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Historical Events 1929 - ENKA/Vereinigte Glanzstoff Factory merge AKU (Genl Kunstzijde Union) 1981 - "Stripes", American military comedy film, directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, and John Candy premieres 1997 - U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the Communications Decency Act, inconsistent with the 1st Amendment 2003 - NBA Draft: St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (Akron, Ohio) small forward LeBron James first pick by Cleveland Cavaliers 2019 - Former Gambian beauty queen Fatou "Toufah" Jallow says she was raped by former President Yahya Jammeh as part of a Human Rights Watch and Trial International report More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1865 - Bernard Berenson, American art critic (Italian Painters of the Renaissance), born in Vilnius, Lithuania, Russian Empire (d. 1959) 1890 - Jeanne Eagels, American actress and former Ziegfeld Girl (Rain, Under False Colors), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1929) 1894 - Bill Wirges, American orchestra leader (Growing Paynes), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1971) 1943 - Allen Strange, American composer (Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques, and Controls), born in Calexico, California (d. 2008) 1979 - Ryō Fukuda, Japanese racing driver, born in Fukuoka, Japan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1848 - Stevenson Archer, American judge and Congressmen from Maryland, dies at 61 1939 - Ford Madox Ford [Hueffer], British novelist (The Good Soldier), critic, and journal editor (The Transatlantic), dies at 65 1946 - Yosuke Matsuoka, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (b. 1880) 1979 - Charles Clore, financier, dies 2020 - William Negri, Italian soccer goalkeeper (12 caps; Mantova, Bologna), dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1580 - Book of Concord, standards of Lutheran Church, 1st published 1749 - General fast because of drought in Massachusetts 1821 - Carl Maria von Weber's "Konzertstück in f, for Piano and Orchestra" premieres 1920 - League of Nations places Internationall Court of Justice in Hague 1950 - Johnny Pramesa of the Cincinnati Reds and Hank Thompson of the New York Giants each hit inside the park homeruns in 6-4 Reds win at the Polo Grounds, NYC 1962 - İnönü government forms in Turkey 1966 - Dmitri Shostakovich's 13th Symphony premieres in Leningrad, Russia 2020 - American country music band "The Dixie Chicks" change their name to "The Chicks" to remove connotations of Confederate history, two weeks after band "Antebellum" changed their name to "Lady A" 2021 - Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola ties Tom Seaver's 51-year old MLB league record of 10 consecutive strike outs, in 2-1 loss to the Mets in New York 2023 - Heatwave across Texas, southern America and northern Mexico enters a third week, with San Angelo hitting record high of 112 degrees Fahrenheit (44 degrees Celsius) More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1868 - US President Andrew Johnson signs a law establishing an eight-hour workday for government workers 1976 - 26th Berlin International Film Festival: "Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson" wins the Golden Bear 2018 - Motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson announces it plans to move some production abroad in response to EU retaliatory tariffs 2019 - NHL Draft: Barrie Colts (OHL) defenseman Aaron Ekblad first pick by Florida Panthers 2023 - Heatwave across Texas, southern America and northern Mexico enters a third week, with San Angelo hitting record high of 112 degrees Fahrenheit (44 degrees Celsius) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1328 - William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader, born in Donyatt, Somerset, England (d. 1397) 1911 - Reed Hadley, American actor (Zorro's Fighting Legion, Racket Squad, Shock, Grand Canyon), born in Petrolia, Texas (d. 1974) 1949 - Michael Barbiero, American disco and heavy metal sound engineer, mixer, record producer, and studio owner, born in New York City 1971 - Scott Maslen, English actor (EastEnders), born in London 1974 - Jim LaMarca, American bass guitarist (Chimaira), born in Strongsville, Ohio More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1665 - Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Austria, dies at 34 1953 - Algy Gehrs, Australian cricketer (6 Tests for Australia 1904-11), dies at 72 1954 - Eduard M. Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Civil Code), dies at 74 1971 - John Boyd Orr, Scottish physician (Nobel Peace Prize 1949 - Father of the Food and Agriculture Organization), dies at 90 2020 - John Kennedy Sr., Australian Rules Football coach (Australian Football Hall of Fame legend; VFL Premiership 1961, 71, 76; Hawthorn FC; North Melbourne FC), dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »

474 - Magister Militum of Dalamatia Julius Nepos proclaimed Emperor in Rome - rules only until 475 as the last Western Roman Emperor 1861 - Tennessee becomes the 11th and last state to secede from the Union 1881 - 200 drown as train runs off bridge near Cuautla, Mexico 1922 - Adolf Hitler begins a month long prison sentence for paramilitary operations; he rails against the 'Jewish sell-out' of Germany to the Bolsheviks 1956 - "The Steve Allen Show" returns on NBC-TV 1972 - Single "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" by Jimmy Castor Bunch peaks at #6 1972 - Wake Island becomes unincorporated territory of US (US Air Force) 1982 - US Supreme Court rules president can't be sued for actions in office 2004 - Capital punishment is declared unconstitutional in New York 2022 - Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney, and Kendrick Lamar headline; other performers include Crowded House, Robert Plant and Alison Krause, Noel Gallagher, Dianna Ross, Herbie Hancock, Billy Bragg, Angélique Kidjo, Lorde, Ziggy Marley, Suzanne Vega, and Hothouse Flowers More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1529 - Zürich and Catholic cantons sign Peace of Kappel 1813 - Battle of Beaver Dams - British and native forces defeat US forces (War of 1812) 1841 - Fordham University (then St John's College), opens in the Bronx 1894 - Marie François Sadi Carnot is assassinated in Lyon by Italian anarchist Sante Geronimo Caserio 1972 - South African runner Danie Malan sets a new 1,000m world record 2:16.0 in Munich, Germany More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1813 - Henry Ward Beecher, American clergyman and orator (Independent), born in Litchfield, Connecticut (d. 1887) 1919 - Albert "Al" Molinaro, American actor (The Odd Couple, Happy Days), born in Kenosha, Wisconsin (d. 2015) 1939 - William Taylor, American banking regulator (Chairman of FDIC, 1991-92), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1992) 1965 - Uwe Krupp, NHL ice hockey defenseman, 1986-2003 (2 x All- Star; 2 x Stanley Cup; Buffalo Sabres, Colorado Avalanche, and 3 other teams; Olympics. 1998 (Germany)), and European coach, born in Cologne, Germany 1977 - Dimos Dikoudis, Greek basketball forward (EuroLeague, Triple Crown, FIBA EuroStar 2007; Greek Basket League HOF; AEK Athens, Valencia BC), born in Larissa, Greece More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1991 - Sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-born American novelist, known for "Careful He Might Hear You", dies at 73 1991 - Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter, dies at 91 1992 - Juris Podnieks, Latvian filmmaker (Commandant), drowns while scuba diving at 41 1992 - Tom Alexander, American model, and actor (Forbidden Dance; Dream A Little Evil), dies of AIDS at 29 2024 - Shifty Shellshock [Seth Binzer], American musician (Crazy Town), dies of a drug overdose at 49 More Famous Deaths »

1794 - Russian Empress Catherine II (Catherine the Great) grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev 1909 - Confessional parties win Dutch parliamentary elections 1926 - The College Board administers the first SAT exam in USA 1928 - Commencement of West Indies cricket's first ever Test match; England go on to win by an innings and 58 runs at Lord's 1947 - Compton and Bill Edrich make 370 stand for 3rd wkt v South Africa 1972 - Hurricane Agnes becomes America's costliest natural disaster, affecting 15 states, with 119 deaths and $3 billion in damage 1979 - Supertramp's "Breakfast in America" becomes No. 1 album in the US featuring "Take the Long Way Home" 1997 - Dow Jones Industrial Average drops 192.25 points 2013 - 9 tourists and 1 tour guide are killed after gunmen storm a hotel near Nanga Parbat, Pakistan 2021 - Rembrandt's masterpiece "The Night Watch" seen in its entirety for first time in 300 years after AI used to fill in pieces trimmed at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1758 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Krefeld - British forces defeat French troops at Krefeld in Germany 1760 - Battle of Landshut Silesia: Austria beats Prussia 1944 - German writer Thomas Mann becomes a US citizen 1967 - US President Lyndon B. Johnson and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin hold 1st of 2 summit meetings in Glassboro, New Jersey (about halfway between