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1864 - Third Battle of Winchester, Virginia (Stephenson's Depot) [->JUL 20] 1941 - British PM Winston Churchill launches his "V for Victory" campaign 1952 - Freddie Trueman takes 8-31, India all out 58 at Old Trafford 1955 - 1st performance of Gerald Finzi's Cello Concerto, his last major work; John Barbirolli leading the Hallé Orchestra, with soloist Christopher Bunting at Cheltenham Music Festival in Gloucestershire, England 1967 - 1st air conditioned NYC subway car (R-38 on the F line) 1978 - New York Yankees start historic 14 game comeback with 2-0 win over the Minnesota Twins at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, MN 1990 - Dave Righetti pitches in his 499th game as a NY Yankee, passing Whitey Ford in most appearances as a NY Yankee 1992 - 30th Tennis Fed Cup: Germany beats Spain in Frankfurt Germany (2-1) 2009 - The Wesley Impact: black spot the size of Earth discovered on Jupiter after unknown object crashed onto the planet 2021 - UK lifts most COVID-19 restrictions on so-called "Freedom Day" despite 50,000 new daily infections More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1875 - Emma Abbott, a floating hospital for sick children, makes trial trip, NYC 1937 - Joris Ivens' "Spanish Earth" premieres in Hollywood 1952 - India all out 82 in 2nd innings after making 52 earlier in the day 1967 - US launches Explorer 35 for lunar orbit (800/7400 km) 1992 - 30th Tennis Fed Cup: Germany beats Spain in Frankfurt Germany (2-1) 2017 - Investigators using DNA identify 16 year-old James Byron Haakenson as a victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy, 41 years after his disappearance More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1895 - Xu Beihong, Chinese painter, born in Yixing, China (d. 1953) 1922 - George McGovern, American politician and Presidential candidate (D-1972), born in Avon, South Dakota (d. 2012) 1924 - Arthur Rankin, Jr, American director, producer, and screenwriter (Rankin/Bass Productions -The Year Without A Santa Claus; Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer; Frosty The Snowman), born in New York City (d. 2014) 1963 - Sandor Wladar, Hungarian 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1980), born in Budapest, Hungary 1964 - Gina Procaccio, American long and middle distance runner, born in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 1982 - Jared Padalecki, American actor (Supernatural), born in San Antonio, Texas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1545 - George Carew, English admiral, drowns 1986 - Alfredo Binda, Italian road cyclist (first to win Giro d'Italia x 5; World Road Race C'ship 1927, 30, 32), dies at 83 2001 - Judy Clay [Guions], American soul and gospel singer, dies from complications from a car accident at 62 2002 - Spec Shea, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star, World Series 1947; NY Yankees, Washington Sens), dies after heart surgery at 81 2014 - Skye McCole Bartusiak, American actress, dies at 21 2016 - Garry Marshall, American TV writer (The Dick Van Dyke Show), TV producer (The Odd Couple; Happy Days; Laverne and Shirley), and film director (Pretty Woman; Runaway Bride; The Princess Diaries), dies at 81 More Famous Deaths »

1334 - Bishop of Florence blesses the first foundation stone for new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral, designed by artist Giotto di Bondone 1801 - HMS Investigator sets off on a voyage to determine if New Holland (Australia) is one island or two, under command of Matthew Flinders, with botanist Robert Brown and artists Ferdinand Bauer and William Westall aboard 1896 - George Giffen is 1st to complete 1000/100 double, in 30th Test Cricket 1951 - Uruguay accepts its constitution 1959 - 46th Tour de France won by Federico Bahamontes of Spain 1970 - Willie Mays becomes 10th baseball player to get 3,000 hits 1977 - Hugh Leonard's "Da" premieres in London 1982 - British Open Men's Golf, Royal Troon: American Tom Watson wins his 4th Open Championship, 1 stroke clear of Peter Oosterhuis and Nick Price 2012 - Syrian suicide bombing kills three high profile government officials, including Syria's Minister of Defence 2015 - "The Sun" newspaper in Britain controversially publishes old picture and video of Queen Elizabeth giving Nazi salute in 1933 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1896 - Indian born K S Ranjitsinhji completes an unbeaten 154 on Test cricket debut for England in 2nd Test against Australia at Old Trafford 1915 - WWI: Second Battle of Isonzo begins