4 1966 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Firestone CC: American Al Geiberger wins his only major title by 4 shots from Dudley Wysong 2022 - Pope Francis arrives in Edmonton, Canada, to begin a penitential trip to meet with and apologize to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities for their treatment at church-run residential schools More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1929 - Alfred Binns, West Indian cricket wicket-keeper (5 Tests, 17 dismissals; Jamaica), born in KIngston, Jamaica (d. 2017) 1944 - Jim Armstrong, Irish rock guitarist (Them - "Here Comes The Night"), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland 1961 - Kerry Dixon, English footballer, 1979-97, and manager, born in Luton, England 1965 - Joe Oliver, American MLB catcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Memphis, Tennessee 1982 - Anna Paquin, Canadian-born New Zealand Oscar-winning actress (The Piano, True Blood), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1240 - Konrad von Thüringen, German fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights 1908 - Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran poet, dies at 41 (b. the same day 1867) 1936 - Georg Michaelis, German lawyer and politician (Chancellor of German Empire and Prime Minister of Prussia, July-November 1917), dies at 78 1980 - Uttam Kumar, Indian actor (b. 1926) 2023 - Leny Andrade, Brazilian samba, bossa nova and jazz singer, dies of Lewy body dementia at 80 More Famous Deaths »

685 - John V begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1812 - Battle of Mogilev: first significant fighting during Napoleon's invasion of Russia results in minor French victory 1877 - First telephone and telegraph line in Hawaii is completed 1904 - Ice cream cone is created during the St. Louis World's Fair, reputedly first by Charles E. Menches 1917 - Cleveland Metropolitan Park District established in Greater Cleveland, Ohio 1929 - The Fascist government in Italy bans the use of foreign words 1965 - The Beatles' single "Help" is released in the UK 2024 - Hottest day on Earth: average global temperature of 17.15°C (62.87°F) surpasses record set the previous day, according to EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service More Historical Events »

1253 - Jews are expelled from Vienne, France, by order of Pope Innocent IV 1874 - Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa 1900 - First Pan-African Congress meets in London, organized by Trinidadian Henry Sylvester Williams, makes plea for African self-government 1942 - Adolf Hitler's Directive number 45: order for army to advance on Stalingrad 1966 - John Pennel pole vaults a record of 5.34 meters 1993 - David Boon completes his 17th Test cricket century with a score of 107 at Headingley 1997 - The US State Department rules that Turkey's agreement to purchase $23 billion worth of natural gas from Iran does not violate the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act 2008 - Cape Verde joins the World Trade Organization, becoming its 153rd member 2009 - 42nd San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center 2022 - WHO declares monkeypox to be a public health emergency of international concern with 16,000 cases in 75 countries More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1777 - King Louis XVI of France and his Foreign Minister clandestinely agree to supply the United States with munitions during the American Revolution 1777 - Polish military leader Casimir Pulaski arrives in Marblehead, Massachusetts, to volunteer in the Continental Army cavalry 1858 - Jewish Disabilities Removal Act passes in British Parliament 1870 - Emperor Napoleon III appoints Empress Eugénie de Montijo as Regent of France 2015 - Supreme Court rejects Bill Cosby's petition against a civil case of his alleged sexual assault of 15-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1974 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1825 - Richard Hol, Dutch composer, organist and conductor, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1904) 1921 - Peter Twiss, British test pilot (breaking the World Air Speed Record and being the first person to exceed 1,000 mph in flight), born in Lindfield, Sussex (d. 2011) 1950 - Kaity Tong, Chinese-American news anchor (WPIX), born in Qingdao, China 1979 - Perro Aguayo, Jr., Mexican professional wrestler (CMLL), born in Mexico City (d. 2015) 1986 - Reece Ritchie, English actor (The Outpost), born in Lowestoft, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1932 - Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian balloonist, airship builder, and aviator (1st plane flight in Europe), dies by suicide at 59 1948 - D.W. Griffith, American film director and producer (Birth of a Nation, Intolerance), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 73 1964 - Jan de Vries, Dutch scholar of Germanic linguistics and Germanic mythology, dies at 74 1996 - Hamilton Fish IV, American politician (Rep-R-NY, 1969-95), dies at 70 2011 - Amy Winehouse, British singer-songwriter ("Stronger Than Me"; "Rehab"), dies from alcohol poisoning at 27 More Famous Deaths »

1298 - English defeat the Scots at the Battle of Falkirk 1632 - Foundation laid in Madrid for Buen Retiro Palace for King Philip IV 1923 - 17th Tour de France won by Henri Pelissier of France 1926 - 108°F (42°C), Troy, NY (state record) 1954 - US Virgin Islands adopt constitution (Revised Organic Act) 1984 - 22nd Federation Cup Women's Tennis, São Paulo, Brazil: Czech pair Hana Mandlíková and Helena Suková beat Australians Elizabeth Sayers and Wendy Turnbull 6-2, 6-2 for a 2-1 victory 1997 - "One Piece," world's best-selling manga and comic series, written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, first appears serialized in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" in Japan 2014 - European Union claims that Israel "has the right to defend itself," but says civilian casualties in Gaza are unacceptable 2019 - India's lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2 successfully takes off from Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota aiming to be fourth nation to soft-land on the moon 2022 - Droupadi Murmu is the first tribal politician to be elected President of India (head of state, without executive powers) More Historical Events »

Historical Events 259 - Saint Dionysius elected as Pope, succeeding Sixtus II 1950 - Frank Worrell completes 261 v England at Trent Bridge 1950 - King Leopold returns to Belgium after 6 years in exile 1960 - Cuba nationalizes all US-owned sugar factories 1991 - Jeffrey Dahmer confesses to killing 17 men in 1978 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1844 - William Archibald Spooner, English Oxford Don and reverend and inventor (spoonerisms), born in London, England (d. 1930) 1878 - Lucien Febvre, French historian (Un destin: Martin Luther), born in Nancy, France (d. 1956) 1882 - Edward Hopper, American painter (Nighthawks, House by the Railroad), born in Upper Nyack, New York (d. 1967) 1967 - Rhys Ifans [Evans], Welsh actor (Notting Hill; The Replacements; Enduring Love), and rock singer (The Peth), born in Haverfordwest, Wales 1972 - Colin Ferguson, Canadian actor known for "Eureka", born in Montreal, Quebec More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1794 - Jean-Benjamin de La Borde, French composer, dies at 59 1826 - Giuseppe Piazzi, Italian astronomer (found 1st asteroid-Ceres), dies at 80 1864 - William H. T. Walker, American Major General (Confederate Army), killed in action at 47 during the Atlanta Campaign 2005 - Eugene Record American songwriter and singer (The Chi-Lites) (b. 1940) 2008 - Joe Beck, American session and jazz guitarist (Don Sebesky; Gil Evans; Gato Barbieri; Esther Phillips), and bandleader, dies of lung cancer at 62 More Famous Deaths »

230 - St Pontianus begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1545 - The first landing of French troops onto the coast of the Isle of Wight during the French invasion 1588 - First engagement between the English fleet and the Spanish Armada off the Eddystone Rocks 1913 - The Egyptian government announces a new constitutional system and electoral law 1940 - VARA-management accepts Rost of Tonningens demands 1962 - 160 civil right activists jailed after demonstration in Albany, Georgia 1970 - Libya orders confiscation of all Jewish property 1972 - Two passenger trains collide head-on killing 76 (Seville, Spain) 1977 - Sanjiva Reddy is elected sixth President of India unopposed 2015 - On This Day changes its domain name and brand from HistoryOrb.com to OnThisDay.com More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1941 - 200 Jewish Torahs are burned in Ukraine 1952 - "The Quiet Man" film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara is released in the UK 1964 - Race riots in Singapore between Chinese and Malay groups, 23 killed, 454 injured 1973 - France performs nuclear test at Mururoa Atoll in the Pacific 1991 - British Open Men's Golf, Royal Birkdale GC: Australian 1-2 with Ian Baker-Finch winning his only major championship, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Mike Harwood More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1810 - Henri V. Regnault, French physicist and chemist, born in Aachen (d. 1878) 1909 - Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards, English Egyptologist, born in London (d. 1996) 1920 - Constant [Nieuwenhuys], Dutch painter (Uprising of Homo Ludens), and sculptor, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2005) 1926 - Rahimuddin Khan, Pakistani general and Governor of Balochistan (1978-84), born in Qaimganj, British India (d. 2022) 1989 - Rory Culkin, American actor (Signs), born in New York City More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1910 - Johan Peter Selmer, Norwegian composer, dies at 66 1970 - Mikhail Gerasimov, Russian anthropologist and sculptor (b. 1907) 1986 - Virginia Hewitt, American actress (Carol-Space Patrol), dies of cancer at 60 2010 - Ralph Houk, American baseball catcher, coach, manager and executive (World Series champion 1947, 52-53, coach, 58; mgr 1961-62; NY Yankees), dies at 90 2022 - Uwe Seeler, German soccer striker (72 caps West Germany; Hamburger SV 476 games, 404 goals), dies at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1654 - Anglo-Portuguese treaty is reinforced, England guarantees Portugal’s independence and receives trade concessions 1712 - The Riot Act takes effect in Great Britain 1793 - Scottish explorer Alexander Mackenzie completes the first European east-to-west crossing of America north of Mexico 1926 - A convention of the Methodist Church votes to allow women to become priests 1943 - Jacques Lusseyran is arrested by the Gestapo after being betrayed by a fellow member of the French resistance 1951 - Talal bin Abdullah (42) is coronated as King of Jordan, after the assassination of his father 1963 - Verne Gagne beats Crusher Lisowski in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ 1981 - Irene Sáez, of Venezuela, crowned 30th Miss Universe 1982 - Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings: 11 British soldiers and 7 military horses killed in Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb attacks during military ceremonies in London 2020 - Scientists find evidence of volcanoes on Venus, showing the planet is not as dormant as previously thought (Nature Geoscience) More Historical Events »

Historical Events 514 - St Hormisdas elected as Pope succeeding Pope Sympowerus 1942 - Barbados dismiss Trinidad for 16 in 69 minutes, Derek Sealy taking 8-8; West Indian cricket domestic first class record 1961 - Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley's musical "Stop The World - I Want To Get Off" premieres at Queen's Theater in London's West End 1963 - US Open Women's Golf, Kenwood CC: Mary Mills wins her first of 3 major titles by 3 strokes ahead of runners-up Louise Suggs and Sandra Haynie 2015 - British Open Men's Golf, St. Andrews: American Zach Johnson wins in a 4-hole play-off with Australian Marc Leishman and Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1513 - Gaspar Schetz, Dutch nobleman and financier (royal treasurer general of the Habsburg Netherlands), born in Antwerp, Duchy of Brabant, Holy Roman Empire (now Belgium) (d. 1580) 1663 - Pierre Drevet, French engraver, born in Loire-sur-Rhône, Lyon (d. 1738) 1945 - John Lodge, British bassist, vocalist, and songwriter (The Moody Blues - "I'm Just A Singer"; "Gemini Dream"), born in Birmingham, England 1973 - Peter Forsberg, Swedish NHL center (Colorado Avalanche), born in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden 1976 - Andrew Stockdale, Australian rock musician (Wolfmother), born in Brisbane, Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1964 - Anna Vyrubova, Russian lady-in-waiting, the best friend and confidante of Tsaritsa Alexandra Fyodorovna, dies at 80 1984 - Gail Kubik, American composer (Gerald McBoing Boing), dies at 69 1999 - Sandra Gould, American actress (b. 1916) 2015 - Elio Fiorucci, Italian fashion designer, dies at 80 2022 - Douglas Mitchell, Canadian Football Hall of Fame executive (CFL Commissioner 1984-88), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1692 - Five more people - Rebecca Nurse, Susannah Martin, Elizabeth How, Sarah Good, and Sarah Wildes - hanged for allegedly practicing witchcraft as a result of the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts Bay Colony 1696 - Russian Tsar Peter I's fleet occupies the southern mouth of the Don River and gains access to the Sea of Azov, after the surrender of the Ottoman Azov garrison 1875 - Emma Abbott, a floating hospital for sick children, makes trial trip, NYC 1908 - Dutch football club Feyenoord is established in Rotterdam as Wilhelmina; reverts to SC Feijenoord 1912; updated to SC Feyenoord 1974 and to Feyenoord Rotterdam 1978 1942 - US première of Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th Symphony in NYC by the NBC Symphony Orchestra under Arturo Toscanini in a concert broadcast nationwide on NBC radio 1957 - 1st rocket with nuclear warhead fired, Yucca Flat, Nevada 1970 - 57th Tour de France: Defending champion Eddy Merckx of Belgium wins general, mountains and combination categories 1973 - NY Mets future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Mays is named to NL All Star team for 24th time (ties Stan Musial) 2019 - Heat wave begins across the east of America affecting 100 million people and killing 6, with New York city declaring a state of emergency 2022 - Temperatures exceed 40°C in parts of England for first time More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1936 - Spanish premier Casares Quiroga succeeded by Jose Giral 1982 - David S Dodge becomes 1st American hostage in Lebanon 2013 - 20 people are killed by a suicide bombing in Diyala, Iraq 2018 - Largest intact sarcophagus of its kind ever found (2000 years old) opened in Alexandria, contains 3 skeletons, not a curse as feared 2023 - Scientists discover metals can self-heal after observing metals cracking and fusing back together, paving the way for future self-healing structures and vehicles More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1822 - Princess Augusta of Cambridge, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and granddaughter of George III, born in Palace of Montbrillant, Hanover (d. 1916) 1823 - George Henry Gordon, American lawyer and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1886) 1894 - Percy Spencer, American physicist and inventor of the microwave, born in Howland, Maine (d. 1970) 1974 - Vincent Spadea, American tennis player, born in Chicago, Illinois 1981 - Didz Hammond, British bassist and backing vocalist (Dirty Pretty Things; The Cooper Temple Clause), born in Reading, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1054 - Bernold[us] Benno/Bernulphus, bishop of Utrecht (1027-54)/saint, dies 1913 - Clímaco Calderón, President of Colombia for one day in 1882, dies at 60 1969 - Pavel I Apostolov, Russian military bandmaster, dies 1974 - Ernő Schwarz, Hungarian-American soccer forward (2 caps Hungary; Ferencváros, NY Giants, NY Americans) and coach (United States [men] 1953-56), dies at 69 2013 - Poncie Ponce, American actor (Kazuo Kim-Hawaiian Eye), dies from heart failure at 80 More Famous Deaths »

64 - Great Fire of Rome begins under the Emperor Nero 1536 - Pope's authority declared void in England 1862 - Battle of Newburgh, Indiana - captured by Union forces 1870 - Pope Pius IX and the First Vatican Council officially proclaim the concept of papal infallibility 1947 - King George VI signs Indian Independence Act 1951 - Uruguay accepts its constitution 1976 - "Something's Afoot" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 61 performances 1988 - Shooting begins on Bond film "License to Kill" 2012 - Kim Jong-un is officially appointed Supreme Leader of North Korea and given the rank of Marshal in the Korean People's Army 2024 - Chinese Third Plenum, a five-yearly decision-making summit, ends with a focus on "Chinese Modernisation" and lays groundwork for an unprecedented fourth term for Xi Jinping More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1768 - Boston Gazette publishes "Liberty Song," America's first patriotic song 1925 - Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf, original title was the catchy "Four and a Half Years (of Struggle) Against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice" 1960 - 1st UN troops reach Congo 1968 - Intel Corporation is founded in Santa Clara, California 1976 - Stockhausens "Sirius" premieres in NYC More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1823 - Leonard Fulton Ross, American lawyer, probate judge, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Lewistown, Illinois (d. 1901) 1848 - W. G. Grace, English cricket batsman and captain (22 Tests; 2 x 100, HS 170; 54,896 runs over record 44 FC seasons; Gloucestershire CCC), born in Bristol, England (d. 1915) 1888 - Sydney Horler, English detective writer (Checkmate), born in Leytonstone, Essex (d. 1954) 1927 - Carlo Franci, Italian composer and conductor, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2019) 1969 - Elizabeth Gilbert, American author (Eat Pray, Love), born in Waterbury, Connecticut More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1695 - Johannes Camphuys, Governor-General of Dutch-Indies (1684-91), dies at 61 1902 - John White, American organist and composer based in Germany, dies at 47 2009 - Henry Allingham, oldest male British supercentenarian (born 1896) and World War I veteran, dies at 113 years, 42 days 2021 - Tom O'Connor, British comedian and TV game show host, dies from complications of Parkinson's disease at 81 2022 - Claes Oldenburg, Swedish-American pop artist (Clothespin; Alphabet; Good Humor), dies at 93 More Famous Deaths »

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 »