NYC and Washington, DC) 1988 - Yanks manager Billy Martin's 5th term ends, Lou Pinella named manager More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1887 - Ernst Rowohlt, German publisher (Rowohlt-Verlag), born in Bremen, Germany (d. 1960) 1925 - Nuno Oliveira, Portuguese equestrian, horse trainer, dressage instructor, author ('baroque' or 'classical' style), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1989) 1937 - Martti Ahtisaari, Finnish politician, and diplomat, President of Finland (1994-2000), Nobel Peace Prize 2008 for helping resolve international conflicts, born in Viipuri, Finland (d. 2023) 1944 - Clive Barker, South African soccer coach (South Africa 1994-97; AmaZulu FC), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 2023) 1978 - Memphis Bleek [Malik Cox], American rapper ("Is That Yo Chick"), born in New York City More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1615 - Mashita Nagamori, Japanese warlord (b. 1545) 1891 - George Parr, English cricket batsman (captain first England touring team [North America 1859], second tour [Australia and NZ 1864]), dies at 65 1991 - Bill Buysman, Dutch guitarist/singer (Kilima Hawaiians), dies 2013 - Bobby "Blue" Bland, American blues an soul singer ("Call on the Drummer"), dies at 83 2016 - Ralph Stanley, American bluegrass musician, dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »

1812 - Upon learning of plans by the Americans to execute a surprise attack, Laura Secord walks 32 km to warn British troops, results in a British surprise victory at the Battle of Beaver Dams 1868 - Arkansas re-joins the US 1921 - Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10,000m (30:40.2) 1933 - German social-democratic party (SPD) forbidden 1961 - Tony Sheridan and the Beatles, billed as The Beat Brothers, record "My Bonnie" and "The Saints", produced by Bert Kaempfert, in Hamburg, Germany 1980 - UEFA European Championship Final, Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy: Horst Hrubesch scores a double as Germany beats Belgium, 2-1 1990 - Adam Sandler joins "Saturday Night Live" 1996 - Michael Moorer beats Axel Shultz in 11 for IBF heavyweight boxing title 2014 - US Open Women's Golf, Pinehurst Resort: Michelle Wie wins by 2 shots from Stacy Lewis for her first major title 2015 - South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley calls for the removal of the Confederate flag from statehouse grounds in wake of killings in a Charleston church More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1596 - Cornelis de Houtman's Dutch fleet reaches Bantam (Banten), Java 1981 - Iranian president Abolhassan Banisadr is impeached and removed from office, several of his associates are executed and he goes into hiding 1984 - Calvin Griffith signs letter of intent to sell ownership of Twins 1992 - Supreme Court rules "hate crime" laws violated free-speech rights 2023 - US President Joe Biden meets with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1900 - Jennie Tourel [Davidovich], Russian-American mezzo-soprano (Paris Opera, 1931-38; Metropolitan Opera,1937-47), born in Vitebsk, Russian Empire (d. 1973) 1910 - Peter Pears, British operatic tenor (Death in Venice), born in Farnham, England (d. 1986) 1958 - Bruce Campbell, American actor/producer/director (Army of Darkness, Evil Dead II), born in Birmingham, Michigan 1973 - Carson Daly, American television personality (The Voice), born in Santa Monica, California 1994 - Marnus Labuschagne, Australian cricket batsman (HS 215; Queensland CA, Brisbane Heat, Glamorgan CCC), born in Klerksdorp, South Africa More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1521 - Leonardo Loredan, Venetian nobleman, statesman and Doge of Venice (1501-21), dies at 84 1989 - Henri Sauguet [Poupard], French organist and composer (Symphonie Expiatoire), dies at 88 1996 - Terrel Bell, American politician (2nd United States Secretary of Education 1981-84), dies at 74 2008 - Dody Goodman, American comedienne (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - "Martha Shumway"; Max Duggan), dies at 93 2009 - Steve Race, British composer, jazz pianist and radio and television presenter (BBC's "My Music", 1967-94), dies at 88 More Famous Deaths »

