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1642 - English Civil War begins between Royalists and Parliament 1848 - The United States annexes New Mexico 1933 - Chicago Cubs president William Veeck, Sr. urges MLB to incorporate midsummer inter-league games and a split season 1939 - Dutch border guards take positions for German invasion 1946 - Mikko Hietanen wins Oslo marathon (2:24:55) 1962 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR 1966 - The Beatles arrive in New York City and hold two press conferences, one for the press and one for their fans 1980 - Leaders of Port Elizabeth's Black secondary school children in South Africa decided to end a four month boycott of classes 1992 - Greg Matthews (4/76) and Shane Warne (3/11) spin Australia to a famous 16-run win v Sri Lanka in 1st cricket Test in Colombo 2008 - Maurren Higa Maggi wins the women's long jump with a leap of 7.04m at the Beijing Olympics; Brazil's first ever gold medal in any women's individual event More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1654 - Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam (modern day Manhattan) aboard the Peartree, one of the first Jewish colonists 1914 - WW1: Erich Ludendorff and Paul von Hindenburg move into East Prussia enroute to Russia 1972 - Rhodesia is expelled by the International Olympic Committee for its racist policies. 1985 - Airtours Boeing-737 crashes at Manchester airport, 55 killed 1992 - FBI HRT sniper Lon Horiuchi shoots and kills Vicki Weaver during an 11-day siege at her home at Ruby Ridge, Idaho. 2019 - Bielefeld in Germany offers €1m prize to anyone in who can prove the town doesn't exit to disprove 25-year-old conspiracy theory More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1867 - Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician and nutritionist, born in Aarau, Switzerland (d. 1939) 1915 - Hugh Paddick, English actor (Round the Horne), born in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England (d. 2000) 1937 - Pat Gillick, American Baseball HOF executive (GM Toronto Blue Jays World Series 1992, 93, Philadelphia Phillies 2008), born in Chico, California 1937 - Max Hebditch, British director (Museum of London), born in Yeovil, England 1956 - Paul Molitor, American Baseball HOF infielder (7 x MLB All-Star Milwaukee Brewers; World Series MVP 1993 Toronto Blue Jays) and manager (Minnesota Twins 2015-18), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota 1968 - Henrik Holm, Swedish tennis star, born in Täby, Sweden More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1572 - Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland (b. 1528) 1920 - Anders Zorn, Swedish painter, etcher and sculptor (Gustavus Vasa), dies at 60 1990 - Merlin Marston, American actor (Blue Sky), dies of non-Hodgkins lymphoma at 46 2015 - Andy Mapple, English water skier (World Slalom C'ship 1981, 89, 95, 97, 99, 2001), dies at 52 2020 - Peder Holm, Danish composer, dies at 93 2021 - Brian Travers, British rock saxophonist (UB40 - "Red, Red Wine"), dies of cancer at 62 More Famous Deaths »

1689 - Battle of Dunkeld fought in Scotland between supporters of King James VII of Scotland and troops of William of Orange 1949 - Philadelphia fans cause A's to forfeit game when they riot over a trapped line drive by Rich Ashburn, Giants leading 4-2 in 9th declared winners 1975 - US lightens trade embargo against Cuba 1977 - American water skier Donna Patterson Brice sets women's high speed record 111.11 mph at Long Beach, California 1991 - Conservative coup in the Soviet Union is crushed by popular resistance led by Boris Yeltsin in three days 1992 - US Marshals move in on Randy Weaver's cabin in Ruby Ridge, Idaho to apprehend him on firearms charges; an 11 day stand-off ensues 1994 - The last French troops pull out of Rwanda, ending their highly controversial mission there 1994 - Ernesto Zedillo wins Mexican presidential election 2018 - Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull calls for and wins a leadership vote 43-35 over Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton 2020 - American golfer Scottie Scheffler makes birdie on 4 of final 5 holes to become 12th player in PGA Tour history to shoot 59 in 2nd round of the Northern Trust at TPC Boston More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1821 - Jarvis Island is discovered by the crew of the ship, Eliza Frances 1944 - Germans storm up Hill 262 (Mont Ormel) Normandy 1975 - Rick and Paul Reuschel become 1st brothers to pitch a combined shut out 1995 - Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529 crashes near Carrollton, Georgia, killing 9 crew and passengers 2013 - 21 people are killed in flash floods in Qinghai province, China 2015 - Terrorist attack on train between Amsterdam and Paris thwarted by 4 passengers overpowering gunman More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1670 - James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French military leader, born in Moulins, France (d. 1734) 1821 - William Barksdale, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Smyrna, Tennessee (d. 1863) 1825 - Kate Loder, British composer and pianist, born in Bathwick Street, Bathwick, England (d. 1904) 1927 - Wilhelm Killmayer, German composer, born in Munich, Germany (d. 2017) 1941 - Jackie DeShannon [Sharon Lee Myers], American singer-songwriter ("What the World Needs Now Is Love"; "When You Walk In The Room"), born in Hazel, Kentucky 1951 - Bernhard Germeshausen, German bobsledder (Olympic gold x 4 GDR 1976, 80), born in Heilbad Heiligenstadt, Germany (d. 2022) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1905 - Mary Mapes Dodge, American children's author (St. Nicholas Magazine), editor and writer (Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates), dies at 74 1943 - (Abraham) A. Merritt, American magazine editor and sci-fi author (The Moon Pool; Burn, Witch, Burn!), dies from a heart attack at 59 1960 - David Barnard Steinman, American civil engineer and bridge designer (Hudson, Triborough), dies at 74 1977 - Danny Lockin, American actor and dancer (Hello Dolly), dies after being stabbed at 34 2005 - Robert Moog, American engineer (Moog synthesizer, Moog Music), dies of a brain tumor at 71 2005 - Martin Dillon, American opera singer, dies of cardiac arrest at 48 More Famous Deaths »

1391 - Konrad von Wallenrode becomes the 24th Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order. 1856 - Wilberforce University forms in Ohio 1900 - Great Britain beats France by 158 runs in Paris; cricket's only appearance at an Olympic Games 1920 - 1st US commercial radio station, 8MK (WWJ), Detroit begins daily broadcasting 1949 - 78,382 watch White Sox play Indians at Cleveland 1953 - Russia publicly acknowledges hydrogen bomb test detonation 1957 - USAF balloon, manned by David Simons, breaks an altitude record at 102,000 ft (3,1089.6 m), over Minnesota and South Dakota 1988 - Yordanka Donkova of Bulgaria sets 100m hurdle woman's record (12.21) 1990 - George Steinbrenner steps down as NY Yankee owner 1995 - Indians' Jose Mesa sets record with his 37th consecutive save More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1935 - Military coup by General Pons and President Ibarra in Ecuador 1942 - Dim-out regulations implemented in San Francisco 1989 - Said Aouita runs world record 3,000 m (7:29.45) 2016 - Chinese diver Chen Aisen does the Olympic 10m platform double in Rio de Janeiro; having already won the synchronised event, he wins the individual gold by a comfortable margin 2016 - Rio de Janeiro Olympics: team sports - China beats Serbia, 3-1 for the women's indoor volleyball gold; in the men's water polo final, Serbia downs Croatia, 11-7 for first Olympic title 2020 - Kamala Harris accepts her nomination for vice-president, becoming the 1st US woman of color on a major-party ticket saying "there is no vaccine for racism" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1710 - Thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rule of Simpson), born in Sutton Cheney, Leicestershire (d. 1761) 1719 - Charles-François de Broglie, French soldier and diplomat, marquis de Ruffec, born in Paris (d. 1791) 1860 - Raymond Poincaré, French President (1913-20) and three time Prime Minister (1912-13, 1922-24, 1926-29), born in Bar-le-Duc, France (d. 1934) 1937 - El Fary, Spanish singer and actor, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2007) 1947 - David Lasley, American session vocalist and songwriter, born in Branch, Michigan 1954 - Tawn Mastrey, American disc jockey and music video producer, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2007) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1643 - Anne Hutchinson, English Puritan preacher, killed in Native American uprising (b. 1591) 1961 - Percy Williams Bridgman, American physicist (Nobel 1946 - physics of high pressure), dies at 79 1996 - Rio Reiser, German rock singer ("Ton Steine Scherben"), dies at 46 2008 - Margaret Douglas, chief political adviser (BBC), dies at 73 2018 - Charles Blackman, Australian figurative artist (Heide circle), dies at 90 2021 - Peter Ind, British jazz double bassist, dies at 93 More Famous Deaths »

1934 - The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio 1941 - Romania annexes the Transnistria territory from the Soviet Union after Operation Barbarossa 1943 - Belgian church excommunicates Nazi collaborator Léon Degrelle 1953 - Democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran Mohammad Mosaddegh is overthrown in a coup orchestrated by the United Kingdom (under the name 'Operation Boot') and the United States (under the name TPAJAX Project) 1954 - American Ralph Bunche named undersecretary of the UN 1977 - USSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR 1985 - Following the Rubicon speech four days earlier, Archbishop Desmond Tutu snubs P. W. Botha's invitation to attend a meeting to discuss the role and actions of the police and security forces in South Africa 1985 - Japan launches its 2nd probe of Halley's Comet, Suisei 1987 - Hungerford Massacre: in England, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with an assault rifle and then commits suicide 2010 - Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, with the last of the United States brigade combat teams crossing the border to Kuwait More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1939 - 37.6 cm rainfall at Tuckerton, NJ (state record) 1957 - NY Giants board of directors vote 8-1 to move their baseball franchise to San Francisco in 1958 1958 - NAACP Youth Council begin sit-in at "whites-only" lunch counter at Katz Drug Store in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1962 - Homer Blancos plays finest round in golf, shooting a 55 1998 - South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission chairperson, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, releases documents revealing an alleged plot by Western countries to assassinate UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld of Sweden 2015 - US Food and Drug administration approves Female Viagra libido pill Addyi More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1557 - Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg, born in Montbéliard, France (d. 1608) 1558 - Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer and historian (Historia Belgica), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands (d. 1607) 1686 - Eustace Budgell, English writer (The Spectator, writing 37 numbers signed X), born in Saint Thomas, Exeter, England (d. 1737) 1904 - June Collyer, American actress (Before Midnight, Charley's Aunt), born in NYC, New York (d. 1968) 1967 - Tabitha Soren, American MTV reporter (This Week in Rock), born in San Antonio, Texas 1975 - Chynna Clugston Flores, American comic book creator (Blue Monday), born in Fresno, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1186 - Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158) 1931 - Aristides Agramonte y Simoni, Cuban-American Physician, Pathologist and Bacteriologist (yellow fever), dies at 63 1950 - Giovanni Giorgi, Italian physicist and electrical engineer (Giorgi system of measurement), dies at 78 1975 - Jim Londos, Greek-American wrestler, dies at 81 2003 - Carlos Roberto Reina, President of Honduras (b. 1926) 2017 - Bea Wain, American pop singer ("Deep Purple" (the song, not the group); "Heart and Soul"), and radio host, dies at 100 More Famous Deaths »

1886 - Carr Baker Neel and Samuel Neel win US Lawn Tennis Association doubles 1926 - England regain Ashes with 5th Test Cricket win, to take series 1-0 1941 - German concentration camp Amersfoort opens 1955 - 46.1 cm rainfall at Westfield, Massachusetts (state record) 1960 - Milwaukee Braves pitcher Lew Burdette no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0 at County Stadium, Milwaukee 1977 - Dodgers pitcher Don Sutton throws his NL record tying 5th one-hitter 1982 - NYSE tops 100m shares traded for the 1st time, sets a new record of 132.69m shares traded 1987 - Straatsburg: Manuela Stellmach, Astrid Strauss, Anke Mohring and Heike Friedrich swims female world record 4x200m freestyle (7:55.47) 1987 - Ohio health care worker Donald Harvey sentenced to triple life for poisoning 24 patients 2020 - Joe Biden is formally nominated as the Democratic party's presidential candidate during the second night of their 1st ever virtual convention More Historical Events »

Historical Events 440 - St Sixtus III ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1840 - American Society of Dental Surgeons founded (NY) 1891 - Hurricane hits Martinique, about 700 die 1965 - Dutch soccer team FC Den Bosch (successor to BVV 1906 and Wilhelmina 1890) is established at 's-Hertogenbosch 1983 - Hurricane Alicia battered Houston and Galveston, Texas 1989 - Bucky Dent replaces Dallas Green as NY Yankee manager More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1900 - Glenn Albert Black, American archaeologist, born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1964) 1902 - Adamson-Eric, Estonian painter, born in Tartu, Estonia (d. 1968) 1958 - Madeleine Stowe, American actress (Tropical Snow, Bad Girls), born in Los Angeles, California 1964 - Craig Bierko, American actor, born in Rye Brook, New York 1966 - Kang Soo-yeon, South Korean actress (The Surrogate Woman, Come Come Come Upward), born in Seoul, South Korea (d. 2022) 1969 - Masta Killa [Elgin Turner], American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan), born in Brooklyn, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1815 - Chauncey Goodrich, American politician (b. 1759) 1940 - Walter Chrysler, American automotive pioneer (Chrysler Corporation) and thoroughbred breeder, dies at 65 1945 - Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian revolutionary and nationalist, dies of injuries from a plane crash at 48 1989 - Luis Carlos Galan, Colombian presidential candidate, murdered 2010 - Benjamin Kaplan, American copyright scholar, dies at 99 2014 - Jim Jeffords, American politician (Senator-R+I-Vermont 1989-2007, Rep-R-VT, 1975-89), dies at 80 More Famous Deaths »

1891 - Electric self-starter for automobile patented 1918 - Samuel Riddle buys Man o'War for $5,000 1926 - Greek-Serbian, Croatian and Slavs peace treaty signed 1936 - An unemployed worker, Neils B. Ruud, in Madison, Wisconsin, receives the first unemployment benefit check paid under a State law, for $15 1948 - Phillies commit 8 errors in a baseball game for the 2nd time 1948 - Alger Hiss denies ever being a Communist agent 1985 - 1,400 meatpackers walk off the job at a Geo A Hormel and Co plant 1986 - Bronze pig statue unveiled at Pike Place Market, Seattle 2008 - Canadian Open Women's Golf, Ottawa Hunt GC: Australian Katherine Hull wins by 1 from Se Ri Pak 2013 - 15 civilians are killed by a Syrian warplane attack in Aleppo More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1796 - British defeat Batavian navy in Saldanha Bay, South Africa 1960 - Indonesia drops diplomatic relations with Netherlands 1987 - Muhammad Ali elected to "Ring" magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame 1991 - Royals Warren Cromartie's 1st major league HR since 1983 2008 - German swimmer Britta Steffen beats American Dara Torres by 0.01 in the 50m to wrap up the 50/100m double at the Beijing Olympics 2016 - German pair Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst upsets Brazilian hometown favourites Ágatha Bednarczuk and Bárbara Seixas 21–18, 21–14 to win the Olympic women's beach volleyball gold in Rio de Janeiro More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1753 - Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) 1888 - Monty Wooley, American actor (Pied Piper, The Man Who Came to Dinner), born in NYC, New York (d. 1963) 1906 - Marcello Caetano, last Portuguese prime minister of the Estado Novo regime (1968-1974), born in Graça, Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1980) 1952 - (Terry) "Topper" Price, American blues, jazz and rock vocalist and harmonica player (The Upsetters). born in Plateau, Alabama (d. 2007) 1963 - Jackie Walorski, American politician (Rep-R-Indiana 2013-22), born in South Bend, Indiana (d. 2022) 1986 - Tyrus Thomas, American basketball player, born in Batton, Rouge, Louisiana More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1153 - Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130) 1635 - Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 1875 - Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (Father of Bantu Philology), dies at 48 1972 - Alexander Vampilov, Russian playwright (Elder Son), drowns at 34 1995 - Marjorie Sykes, British educator, peace activist, and Indian independence campaigner, dies at 90 2013 - John Hollander, American poet and literary critic, dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1954 - 200 pilgrims drown in Farahzad Iran rain storm flood 1969 - Second day of the Woodstock Festival in Bethel, New York; performers include Santana, John Sebastian; Mountain, Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin, Sly and the Family Stone, The Who, and Jefferson Airplane 1972 - Philip Potter appointed sect-gen of World council of Churches 1988 - Mayor Koch says he plans to wipe out street-corner windshield washers 1991 - John Gutfreund announces his resignation as chief executive of Salomon Brothers amid illegal bidding scandal 2008 - American swimmer Michael Phelps wins his 7th of 8 gold medals at the Beijing Olympics when he takes the 100m butterfly in Olympic record 50.58; beats Milorad Čavić of Serbia by 0.01 2012 - South African police open fire on striking mine workers and kill at least 34 people 2012 - 113 people are killed and over 200 wounded in a series of attacks across Iraq 2013 - 61 people are killed after the ferry MV Thomas Aquinas sinks in the Philippines 2019 - Huge fire in Chalantika slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh, destroys 1,200 houses and leaves up to 10,000 homeless More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1864 - Federal assault on 4th day of battle at Deep Bottom Run, Virginia 1944 - 2nd Canadian Division occupies Falaise, Normandy, during Operation Intractable 1948 - Arabs blow up Latrun pumping station in Jerusalem 1955 - Fiat Motors orders 1st private atomic reactor 1987 - Northwest Airlines 255 plane crashes in Detroit, 156 die (1 lives) 2012 - 113 people are killed and over 200 wounded in a series of attacks across Iraq More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1915 - Al Hibbler, American singer (Unchained Melody), born in Tyro, Mississippi (d. 2001) 1933 - Reiner Kunze, German writer (The Lovely Years), born in Oelsnitz, Saxony 1937 - David Anderson, Canadian politician 1948 - Pierre Reid, Canadian politician and teacher 1969 - Andy Milder, American voice actor 1974 - Iván Hurtado, Ecuadorian footballer, born in Esmeraldas, Ecuador More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1864 - Victor Girardey, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies in battle at 27 1920 - Sir Norman Lockyer, English physicist, co-founder of helium gas, founder and editor of "Nature" magazinem dies at 84 1969 - Russ Bender, American actor and writer (Amazing Colossal Man; Space Monster, It Conquered the World), dies at 59 1973 - Veda Ann Borg, American model and actress (Kid Galahad, Avalanche, Accomplice), dies of cancer at 58 2006 - Herschel Green, American pilot (b. 1920) 2020 - Georg Volkert, German soccer striker (12 caps, FRG; 1. FC Nürnberg, Hamburger SV, VfB Stuttgart), dies from heart attack complications at 74 More Famous Deaths »

1248 - Construction of the new Cologne Cathedral in the Gothic style begins with the laying of the foundation stone by Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden (completed 1880) 1891 - San Sebastian Church in Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed 1950 - Sukarno proclaims the unitary Republic of Indonesia and becomes its 1st President 1971 - Despite crashing out on lap 36, Scotsman Jackie Stewart clinches his second Formula 1 World Drivers Championship at the Austrian Grand Prix at Österreichring; Swiss driver Jo Siffert of the BRM team wins the race 1973 - David Storey's play "Cromwell" premieres in London 1988 - NYC begins $70 million program to rebuild 900 Bronx apartments 1990 - Phils Terry Mulholland no-hits Giants 6-0 (8th no hitter of 1990) 1992 - Colombo '92 closes in Genoa, Italy 1994 - South African President Nelson Mandela receives Anne Frank Penning 2019 - Whistleblower releases damaging report on General Electric titled "General Electric, a Bigger Fraud Than Enron" claiming $38 billion accountancy fraud More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1940 - Heavy dogfights above England: 75 German aircraft damaged 1944 - Allied air raid on train in North Netherlands, 32 killed 1960 - CFL's Calgary Stampeders move into McMahon Stadium 1990 - Phils Terry Mulholland no-hits Giants 6-0 (8th no hitter of 1990) 2008 - German swimmer Britta Steffen beats Australian Libby Trickett by 0.04 to win the blue ribband 100m freestyle gold medal at the Beijing Olympics 2021 - Petrol tanker explosion kills 27 and injures 79 in al-Tleil, Lebanon, amid the country's continuing economic crisis More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1907 - Paul Vincze, Jewish-Hungarian designer of coins and medal, born in Galgagyörk, Hungary (d. 1994) 1917 - Oscar Romero, El Salvador Roman catholic priest who was murdered, born in Ciudad Barrios, El Salvador (d. 1980) 1926 - Georgann Johnson, American actress (Marge-Mr Peepers, Star Trek, Midnight Cowboy), born in Decorah, Iowa (d. 2018) 1927 - Wesley Mouzon, American boxer / trainer (Roy Jones Jr), born in Kingstree, South Carolina (d. 2003) 1965 - Rob Thomas, American writer, screenwriter and director (Veronica Mars), born in Sunnyside, Washington 1974 - Natasha Henstridge, Canadian actress (Species), born in Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1918 - Heinrich Köselitz [Peter Gast], German composer, dies at 64 1975 - Clay Shaw, American businessman and alleged John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracist, dies of lung cancer at 61 2007 - Richard Bradshaw, British opera conductor (Canadian Opera Company, 1989-2007), dies of a heart attack at 63 2010 - James J. Kilpatrick, American newspaper journalist and columnist (60 Minutes), dies at 89 2017 - Vernon "Vern" Ehlers, American politician (Michigan House of Representatives), dies of complications from Alzheimers disease at 83 2020 - Henk Wullems, Dutch soccer manager (NAC Breda, SBV Vitesse, Go Ahead Eagles, AZ; Indonesia 1996-98), dies from a Cerebral infarction at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1040 - King Duncan I of Scotland killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth (not murdered in his sleep as in Shakespeare's play). The latter does succeed him as King. 1820 - 1st US eye hospital, the NY Eye Infirmary, opens in NYC 1848 - Oregon Territory created 1885 - British Criminal Law Amendment Act raises age of consent from 13 to 16, protects against child prostitution 1971 - British begin internment without trial in Northern Ireland 1971 - Cards Bob Gibson, 35, no-hits Pirates, 11-0 1975 - Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich is buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow 1995 - Shannon Faulkner becomes 1st woman to attend the Citadel 2020 - Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda breaks Ethiopian legend Kenenisa Bekele’s 16-year-old 5,000m world record with a run of 12:35.36 at the Diamond League meet in Monaco 2021 - Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Tyler Gilbert throws a no-hitter in his MLB debut, defeating San Diego Padres, 7-0 in Phoenix; record equalling 8th no-hitter of the season More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1960 - Australian driver Jack Brabham clinches his second consecutive F1 World Drivers Championship by winning the Portuguese Grand Prix at Boavista 1967 - Radio Scotland and Radio Swinging Holland go off the air 1990 - Denver vote for a 1% sales tax to pay for a baseball franchise 2008 - A popular Chinese 1-2 in the 200m butterfly at the Beijing Olympics with Liu Zige swimming world record 2:04.18 to beat teammate Jiao Liuyang 2018 - Italy's Morandi Bridge collapses in Genoa, taking 30 vehicles with it and killing 43 2021 - Calder Fire, near Lake Tahoe, begins in California, goes on to destroy 1000 structures and over 218,000 acres More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1552 - Paolo Sarpi, Italian church historian and statesman, born in Venice (d. 1623) 1882 - Gisela Richter, English art historian, born in London (d. 1972) 1937 - Brian Curvis, Welsh boxer and British welterweight champion (1960-1964), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2012) 1946 - Marga van Praag, Dutch radio hostess, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands 1960 - Cecilia Gasdia, Italian soprano, born in Verona, Italy 1983 - Elena Baltacha, Ukrainian-British tennis player, born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 2014) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1928 - Klabund [Alfred Henschke], German writer (Spuk, Rasputin), dies at 37 1961 - Guido Alberto Fano, Italian composer and pianist, dies at 86 1972 - Pierre Brasseur [Espinasse], French actor (Eyes Without a Face, Children of Paradise), dies from a heart attack at 66 1996 - Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor (Berlin Philharmonic, 1945-57; Munich Philharmonic, 1979-96), and educator, dies at 84 2008 - Lita Roza, British singer ("How Much is That Doggie in the Window"), dies at 82 2021 - R. Murray Schafer, Canadian composer (Patria), music educator, and environmentalist, dies of complications Alzheimer's disease at 88 More Famous Deaths »

1704 - Battle of Blenheim (Second Battle of Höchstädt): A combined British, German and Dutch army led by John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, decisively beats the French and Bavarians 1918 - Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) established as a public company in Germany 1920 - Flag designed by Marcus Garvey consisting of three horizontal stripes of red, black and green is adopted as the pan-African flag 1931 - Cincinnati Reds second baseman Tony Cuccinello goes 6 for 6 in 17-3 rout of Boston at Braves Field 1952 - Blues singer Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton records "Hound Dog" song, written a day earlier especially for her by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, at Radio Recorders Studio in Los Angeles, California 1967 - WQLN TV channel 54 in Erie, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting 1972 - Dutch KRO-TV transmits 440th and last episode of American western series "Bonanza" 2008 - Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice wraps up the medley double at the Beijing Olympics when she swims world record 2:08.45 to win the 200m I/M gold medal 2011 - Farm Aid (25th Anniversary) held in Kansas City, Kansas; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Jason Mraz, Jamey Johnson, Jakob Dylan, and Billy Joe Shaver 2016 - American swimmer Michael Phelps ends his career at the Rio Olympics as part of the winning 4x100 medley relay, his record 23rd gold medal More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1415 - King Henry V of England lands his army at the mouth of Seine River in France 1942 - The 'Manhattan Project' commences, under the direction of US General Leslie Groves: its aim - to deliver an atomic bomb 1988 - Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit opens 2004 - 28th Olympic Games opens at Athens, Greece 2006 - Canadian Open Women's Golf, London Hunt CC: Christie Kerr wins by 1 shot from Angela Stanford 2017 - Gunmen kill at least 18 at a cafe in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Islamic extremists blamed More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1655 - Johann Christoph Denner, German musician and inventor (clarinet), baptized in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1707) 1662 - Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician, born in Wiltshire, England (d. 1748) 1934 - Gary Davidson, American sports league founder (ABA, WHA, WFL) 1938 - Dave "Baby" Cortez [Clowney], American pop keyboardist ("The Happy Organ"; "Rinky Dink"), born in Detroit, Michigan 1943 - Gary Ilman, American 100m freestyle (Olympic-4th-1964), born in Glendale, California 1954 - Nico Assumpção, Brazilian bass player, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2001) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 662 - Maximus Confessor, Greek theologian and court secretary to the Emperor, dies soon after his conviction for heresy when his hand and tongue were cut off (b. c. 580) 1278 - Daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65 1744 - John Cruger, Dutch-born Mayor of New York (b. 1678) 1826 - René Laënnec, French physician who invented the stethoscope, dies of tuberculosis at 46 1965 - Ikeda Hayato, Japanese politician, Prime Minister of Japan (1960-64), dies at 65 1971 - W. O. Bentley, English engineer and motoring pioneer who founded Bentley Motors Limited, dies at 82 More Famous Deaths »

1121 - Battle of Didgori: the Georgian army under King David the Builder wins a decisive victory over the famous Seljuk commander Ilghazi 1499 - First engagement of the Battle of Zonchio between Venetian and Ottoman fleets 1876 - Madeline (US) beats Countess Dufferin (Canada) in 4th America's Cup 1884 - Bill Murdoch scores 1st Test Cricket double-century, 211 at The Oval 1966 - Last Beatle concert tour of North America begins with two shows at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois 1973 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Canterbury GC: Jack Nicklaus wins 3rd of 5 PGA C'ships by 4 from Bruce Crampton of Australia 1978 - China and Japan sign peace treaty 2016 - Joseph Schooling of Singapore sets Olympic record 50.39 to win men's 100m butterfly gold at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics; rare 3-way tie for silver at 51.14, Michael Phelps (USA), Chad le Clos (South Africa) and László Cseh (Hungary) 2018 - More than 200 Afghan soldiers reported killed after 3 days of attacks by taliban insurgents over multiple fronts including Ghazni city 2019 - Hong Kong International Airport cancels all departures as thousands of anti-government protesters occupy the terminals More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1831 - Dutch troops conquer Leuven 1952 - Hussein ibn Talal proclaimed King of Jordan 1984 - Carlos Lopes of Portugal wins the men's marathon at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2:09:21, an Olympic record that stands for 24 years 1995 - Lara completes 6th Test Cricket century, 152 at Trent Bridge 2008 - Russo-Georgian War: Nicolas Sarkozy, the President of France, negotiates ceasefire agreement between Russia and Georgia, ending a brief war hostilities after 5 days 2020 - Yemen authorities say at least 172 people died in floods caused by torrential rains, which have also destroyed historic buildings in Sanaa, a Unesco World Heritage Site More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1720 - Konrad Ekhof [Hans Konrad Dieterich Eckhof], German actor and director, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1778) 1852 - Fr. Michael J. McGivney, Irish-American Catholic priest, and founder the Knights of Columbus fraternal organization, born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 1890) 1881 - Václav Vačkář, Czech composer, known for his marches, conductor, and musicologist, born in Dobřejovice, Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1954) 1904 - Alexei Nikolaevich, son of Tsar Nicholas II, and last Tsarevich of Russia, born in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1918) 1924 - Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistani military officer and politician (President of Pakistan 1978-88) (d. 1988) 1957 - Amanda Redman, British stage and screen actress (At Home with the Braithwaithes; New Tricks; The Good Karma Hospital (2017–present), borne in Brighton, Sussex, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1158 - Anselm of Havelberg, Brandenburg bishop of Havelberg (1129-55), dies at about 58 1809 - Mikhail Kamensky, Russian field marshal, dies at 71 1812 - Jean-Joseph Rodolphe, Alsatian composer, dies at 81 1900 - James Edward Keeler, American astronomer (rings of Saturn), dies at 42 1934 - Hendrik P. Berlage, Dutch architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam), dies at 78 1982 - Henry Fonda, American stage and screen actor (Mr. Roberts; 12 Angry Men; On Golden Pond), dies of heart disease at 77 More Famous Deaths »

1909 - SOS 1st used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC 1950 - In a 4 for 38 slump, New York Yankees great Joe DiMaggio is benched for first time; replacement Cliff Mapes hits a HR in 7-6 win over Philadelphia Athletics 1963 - Four ANC political detainees escape from Pretoria Central prison in South Africa 1971 - Construction begins on Louisiana Superdome 1971 - 4 people are shot dead in separate incidents in Belfast; three of them by the British Army, as violence continues following the introduction of Internment and Operation Demetrius 1976 - Race riot in Cape Town, South Africa; 17 die 1992 - Oakland A's rip Jose Canseco for leaving stadium before end of game 2008 - Abhinav Bindra wins men's 10m air rifle at the Beijing Olympics, the first ever individual Olympic gold medal for India, and India's first gold medal in any Olympic event since 1980 2015 - Japan's Sendai Nuclear Power Plant restarts the first nuclear reactor since the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster 2020 - President Vladimir Putin in a propaganda stunt announces Russia has become the 1st country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine, called “Sputnik V", despite no scientific data being published or phase 3 trials having even begun More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1949 - Gaston Eyskens forms Belgian government 1952 - Hussein Ibn Talal I, proclaimed King of Jordan 1965 - "Help!" a musical comedy film featuring the Beatles released in the US 1984 - A British 1-2 in the 1,500m at the Los Angeles Olympics with Sebastian Coe edging teammate Steve Cram to become the only man to successfully defend his Olympic 1,500m title 2015 - Greek Debt crisis: European Commission announces a bailout with Greece and its creditors has been agreed "in principle" 2016 - A Greenland shark declared oldest vertebrate animal in the world at 392 years by international team of scientists More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1904 - Jess Stacy, American jazz pianist (Benny Goodman, 1935-39; the Great Gatsby), born in Bird's Point, Missouri (d. 1995) 1912 - Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer (d. 1954) 1928 - Richard Barratt, former Chief Inspector of Constabulary 1947 - Catherine Collard, French concert pianist (Schumann; Brahms), and teacher, born in Paris (d. 1993) 1961 - Craig Ehlo, American NBA basketball guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, and 2 other teams), born in Lubbock, Texas 1968 - Alan Kelly, England-born Irish footballer More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1857 - Marshall Hall, English physician, physiologist and early neurologist (physiology of reflex function), dies of a throat infection at 67 1868 - Thaddeus Stevens, US Radical Republican congressional leader (Rep-R-Pennsylvania 1849-53 1859-68), dies at 76 1954 - Santo Trafficante, Sr., Sicilian-American mobster, dies at 68 1975 - Howard Wendell, American actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Murder Your Wife), dies at 67 1991 - Jef Contryn, Flemish pioneer puppet theatre, dies at 89 2015 - Harald Nielsen, Danish soccer forward (14 caps; Olympic silver 1960; Frederikshavn fI, Bologna FC), dies at 73 More Famous Deaths »

70 - Second Temple in Jerusalem set on fire by Roman army under Titus during the capture of the city (approx) 610 - In Islam, the traditional date of the Laylat al-Qadr, when Muhammad began to receive the Qur'an 1793 - Louvre palace officially opens in Paris as The Museum Central des Arts 1904 - NY Highlanders pitcher Jack Chesbro ends string of 30 consecutive complete games in a 5-1 loss to Chicago White Sox at South Side Park, Chicago 1919 - Ukrainian National Army massacres 25 Jews in Podolia Ukraine 1926 - Italian-Spanish peace treaty signed 1943 - Adolf Hitler watches lynching of allied pilots 2016 - 18 year old Australian Kyle Chalmers creates huge upset when he swims a junior world record 47.58 to win the blue ribband men's 100m freestyle gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics 2020 - Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab announces his government is resigning, less than a week after massive industrial explosions devastated Beirut 2021 - Forest fires kill 65 people, including 25 soldiers, in Algeria in the Kabylie region during heatwave conditions More Historical Events »