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1377 - First example of quarantine in Rugusa (now Dubroknik); city council passes law saying newcomers from plague areas must isolation for 30 days (later 40 days, quaranta in Italian) 1880 - Battle of Maiwand, at which Dr Watson is wounded, breaks out 1891 - Titus van Wyck succeeds M de Savornin Lohman as governor of Suriname 1931 - Grasshoppers in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota destroyed thousands of acres of crops 1944 - US troops occupy le Mesnil-Herman/Hill 183 Normandy 1956 - England cricket spin bowler Jim Laker takes 9-37 in Australia's 1st innings in 4th Test at Manchester; best return ever in Test cricket; bettered in 2nd innings 10-53 1962 - USSR performs nuclear Test at Novaya Zemlya USSR 1990 - Zsa Zsa Gabor begins a 3 day jail sentence for slapping a police officer in Beverly Hills 1997 - Detroit Tigers retire pitching great Hal Newhouser's #16 2019 - American swimmer Caeleb Dressel wins 3 gold medals in one day at the World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea; 50m freestyle, 100m butterfly and mixed 4×100m freestyle relay (WR 3:19.40) More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1816 - US troops destroy Fort Apalachicola, a Seminole fort, to punish Indians for harboring runaway slaves 1914 - Felix Manalo registers the Iglesia ni Cristo with the Filipino government. 1941 - German army enters Ukraine 1974 - House Judiciary Committee votes 27-11 recommends Nixon impeachment 1991 - TV Guide publishes its 2000th edition 1996 - Bomb explodes at Atlanta Olympic Park, 1 killed, 110 injured More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1886 - Ernst May, German architect and city planner (New Frankfurt), born in Frankfurt am Main (d. 1970) 1896 - Henri Longchambon, French politician, born in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France (d. 1969) 1904 - Kenneth Bainbridge, American physicist (measurements of mass differences between nuclear isotopes), born in Cooperstown, New York (d. 1996) 1917 - Isabelle Kelley, American social worker credited with instigating the US Federal Food Stamp Program, born in Ellington, Connecticut (d. 1997) 1942 - John Pleshette, American actor (Richard-Knots Landing, 7th Avenue), born in NYC, New York 1979 - Shannon Moore, American professional wrestler, born in Cameron, North Carolina More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1689 - John Graham, of Claverhouse, 1st viscount Dundee/soldier, fatally wounded at the Battle of Killiecrankie at 41 1844 - John Dalton, English physicist and chemist who developed the atomic theory of matter and researched colour blindness, dies at 77 1978 - Willem Van Otterloo, Dutch cellist, composer, and conductor (Residentie Orkest, 1949-73; Melbourne Symphony, 1967-70; Sydney Symphony, 1971-77), dies in a car crash at 70 1979 - Shirley Mason, actress (Let it Rain, Dark Skies), dies at 79 1986 - Leroy Holmes, American orchestra leader (The Tonight Show, 1956-57), dies at 72 2021 - Mike Hendrick, English cricket fast bowler (30 Tests, 87 wickets; 22 ODIs; Derbyshire CCC), dies from bowel cancer at 72 More Famous Deaths »

1309 - Henry VII is recognized King of the Romans by Pope Clement V 1908 - United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation) 1948 - President Harry Truman issues Executive Order No. 9981 to desegregate the US armed forces, directing "equality of treatment and opportunity" in the military 1953 - Cuban pirate radio station's 1st transmission at Santiago de Cuba 1963 - US Syncom 2, 1st geosynchronous communications satellite, launched 1966 - WRLH TV channel 31 in Lebanon, NH (NBC) begins broadcasting 1971 - Apollo 15 launched (Scott and Irwin) to 4th manned landing on Moon 1992 - US Open Women's Golf, Oakmont CC: Patty Sheehan wins an 18-hole Monday playoff over runner-up Juli Inkster, 72 to 74 1999 - Fighting ceases between India and Pakistan in the Kargil War, Kashmir, after two months of fighting 2012 - North Korea is hit by Tropical Storm Khanun, killing 88 people and leaving 60,000 people homeless More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1878 - In California, poet and American West outlaw calling himself "Black Bart" makes his last clean getaway when he steals a safe box from a Wells Fargo stagecoach. The empty box found later with a taunting poem inside. 