1749 - Town of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is founded by the British - sparks Father Le Loutre's War 1946 - Federal judge in Seattle rules that club doesn't have to play returning serviceman 1948 - Rhodes conference on Israeli-Arab war opens 1948 - Lord Mountbatten resigns as Governor General of India (formerly the last Viceroy) 1948 - 1st stored computer program runs on Manchester Mark I at a laboratory in Manchester University, England 1948 - HMT Empire Windrush with the first 800 emigrants from the West Indies to the UK arrives at Port of Tilbury near London 1970 - Detroit's Cesar Gutierrez goes 7-for-7 to tie a record set in 1892 1994 - German tennis superstar Steffi Graf becomes first defending champion to lose in the 1st round of a major tournament (Wimbledon to American Lorrie McNeal) 2003 - "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" the 5th book of the series by J. K. Rowling is published worldwide in English 2024 - Landmark case in Namibia rules colonial laws banning same-sex between men are unconstitutional More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1868 - Wagner's opera "Meistersinger von Nuernberg" premieres in Munich 1974 - 24th Berlin International Film Festival: "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz" wins the Golden Bear 1978 - Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical "Evita", starring Elaine Page, premieres at the Prince Edward Theatre, London 1982 - John Hinckley, Jr is found not guilty by reason of insanity of 1981 attempted assassination of US President Ronald Reagan 1988 - 42nd NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Detroit Pistons, 4 games to 3 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1528 - Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1564-76), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1603) 1817 - James Brewerton Ricketts, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in New York City (d. 1887) 1862 - Henry Holden Huss, American classical pianist, composer, and educator, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1953) 1865 - Herbert Brewer, English composer, organist (Gloucester Cathedral, 1896-1928), and choral director, born in Gloucester, England (d. 1928) 1950 - Anne Carson, Canadian poet (Autobiography of Red), born in Toronto, Ontario More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1865 - Frances Adeline Seward, American First Lady of New York (1839-42) and wife of US Secretary of State William H. Seward, dies of a heart attack at 59 1874 - Anders Jonas Ångström, Swedish physicist (Spectroscopy), dies at 59 2015 - Gunther Schuller, American horn player, composer, and proponent of jazz-classical "third stream" (Visitation; Of Reminiscences and Reflections - Pulitzer Prize, 1994), dies at 89 2015 - Veijo Meri, Finnish writer, dies at 86 2018 - Charles Krauthammer, American conservative political commentator and psychiatrist (The Washington Post), dies small intestine cancer of at 68 More Famous Deaths »

1819 - The SS Savannah reaches Cork in Ireland after a 29 day and 11 hour voyage from Savannah, Georgia to become the 1st steamship to cross the Atlantic or any other ocean 1862 - Prime Minister of Romania Barbu Catargiu is assassinated 1894 - French bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin discovers bacillus responsible for the bubonic plague in Hong Kong (Yersinia pestis named in his honor) 1969 - 200,000 attend Newport '69, then largest-ever pop concert in Northridge, California. Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear 1977 - Oil enters Trans-Alaska pipeline exits 38 days later at Valdez 1977 - Menachem Begin forms Israeli government 1978 - 1st 6 teams of Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL) granted-Iowa, NJ, Milwaukee, Chicago, Minnesota and Dayton 1997 - Negotiators announce agreement in principle with tobacco industry 2006 - NBA Finals: Miami Heat beat Dallas Mavericks, 95-92 in Game 6 for first title in franchise history; MVP: Dwyane Wade 2024 - MLB St. Louis Cardinals defeat San Francisco Giants, 6-5 at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, the oldest existing professional baseball park in US; the special game served as a tribute to the Negro Leagues of 1920s thru 1950s More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1981 - Pope John Paul II hospitalized for 55 days for infection 1992 - NHL Draft: ZPS Zlin (Czechoslovakia) defenceman Roman Hamrlik first pick by Tampa Bay Lightning 2013 - NBA Finals: Miami Heat beat San Antonio Spurs, 95-88 in Game 7 for back-to-back titles; MVP: LeBron James for second straight year 2015 - Heat wave peaks in southern Pakistan, goes on to kill about 2,000 people from dehydration and heat stroke 2018 - TV drama "Yellowstone" premieres starring Kevin Costner, Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly and Wes Bentley More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1733 - Betty Washington, younger sister of George Washington, born in Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia (d. 1797) 1858 - Medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor (portraits), born in Turin, Italy (d. 1928) 1915 - Terence Young, British film director (Dr No, Thunderball), born in Shanghai, China (d. 1994) 1958 - (Beranadette) "Kelly" Johnson, British heavy metal guitarist (Girlschool - "St. Valentine's Day Massacre"), born in Edmonton, London, England (d. 2007) 1976 - Juliano Belletti, Brazilian soccer right back (23 caps; Villarreal, FC Barcelona, Chelsea), born in Cascavel, Brazil More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1751 - Adriaen Valckenier, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1737-41), dies at 56 1888 - Cesare Dominiceti, Italian composer, dies at 66 1890 - Theodore Lajarte, French writer on music and composer, dies at 63 1972 - Horst Salomon, writer, dies 1999 - Clifton Fadiman, American editor, radio and TV host (Information, Please!; Quiz Kids), dies of pancreatic cancer at 95 More Famous Deaths »

1825 - Gioachino Rossini's opera "Il viaggio a Reims" (The Journey to Reims) premieres in celebration of the coronation of French King Charles X 1868 - Major General E. R. S. Canby removes mayor of Columbia, South Carolina 1917 - The British Royal Family, which has had strong German ties since George I, renounces its German names and titles and adopts the name of Windsor 1941 - US President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Two Ocean Navy Expansion Act - increases the size of US Navy by 70% 1960 - 1st Copa Libertadores Final, Asunción: Luis Cubilla scores 83' equaliser for Peñarol of Uruguay for 1-1 draw against Olimpia (Paraguay); win 2-1 on aggregate after taking 1st-leg 1-0 in Montevideo 1969 - State troopers ordered to Cairo Ill, to quell racial disturbances 1974 - KC Royals pitcher Steve Busby throws his 2nd career no-hitter; beats Milwaukee Brewers, 2-0 1981 - India's APPLE satellite, 1st to be stabilized on 3 axes, launched 1997 - "Forever Tango!" opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC 2011 - US Open Men's Golf, Congressional CC: Irishman Rory McIlroy wins by 8 strokes ahead of Australian Jason Day; sets 11 tournament records, including lowest total 72-hole score (268) and lowest total under par (−16) More Historical Events »

Historical Events 936 - Louis IV [Louis of Overseas], crowned King of France 1816 - Battle of Seven Oaks between North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company, near Winnipeg, Manitoba 1917 - The British Royal Family, which has had strong German ties since George I, renounces its German names and titles and adopts the name of Windsor 1994 - Joan Rivers and Erin Sander's stage comedy "Sally Marr...and Her Escorts", starring Joan Rivers, closes at the Helen Hayes Theatre, NYC, after 50 performances 2012 - A man is beheaded for witchcraft and sorcery in Saudi Arabia More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1507 - Annibale Caro, Italian writer and poet (Lettere familiare), born in Civitanova Marche, Italy (d. 1566) 1792 - Gustav Schwab, German writer, born in Stuttgart (d. 1850) 1916 - Pat Buttram, American actor (Mr Haney-Green Acres), born in Addison, Alabama (d. 1994) 1941 - Václav Klaus, Czech politician, 2nd President of the Czech Republic 2003-2013, born in Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia 1960 - Luke Morley, British rock guitarist (Thunder), born in Chamberwell, London More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1113 - Odo of Tournai, French Benedictine monk and scholar and bishop of Cambrai, dies 1837 - Aleksander Bestuzhev-Marlinsky, Russian author, dies in battle at 39 1867 - Maximilian I of Mexico, Austrian archduke and the 1st and only monarch of the Second Mexican Empire (1864-67), executed by firing squad in Querétaro, Querétaro at 34 1939 - Grace Abbott, American social worker (US Children's Bureau), dies at 60 2021 - Champ, Biden family pet and First Dog, dies at The White House at 13 More Famous Deaths »

1574 - Polish King Hendrik of Anjou secretly leaves Poland 1915 - US Open Men's Golf, Baltusrol GC: 4-time US Amateur champion Jerome Travers captures his only Open title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Tom McNamara 1941 - In his 18th world heavyweight title defence Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 13th round in front of a crowd of 54,487 at the Polo Grounds, NYC 1947 - Gene Roddenberry survives plane crash in the Syrian Desert while working for Pan American World Airways 1961 - CBS radio cancels Gunsmoke 1983 - Space shuttle Challenger 2 launches the first American woman into space, astronaut Sally Ride 1991 - Mud storm in Antofagasta Chile, kills 80 2015 - Pope Francis blames human selfishness for global