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Historical Events 1882 - MLB Louisville Eclipse pitcher Tony Mullane is first to pitch right-handed and then left-handed 1944 - Hideki Tojo resigns the position of Prime Minister of Imperial Japan, after losing the support of Emperor Hirohito 1972 - 200,000 attend Mt Pocono rock festival in Penns 2018 - Kawhi Leonard is traded to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Pöltl, and a protected 2019 first-round draft pick 2023 - City of Phoenix, Arizona breaks a five decade heat record recording 19 consecutive days of temperature at or above 110°F (43.3°C); overnight low of 97°F (36.1°C) highest since 1989 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1850 - Rose Hartwick Thorpe, American poet (Curfew Must Not Ring) and writer, born in Mishawaka, Indiana, Kansas (d. 1939) 1884 - Alberto di Jorio, Italian Cardinal and former head of the Vatican Bank, born in Rome (d. 1979) 1903 - Victor Gruen [Viktor Grünbaum], Austrian-American architect known for his pioneering work designing shopping centers (Northland Shopping Center in Michigan), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1980) 1912 - Harry Levin, American literary scholar, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1994) 1946 - Leo Madder, Belgian actor (Spoed), born in Lier, Flanders, Belgium More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1817 - Jane Austen, English novelist (Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Sense and Sensibility), dies at 41 1948 - Herman Gummerus, Finnish historian and politician (b. 1877) 1992 - Jan Pelleboer, Dutch meteorologist, and first television weatherman in the Netherlands, dies at 64 2009 - Henry Allingham, oldest male British supercentenarian (born 1896) and World War I veteran, dies at 113 years, 42 days 2018 - Wolfgang Hufschmidt, German church musician, academic, and composer, dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1245 - Pope Innocent IV declares Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II deposed and excommunicated at the First Council of Lyon amid their struggle over papal and imperial authority 1393 - Osmanen occupy Turnovo, Bulgaria 1740 - Prospero Lambertini chosen Pope Benedictus XIV 1863 - Māori forces are defeated by British troops at Koheroa, Waikato, in the New Zealand Wars between Maori tribes and British colonials 1863 - Battle of Honey Springs - largest battle in Indian Territory 1981 - Glasdrumman ambush: the Provisional Irish Republican Army attack a British Army post in South Armagh, killing 1 soldier and injuring another 2023 - Russia pulls out of a deal allowing the export of Ukrainian grain past their naval blockade, threatening to push world food prices higher 2024 - US Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro officially exonerates all 258 Black sailors who protested work conditions after the Port Chicago Disaster in 1944; none of them are alive for the ruling More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1841 - British humorous and satirical magazine "Punch" is first published; it closes in 2002 1856 - The Great Train Wreck of 1856 between Camp Hill and Fort Washington, Pennsylvania kills over 60 people 1925 - Tris Speaker, is 5th to get 3,000 hits 1958 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands 2023 - Typhoon Talim, makes landfall on China's Guandong coast with winds of nearly 140km/h (87mph), forcing the evacuation of nearly 230,000 people More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1889 - Erle Stanley Gardner, American detective writer (Perry Mason), born in Malden, Massachusetts (d. 1970) 1908 - (Alfons) "Fud" Candrix, Belgian jazz saxophonist, violinist, and bandleader, born in Tongeren, Belgium (d. 1974) 1918 - Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, Guatemalan army colonel and President of Guatemala (1970-74), born in Barberena, Guatemala (d. 2003) 1942 - Don Kessinger, American baseball shortstop (6 x MLB All Star; Gold Glove 1969, 70; Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago WS), born in Forrest City, Arkansas 1969 - Tommy Soderstrom, Swedish NHL goalie (Sweden, NY Islanders), born in Stockholm, Sweden More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1894 - Josef Hyrtl, Austrian anatomist, dies at 83 2005 - Geraldine Fitzgerald, Irish actress (Pawnbroker, Easy Money), dies of complications from Alzheimer's disease at 91 2010 - Fred F. Carter Jr., American country session guitarist, singer, producer and composer (Nashville's "A-Team"), dies of a stroke at 76 2015 - Jules Bianchi, French auto racer (Marussia Formula 1 Racing Team), dies from injuries during accident at 2014 Japanese F1 GP, at 25 2024 - Cheng Pei Pei, Hong Kong actress, cinema's 1st female action star (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), dies at 78 More Famous Deaths »