1944 - Japanese suicide attack on US lines in Guam 1963 - US Syncom 2, 1st geosynchronous communications satellite, launched 1990 - General Hospital records its 7,000th episode 2012 - Insurgent attack kills 19 people and destroys a helicopter at Baqubah, Iraq 2021 - Ship carrying migrants wrecks off coast of Al-Khums, Libya, killing at least 57, takes death toll in central Mediterranean to 987 for 2021 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1899 - Carel C. van Essen, Dutch archaeologist (Italian and Roman art), born in Amsterdam (d. 1963) 1921 - Jean Shepherd, American writer and actor (A Christmas Story), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1999) 1926 - James Best [Jewel Franklin Guy], American actor (The Dukes of Hazzard, Sounder), born in Powderly, Kentucky (d. 2015) 1940 - Dobie Gray [Lawrence Brown], American musician and singer ("Drift Away"), born in Simonton, Texas (d. 2011) 1952 - Jan Randall, American-Canadian film, stage and broadcast composer (The Irrelevant Show; Poetry In Motion), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1980 - Dave Baksh, Canadian guitarist (Sum 41), born in Ajax, Ontario More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1592 - Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, French soldier (b. 1524) 1925 - William Jennings Bryan, American orator and statesman known as "The Great Commoner", dies at 65 1971 - Diane Arbus [Nemerov], American photographer (Vogue, Harper's Bazaar), commits suicide at 48 1994 - Owen "Terry" Scott, British actor and comedian (Terry and June, Carry On Films), dies of cancer at 67 2005 - Alexander Golitzen, American art director (b. 1908) 2005 - Gilles Marotte, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1945) More Famous Deaths »

1261 - Constantinople recaptured by Nicaean forces under Alexios Strategopoulos for Emperor Michael VIII, re-establishing Byzantine Empire 1567 - Don Diego de Losada founds the city of Santiago de Leon de Caracas, modern-day Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela 1900 - Gloucestershire captain Gilbert Jessop hits his second century (139 in 95 minutes) before lunch in same County Cricket match (104 previous day); Yorkshire wins by 40 runs 1913 - Pittsburgh Pirates future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Max Carey scores 5 runs without a hit, reaching first base on an error and 4 walks, as the Bucs beat Philadelphia Phillies, 12-2 1913 - A meeting in Johannesburg, called by the South African Native National Congress, now African National Congress, is attended by a large number of people from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland 1923 - German mark devalued to 600,000 Mark=$1 1993 - The St James' Church massacre in Kenilworth, Cape Town by Azanian Peoples' Liberation Army 2010 - 97th Tour de France won by Andy Schleck of Luxembourg 2012 - The UK economy returns to recession with a fall of 0.2% in GDP in the first quarter of 2012 following a fall of 0.3% in the last quarter of 2011 2017 - Wildfires on France's Mediterranean coast near Bormes-les-Mimosas prompts evacuation of 12,000 people More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1652 - Nikita Minin becomes patriarch of Russian Orthodox Church 1917 - Sir Thomas Whyte introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%). 1985 - USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1990 - US Ambassador tells Iraq, US won't take sides in Iraq-Kuwait dispute 1993 - The St James' Church massacre in Kenilworth, Cape Town by Azanian Peoples' Liberation Army 1993 - 31st Tennis Fed Cup: Spain beats Australia in Frankfurt Germany (3-0) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1421 - Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician, born in Leconfield, United Kingdom (d. 1461) 1897 - Hermann Ambrosius, German composer, born in Hamburg (d. 1983) 1927 - Stanley Dancer, American harness racer (4 Hambletonians, 3 Trot Triple Crown), born in West Windsor Township, New Jersey (d. 2005) 1930 - Annie Ross, British-American jazz singer (Lambert, Hendricks and Ross - "Twisted") and actress, born in London (d. 2020) 1956 - Frances Arnold, American Chemist (Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2018), born in Edgewood, Pennsylvania 1971 - Billy Wagner, American MLB pitcher (Houston Astros), born in Tannersville, Virginia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1643 - Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull, English statesman (b. 1584) 1814 - Charles Dibdin, British composer, author (Sea Songs), and actor, dies at 69 1997 - Margaret Farrer, midwife, dies at 83 2003 - Ludwig Bölkow, German aeronautical engineer, dies at 91 2005 - Albert Mangelsdorff, German jazz trombonist, dies at 76 2011 - Mihalis Kakogiannis, Cypriot filmmaker (b. 1922) More Famous Deaths »

1673 - Edmund Halley enters The Queen's College, Oxford, as an undergraduate 1683 - 1st settlers from Germany to US, leave aboard Concord 1833 - HMS Beagle departs Maldonado, Uruguay 1911 - Cleve's League Park hosts 1st unofficial ML All Star game (benefit game for Addie Joss' family). Cleveland Naps lose to All Stars 5-3 1935 - The world's first children's railway opens in Tbilisi, USSR 1963 - Dutch government of Marijnen forms 1979 - Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski hits his 400th HR 1985 - Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi signs a peace accord with Sikh leader Harchand Singh Longowai to settle the three-year Punjab crisis 2012 - John Dramani becomes President of Ghana after the death of President John Atta Mills 2019 - 10th million Mini car produced during its 60th anniversary year in Oxford, England More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1651 - Anthony Johnson, a free African American, receives grant of 250 acres in Virginia 1971 - WUHQ TV channel 41 in Battle Creek, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1976 - John Naber is 1st to swim 200m backstroke under 2 minutes 2014 - 47th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center 2019 - 10th million Mini car produced during its 60th anniversary year in Oxford, England 2019 - Global warming is the fastest in 2,000 years and scientific consensus that humans are the cause is at 99%, according to three major reports published in journals "Nature" and "Nature Geoscience" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1935 - Trevor Chinn, CEO (Lex) 1941 - Barbara Love, American soul singer (Friends of Distinction), born in Los Angeles, California 1953 - Claire McCaskill, American politician, junior senator from Missouri 1965 - Andrew Gaze, Australian basketball player (Olympics 1984, 88, 92, 96) 1968 - Mark Gunn, NFL defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles) 1986 - Andrei Lutai, Russian figure skater More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1831 - Maria Szymanowska, Polish pianist and composer, dies of cholera at 41 1842 - John Sell Cotman, landscape painter, dies 1936 - Georg Michaelis, Chancellor of German Empire, dies at 78 1954 - Mary Church Terrell, educator/civil rights leader, dies at 90 2008 - Robert T. Herres, American air force officer (Vice Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff), dies at 75 2018 - Tony Cloninger, American MLB pitcher and coach (2 Grand Slams in one game), dies at 77 More Famous Deaths »

1764 - James Otis publishes views on taxation without representation 1851 - Treaty of Traverse des Sioux signed by Sioux Indians and US 1964 - Egyptian munition ship "Star of Alexandria" explodes at dockside in Bone, Algeria. 100 die, 160 injured, $20 million damage 1968 - Fred Blasie wins 5th wrestling world championship belt 1978 - MLB Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton becomes 78th MLB pitcher to win 200 1978 - Franklin Bradshaw is murdered in Salt Lake City by his grandson Marc Schreuder at the instigation of his mother Frances Schreuder 1981 - 14th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at El Cortez Hotel 1989 - FOX-TV tops ABC, NBC and CBS for 1st time (America's Most Wanted) 2019 - BHP becomes the first mining company to tackle pollution, says it will invest $400 million to reduce emissions 2020 - China launches its first mission to Mars, Tianwen-1, a combined orbiter, lander and rover, from Wenchang Launch Site, Hainan Island More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1594 - Dutch city Groningen held by Spain surrenders to Dutch and England army led by Maurice of Orange 1877 - 1st telephone and telegraph line in Hawaii completed 1959 - US Vice President Richard Nixon begins visit to the USSR 1966 - Cavern Club in Liverpool reopens 2005 - Three bombs explode in the Naama Bay area of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, killing 88 people 2010 - One Direction is formed during the X Factor show as Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson join together More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1902 - Walter Burle Marx, Brazilian pianist and composer, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1990) 1906 - Clancy Cooper, American actor (Enchanted Forest, Girls in Chains), born in Boise, Idaho (d. 1975) 1917 - John Stokes, British MP (C), born in Sandy, Bedfordshire (d. 2003) 1950 - Blair Thornton, Canadian rock guitarist (Bachman-Turner Overdrive, 1974-79), born in Vancouver, British Columbia 1957 - Larry Stefanki, American tennis star, born in Elmhurst, Illinois 1968 - Chris Kerber, American lightweight rower (Olympics 1996), born in Collingswood, New Jersey More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1403 - Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester, English rebel (executed) (b. 1343) 1878 - Carl Freiherr von Rokitansky, Bohemian physician (b. 1804) 1944 - Max Nettlau, German anarchist and historian, dies at 79 1955 - Cordell Hull, American Secretary of State (1933-44) who established United Nations (Nobel Peace Prize 1945), dies at 83 1996 - Hamilton Fish IV, American politician (Rep-R-NY, 1969-95), dies at 70 2011 - Johnny Hoes, Dutch musician and producer (Wished I'd Stayed With My Mom), dies at 94 More Famous Deaths »

1793 - Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first Euro-American to complete a transcontinental crossing of Canada 1912 - In the face of ever-increasing German naval power, the British Admiralty decides to recall British warships from the Mediterranean and base them in the North Sea 1916 - A bomb explodes during a Preparedness Day parade in San Francisco killing 10 1922 - Cards enter 1st place, marks 1st time both St Louis teams are on top 1942 - Warsaw Ghetto Jews (300,000) are sent to Treblinka Extermination Camp 1946 - Militant Zionist organization Irgun bombs the British administrative headquarters for Palestine in southern wing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, killing 91 people of various nationalities injuring 46 1960 - Cuba nationalizes all US-owned sugar factories 1972 - 59th Tour de France: Eddy Merckx of Belgium takes 4th consecutive general classification title as well as points and combination events 1973 - 60th Tour de France won by Luis Ocana of Spain 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 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1731 - Spain signs Treaty of Vienna 1923 - Washington Senators future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson becomes 1st to reach 3,000 career strikeout milestone (en route to 3,508) with 5 K's in 3-1 win over Cleveland Indians 1925 - NY Yankees buy future Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop Leo Durocher from Hartford Senators (Eastern League) 1940 - Dutch Prime minister Dirk Jan De Geer meets Adolf Hitler seeking peace talks 1959 - Natural gas found at Slochteren, Groningen, Netherlands 1967 - 1st major appearance by Vanilla Fudge (Village Theater NYC) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1830 - Herbert Stanley Oakeley, English composer, born in Ealing (d. 1903) 1863 - Alec Hearne, English cricket batsman (1 Test; Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1894; Kent), born in Ealing, England (d. 1952)) 1889 - Frederick Preston Search, American cellist, composer and conductor (Bridge Builders), born in Pueblo, Colorado (d. 1959) 1926 - Bryan Forbes, director and producer (Endless Games, King Rat), (d. 2013) 1957 - Dave Stieb, American MLB pitcher (7-time All Star, Blue Jays), born in Santa Ana, California 1967 - Pat Badger, American heavy metal bassist (Extreme - "More Than Words"), born in Boston, Massachusetts More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1929 - Édouard Empain, Belgian railway builder (Heliopolis), dies at 76 1934 - John Dillinger, Notorious American bank robber, shot dead at 31 by federal agents at the Biograph Theater in Chicago 1992 - Wayne McLaren, American stuntman, rodeo performer, model and actor best known for playing the Marlboro Man, dies of lung cancer at 51 2003 - Qusay Hussein, son of Saddam Hussein (b. 1966) 2018 - Tony Sparano, American football coach (Miami Dolphins 2008-11; Oakland Raiders 2014), dies of a heart attack at 56 2018 - Rene Portland, American college basketball coach (Penn State 1980-2007), dies of cancer at 65 More Famous Deaths »