warming in his encyclical, named "Laudato Si (Be Praised), On the Care of Our Common Home" 2019 - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announces the suspension of the pro-China and highly controversial extradition law, after massive protests in the city 2020 - Canadian coronavirus COVID-19 known cases pass 100,000 with 8,361 deaths More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1900 - Empress Dowager Cixi orders I-Ho-Chuan (Boxers) to kill all foreigners 1986 - California Angels'Don Sutton becomes 19th MLB pitcher to win 300 games 2001 - Protests occur in Manipur over the extension of the ceasefire between Naga insurgents and the government of India 2013 - 31 people are killed and 60 are injured by two suicide bombings in al-Qahira, Baghdad 2016 - Soyuz capsule returns to Earth 1st British International Space Station astronaut Tim Peake, Russian Yuri Malenchenko and American Timothy Kopra after 186 days More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1845 - Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1907), born in Paris, France (d. 1922) 1925 - Herman "Ace" Wallace, American blues guitarist and singer, born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1996) 1929 - Jürgen Habermas, German sociologist and philosopher (Frankfurter Schule), born in Düsseldorf, Germany 1980 - David Giuntoli, American actor (Grimm; A Million Little Things), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1986 - Richard Madden, Scottish actor (Games of Thrones, Cinderella), born in Elderslie, Scotland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1902 - Samuel Butler, English author (Erewhom, Way of All Flesh), dies at 66 1937 - Al Boasberg, American vaudeville, radio and film comedy writer (Jack Benny; Bob Hope; The Marx Brothers), dies of a heart attack at 44 1945 - Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr, American lieutenant general of the 10th Army, killed in action during the Battle of Okinawa at 58 1980 - André Leducq, French cyclist (Tour de France 1930, 32; Olympic gold road race 1924), dies at 76 2023 - (Richard) Stockton Rush [III], American businessman (co-founder and CEO of OceanGate), killed below the North Atlantic Ocean in implosion of his company's submersible vessel at 61 More Famous Deaths »

1812 - Cannon duel fought between the British fort of Rusteburg and the kraton (palace) of Yogyakarta on the island of Java 1863 - Naval Engagement at Warsaw Sound GA-USS Weehawken vs CSS Atlanta 1906 - International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Wimbledon: Laurence Doherty and Reginald Doherty beat Raymond Little and Holcombe Ward 3-6, 11-9, 9-7, 6-1 to give British Isles an unassailable 3-0 lead over US (ends 5-0) 1963 - British House of Commons debates Profumo-Christine Keeler affair 1968 - Belgium government of Eyskens-Merlot forms 1973 - US Open Men's Golf, Oakmont CC: Johnny Miller fires a record final round 63 (-8) to win his first major championship, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up John Schlee 1978 - "Cheeseburger In Paradise" by Jimmy Buffett peaks at #32 1979 - "Sarava" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 140 performances 1982 - President of Argentina Leopoldo Galtieri resigns as commander in chief of the army and as president after leading Argentina to a disastrous defeat against the British in the Falkland Islands War 1991 - The body of the 12th US President, Zachary Taylor, is exhumed to test how he died; rumors had persisted since his death in 1850 of arsenic poisoning - no evidence of this was found More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1922 - First flight across the South Atlantic Ocean arrives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, piloted by Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral. First use of the sextant in air navigation. 1939 - 44th Women's French Championships: Simonne Mathieu beats Jadwiga Jedrzejowska (6-3, 8-6) 1957 - Tuskegee boycott begins (Blacks boycotted city stores) 1991 - US Open Golf, Hazeline National GC: Payne Stewart wins a Monday playoff with 1987 champion Scott Simpson 2020 - American actor Danny Masterson charged with raping three women. after a 3-year investigation More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1839 - Fr. Arthur Tooth SSC, Anglican Clergyman prosecuted for ritualist activities, born in Cranbrook, Kent (d. 1931) 1929 - Michael L. Strang, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado), born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania (d. 2014) 1963 - Kevin Glover, American NFL center (Detroit Lions), born in Washington, D.C. 1965 - Dermontti Dawson, American