with Kingdom of Italy offensive against Austria-Hungary, ends 2-1/2 weeks later with over 91,000 combined casualties 1936 - Spanish Civil War: General Francisco Franco issues manifesto and leads an uprising in the Spanish army stationed in Morocco 1943 - British assault on Catania, Sicily 1944 - 7:45 Operation Goodwood: British assault east of Caen 1970 - Ron Hunt gets hit by a pitch for a record 119th time More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1898 - John Stuart, Scottish actor (Kittie, Superman, Number Seventeen), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1979) 1921 - John Glenn, American astronaut (1st American to orbit the earth) and politician (Senator D-Ohio), born in Cambridge, Ohio (d. 2016) 1946 - Tim Lynch, rocker (Flaming Groovies) 1949 - Wally Bryson, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Fotomaker; Raspberries), born in Gastonia, North Carolina 1957 - Nick Faldo, English golfer (US Masters 1989, 90, 96; British Open 1987, 90, 92), born in Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire 1975 - Torii Hunter, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 2002, 07, 09, 10, 13; Gold Glove Award 2001–09; Minnesota Twins, LA Angels of Anaheim, Detroit Tigers), born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1931 - Oskar Minkowski, German Biologist (pancreas and diabetes), dies at 73 1961 - Kit Guard, Danish actor (El Diablo Rides, Kid Courageous), dies of cancer at 67 1987 - Gilberto Freye, Brazilian sociologist (Regionalist Manifesto), dies at 87 1996 - Hans Fellner, bookseller, dies at 71 2009 - Henry Allingham, British supercentenarian and World War I veteran, dies at 113 2016 - Billy Name [William Linich Jr], photographer (Andy Warhol's factory), dies at 76 More Famous Deaths »

1912 - IAF (Intl Amateur Athletic Federation) forms in Sweden 1951 - Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts, is chartered 1959 - "North by Northwest" directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint premieres in Los Angeles 1962 - Robert White in X-15 sets altitude record of 108 km (354,300 ft) 1966 - Jim Ryun sets mile record (3m51s3) 1976 - Indonesian president Suharto annexes East Timor 1981 - Humber Estuary Bridge in UK opens, world's longest span (1.4 km) 2005 - 13th ESPY Awards: Lance Armstrong, Annika Sörenstam win 2015 - Suicide bomber in Khan Bani Saad, Iraq, kills 120, ISIS claims responsibility 2021 - 73rd Cannes Film Festival: Titane wins Palme d'Or, its director Frenchwoman Julie Ducournau only 2nd woman to win More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1894 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Blanche Bingley-Hillyard beats Edith Austin 6-1 6-1 for her 3rd of 6 Wimbledon singles titles 1959 - "North by Northwest" directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint premieres in Los Angeles 1970 - 30,000 attend Randall's Island Rock Festival, NYC 1981 - USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1987 - Dow Jones closes above 2,500 (2,510.04) for 1st time 1989 - Paul McCartney releases single "This One", from his album "Flowers In The Dirt" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1913 - Roger Garaudy, French philosopher and communist (convicted for Holocaust denial), born in Marseille, France (d. 2012) 1940 - Phyllis Davis, Port Arthur Tx, actress (Love American Style, Vega$) 1963 - John Ventimiglia, American actor (The Sopranos), born in Queens, New York 1967 - Kevin Pritchard, American NBA guard and basketball executive (Washington Bullets), born in Bloomington, Indiana 1972 - Eric Williams, American NBA forward (Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics), born in Newark, New Jersey 1973 - Horacio Llamas, Mexican NBA center (Phoenix Suns), born in Rosario, Mexico More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1943 - Sir Patrick Duncan, Governor-general of the Union of South Africa (1937 to 1943), dies at 72 1961 - Ty Cobb, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (AL MVP 1911; Triple Crown 1909; 12 × AL batting champion; Detroit Tigers) and manager (Detroit Tigers 1921-26), dies of cancer at 74 1966 - August Baeyens, Flemish composer (Piranesi Suite), dies at 71 2004 - Julian Hodge, British financier and multi-millionaire (Hodge Group), dies at 99 2009 - Walter Cronkite, American broadcast journalist and news anchor (CBS Evening News 1962-81), dies of cerebrovascular disease at 92 2009 - Leszek Kołakowski, Polish philosopher and writer (Conversations with the Devil), dies at 81 More Famous Deaths »

1683 - Manchu/Chinese Qing Dynasty naval forces under commander Shi Lang defeat the Kingdom of Tungning in the Battle of Penghu near the Pescadores Islands. 1867 - Amstel Hotel, "the dignified old lady" opens in Amsterdam 1895 - Lancashire batsman Archie MacLaren scores the first-ever quadruple-hundred (424) in first-class cricket against Somerset at Taunton 1909 - MLB Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators play longest scoreless game in AL history - 18 innings at Bennett Field in Detroit, Michigan 1966 - Number of banned persons in South Africa totals 936; the individuals are banned under various laws, most prominently the Suppression of Communism and Riotous Assembly Acts 1973 - During Watergate hearings, Butterfield reveals existence of tapes 1990 - NYC's Empire State Building catches fire-no fatalities 1994 - Spanish fishing boats sink a French fishing boat over fishing rights 2008 - Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim is arrested on sodomy charges in Malaysia 2015 - Shootings in Chattanooga at a US military recruitment centre and a naval reserve training center kill 5 and injure others More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1956 - Detroit Tigers and Briggs Stadium sold for then record $5.5 million 1980 - Ronald Reagan nominated for US President by Republicans in Detroit 1989 - US Open Women's Golf, Indianwood G and CC: Betsy King wins the first of her 2 consecutive titles, 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Nancy Lopez 1990 - The ANC send a report on police violence to President F. W. de Klerk and demanded an end to "the shocking inhumanity" of police action in rural areas of South Africa 2015 - Shootings in Chattanooga at a US military recruitment centre and a naval reserve training center kill 5 and injure others 2017 - Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, Caves Valley GC: Scott McCarron wins his lone career major title by 1 stroke from Brandt Jobe and Germany's Bernhard Langer More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1746 - Giuseppe Piazzi, Italian astronomer (found 1st asteroid-Ceres), born in Ponte in Valtellina, Italy (d. 1826) 1888 - Frits Zernike, Dutch physicist, invented phase-contrast microscope (Nobel 1953), born in Amsterdam (d. 1966) 1907 - Barbara Stanwyck, American actress (Dynasty II, Big Valley, Thorn Birds), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1990) 1960 - Eus van Someren, Dutch pop guitarist (Scene, Blaauw), born in Beverwijk, Netherlands 1979 - Chris Mihm, American basketball player (Chicago Bulls), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1989 - Gareth Bale, Welsh soccer winger (Tottenham, Real Madrid, Wales), born in Cardiff, Wales More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1594 - Thomas Kyd, English dramatist (The Spanish Tragedy), dies at 35 1796 - George Howard, British field marshal, dies at 78 1980 - Robert Brackman, American artist, dies at 81 1996 - John Panozzo, American rock drummer (Styx), dies of cirrhosis of the liver at 47 2020 - Tony Taylor, Cuban baseball second baseman (MLB All Star 1960²; Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers), dies from stroke complications at 84 2020 - Brigid Berlin, American actress (Andy Warhol films), dies at 80 More Famous Deaths »

1207 - King John of England expels Canterbury monks for supporting Archbishop of Canterbury Stephen Langton 1830 - Indian tribes, Sioux, Sauk and Fox, sign fourth Treaty of Prairie du Chien giving the US most of Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri 1954 - 110°F (43°C) at Balcony Falls, Virginia (state record) 1956 - Iharos runs world record 10k (28:42.8) 1968 - Commercial air travel begins between US and USSR 1972 - "Honky Chateau" becomes Elton John's first No. 1 album in the US, includes hit "Rocket Man" 1973 - California Angel Nolan Ryan's 2nd no-hitter beats Detroit Tigers, 6-0 2005 - "Wedding Crashers", starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn, premieres 2007 - Copa América Final, Maracaibo, Venezuela: Defending champions Brazil win their 8th title with a 3-0 win over Argentina 2015 - Robbie Williams announces he is returning to boy band Take That More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1808 - French marshal Joachim Murat becomes King of Naples 1823 - A fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome 1973 - Ray Davies announces his retirement from The Kinks, then attempts suicide; neither effort successful 1988 - "Die Hard" directed by John McTiernan and starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman is released in the US 1990 - US Open Women's Golf, Atlanta Athletic Club: Defending champion Betsy King wins consecutive titles, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Patty Sheehan, the leader after each of first 3 rounds 2014 - 20 people are killed and 100 are injured after a train derails in Moscow More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1353 - Vladimir the Bold, Russian prince (d. 1410) 1906 - Rudolf "Rudi" Uhlenhaut, German automotive engineer and test driver (Mercedes Benz) (d. 1989) 1906 - Edmund Davies, British judge (as Lord Justice of appeal, tried the Great Train Robbers, Edmund-Davies police pay review), born in Mountain Ash, Wales (d. 1992) 1922 - Leon M. Lederman, American experimental physicist (Nobel Prize in Physics, 1988 - for research on quarks and leptons) and author (The God Particle), born in NYC, New York (d. 2018) 1957 - (Lyman) "Mac" McAnally, American session and touring country music singer-songwriter, and musician (Coral Reefer Band), born in Red Bay, Alabama 1968 - Eddie Griffin, American comedian (Black Dynamite), born in Kansas City, Missouri More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1750 - Vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman, dies at 73 1958 - Nuri al-Said, Iraqi politician, 8-time Prime Minister of Iraq, assassinated while trying to escape during the revolution at 69 1986 - Benny Rubin, American actor and comedian (Benny Rubin Show), dies at 87 1989 - Laurie Cunningham, English soccer left winger (6 caps; Orient, West Bromwich Albion, Real Madrid, Marseille, Rayo Vallecano), dies in a car crash at 33 1994 - Jeanne Bieruma Oosting, Dutch painter/illustrator, dies 2013 - Earl Gros, American NFL running back (Green Bay), dies at 72 More Famous Deaths »

1865 - The Chickasaw Nation is the last of the Five Tribes to surrender to the Union following the Confederate defeat 1870 - The United States Congress grants Mary Todd Lincoln a life pension in the amount of $3,000 a year 1951 - In his last race, 1948 Triple Crown champion Citation wins the Hollywood Gold Cup by 4 lengths, to become American racing's first millionaire horse. 1984 - STS 41-D vehicle moves to Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center (Florida) for remanifest of payloads 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 1987 - Steve Miller's star is unveiled on Hollywood's Walk of Fame 2012 - Suicide bomber attacks a wedding reception and kills 22 people and inures 22 in northern Afghanistan 2014 - After 7 days, Israel has struck Gaza 1320 times, while Gaza has fired 940 rockets at Israel 2015 - Arms deal agreed between 6 world powers and Iran limiting Iranian nuclear arms but ending sanctions 2018 - Civilians killed in Afghan war reaches record high with 1,692 killed in first six months of 2018 says UN More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1911 - 46" of rain begins to fall in Baguio, Philippines 1941 - Jam rationed in Holland 1990 - "Howard Stern's Summer Show" premieres on WWOR-TV (NYC) 2009 - Singapore experiences a seasonally adjusted and annualised growth of 20.4% in the second quarter as a result of increased pharmaceuticals production and construction, bringing the country out of the recession 2019 - First Ebola case on Goma, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, city of 1 million, as toll of outbreak reaches 1600 victims 2019 - US President Donald Trump ignites racial controversy by tweeting four Democrat women of color "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1874 - Abbas Hilmi II, last khedive (Ottoman viceroy) of Egypt (1892-1914), born in Alexandria, Egypt (d. 1944) 1941 - Andreas Khol, Austrian politician, born in Bergen auf Rügen, Germany 1952 - Jerry Houser, American actor (Slapshot, Summer of '42, Class of '44), born in Los Angeles, California 1961 - Jackie Earle Haley, American actor (Breaking Away), born in Northridge, California 1966 - Brian Selznick, American author and illustrator (The Invention of Hugo Cabret), born in East Brunswick Township, New Jersey 1973 - Candela Peña, Spanish actress (Take My Eyes), born in Gavà, Spain More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1711 - John William Friso, Prince of Orange and monarch of Nassau-Dietz, drowns at 23 1966 - Julie Manet, French painter (b. 1878) 1994 - Taeko Kuwata, Japanese Belgian pianist (Duo Crommelynck), commits suicide at about 47 2010 - Bengt Emil Johnson, Swedish author and composer, dies at 73 2010 - Charles Mackerras, Australian conductor, dies of cancer at 84 2010 - Gene Ludwig, American jazz organist (b. 1937) More Famous Deaths »

1558 - Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul des Thermes at Gravelines 1881 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: William Renshaw beats defending champion John Hartley 6-0, 6-1, 6-1 for first of his 7 Wimbledon singles titles 1926 - Paavo Nurmi runs world record 3000m (8:20.4) 1930 - David Sarnoff reports in NY Times "TV would be a theater in every home" 1936 - 112°F (44°C), Mio, Michigan (state record) 1976 - 47th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-1 at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia 1977 - NYC experiences 25 hr black-out 1985 - New York Yankees retire Roger Maris (9) and Elston Howard (32) uniform numbers 1991 - Bob Milacki and 3 other Baltimore Oriole pitchers no-hit A's 2-0 2013 - Ten people are killed after a bus crash in Minas Gerais, Brazil More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1668 - Van Marco Cesti's opera "Il Pomo d'Oro" (the Golden Apple or Tomato) premieres in Vienna 1794 - Battle of the Vosges between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria 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) 1951 - Great Flood: 2.000,000 acres in Kansas and Missouri in central US are flooded from rain swollen Missouri and Kansas Rivers 1969 - North Ireland loyalist Ian Paisley addresses a crowd at Loughgall, County Antrim, and is reported to have said: "I am anti-Roman Catholic, but God being my judge, I love the poor dupes who are ground down under that system." More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1901 - Eric Portman, Yorkshire England, actor (Naked Edge, Canterbury Tale), (d. 1969) 1948 - Alf Hansen, Norwegian rower Olympic gold, double sculls 1976; World C'ship gold double sculls 1975, 78, 79, 82), born in Oslo, Norway 1957 - Phil Margera, father of Bam Margera 1969 - Ken Jeong, American comedian and actor (Community, The Hangover), born in Detroit, Michigan 1982 - Christopher Bauman, American professional wrestler (d. 2005) 1982 - Simon Clist, English footballer (Bristol City), born in Bournemouth, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1705 - Titus Oates, English Protestant conspirator, dies at 55 1793 - Jean-Paul Marat, French journalist and revolutionary (Friend of the People periodical), is murdered by Charlotte Corday in a bath at 50 1997 - Miguel Ángel Blanco, Spanish politician (b. 1968) 2006 - Red Buttons [Aaron Chwatt], American comedian (The Red Buttons Show), and Academy Award-winning actor (Sayonara; The Poseidon Adventure), dies from cardiovascular disease at 87 2008 - Bronisław Geremek, Polish social historian and politician (b. 1932) 2010 - Manohari Singh, Indian saxophonist and part of R.D. Burman's band (b. 1931) More Famous Deaths »

1878 - Fever epidemic in New Orleans begin, it will kill 4,500 1901 - Striking Canadian salmon fishermen on the Pacific coast, resentful of the non-union Japanese who continue to fish, maroon and imprison 47 1940 - Frederick McKinley Jones receives a patent for an air conditioning unit for trucks, helping to change long-haul carriage of food and blood 1943 - World War II: Battle of Prokhorovka - Russians defeat German forces in one of the largest ever tank battles 1943 - National Committee Freies Deutschland forms 1954 - Major League Baseball Players Association founded 1955 - 22nd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-5 in 12 at County Stad, Milw 1966 - Baltimore Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson voted MLB All Star game MVP 1985 - "Singin' in the Rain", musical adaptation of the 1952 film, opens at Gershwin Theater, NYC; runs for 367 performances 2018 - World's longest fingernails cut off; Shridhar Chillal's nails measured 909.6cm after growing for 66 years More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1862 - US Congress authorizes Medal of Honor 1901 - Striking Canadian salmon fishermen on the Pacific coast, resentful of the non-union Japanese who continue to fish, maroon and imprison 47 1966 - 10.51" (26.70 cm) of rainfall, Sandusky Ohio (state record) 1974 - John Ehrlichman convicted of violating Daniel Ellsberg's rights 1987 - US Senior Open Men's Golf, Brooklawn CC: South African Gary Player wins by a record 6 strokes ahead of Doug Sanders 1995 - Enrique Iglesias releases his first album, "Enrique Iglesias" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1905 - Prince John of the United Kingdom, youngest son of English King George V, born in York Cottage, Sandringham (d. 1919) 1909 - Joey Faye, American comedian (Joey Faye's Follies), born in NYC, New York (d. 1997) 1935 - Chris Burger, South African cricket batsman (2 Tests, HS 37no; Natal), born in Randfontein, South Africa (d. 2014) 1945 - Dimitar Penev, Bulgarian soccer defender (90 caps; CSKA Sofia 329 games) and manager (Bulgaria 55 games, CSKA Sofia), born in Mirovyane, Bulgaria 1952 - Peter Marti, Swiss soccer striker (6 caps; BSC Young Boys, FC Zürich, FC Basel, FC Aarau), born in Langenthal, Switzerland (d. 2023) 1956 - Mel Harris [Mary Ellen], American actress (Hope-30 Something), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1988 - Julian Trevelyan, English Surrealist painter and collage maker, dies at 78 1993 - Gusti Huber, Austrian American actress, (The Diary of Anne Frank), dies of heart failure at 78 1995 - Michael Clegg, English naturalist and TV presenter (Clegg's People), dies at 62 2000 - Charles Merritt, Canadian Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross during World War II, dies at 98 2020 - Rod Bernard, American "swamp pop" singer ("Allons Danser Colinda"), dies at 79 2020 - Wim Suurbier, Dutch soccer right back (60 caps; Ajax 392 games) and manager (LA Heat, TB Rowdies), dies of a cerebral haemorrhage at 75 More Famous Deaths »

1244 - Khwarezmian Tatars sack Jerusalem, decimating the city's Christian population and driving out Jews 1893 - A revolution led by the liberal general and politician, José Santos Zelaya, takes over state power in Nicaragua 1939 - 7th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-1 at Yankee Stadium, New York NY Yankee/AL manager Joe McCarthy starts 6 Yankees players 1943 - US 82nd Airborne division shot at by "friendly fire" in Sicily 1978 - 49th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-3 at San Diego Stadium 1984 - 55th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 3-1 at Candlestick Park, San Francisco 1987 - Heart's "Alone" single goes #1 for 3 weeks 1990 - NYC police arrest "Dartman" (stabbed over 50 women with darts) 2019 - Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft lands on the Ryugu asteroid 300m km (185m miles) from earth for a second time to collect samples 2021 - Rare mass anti-government protests across Cuba due to economic hardships and effects of COVID-19 led to widespread arrests More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1848 - Edmund Hickly gets 1st known 10 wicket innings (Kent v England) 1888 - Pennsylvania's Monongehela River rises 32' after 24 hour rainfall 1924 - Muslim-Hindu rebellion in Delhi, India 1946 - Kingman Douglass ends term as deputy director of CIA 1960 - "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee is first published by J. B. Lippincott and Co. 1995 - All star MVP: Jeff Conine (Florida Marlins) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1801 - John Hill Hewitt, American songwriter (A Minstrel's Return from the War), born in NYC, New York (d. 1890) 1886 - Boris Grigoriev, Russian painter (d. 1939) 1930 - Harold Bloom, American literary critic, born in the Bronx, New York (d. 2019) 1942 - Tomasz Stańko, Polish trumpeter (Astigmatic), born in Rzeszów, Poland (d. 2018) 1951 - Lawrence J Delucas, PhD/astronaut (STS 50), born in Syracuse, New York 1975 - Lil' Kim [Kimberly Denise Jones], American rapper, born in Brooklyn, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1593 - Giuseppe Arcimboldo, 1st surrealist painter, dies (birth date unkn) 1874 - Xavier de Mérode, Belgium minister to the Pope in Rome, dies at 54 1948 - Gerhard Kittel, German anti-semite theologist (Die Oden Salomons), dies at 59 1993 - Henri van Soede, sub commandant (WWII), dies at about 83 2006 - Barnard Hughes, American stage and screen actor (Doc; Tron; Best Friends; Where's Poppa?), dies at 90 2010 - Bob Sheppard, American public address announcer (MLB: NY Yankees 1951–2007; NFL: NY Giants 1956–2006), dies at 99 More Famous Deaths »

1598 - Spanish theater plays "Moros y Los Cristianos" in Rio Grande 1690 - Battle of Beachy Head - French fleet defeat Anglo-Dutch fleet under Cornelis Evertsen 1913 - World's official highest recorded temperature at Greenland Ranch (now known as Furnace Creek Ranch), Death Valley, California at 134 °F (56.7 °C) 1915 - British/South African troops march into German SW-Africa 1936 - 110°F (43°C) at Runyon, New Jersey (state record) 1944 - "Father of Medicare" Tommy Douglas becomes the 7th Premier of Saskatchewan 1958 - Ex-king Norodom Sihanoek appointed premier of Cambodia 1979 - Chuck Berry begins 4 months term in prison for $200,000 in tax evasion 2018 - Original sketch of Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood by EH Shepard sells for £430,000 in London, record price for a book illustration 2018 - The final 4 boys and their coach are rescued from Tham Luang Nang Non cave, Thailand after being trapped there for 18 days by monsoon flooding More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1212 - The most severe of several early fires of London burns in Southwark, south of London Bridge 1584 - Spanish army leader Richebourg conquers Liefkenshoek, Belgium 1989 - Paula Ivan runs female world record 1 mile (4:15.61) 1993 - Yobes Ondieki runs world record 10km (26:58.38) 1997 - Louise Woodward's trial begins in Massachusetts Nanny murder trial 2016 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Scotsman Andy Murray beats Canadian Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 for his 2nd Wimbledon and 3rd Grand Slam title More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1895 - Carl Orff, German composer (Carmina Burana; Der Mond; Mozart Prize - 1969), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1982) 1902 - Kurt Alder, German chemist (Nobel 1950), born in Königshütte, Upper Silesia (d. 1958) 1940 - Tom Farmer, Scottish entrepreneur, born in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland 1945 - Jean-Marie Poiré, French film director, born in Paris 1945 - John Motson, British football broadcaster (10 x FIFA World Cups; 10 x UEFA European C'ships; 29 x FA Cup finals; BBC, Talksport), born in Salford, England (d. 2023) 1965 - Ken Mellons, American singer More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 518 - Anastasius I Dikoros [Dyrrhachium/Durazzo], Byzantine emperor (491-518), dies at 87 649 - Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor of China (626-49), dies at 51 1086 - Knut IV, the Saint, king of Denmark (1080-86), murdered 1920 - Jackie Fisher, British admiral (b. 1841) 1995 - Hugh Dundas, fighter pilot/businessman, dies at 74 2011 - Pierrette Alarie, Canadian operatic soprano, dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »

1541 - Estevão da Gama departs Massawa, leaving behind 400 matchlock men and 150 slaves under his brother Christovão da Gama, with orders to help the Emperor of Ethiopia defeat Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi who has invaded his Empire 1572 - Death of the Gorcum Martyrs: Calvinist militant force the Watergeuzen (the Sea Beggars) capture and hang 19 Catholic priests in Brielle 1672 - William III inaugurated as viceroy of Holland and Zealand 1810 - Napoleon annexes the Kingdom of Holland as part of the First French Empire 1932 - Yanks' Ben Chapman hits 2 inside-the-park HRs, tying record 1947 - Engagement of Britain's Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten 1985 - South Africa police arrested Dutch ANC'er Klaas de Jong 1986 - Padres trade pitcher Tim Stoddard to Yankees for pitcher Ed Whitson 2006 - At least 122 people killed after a Sibir Airlines Airbus A310 passenger jet, carrying 200 passengers veers off the runway while landing at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia in wet conditions 2016 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Serena Williams beats Angelique Kerber 7-5, 6-3, equalling Steffi Graf's 22 Grand Slam singles tiles More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1401 - Turko-Mongol ruler Tamerlane (Timur) destroys Baghdad, killing 20,000 1609 - Emperor Rudolf II grants Bohemian protestants freedom of religion 1914 - 1st US duplicate auction bridge championship held, Lake Placid, NY 1916 - 1st cargo submarine to cross Atlantic arrives in US from Germany 1986 - Attorney General's Commission on pornography links hard-core porn to sex crimes 2016 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Serena Williams beats Angelique Kerber 7-5, 6-3, equalling Steffi Graf's 22 Grand Slam singles tiles More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1898 - Marcel Delannoy, French composer, born in La Ferté-Alais, Essonne, France (d. 1962) 1942 - Paul B. Henry, American professor of political science and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1993) 1944 - Joe Miceli, American drummer (John Fred and His Playboy Band - "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)"), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (d. 2019) 1945 - Root Boy Slim [Foster MacKenzie III], American entertainer, born in Asheville, North Carolina (d. 1993) 1968 - Paolo Di Canio, Italian football player 1982 - Sakon Yamamoto, Japanese race-car driver More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1882 - Ignacio Carrera Pinto, Chilean war hero (b. 1848) 1951 - Jorgen Bentzon, Danish composer, dies at 54 1967 - Eugen Fischer, Nazi physician (Kaiser Wilhelm Institute), dies at 93 1974 - Sonia Gaskell, Russian-Dutch choreographer (Diaghilev), dies at 70 2005 - Kevin Hagen, American actor (Little House on the Prairie), dies at 77 2022 - Davie Robb, Scottish soccer forward (5 caps; Aberdeen FC 251 games), dies at 74 More Famous Deaths »

1891 - 61°F, highest temperature for July 1891, in Baltimore and Philadelphia 1905 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: May Sutton becomes first American player to win the singles title at Wimbledon; beats Dorothea Chambers 6-3, 6-4 1912 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Anthony Wilding makes it 3 straight Wimbledon singles crowns beating Arthur Gore 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 1949 - Monte Irvin and Hank Thompson, 1st black players for New York Giants, 4-3 loss to Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field 1960 - Fidel Castro ends Havana's International League team, Sugar Kings move to New Jersey 1961 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: In an all-British final Angela Mortimer wins her 3rd Grand Slam singles title; beats Christine Truman 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 1968 - Israeli-Egyptian artillery duel along Suez Canal 1969 - IBM CICS is made generally available for the 360 mainframe computer 1973 - NY Mets are 12½ games back in NL and go on to win pennant 1978 - Pioneer-Venus 2 Multi-probe launched to Venus More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1870 - US Congress authorizes registration of trademarks 1919 - US President Woodrow Wilson returns to NYC from Versailles Peace Conference 1923 - Walter Mittelholzer flies a Junkers F-13 to Spitsbergen/Oostland 1948 - 500th anniversary of the Russian Orthodox Church celebrated in Moscow 1956 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak 1963 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Australian Margaret Smith wins her first of 3 Wimbledon titles beating Billie Jean Moffitt 6-3, 6-4 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1528 - Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (1553-1580, regained lands of Savoy), , born in Chambéry, France (d. 1580) 1821 - Jozef Lies, Flemish painter, born in Antwerp (d. 1865) 1857 - Alfred Binet, French child psychologist who invented the first practical IQ test (Binet–Simon test), born in Nice, France (d. 1911) 1910 - Govan Mbeki, South African leader (Head of the ANC, imprisoned with Mandela, father of Thabo Mbeki), born in Nqamakwe district, Transkei (d. 2001) 1952 - Ulrich Wehling, German Nordic skier (3 Olympic golds 1972, 76, 80), born in Halle an der Saale, Germany 2001 - Riele Downs, Canadian actress (Henry Danger), born in Toronto, Ontario More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1943 - Harry Oakes, Canadian-British prominent businessman in Bahamas, murdered under mysterious circumstances at 68 1973 - Harry F. V. Edward, British 100m/200m runner (Olympic bronze 1920), dies at 75 1985 - Gardner Cowles Jr., American publisher (Look Magazine), dies at 82 1991 - Lotte Palfi Andor, German-American actress (Lovesick, All That Jazz), dies at 87 2016 - William H. McNeill, Canadian-born historian (Rise of the West), dies at 98 2017 - Elsa Martinelli, Italian actress (Indian Fighter), dies at 82 More Famous Deaths »

1438 - King Charles VII issues the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges stating that a General Church Council with superior power to the Pope must be held every 10 years 1585 - King Henri III and Duke De Guise signs Treaty of Nemours: French Huguenots lose all freedoms 1799 - Ranjit Singh's men take up their positions outside Lahore 1801 - Toussaint Louverture declares Haitian independence 1868 - Surrey wicket-keeper Ted Pooley completes a then-1st class cricket record 12 dismissals (8 caught, 4 stumped) in a County match against Sussex at The Oval 1923 - University of Delaware invents "junior year abroad" (at Sorbonne) 1993 - Guntis Ulmanis elected president of Latvia 1996 - Space Shuttle STS 78 (Columbia 20), lands 2002 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Lleyton Hewitt of Australia wins his only Wimbledon singles title beating David Nalbandian of Argentina 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 2019 - Copa América Final, Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro: Home team Brazil win their 9th title, beating Peru, 3-1; first title since 2007 More Historical Events »