1588 - First engagement between the English fleet and the Spanish Armada off the Eddystone Rocks 1825 - Java princess Dipo Negoro/Mangkubumi declare war on all non-islamics 1888 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Lottie Dod retains her title beating Blanche Bingley-Hillyard 6-3, 6-3 1913 - The Egyptian government announces a new constitutional system and electoral law 1918 - U-156 shells Nauset Beach, in Orleans, Massachusetts 1933 - Haifa Harbor in Palestine opens 1944 - British premier Winston Churchill flies to France, meets Montgomery 1964 - Last Dutch whaling ship Willem Barents Sea sold to Japan 1973 - France performs nuclear Test at Mururoa Atoll in the Pacific 2018 - Re-boot of TV show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" announced with creator Joss Whedon as executive producer More Historical Events »

Historical Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar and co-ruler 1915 - Woodrow Wilson sends the third Lusitania note, warning Germany that future infringement of American rights will be deemed 'deliberately unfriendly' 1952 - Premier Ghavam es-Sultaneh of Persia, resigns 1952 - "The Quiet Man" film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara is released in the UK 1975 - NY Met Félix Millán hits 4 singles; erased by Joe Torres 4 double plays 1991 - Ferguson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry, Rod Carew, Tony Lazzeri, and Bill Veeck are elected into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1664 - Matthew Prior, English poet and diplomat, born in London (d. 1721) 1826 - James Gillpatrick Blunt, American physician, abolitionist, and Major General (Union Army), born in Trenton, Maine (d. 1881) 1856 - Harry A P Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania) 1892 - Lenore Ulric, American actress (Notorious, Better Woman), born in New Ulm, Minnesota [or 1894] 1942 - Alun Davies, Welsh touring and session guitarist (Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam), born in Wales 1978 - Kyoko Iwasaki, Japanese swimmer (Olympic gold 200m breaststroke 1992), born in Numazu, Japan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1889 - Nelson Dewey, American politician, 1st Governor of Wisconsin (b. 1813) 1932 - Bill Gleason, American late 19th century baseball player, dies at 73 1986 - Paulo Correia, Guinee-Bissaus colonel/putschist, executed 1994 - Hugh Scott, American lawyer and politician (Senate Minority Leader 1969-77), dies at 93 1996 - Francis James Claude Piggott, soldier, dies at 85 2015 - Paul Freeman, American conductor and composer (Chicago Sinfonietta, 1987 -2011; Czech National Symphony, 1996-2007), dies at 79 More Famous Deaths »

514 - St Hormisdas elected as Pope succeeding Pope Sympowerus 1894 - 2000 fed troops recalled from Chicago, having ended Pullman strike 1920 - Dutch soccer club Sportclub Heerenveen is formed; initially known as Athleta; KNVB Cup Champions 2008–09 1928 - The government of Hungary issues a decree ordering Gypsies to end their nomadic ways, settle permanently in one place, subject themselves to the same laws and taxes as other Hungarians 1932 - Franz von Papen launches a coup against the Prussian government 1933 - Germany: Two-hundred Jewish merchants are arrested in Nuremberg and paraded through the streets 1933 - Vatican state secretary Pacelli (Pius XII) signs accord with Adolf Hitler 1948 - Lou Thesz beats Bill Longson, to become NWA wrestling champion 1985 - Divers find wreck of Spanish galleon Atocha 2020 - Announcement that a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) is able to trigger immune response and antibodies More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1914 - Armed resistance against British rule begins in Ulster 1925 - Italian-Serbian/Croatian/Slav treaty about Dalmatie 1953 - USSR/Israel recover diplomatic relations 1963 - Verne Gagne beats Crusher Lisowski in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ 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 1964 - 1st surfin' record to go #1-Jan and Dean's "Surf City" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1726 - William Jones, British composer and clergyman, born in Lowick, England (d. 1800) 1951 - Larry Black, 4x100 runner (Olympic gold 1972), born in Miami, Florida 1952 - Keiko Matsuzaka, Japanese actress 1965 - Jovy Marcelo, Filipino racing driver, born in Quezon City, Philippines (d. 1992) 1966 - Tracey Mcfarlane, US breaststroke swimmer (US record 100m) 1999 - Princess Alexandra of Hanover, daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 833 - Ansegis [Ansegius], French abbot of Fontenelle and writer, dies at about 63 1398 - Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, heir to the throne of England, dies at 24 1912 - Andrew Lang, Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and anthropologist (Andrew Lang's Fairy Books), dies at 68 1944 - Arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71 1962 - George MacAulay Trevelyan, English royal historian, dies at 86 1976 - Samuel Mutendi, founder of the Zimbabwean Zion Christian Church, dies More Famous Deaths »

1674 - Court of Holland bans books of Hobbes, Spinoza and Meyer 1914 - Boston Braves begin drive from last to the NL pennant with a 3-2 win against the 2nd placed Cincinnati Reds 1940 - Nazi occupiers in Netherlands forbid anti-nazi films 1940 - Adolf Hitler orders Great Britain to surrender - they decline 1941 - US President Franklin D. Roosevelt appoints the Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC) 1953 - WAKR (now WAKC) TV channel 23 in Akron, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1975 - New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson's 1st-inning single and RBI are nullified because tar on his bat handle exceeds 18" limit; Minnesota Twins win, 2-1 1977 - Floods in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, kill 76 1992 - British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Englishman Nick Faldo wins his 3rd Open title, by 1 stroke from American John Cook 2019 - UK oil tanker Stena Impero seized by Iranian Revolutionary Guard in the Strait of Hormuz More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1937 - Entartete Art Fair opens in Munich 1950 - French/Vietnamese offensive against Viet Minh 1951 - "2 in the Aisle" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 276 performances 1971 - Sudan military coup under maj Hashem al-Atta, Numeiry flees 1977 - Floods in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, kill 76 1990 - Cincinnati Red Pete Rose is sentence to 5 months for tax evasion More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1873 - Louis Zimmermann, Dutch violinist and 1st concert master of Concert building, born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1954) 1883 - Max Fleischer, Polish-American animator and film producer (Betty Boop, Popeye the Sailor Man), born in Kraków, Austrian Poland (d. 1972) 1909 - Jeno Vecsey, Hungarian composer, born in Cece (d. 1966) 1958 - Robert Gibson, American professional wrestler, born in Pensacola, Florida 1969 - David Goldsmith, actor (Eric-Models Inc), born in New Brunswick, New Jersey 1990 - Steven Anthony Lawrence, American actor More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1740 - Francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname, Algeria), dies at 71 1964 - Carol Veazie, actress (Maude-Norby), dies at 69 1992 - Bert Brugman, Dutch puppeteer (Dutch marionette theater), dies 1996 - (Emmanual Tettey) "E.T." Mensah, Ghanaian saxophonist, known as the "King of Highlife" music (Accra Rhythmic Orchestra; The Tempos), dies at 77 2003 - Pierre Graber, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1970–1978), dies at 94 2010 - Cécile Aubry, French actress (The Black Rose), author (Belle et Sébastien), television screenwriter and director, dies at 81 More Famous Deaths »

1290 - King Edward I orders expulsion of Jews from England, this edict will remain in place for 350 years 1896 - US Open Men's Golf, Shinnecock Hills: American-based Scot James Foulis wins by 3 strokes ahead of Englishman Horace Rawlins 1923 - British House of Lords accepts new divorce law 1943 - Giants and Phillies strand record 30 baserunners, NY wins, 10-6 1954 - Cards losing 8-1 to Phillies begin stalling in 5th, they forfeit game 1972 - The 100th British soldier to die in the Northern Ireland "troubles" is shot by a sniper in Belfast 1979 - USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1980 - Failed attack on Iran ex-premier Bakhtiar in Neuilly, France 1988 - Abu Nidal terrorists kill 9 on cruise ship City of Poros 2019 - Arson attack on animated studio Kyoto Animation Co in Kyoto, Japan, kills at least 33 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1572 - Willem of Orange recognized as viceroy of Holland/Friesland/Utrecht 1944 - RAF Mosquitos attack Cologne and Berlin 1960 - Premier Kishi of Japan resigns 1960 - 1st UN troops reach Congo 1994 - Comet Shoemaker-Levy's largest collision with Jupiter leaves black spot 12,000 km across 2019 - Children's songs "Baby Shark" and "Raining Tacos" used by City of West Palm Beach, Florida to drive away homeless people from the waterfront More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1635 - Robert Hooke, English scientist (Micrographia), born in Isle of Wight, England (d. 1703) 1914 - John G Bearer, writer (Metro, Drunken Canary, Fast Heartbeat) 1920 - Eric Brandon, British racing driver, born in East Ham, Essex (d. 1982) 1938 - Britt Leach, American actor (Mickey-Spencer's Pilots), born in Gadsden, Alabama 1950 - Jack Dongarra, American computer programmer (2022 Turing award, Linpack), born in Chicago, Illinois 1956 - Audrey Landers [Hamburg], American actress and singer (Dallas; Chorus Line), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1833 - Joseph Comb, missionary to Moluccas, dies at 63 1989 - Rebecca Schaeffer, American actress (Patti-My Sister Sam), is shot by a fan at 21 1993 - Jean Negulesco, Romanian-American film director (3 Coins in a Fountain), dies at 93 2004 - Émile Peynaud, French oenologist, dies at 92 2005 - William Westmoreland, US general during the Vietnam War, dies at 91 2012 - Rajesh Khanna, Indian Bollywood actor officially titled "The First Superstar of Indian cinema", dies of kidney problems at 69 More Famous Deaths »

1203 - Siege of Constantinople begins during the fourth Crusade; Roman Catholic Crusaders aboard a Venetian fleet attack the city 1862 - United army officially divides corps 1882 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Defending champion William Renshaw beats twin brother Ernest Renshaw 6-1, 2-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 1903 - The Russian Social Democratic Workers Party meets, first in Brussels and then London because their leaders have been forced into exile by the Russian Government 1934 - Babe Ruth draws his 2,000th base on balls at Cleveland 1941 - NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak ends in Cleveland 1979 - Sebastian Coe runs world record 3:49 mile in Oslo 1997 - STS 94 (Columbia 23), lands 2005 - British Open Golf, St. Andrews: Tiger Woods wins his 10th major title wire-to-wire by 5 shots from Scotsman Colin Montgomerie 2018 - Barack Obama gives speech honoring Nelson Mandela and warning of "strongman politics" in Johannesburg, South Africa More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1774 - Captain James Cook arrives in the New Hebrides (Vanuatu) 1945 - Potsdam Conference: Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill hold 1st post-World War II meeting 1958 - Peter Shaffer's musical "Five Finger Exercise" premieres in London 1974 - John Lennon is (again) ordered to leave US in 60 days, due to a 1968 marijuana charge in the UK 1975 - Four British soldiers are killed by a Provisional Irish Republican Army remote-controlled bomb near Forkill, County Armagh; attack the first major breach of a February truce 1987 - Don Mattingly is 2nd to hit HRs in 7 straight AL games (en route to 8) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1897 - Elbert Parr Tuttle, lawyer/judge 1948 - Phillip Harris, rocker 1948 - Luc Bondy, Swiss theatre and opera director, born in Zurich Switzerland (d. 2015) 1949 - Mike Vale, American rock bassist (Tommy James and The Shondells) 1975 - Elena Anaya, Spanish actress, born in Palencia, Spain 1978 - Émilie Simon, French singer, born in Montpellier, France More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 521 - Magnus Felix Ennodius, bishop and Latin poet (b. 474) 1766 - Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian Jesuit brother and missionary to China, dies at 77 1943 - Sir Patrick Duncan, Governor-general of the Union of South Africa (1937 to 1943), dies at 72 1989 - Heinz Risse, German writer, dies at 91 2009 - Leszek Kołakowski, Polish philosopher (b. 1927) 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 »

1683 - Turkish troops under Kara Mustafa reach Vienna 1861 - Manassas Campaign [->JUL 22] 1883 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: William Renshaw wins third straight Wimbledon title; beats twin brother Ernest Renshaw 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 1897 - The South African Committee, investigating the Jameson Raid releases its report finding that it was conducted almost implicitly through the support and encouragement of Cecil Rhodes and the mining houses in the Transvaal 1914 - Socialist conference in Brussels (Kautsky, Trotski and Rosa Luxemburg) 1950 - Single day 16 team HR record set at 37 (NL-25, AL-12) 1957 - US Marine Major John Glenn sets transcontinental speed record (03:28:08) 1982 - NASA launches Landsat 4 to thematic map the Earth 1982 - CDC report on AIDS symptoms in three hemophiliacs 1990 - Bridgette LeAnn Wilson, 17, of Oregon, 8th crowned Miss Teen USA More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1439 - Kissing is banned in England (to stop the Black Death from spreading) 1964 - Republican convention selects Barry Goldwater as presidential candidate 1983 - Sikorsky S-61 disaster: A helicopter crashes off the Isles of Scilly, causing 20 fatalities in Britain's worst helicopter accident 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 - Civil trial by parents of Suicide victims against Judas Priest begins 1994 - Spanish fishing boats sink a French fishing boat over fishing rights More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1928 - Ray Thornton, American politician (Democratic U.S. Representative for Arkansas), born in Conway, Arkansas (d. 2016) 1941 - George Young, Baron Young of Cookham, British minister of housing and planning, born in Oxford, England 1945 - Barry Dudleston, English cricketer and cricket umpire, born in Bebington, Cheshire 1954 - Jeanette Mott Oxford, American activist and politician, born in Eldorado, Illinois 1975 - Bas Leinders, Belgian racing car driver, born in Bree, Belgium 1976 - Carlos Humberto Paredes, Paraguyan footballer and coach, born in Asunción, Paraguay More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1796 - George Howard, British field marshal, dies at 78 1953 - Hilaire Belloc, Anglo-French author (Path to Rome), dies at 82 1972 - Giorgio Nataletti, Italian composer, dies at 65 1995 - Patsy Ruth Miller, American actress (Quebec, Wide Open, Sap, Twin Beds), dies at 91 1996 - Adolf von Thadden, German politician, (b. 1921) 2005 - Blue Barron [Harry Freidman], American "sweet music" orchestra leader ("Cruising Down The River"), dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »

1856 - Natal forms as a British colony separate from Cape Colony 1953 - ANC members, Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe leave South Africa and go overseas under false names 1956 - Iharos runs world record 10k (28:42.8) 1970 - Denmark beats Italy 2-0 in 1st world female soccer championship 1975 - All star MVP: Bill Madlock (Pittsburgh Pirates) and John Matlock (NY Mets) 1976 - 36-hr kidnap of 26 school children and their bus driver in California 1979 - US Open Women's Golf, Brooklawn CC: Jerilyn Britz wins her first LPGA Tour event (and only major), 2 shots ahead of runners-up Debbie Massey and Sandra Palmer 1980 - Billy Carter, the brother of US President Jimmy Carter, registers as a foreign agent of the Libyan government after it was revealed they paid him hundreds of thousands of dollars 1980 - Johnny Bench hits his 314th HR as a catcher which breaks Yogi Berra's record 2017 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain beats Venus Williams 7-5, 6-0 for her 2nd Grand Slam title More Historical Events »