NFL center (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Lexington, Kentucky 1971 - Tripp Schwenk, American 100m/200m backstroke (Olympic silver 1996), born in Sarasota, Florida More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1866 - Lewis Cass, American military officer and politician (U.S. Senator-Michigan), dies at 83 1906 - William Dale, international legal consultant, dies 1992 - Grace Towns Hamilton, American politician (1st African American member of Georgia state legislature), dies at 85 2015 - Ron Clarke, Australian athlete (17 x WRs, 5,000m, 10,000m, 20,000m; 2, 3, 6, 10 miles) and politician (mayor Gold Coast), dies from kidney failure at 78 2019 - Rolland D. McCune, American theologian, Baptist minister, and writer, dies of pancreatic cancer at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, Nottinghamshire: English Tudor King Henry VII defeats the remaining Yorkists led by John de la Pole and Lord Lovell in the last battle of the Wars of the Roses 1883 - 1st baseball "Ladies' Day" - NY Gothams beat Cleveland Blues 5-2 at the Polo Grounds in NYC 1896 - Temperature hits 127°F at Fort Mojave, California 1916 - MLB Boston Brave's pitcher Tom Hughes no-hitter beats Pittsburgh, 2-0; at the time it is his 2nd career no-hitter, but a 1991 rule change wiped his 1910 effort 1951 - 83rd Belmont: David Gorman aboard Counterpoint wins in 2:29 1974 - French Open Men's Tennis: Björn Borg of Sweden wins first career Grand Slam title; beats Manuel Orantes of Spain 2-6, 6-7, 6-0, 6-1, 6-1 1985 - US Open Men's Golf, Oakland Hills CC: 1978 champion Andy North wins by 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Dave Barr, T C Chen and Denis Watson 1998 - Stanley Cup Final, MCI Center, Washington, D.C.: Detroit Red Wings go back-to-back, defeating debutant finalists Washington Capitals, 4-1 for a 4-0 series sweep 2018 - World Cup: Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology is used for the first time, awarding France a penalty in 2-1 win over Australia in Kazan 2019 - 24 Hours of Le Mans: 2-time World F1 champion Fernando Alonso along with Swiss driver Sébastien Buemi and Japan's Kazuki Nakajima win back-to-back titles for Toyota Gazoo Racing More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1624 - Virginia becomes an English crown colony following the bankruptcy of the London Company 1779 - US General Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, New York, inflicting heavy losses on the British 1932 - Germany forbids SA/SS-gang fights 1933 - US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) created 1944 - King George VI visits General Montgomery's HQ in Normandy More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1139 - Emperor Konoe, 76th emperor of Japan, born in Japan (d. 1155) 1900 - Jan van Tilburg, Dutch politician and Governor of Suriname (PVDA, 1955-62), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1977) 1984 - Steven Whittaker, Scottish soccer defender (31 caps; Hibernian, Rangers, Norwich City), born in Edinburgh, Scotland 1999 - Snail Mail [Linsey Jordan], American indie-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter, born in Ellicott City, Maryland 1999 - Justin Jefferson, American NFL player (Minnesota Vikings), born in St. Rose, Louisiana More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1397 - Philip of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (b. 1358) 1812 - Franz Pforr, German painter and cartoonist (Lukasbund), dies at 23 1858 - John Snow, English physician who studied cholera and is considered the 'Father of modern epidemiology', dies of a stroke at 45 2012 - Alasdair Fraser, Scottish-born Northern Irish lawyer, director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland, dies at 65 2018 - Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Russian conductor (Bolshoi Theatre, 1951-61; USSR State Radio, 1961-74; USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony, 1983-91), dies at 87 More Famous Deaths »