1439 - Kissing is banned in England to stop the spread of the Black Death 1863 - Utrecht-Swells railway opens 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 1920 - General Amos Fries is appointed as the first U.S. Army Chemical Warfare Service Chief 1950 - Single-day 16-team home run record set at 37 (NL-25, AL-12) 1960 - 205,000 (record sports attend) see Brazil-Uruguay World Cup soccer 1994 - Wendy Wasserstein's stage play "The Sisters Rosensweig," starring Madeline Kahn, closes at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC, after 556 performances 2023 - Jam rock band Dead and Company, an outgrowth of the Grateful Dead, plays the final show of its final concert tour, at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1548 - La Paz, Bolivia, is founded 1945 - Australian Services win third Victory Test Cricket by four wickets 1967 - LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Pleasant Valley CC: Kathy Whitworth wins by 1 stroke from Shirley Englehorn 1990 - Bridgette LeAnn Wilson, 17, of Oregon, 8th crowned Miss Teen USA 2004 - Martha Stewart is sentenced to five months in prison plus five months in home confinement for lying to federal investigators More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1715 - Charles de Rohan, Prince de Soubise, Marshal of France, born in Paris (d. 1787) 1919 - Choi Kyu-hah, President of South Korea, born in Wŏnju, South Korea (d. 2006) 1950 - Dennis Priestley, English darts player (PDC World Champion 1994), born in Mexborough, England 1967 - Roger Duffy, American NFL guard and center (NY Jets), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1977 - Jamie Kern Lima, American entrepreneur, co-founder of IT Cosmetics, and first female chief executive officer of a L'Oréal brand (Forbes' list of "America's Richest Self-Made Women"), born in Seattle, Washington More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1342 - King Charles I of Hungary and Croatia, dies at about 53 (exact birth date unknown, 1288) 1879 - Edward Deas Thomson, British-Australian politician, chancellor of the University of Sydney, and member of the Legislative Council of NSW, dies at 79 1981 - Harry Chapin, American folk-rock singer-songwriter ("Taxi"; "Cat's In The Cradle"), dies in car crash at 38 1991 - Frank Rizzo, American politician (Mayor-D-Philadelphia, 1972-80), dies of a heart attack at 70 2025 - Barrie Robran, Australian Football HOF forward (AFL Legend Status; North Adelaide FC 201 games; Magarey Medal 1968, 70, 73), dies at 77 More Famous Deaths »

971 - According to legend, English saint Swithun is reburied inside Winchester Cathedral against his wishes, and a terrible storm proceeds to rain for 40 days and 40 nights 1500 - Baglione family massacre at the "Blood Wedding" of Astorre Baglione and Lavinia Colonna in Perugia 1926 - VPRO (Free-thinking Protestant Radio Broadcast) forms 1928 - 22nd Tour de France: Defending champion Nicolas Frantz of Luxembourg holds yellow jersey from start to finish; his Alcyon team has all 3 podium positions 1945 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Moraine CC: Byron Nelson wins his fifth and final major title and second PGA title; he defeats former MLB player Sam Byrd 4 and 3 1971 - US President Richard Nixon announces he will visit the People's Republic of China 1979 - Morarji Desai resigns as Prime Minister of India 2018 - Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, Exmoor CC: Fijian Vijay Singh wins in a playoff with Jeff Maggert on second extra hole More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1939 - Clara Adams is the first woman to complete a commercial round-the-world flight from New York, lasting 16 days and 19 hours 1945 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Moraine CC: Byron Nelson wins his fifth and final major title and second PGA title; he defeats former MLB player Sam Byrd 4 and 3 1974 - American TV news reporter Christine Chubbuck shoots herself live on WXLT-TV in Sarasota, Florida; first person to commit suicide in a live broadcast 1994 - Gyula Horn sworn in as premier of Hungary 2018 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković wins his fourth Wimbledon title beating South African Kevin Anderson 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1837 - Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, German-born Queen of Portugal (1858-59), born in Krauchenwies Castle, Sigmaringen (d. 1859) 1904 - Dorothy Fields, American lyricist ("I'm In The Mood For Love"; "The Way You Look Tonight"), born in Allenhurst, New Jersey (d. 1974) 1959 - Vincent Lindon, French actor (The Measure of a Man), born in Paris, France 1961 - Lolita Davidovich, Canadian actress (Blaze, Jungle2Jungle), born in London, Ontario 1968 - Eddie Griffin, American comedian (Black Dynamite), born in Kansas City, Missouri More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1411 - Johannes Parvus [Jean Petit], French theologist, dies 1798 - Gaetano Pugnani, Italian violinist and composer, dies at 66 1959 - Ernest Bloch, Swiss-American composer (Schelomo; Israel; Avodath Hakodesh), and educator (UC Berkeley, 1941-52), dies of cancer at 78 1992 - Hammer DeRoburt, First President of Nauru, dies at 69 2022 - Herbert W. Franke, Austrian scientist, writer, and computer art pioneer, dies at 95 More Famous Deaths »

1535 - Emperor Charles V conquers Tunis 1876 - British battleship HMS Thunderer boiler explodes during full-power sea trial near Portsmouth, England; 45 sailors killed and 40 injured 1927 - First commercial airplane flight in Hawaii 1949 - Czech tennis stars Jaroslav Drobný and Vladimir Černík defect while playing in a tournament in Gstaad, Switzerland; Drobny accepts Egyptian citizenship 1955 - Two killed and many dazed by lightning strikes at Ascot racecourse in England 1987 - Rookie of the Year Award is renamed to honor Jackie Robinson 2008 - "The Dark Knight" directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger, premieres in New York 2019 - Senior Players Championship Men's Golf at Firestone CC: Retief Goosen of South Africa birdies the final two holes to secure his first Champions Tour win by two strokes over Jay Haas and Tim Petrovic More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1914 - NL's Boston Braves start their climb from last place to a World Series sweep 1948 - Palmiro Togliatti, leader of the Italian Communist Party, is shot near to the Italian Parliament in an assassination attempt 1963 - 50th Tour de France: French cyclist Jacques Anquetil wins his 3rd consecutive general classification event; first rider to win Tour 4 times 1969 - A 67-year-old Catholic civilian dies after being attacked by RUC officers in Dungiven; many consider this the first death of "The Troubles" 1986 - US Open Women's Golf, NCR CC: Jane Geddes wins by two strokes in an 18-hole Monday playoff with South African-born Sally Little More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 924 - Murakami, 62nd Emperor of Japan (946-67) who fathered 19 Imperial sons and daughters, born in Heian Kyō, Japan (d. 967) 1893 - Spencer Williams, American director, writer and actor (The Amos 'n' Andy Show), born in Vidalia, Louisiana (d. 1969) 1952 - George E. Lewis, American trombonist avant-garde jazz, electronic and contemporary classical composer, born in Chicago, Illinois 1970 - Mark Brandenburg, American baseball pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Houston, Texas 1977 - Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, born in Solna, Sweden More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1614 - Camillus de Lellis, Italian Roman Catholic saint (founder of the Ministers of the Sick), dies at 64 1789 - Bernard-René de Launay, French governor of the Bastille prison, murdered during the storming of the Bastille (b.1740) 1923 - Louis Ganne, French conductor and operetta composer (Les saltimbanques (The Acrobats)), dies at 61 2008 - Henki Kolstad, Norwegian actor (b. 1915) 2023 - Nick Benedict, American actor (Days of Our Lives, 1993-2001 - "Curtis"; The Pistol: Birth of a Legend; All My Children - "Phillip"), dies from complications of spinal surgery on his 77th birthday More Famous Deaths »

1837 - Queen Victoria is the first monarch to live in present-day Buckingham Palace 1923 - The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles. It originally reads "Hollywoodland," but the last four letters are dropped after renovation in 1949. 1930 - First football World Cup competition begins in Uruguay 1967 - Race riots break out in Newark, New Jersey killing 27 1971 - 42nd MLB All-Star Game, Tiger Stadium, Detroit, MI: AL beats NL, 6-4; MVP: Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles, OF 1972 - NFL franchises LA Rams (Irsay) and Baltimore Colts (Rosenbloom) swap owners 1978 - Alexander Ginzburg is sentenced by a Soviet court to eight years in a labor camp 2018 - HBO announces that it has obtained the rights to "The Nevers," a project by Joss Whedon More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1657 - Oliver Cromwell constrains English army leader John Lambert 1934 - Babe Ruth hits 700th career home run against Detroit 1985 - Doctors at Bethesda Naval hospital remove two small benign polyps from US President Ronald Reagan's colon 2003 - Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Craig Stadler wins his first of two Champions Tour major titles by three strokes over Tom Kite, Jim Thorpe, and Tom Watson 2021 - Violent protests and looting following the jailing of Jacob Zuma leave 337 dead in South Africa, with more than 200 shopping malls set on fire More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1770 - Alexander Balashov, Russian general and statesman, born in Moscow (d. 1837) 1946 - Andrew Pryce Jackman, British progressive rock keyboardist, arranger, and composer (The Syn), born in England (d. 2003) 1949 - Helena Fibingerová, Czech athlete (World C'ship gold shot put 1983; Olympic bronze 1976; 3 x WR), born in Víceměřice, Czechoslovakia 1953 - Violeta Dinescu, Romanian pianist, composer (Tabar), and music professor, born in Bucharest, Romania 1994 - Ridge Canipe, American actor (Walk the Line; A Single Man; Music Within), born in Laguna Beach, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1842 - Jesse Bennett, American physician who performed 1st successful US Caesarean (1794), dies at 72 1860 - John Ackersdijk, Dutch state house builder, dies at 69 1863 - John S. Bowen, American Major General (Confederate Army), dies at 32 1955 - Beulah Ecton Woodard, African-American sculptor, dies at 59 1960 - Joy Davidman, American poet, writer and wife of C. S. Lewis, dies at 45 More Famous Deaths »

1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Taishōgun, the first ruling shogun in the history of Japan and de facto ruler 1801 - Second Battle of Algeciras: British fleet beats French and Spanish (six days after losing the 1st Battle of Algeciras) 1901 - Striking Canadian salmon fishermen on the Pacific coast, resentful of the non-union Japanese who continue to fish, maroon and imprison 47 1930 - US Open Men's Golf, Interlachen CC: Defending champion Bobby Jones wins record-tying 4th US Open title by 2 strokes from Macdonald Smith; third consecutive major title 1958 - Gene De Paul and Johnny Mercer's musical "Li'l Abner," adapted from Al Capp's hillbilly comic strip, closes at St James Theater, NYC, after 693 performances and two Tony Award wins 1960 - XEWT TV Channel 12 in Tijuana-San Diego, CA (IND) begins broadcasting 1990 - Boris Yeltsin resigns from the Soviet Communist Party during its congress, strengthening his role as a leading reform figure in Russian politics 2013 - Malala Yousafzai addresses the United Nations and calls for worldwide access to education More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Taishōgun, the first ruling shogun in the history of Japan and de facto ruler 1862 - Federal troops occupy Helena, Arkansas 1940 - Frederick McKinley Jones receives a patent for an air conditioning unit for trucks, helping to change long-haul carriage of food and blood 1979 - “Disco Demolition Night” at Comiskey Park: fans go wild destroying disco records and cause the White Sox to forfeit the second game of a doubleheader to the Detroit Tigers 2018 - World's longest fingernails are cut off; Indian man Shridhar Chillal's left-hand nails measured a combined total of 909.6 cm (358.1 inches) after growing for 66 years More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1928 - Barbara Cowsill, American singer and rock band mother (The Cowsills - "Hair"; "We Can Fly"), born in Cranston, Rhode Island (d. 1985) 1933 - Brian Cant, British stage and screen actor and children's television presenter (Play School, 1964-85), born in Ipswich, Suffolk, England (d. 2017) 1935 - Hans Tilkowski, German soccer goalkeeper (39 caps, West Germany; Westfalia Herne, Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt), born in Husen, Germany (d. 2020) 1956 - Mel Harris [Mary Ellen], American actress (Hope-30 Something), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 1978 - (Christopher) "Topher" Grace, American stage and screen actor (That '70s Show -"Eric"; In Good Company; Home Economics), born in New York City More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1073 - Johannes Gualbertus, Italian monk/saint, dies 1441 - Ashikaga Yoshinori, 6th Japanese shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate (1428-41), assassinated during an evening play by the Akamatsu family at 47 1946 - Ray Stannard Baker, American journalist (Puliter Prize 1940), dies at 76 1975 - Carl Snavely, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Bucknell, North Carolina, Cornell 180–96–16), dies at 80 2020 - Rod Bernard, American "swamp pop" singer ("Allons Danser Colinda"), dies at 79 More Famous Deaths »

1924 - Muslim-Hindu rebellion in Delhi, India 1962 - Fred Baldasare is first to swim English Channel underwater (scuba) 1974 - US House Judiciary Committee releases evidence on Watergate inquiry 2013 - "Orange Is the New Black" starring Taylor Schilling premieres on Netflix, the first series to be nominated for both comedy and drama Emmy awards 2015 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Serena Williams becomes oldest winner in Open era (33) beating Garbiñe Muguruza 6-4, 6-4 2019 - US stock markets reach new records, the Dow tops 27,000 points for the first time, and the SandP 500 hits 3,000 points 2021 - UEFA European Championship Final, Wembley Stadium, London: Italy wins first Euro title since 1968, 3-2 on penalties over England after scores locked at 1-1 AET 2023 - Scientists select Crawford Lake, Ontario, as the reference location for the beginning of a new interval of geologic time, the human-caused Anthropocene Epoch, starting in the 1950s and ending the Holocene; the proposal is later rejected More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1740 - Jews are expelled from Little Russia by order of Tsarina Anne 1982 - US Senior Open Men's Golf, Portland GC: Miller Barber wins by four strokes from Dan Sykes and Gene Littler, his first of three Senior Open titles 1984 - Lucas Mangope re-elected president of Bophuthatswana 2001 - Iraq resumes oil exports, ending a 5-week halt in protest of a US and British-sponsored UN Security Council resolution 2022 - New study suggests dogs can "see" with their noses, the first documentation of a direct connection between the olfactory bulb and occipital lobe in any species More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1836 - Antônio Carlos Gomes, Brazilian opera composer, first from outside of Europe with successful career in Italy, born in Campinas, São Paulo, Empire of Brazil (d. 1896) 1915 - George Ivan Smith, Australian radio correspondent, UN diplomat and spokesman, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1995) 1925 - Charles Chaynes, French composer (Et l'homme se vit les portes rouvrir; Ode for a Tragic Death), and radio broadcaster, born in Toulouse, France (d. 2016) 1960 - David Baerwald, American singer/songwriter (David + David - "Welcome To The Boomtown": "Swallowed By The Cracks"), born in Oxford, Ohio 1974 - Hermann Hreiðarsson, Icelandic footballer, born in Reykjavík, Iceland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1962 - Owen D. Young, American industrialist (RCA) and diplomat (Young Plan), dies at 87 1983 - Ross Macdonald [Kenneth Millar], American-Canadian detective novelist (Goodbye Look), dies at 67 1993 - Denis Tomlinson, South African cricket leg-spinner, dies 2007 - Rod Lauren, American rocker ("If I Had a Girl"), commits suicide at 66 2014 - Tommy Ramone [Tamás Erdélyi], Hungarian-American rock drummer and bassist (Ramones), dies of bile duct cancer at 65 More Famous Deaths »

1652 - England declares war on The Netherlands - beginning of the 1st Anglo-Dutch war 1861 - Lincoln writes to Kentucky's militia and says Union troops will not enter that state 1926 - Lake Denmark, New Jersey, arsenal explodes, killing 21 and causing $75 million in damage 1945 - Admiral Marc Mitscher named chief of US Navy staff 1947 - Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor General of Pakistan by then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Clement Attlee 1991 - Foreign Minister R.F. Botha of South Africa signs accession to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty on behalf of South Africa 2016 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Scotsman Andy Murray beats Canadian Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 for his second Wimbledon and third Grand Slam title 2018 - Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo joins Italian champions Juventus in a deal worth £99.2 million, becoming one of the four most expensive players of all time More Historical Events »

Historical Events 518 - Former peasant Justin I proclaimed Byzantine emperor in the Hippodrome, Constantinople 1775 - Horatio Gates issues order excluding Blacks from Continental Army 1971 - National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC) founded in US by women, including Bella Abzug, Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, Myrlie Evers-Williams, and Gloria Steinem 1992 - Spaceship Giotto (Halley 1986) approaches comet Grigg-Skjellerup 2006 - Pakistan International Flight PK-688 crashes in Multan, Pakistan shortly after takeoff, killing all 45 people on board More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1625 - Jean Herauld Gourville, French adventurer, born in La Rochefoucauld, France (d. 1703) 1888 - Giorgio De Chirico, Italian painter (founded the scuola metafisica art movement), born in Volos, Greece (d. 1978) 1914 - Joe Shuster, Canadian-American cartoonist (co-creator, with Jerry Siegel, of "Superman"), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1992) 1933 - Ivan Passer, Czech film director (Born to Win, Cutter's Way), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2020) 1982 - Alex Arrowsmith, American pop-rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (The Shaky Hands), born in Hood River, Oregon More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1594 - Paulo Bellasio, Italian organist and late Renaissance composer, dies at 40 1868 - Carlo Conti, Italian composer, dies at 71 1970 - Félix Gaillard, French Radical Party politician (Prime Minister, 1957-58), dies in a yacht accident at 50 2000 - Justin Pierce, English-American actor and skateboarder (b. 1975) 2020 - Corra Dirksen, South African rugby union winger (10 caps; Northern Transvaal), dies from COVID-19 complications at 82 More Famous Deaths »

1386 - Battle at Sempach: Swiss beat Duke Leopold III of Austria 1867 - An unsuccessful expedition led by E.D Young sets out to search for Dr David Livingstone (Scottish missionary and explorer) 1891 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Lottie Dod beats Blanche Bingley-Hillyard 6-2, 6-1 in a repeat matchup and result of the 2 previous finals 1933 - Construction begins on the San Fransisco-Oakland Bay Bridge 1965 - Senators' Frank Howard ties record with seven strikeouts in a doubleheader 1980 - Dutch war criminal Pieter Menten sentenced to 10 years in prison 2002 - The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as African leaders replace the Organization of African Unity. South African President Thabo Mbeki serves as its first chair. 2018 - Hedge fund billionaire David Tepper buys Carolina Panthers for an NFL record $2.275 billion More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1932 - Yankees' Ben Chapman hits two inside-the-park home runs, tying the record 1991 - South Africa re-admitted to Olympics 1992 - Kim Basinger gets 1,959th star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame 2002 - The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as African leaders replace the Organization of African Unity. South African President Thabo Mbeki serves as its first chair. 2022 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan claims her first Grand Slam title with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over Tunisia's Ons Jabeur; first Kazakhstani player to win a major title More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1753 - William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, Governor of Newfoundland, born in England (d. 1825) 1941 - Takehide Nakatani, Japanese lightweight judoka (Olympic gold 1964), born in Hiroshima, Japan 1951 - Eugeniusz Knapik, Polish pianist and classical music composer (Islands; Up Into The Silence), born in Ruda Śląska, Poland 1955 - Lisa Banes, American actress (Cocktail; Look Back in Anger), born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio 1965 - Frank Bello, American heavy metal bassist (Anthrax), born in The Bronx, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1386 - Leopold III, Duke of Austria (1365-68), dies at 34 1668 - Jacob Balde, German poet (Jephthe), dies at 64 1922 - Mori Ōgai, Japanese novelist (The Wild Geese), poet and surgeon, dies at 60 1981 - Wilhelm H C Tenhaeff, para-psychologist, dies at 87 2011 - Würzel [Michael Burston], English guitarist (Motörhead, 1984-95), dies of ventricular fibrillation at 61 More Famous Deaths »

1911 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Anthony Wilding of New Zealand wins 2nd of 4 consecutive Wimbledon singles titles beating Herbert Roper-Barrett 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-2 ret 1951 - Yankee Joe DiMaggio and manager Casey Stengel feud after Stengel pulls DiMaggio out of game 1963 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Australian Margaret Smith wins her first of 3 Wimbledon titles beating Billie Jean Moffitt 6-3, 6-4 1965 - Joe Morgan is the first Houston player with six hits in a game 1969 - IBM CICS is made generally available for the 360 mainframe computer 1970 - Fantasy records releases "Cosmo's Factory", the fifth studio album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival; it is critically acclaimed and becomes their biggest seller, spawning six singles that reach the top 5 of the Billboard charts 2000 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Venus Williams wins her first career Grand Slam singles title; beats fellow American Lindsay Davenport 6-3, 7-6 2005 - Marvel superhero film "The Fantastic Four," starring Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, and Michael Chiklis, premieres More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1943 - British air raid sinks U-232 1956 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enewetak Atoll 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 1988 - American rockers and brothers Chico DeBarge and Bobby DeBarge indicted on drug trafficking charges 2021 - Japan says the Olympics will be held without spectators as Tokyo announces state of emergency due to a surge in COVID-19 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1830 - Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna of Altenburg, German-born Russian princess married to Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich, born in Altenburg (d. 1911) 1928 - Norma Donaldson, American stage and screen singer and actress (Across 110th Street; Poetic Justice; The Young and the Restless), born in Harlem, New York City (d. 1994) 1928 - Jane Tehira, New Zealand sportsperson (triple international: basketball, softball, hockey), born in Kaikohe, New Zealand (d. 2023) 1942 - Phil Gramm, American economist and politician (US Representative for Texas, 1979-85; US Senator from Texas, 1985-2002), born in Fort Benning, Georgia 1960 - Valarie Pettiford, American actress (One Life to Live, Half and Half), born in Queens, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1496 - Benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies 1941 - Philippe Gaubert, French flautist, conductor (Paris Opéra, 1919-41), composer, and teacher (Paris Conservatoire), dies of a stroke at 62 1988 - Ray Barbuti, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m, 400m relay 1928), dies at 83 1996 - Amschel Rothschild, British banker (executive chairman of Rothschild Asset Management of the Rothschild banking family of England), dies at 41 2011 - Mary Fenech Adami, First Lady of Malta (b. 1933) More Famous Deaths »

1754 - Kings College in NYC opens (renamed Columbia College) 1905 - 127°F (53°C), Parker, Arizona (state record until 1994) 1943 - -10] Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo visits Java 1967 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: John Newcombe outclasses Wilhelm Bungert of Germany 6-3, 6-1, 6-1 for his 1st of 3 Wimbledon singles titles 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 - Nigeria, Africa' biggest economy, joins the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), in attempt to create world's largest free trade area 2024 - For the first time more than 3 million passengers were recorded passing through US airport security in one day, amid an increase in air travel in the US 2025 - Manny Machado of the San Diego Padres has two singles, including his 2,000th MLB career hit in 6-3 loss to the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks at Petco Park More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1498 - Emperor Maximilian I orders appointment of a conductor, two bass singers and six choir boys, establishing the Vienna Court Music Ensemble; later includes Vienna Boys Choir 1799 - Ranjit Singh's men take up their positions outside Lahore 1862 - Land Grant Act endows state colleges with federal land 1957 - Heavy storm ravages Belgian coast 1969 - Canada's House of Commons approves equality of French-English language More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1929 - Hasan Abidi, Pakistani journalist and Urdu poet, born in Zafarabad, British India (d. 2005) 1931 - David Eddings, American sci-fi author (Belgariad, Malloreon), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 2009) 1943 - (Salvatore) "Toto" Cutugno, Italian pop singer-songwriter ("L'Italiano", Eurovision, 1990; "Insieme: 1992"), born in Tendola, Tuscany, Italy (d. 2023) 1944 - Jürgen Grabowski, German footballer (44 caps West Germany; Eintracht Frankfurt 441 games), born in Wiesbaden, Germany (d. 2022) 1966 - Gundula Krause, German folk violinist, born in Göttingen, Germany More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1348 - John Andreae, Italian canonist, dies 1572 - Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72), dies at 51 1930 - Arthur Conan Doyle, British author who brought Sherlock Holmes to life twice, dies at 71 1970 - Allen Lane, English publisher and founder of Penguin Books, dies at 67 2021 - Dilip Kumar [Muhammad Yusuf Khan], Indian Bollywood actor known as the "Tragedy King" and one of the greatest actors in Indian cinema (Jwar Bhata), dies at 98 More Famous Deaths »

1863 - Northern Territory passes from New South Wales to South Australia 1863 - Battle of Williamsport, Maryland [-Jul 07] 1912 - V Summer (Modern) Olympic Games officially open Stockholm, Sweden; events conducted prior to the ceremony dating back to 5 May 1939 - German Nazis close last Jewish enterprises 1975 - Dmitri Shostakovich completes Sonate for alto, opus 147 1977 - France performs nuclear test at Mururoa Atoll 1983 - 54th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 13-3 at Comiskey Park, Chicago; MVP: outfielder Fred Lynn (LA Angels) who hit a grand slam off Atlee Hammaker 1987 - Pakistan cricket all-rounder Imran Khan reaches 300th Test wicket milestone, during 3rd Test vs England at Leeds More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1699 - Pirate Captain William Kidd is captured in Boston 1907 - Tom Reece takes 5 weeks to compile the highest recorded billiards break in a match (499,135) in London, his 'cradle' cannon method is soon banned 1956 - Cleveland outfielder Jim Busby hits a second grand slam on consecutive days during Indians 4-2 win v Kansas City A's 2012 - Gunmen kill 18 people in Turbat, Pakistan 2016 - African American Philando Castile is shot by police in St Paul, Minnesota after being pulled over for a broken rear light, killing is filmed More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1885 - Ernst Busch, German field marshal (WWII), born in Essen, German Empire (d. 1945) 1916 - Unica Zürn, German writer and artist, born in Berlin (d. 1970) 1948 - Wadih Sa'adeh, Lebanese-Australian poet (Laysa Lil Massa’ Ikhwah), born in Lebanon 1960 - Lauri Merten, American golfer (US Open 1993), born in Waukesha, Wisconsin 1967 - Heather Nova [Frith], Bermudian singer-songwriter (Oyster), born in Bermuda More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1218 - Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166) 1974 - Carlos Isamitt, Chilean composer, dies at 87 2000 - Akira Miyazawa, Japanese jazz saxophonist, dies at 72 2010 - Harvey Fuqua, American RandB singer-songwriter (The Moonglows - "Sincerely"), producer (Marvin Gaye), and record label executive (Motown), dies of a heart attack at 80 2020 - Ennio Morricone, Italian trumpeter, and composer of classical music and film scores ("The Mission"; "Cinema Paradiso"; "The Hateful Eight"), dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »