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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 »

Historical Events 1912 - American athlete Jim Thorpe wins 4 of 5 events to win the Pentathlon gold medal at the Stockholm Olympics, medal stripped 1913 (played pro baseball), reinstated 1982 1950 - British Open Men's Golf, Royal Troon: Bobby Locke of South Africa retains title by 2 strokes from Roberto De Vicenzo of Argentina 1957 - Heavy storm ravages Belgian coast 1986 - Jordan government shuts al-Fatah offices 2006 - Cleveland Indians first baseman Travis Hafner becomes first player in MLB history to hit 5 grand slams before the All-Star break when he homers off Baltimore's Kris Benson 2011 - Roof of a stand in De Grolsch Veste Stadium in Enschede which was under construction collapses, one killed and 14 injured. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1861 - Nettie Stevens, American geneticist (discovered sex chromosomes), born in Cavendish, Vermont (d. 1912) 1901 - Vittorio De Sica, Italian actor and director (Bicycle Thieves, Sciuscià), born in Sora, Lazio (d. 1974) 1925 - Wally Phillips, American radio personality (d. 2008) 1954 - Steve Gilchrist, Canadian politician (Cabinet Minister and Member of Provincial Parliament, in Ontario), born in Toronto, Ontario 1966 - Neil Tobin, American magician, born in Chicago, Illinois 1983 - D. Woods, American singer (Danity Kane), born in Anaheim, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1932 - Alexander Grin, Russian novelist (Jessie and Morgiana), dies at 51 1971 - Claude Gauvreau, Canadian writer (b. 1925) 1972 - Athenagoras, 268th patriarch of Constantinople, dies 2017 - Egil Monn-Iversen, Norwegian pianist, composer, and conductor (Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, 1981-96), dies at 89 2020 - Dannes Coronel, Ecuadorian soccer defender (27 caps; El Nacional), dies from a heart attack at 47 2021 - Robert Downey, Sr [Elias Jr], American filmmaker (Putney Swope; Rittenhouse Square), and actor (You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat), dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1641 - Battle at La Marfée Sedan: Earl Soisson beats French government army 1932 - Cubs' future All Star shortstop Billy Jurges is shot twice in Chicago hotel room by a spurned girlfriend, Violet Popovich Valli; no charges laid 1933 - 1st MLB All Star Game: AL wins 4-2 at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Babe Ruth hits first All Star home run 1945 - Abbott and Costello's film "The Naughty Nineties" released; features longest version of their "Who's on First?" routine 1957 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Althea Gibson becomes the first black female athlete to win Wimbledon beating Darlene Hard 6-3, 6-2 1969 - Frente Obrero y Liberacion (FOL) forms in Curacao 1977 - France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll 1984 - New Zealand sisters Liz and Rose Signal become the first twins to play in the same cricket Test match, v England at Headingley 2013 - 3 people are killed and 181 are injured after a Boeing 777 crash lands at San Francisco Airport 2020 - Zoonotic diseases, which jump from animals to humans, are increasing due to unsustainable farming and climate change according to new report by the UN More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1969 - Frente Obrero y Liberacion (FOL) forms in Curacao 1987 - USSR performs nuclear test 1990 - "Jetsons the Movie" by Hanna-Barbera with Tiffany Darwish, premieres 1996 - In a 2-0 win v Brewers, New York Yankees closer John Wetteland sets MLB record 20 consecutive saves en route to 24 2010 - "Incubus" singer Brandon Boyd announces the release of his debut solo album, "The Wild Trapeze" 2017 - France announces it will ban petrol and diesel cars by 2040 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1632 - Albert Schop, German composer, born in Hamburg (d. 1667) 1818 - Adolf Anderssen, German World Chess Champion (1851-66), born in Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1879) 1883 - Ralph Morgan [Wupperman], American actor (Creeper, Imposter, Jack London), born in NYC, New York (d. 1956) 1938 - Franco Luambo [Makiadi], Congolese jazz and rumba guitarist, composer, and bandleader (TPOK Jazz), born in Sona Bata, Belgian Congo (d. 1989) 1949 - Michael Shrieve, American drummer, percussionist, and composer (Santana), born in San Francisco, California 1971 - Kenya D. Williamson, American actress and author (Depth of Focus: A Novel), born in Levittown, Pennsylvania More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1961 - Cuno Amiet, Swiss painter and illustrator, dies at 93 2000 - Rederic Coote, British Anglican Bishop (Colchester), dies at 85 2002 - Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman (b. 1932) 2004 - Syreeta Wright, American singer (b. 1946) 2019 - Cameron Boyce, American actor (Mirrors, Jessie), dies from an epileptic seizure at 20 2019 - Martin Charnin, American Broadway stage singer, dancer (West Side Story), director, and lyricist (Annie), dies after a heart attack at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1750 - Slave revolt on Curacao 1841 - Thomas Cook opens first travel agency 1871 - Trial against Kiowa chief Satanta (White Bear) and Big Tree, begins 1937 - 117°F (47°C), Medicine Lake, Montana (state record) 1946 - British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: In first post-WWII Championship, Sam Snead wins his only Open title, 4 strokes clear of runners-up Johnny Bulla and Bobby Locke 1947 - "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" closes at Martin Beck NYC after 108 performances 1969 - Rolling Stones play a free concert in London's Hyde Park 1981 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1991 - American jockey Ray Sibille wins his 3,000th career race, aboard Sporting Surf at Pleasanton, California 2021 - One of world's oldest pieces of art, 51,000-year-old deer bone carved by Neanderthals, announced discovered in Harz Mountains, Germany More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1715 - Ottoman troops storm citadel of Acrocorinth in the Peloponnese, massacring a large part of the population and selling the rest into slavery. Inspires Lord Byron's poem "The Siege of Corinth" 1908 - Niazi Bey, a chief organizer of the revolutionary movement in Turkey, raises the standard of revolt at Resna, Macedonia 1958 - J Pengel forms government/Emanuels premier of Suriname 1973 - Test cricket debut of English umpire Harold "Dickie" Bird v NZ at Leeds (66 Tests, 69 ODI) 1989 - "Seinfield" (originally titled The Seinfeld Chronicles" screens its pilot episode starring Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Michael Richards on NBC 2017 - Shootout between drug cartels in Las Varas, Northern Mexico kills 14 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1546 - Johann Steuerlein, German composer, born in Schmalkalden, Germany (d. 1613) 1654 - Antonio Maria Pacchioni, Baroque composer, born in Modena, Italy (baptized date) (d. 1738) 1755 - Sarah Kemble Siddons, English tragic actress (Fatal Marriage), born in Brecon, Wales (d. 1831) 1956 - James Lofton, American NFL wide receiver (Bills, Packers, Raiders), born in Fort Ord, California 1968 - Shahid Anwar, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani all-rounder 1996 England tour), born in Multan, Pakistan 1981 - Jesse Crain, Canadian baseball player, born in Toronto, Ontario More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1803 - William Jackson [Jackson of Exeter], English composer and organist, dies at 73 1859 - Charles Cagniard de la Tour, French physicist (b. 1777) 1920 - John Shuter, cricketer (scored 28 in only Test for England 1888), dies 1927 - Albrecht Kossel, German physician (Nobel 1910), dies at 73 1984 - Gaston Vandermeulen, Flemish actor (Heilig Experiment, The Arrival of Joachim Stiller), dies at 79 2004 - Hugh Shearer, Prime Minister of Jamaica (b. 1923) More Famous Deaths »

1054 - Brightest known supernova SN 1054 (creates the Crab Nebula) 1st reported by Chinese astronomers 1610 - Battle of Klushino: King Sigismund III's Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth army defeats Russia and Sweden 1754 - George Washington gives Fort Necessity to France 1879 - Africaner Union forms by Rev SJ du Toit at Cape colony 1892 - Western Samoa changes the International Date Line, so that year there were 367 days in this country, with two occurrences of Monday, July 4 1901 - William Howard Taft, former Federal judge, is installed as first governor-general of the Philippines and declares amnesty for all insurgents who take an oath of allegiance 1903 - Pacific Cable (San Francisco, Hawaii, Guam, Philippines) opens, President Theodore Roosevelt sends a message 1917 - Troops of the Russian Provisional Government open fire on protesters in Petrograd during the 'July Days' of unrest 1973 - Alan Ayckbourn's "Absurd Person Singular," premieres in London 2019 - Largest earthquake in California in 20 years 6.4 magnitude near Ridgecrest More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1779 - French fleet occupies Grenada 1838 - Iowa Territory is organised from Wisconsin Territory, lasting until 1846 1876 - 1st public exhibition of electric light in San Francisco 1939 - Red Sox 3rd baseman Jim Tabor hits record-tying 2 grand slams in one MLB game, 18-12 win v Phillies 1970 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: In an all-Australian thriller, John Newcombe beats Ken Rosewall 5,7 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 2006 - Space Shuttle program: STS-121 Mission - Space Shuttle Discovery launches at 18:37:55 UTC. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1819 - Reuben Fenton, American merchant and politician (22nd Governor of New York), born in Carroll, New York (d. 1885) 1850 - Ole Olsen, Norwegian composer, organist, and military bandleader, born in Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway (d. 1927) 1907 - Gordon Griffith, American actor (first actor to portray Tarzan on film) and director, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1958) 1909 - Madeleine Barot, French activist and theologian, born in Châteauroux, France (d. 1995) 1918 - Johnnie Parsons, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500, 1950; AAA/USAC Championship, 1949), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1984) 1973 - Michael Johnson, English-born Jamaican footballer, born in St. Louis, Missouri More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1307 - Rudolf I, Habsburg nobleman (King of Bohemia, 1306-07; Duke of Austria and Styria 1298-1307), dies of stomach issues at about 26 1623 - William Byrd, British composer (Ave verum corpus), dies at 80 1891 - Frédérick Louis Ritter, French composer, add eductator (Vassar, 1867-91), dies at 67 1958 - Adolf Herckenrath, Flemish playwright and poet (Avondvlam), dies at 79 1992 - Astor Piazzolla, Argentine composer (Tango Nuevo), dies at 71 1995 - Jacques Berque, French Islamic scholar, dies at 85 More Famous Deaths »

324 - Battle of Adrianople: Roman Emperor Constantine I defeats his co-emperor Licinius, who flees to Byzantium 1661 - Portugal gives Tangier and Bombay to English King Charles II 1861 - Colonel Jackson receives his commission as brigadier general 1884 - Dow Jones publishes its 1st stock index, the Dow Jones Transportation Average 1898 - American troops, en route to the Philippines on the SS China, raise the American flag on Wake Island 1936 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Home favourite Fred Perry beats Gottfried von Cramm of Germany 6-1, 6-1, 6-0 for his third straight Wimbledon singles title 1944 - "Double Indemnity" film noir directed by Billy Wilder and starring Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck is released in Baltimore, Maryland 1962 - Algerian Revolution against French rule ends (Algeria gains independence on 5th July) 2018 - US Justice and Education Departments rescind Obama affirmative action policies in college admissions 2018 - Souad Abderrahim is elected the first female mayor of Tunis, Tunisia More Historical Events »