1924 - J. Edgar Hoover assumes leadership of the FBI 1950 - Dutch police seize condoms 1960 - "The Apartment" directed by Billy Wilder and starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay 1961) 1961 - Expansion Washington Senators are 30-30, latest date an expansion team will be at .500, Washington will lose their next 10 games 1963 - Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion resigns 1963 - American Leonard "Buddy" Edelen runs world record marathon (2:14:28) at Polytechnic Marathon (from Windsor to Chiswick, England) 1992 - Dan Quayle, relying on faulty card, erroneously instructs Trenton NJ, elementary student to spell "potato," "potatoe" during spelling bee 2015 - 800 year anniversary of "the birthplace of modern democracy", the signing of the Magna Carta by King John at Runymede, England 2015 - Stanley Cup Final, United Center, Chicago, IL: Chicago Blackhawks defeat Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-0 for a 4-2 series victory; Blackhawks' 6th Championship 2017 - New record set for price of a parking lot in Hong Kong - $664,000 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1836 - Arkansas becomes 25th state of the Union 1869 - World's 1st plastic celluloid is patented by John Wesley Hyatt in Albany, NY 1909 - Representatives from England, Australia, and South Africa meet at Lord's and form the Imperial Cricket Conference 1947 - US Open Men's Golf, St. Louis CC: Lew Worsham defeats Sam Snead by 1 stroke in an 18-hole playoff for his only major title 1973 - “Let’s Get It On” single released by Marvin Gaye (Billboard RandB Song of the Year, 1973; No. 4 overall) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1890 - Georg Wüst, German Oceanographer (provided first complete understanding of the temperature, salinity and deep-current structure of the Atlantic Ocean), born in Posen, Germany (d. 1977) 1922 - [Morris] Mo Udall, American politician (Rep-D-AZ, 1961-91), born in St Johns, Arizona (d. 1998) 1933 - Sergio Endrigo, Italian singer ("Marianne"), born in Pola, Istria, Italy (now Croatia) (d. 2005) 1946 - Demis Roussos, Greek singer and performer (Aphrodite's Child), born in Alexandria, Egypt (d. 2015) 1970 - Gaëlle Méchaly, French soprano, born in Marseille, France More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1888 - Frederick III, German Emperor (1888), dies of cancer at 56 1917 - Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian explorer and physicist (nominated 7 times for Nobel Prize), dies at 49 1979 - Ernst Meister, writer, dies at 67 2011 - Bill Haast, American Herpetologist (b. 1910) 2017 - Jacques Charpentier, French organist and composer (72 études karnatiques), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1834 - Sandpaper is patented by Isaac Fischer Jr. in Springfield, Vermont 1876 - California Street Cable Car Railroad Co gets its franchise 1877 - Henry Ossian Flipper becomes 1st African American to graduate from West Point Military Academy 1907 - Norway adopts female suffrage for middle class women only in parliamentary elections 1922 - US President Warren G. Harding is 1st US President to use radio, dedicates the Francis Scott Key memorial in Baltimore 1933 - MLB's Lou Gehrig and Joe McCarthy thrown out of game, McCarthy suspended 3 games but Gehrig isn't, so he continues his streak at 1,249 games 1942 - Anne Frank begins writing her diary, in Dutch, two days after her 13th birthday 1962 - Albert DeSalvo, better known as the Boston Strangler, murders Anna Slesers, his first victim 1966 - Dutch police beat construction workers, 60 injured 1995 - Giants infielder Mike Benjamin goes 6-for-7 in 13-inning 4-3 win More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1949 - French-allied State of Vietnam is officially formed during the First Indochina War, Bảo Đại installed as Emperor 1953 - Military coup by General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla in Colombia 1965 - Beatles release album "Beatles VI" 1967 - USSR launches Kosmos 166 for observation of Sun from Earth orbit 2000 - 34th Country Weekly Presents the TNN Music Awards: George Strait and Faith Hill win More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1854 - Frederik Rung, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1914) 1918 - LeRoy T. Walker, American sports executive (first black president US Olympic Committee 1992-96), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2012) 1952 - Pat Summitt, American Basketball HOF coach (8 × NCAA Division I tournament; 18 × NCAA Regional—Final Four; University of Tennessee), born in Clarksville, Tennessee (d. 2016) 1955 - Paul O'Grady, English TV presenter, comedian and drag queen (Lily Savage), born in Tranmere, England (d. 2023) 1988 - Kevin Michael McHale, American singer (NLT) and actor (Glee - "Artie"), born in Plano, Texas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1381 - Simon of Sudbury, Archbishop of Canterbury (1375-81) and Chancellor, beheaded during the Peasants' Revolt 1891 - Nicolò Gabrielli, Italian opera composer, dies at 77 1986 - Marlin Perkins, TV host (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom), dies at 81 1994 - Lionel Grigson, British jazz musician, dies at 52 2007 - Robin Olds, American fighter pilot, flying ace in WWII and the Vietnam War, dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »