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1582 - Bishop Domingo de Salazar of Manila suppresses the Philippines 1855 - Commissioners appointed to lay out San Francisco streets west of Larkin 1909 - 1st balloon honeymoon (Roger Burham and Eleanor Waring) 1950 - Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit, Yanks beat Indians 8-2 1968 - Austin Currie, then Nationalist Member of Parliament (MP) at Stormont, and other Irish civil rights activists, protest discrimination in the allocation of housing by 'squatting' (illegally occupying) in a house in Caledon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland 1973 - Juan Perón returns from exile to Argentina after 18 years 1973 - SF Giants Bobby Bonds sets NL record with 22 lead off HRs 1981 - Pope John Paul II hospitalized for 55 days for infection 1983 - New York Yankees 5-time MLB All Star outfielder Bobby Murcer retires 2020 - Historic dust cloud from the Sahara desert reaches the Caribbean, largest for half a century More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1633 - Charter for Maryland is given to Lord Cecil Baltimore 1825 - Coronation of Charles X, the last Bourbon King of France 1969 - Georges Pompidou sworn in as President of France 1986 - Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: The Cure, Psychedelic Furs, and Level 42 headline; other performers include: Simply Red, Madness, Ruby Turner, Amazulu, Lloyd Cole, Black Uhuru, The Wailers Band, Loudon Wainwright III, John Martyn, The Housemartins, The Waterboys, The Pogues, Gil Scott-Heron, Robert Cray Band, and Christy Moore 2004 - US Open Men's Golf, Shinnecock Hills GC: Retief Goosen of South Africa wins his second Open title, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up and reigning Masters champion Phil Mickelson 2017 - Uber founder Travis Kalanick resigns as CEO after a shareholder revolt More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1924 - Rainer Barzel, German politician (CDU-CSU) and minister, born in Braunsberg, East Prussia, Free State of Prussia (d. 2006) 1929 - Edith Windsor [née Schlain], American LGBT rights activist (lead plaintiff in United States v. Windsor), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2017) 1941 - Ulf D Merbold, German physicist/astronaut (STS 9, 42, Soyuz TM-19) 1941 - Stephen Frears, film director (Prick Up Your Ears, Dangerous Liaisons), born in Leicester, England 1944 - Terry Funk, pro wrestler (WWF/NWA)/actor (Paradise Alley), born in Hammond, Indiana 1958 - Dickie Thon, Puerto Rican-American baseball player, born in South Bend, Indiana More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1888 - Johannes Zukertort, German chess player, dies at 45 1925 - Wilhelm Posse, German composer, dies at 72 1953 - Hendrik de Man, sociologist (Belgian Working people Party), dies at 67 1994 - Bram Koopmans, cyclist/coach, dies at 78 1995 - Emil Mihai Cioran, Romanina born writer and aphorist, dies at 84 2000 - Karl Mickel, German writer, dies at 64 More Famous Deaths »

936 - Louis IV [Louis of Overseas], crowned King of France 1938 - "Olympian Flyer" express train crashes in Montana, killing 47 1953 - WTPA (now WHTM) TV channel 27 in Harrisburg, PA (ABC) 1st broadcast 1963 - 2 Russian space missions return to Earth 1964 - Cambuur Leeuwarden BVO soccer team forms in Leeuwarden 1972 - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw concedes 'special category' status, or 'political status' for paramilitary prisoners in Northern Ireland 1977 - US Open Golf, Southern Hills CC: Hubert Green shoots 2-under 278 to beat Lou Graham by 1 stroke 1988 - 32 divers finish cycling underwater on a standard tricycle, to complete 116.66 mi in 75 hrs 20 mins 1989 - Mets Dwight Gooden wins his 100th game (100-37) 2022 - US Center for Disease Control recommends Covid-19 vaccines for kids aged 6-months to 5 years More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1913 - Natives Land Act, Act No 27, passed in South Africa: confines Africans to hopelessly overcrowded reserves and deprives them of rights to purchase land outside the native reserves 1944 - Five of the "The Magnificent Eleven" photos taken by Robert Capa during the D-Day landings at Omaha Beach, Normandy first published in "Life Magazine" 1952 - "I've Got A Secret" debuts on CBS-TV with Garry Moore as host 1967 - Paul McCartney admits on TV that he took LSD 1970 - Jim Bouton's controversial baseball diary "Ball Four" is published 1995 - NY Yankees announce agreement with Darryl Strawberry More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1815 - John William Glover, Irish composer, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1899) 1912 - Martin Gabel, American stage, radio and screen character actor (The Thief; Marnie; Lady In Cement), and television panelist (What's My Line?), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1986) 1924 - Wassil Bykau, Belarusian writer, born in Bytschki, Vitebsk Region (d. 2003) 1945 - Tim Hovey, actor (Queen Bee, Toy Tiger, Man Afraid), born in Los Angeles, California 1960 - Patti Rizzo, American golfer (4 LPGA Tour wins), born in Hollywood, Florida 1966 - Joichi Ito, Japanese entrepreneur More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1652 - Louis de Geer, Neth/Swedish industrialist/millionaire, dies at 64 1811 - Samuel Chase, American judge (signed US Declaration of Independence), dies at 70 1947 - Willem H. Fly, Dutch typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84 1995 - Richard Bernard Pape, POW escaper/writer, dies at 79 2006 - Duane Roland, American southern-rock guitarist (Molly Hatchet - Flirtin' With Disaster), dies at 53 2017 - Brian Cant, British stage and screen actor and children's television presenter (Play School, 1964-85), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1779 - French fleet occupies St Vincent, West Indies 1872 - Woman's Suffrage Convention held at Merchantile Liberty Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1894 - Premier Roseberry declares Uganda a British protectorate 1961 - KBMT TV channel 12 in Beaumont, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1967 - Closing day of the Monterey International Pop Festival, Southern California. First major US appearances of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who, and Otis Redding 1972 - BEA Trident crashes after takeoff from Heathrow killing 118 1979 - Billy Martin becomes Yankee manager (2nd time), replacing Bob Lemon 1983 - 7th Shuttle Mission-Challenger 2 launches Sally Ride as 1st US woman in space 2018 - US President Trump orders US military to set up sixth branch of the military - a space force 2019 - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announces the suspension of the pro-China and highly controversial extradition law, after massive protests in the city More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1887 - The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed 1949 - "Along Fifth Avenue" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 180 performances 1953 - Red Sox rookie Eugene Stephens is 1st player in AL history to register 3 hits in an inning; Boston score 17 runs in 7th Inning in 23-3 rout of Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park 1959 - 1st telecast transmitted from England to US 2006 - The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat is launched 2019 - China has been forcefully harvesting organs from marginalized groups in prison camps on a significant scale according to International Tribunal in London More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1581 - Thomas Overbury, English poet (A Wife) and essayist, born in Compton Scorpion, Warwickshire, England (d. 1613) 1906 - (James) "Kay" Kyser, American bandleader and radio personality (Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge), born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (d. 1985) 1917 - Akhmet Jevdet Ismail Hajiyev, Azerbaijani composer, born in Nukha, Azerbaijan (d. 2002) 1921 - Wesley Lau, American actor (Lt Anderson-Perry Mason), born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin (d. 1984) 1942 - Paul McCartney, British rock singer-songwriter, bassist, piano player (The Beatles - "Yesterday"; "I Will"; Wings -"Silly Love Songs"), born in Liverpool, England 1947 - Linda Thorson [Robinson], Canadian actress (The Avengers - "Tara", One Life To Live - "Julia"), born in Toronto, Ontario More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1772 - Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian physician (Austrian Empress Maria Theresa's personal physician), dies at 72 1799 - Johann Andre, German composer, dies at 58 1925 - Robert M. La Follette, American lawyer and presidential candidate (Progressive), dies at 70 1945 - Harold C. Roberts, American commandant 22nd regiment marines (3 Navy Crosses), dies in battle during Okinawa campaign at 46 2016 - Paul Cox, Dutch-born Australian director (Lonely Hearts), dies at 76 2017 - Hope Ryden, American wildlife activist and photographer, dies at 87 More Famous Deaths »

1939 - 44th Women's French Championships: Simonne Mathieu beats Jadwiga Jedrzejowska (6-3, 8-6) 1947 - Earnest Reuter becomes mayor of Berlin 1956 - Golda Meir begins her term as Israel's foreign minister 1962 - FIFA World Cup Final, Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile: Brazil go 1-down early but recover to beat Czechoslovakia, 3-1 1968 - Ohio Express' "Yummy Yummy Yummy" goes gold 1973 - Dolly Parton records her song "I Will Always Love You" (later a huge hit for Whitney Houston) for RCA in Nashville 1978 - Ron Guidry sets Yankee record with 18 strike-outs 1983 - Ed Warren and Lorraine Warren exorcise a "werewolf demon" from Bill Ramsey, although lack of photo or video evidence has called this claim into question 1985 - 18th NASA Space Shuttle Mission (51-G): Discovery 5 launches 2020 - American actor Danny Masterson charged with raping three women. after a 3-year investigation More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1119 - Charles the Good becomes Count of Flanders 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II (The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat from Wallachia 1535 - Trial of English Catholic Cardinal John Fischer for treason (declaring King Henry VIII not the Supreme Head of the Church in England) at Westminster Hall - found guilty and later hanged 1961 - US Open Men's Golf, Oakland Hills CC: Gene Littler wins his sole major title, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Bob Goalby and Doug Sanders 1976 - Indonesia annexes Portuguese East-Timor 2018 - Historic deal signed between Greece and Macedonia to end dispute over Macedonia's name - changing to North Macedonia More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1898 - M. C. Escher, Dutch graphic artist and lithograph carver (Praedestinatie), born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (d. 1972) 1915 - Stringbean [David Akeman], American banjoist and comedian (Hee Haw), born in Annville, Kentucky (d. 1973) 1930 - Romuald Twardowski, Polish composer, born in Wilno/ Vilnius, Poland 1945 - Tony Roche, Australian tennis player and coach (French Open 1966; 15 x Grand Slam doubles titles; Australian Davis Cup captain), born in Wagga Wagga, NSW 1956 - Nick Cook, English cricketer (left arm slow bowler in 15 Tests 1983-89), born in Leicester 1958 - Bobby Farrelly, American film director (Dumb and Dumber), born in Cumberland, Rhode Island More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1672 - Orazio Benevoli, Franco-Italian composer, dies at 67 1815 - Rais Hamidou [Amidon], Algerian corsair (captured 400 ships during his career), dies in a battle with USS Guerriere (b. c. 1770) 1871 - Clement Vallandigham, American politician (Rep-D-Ohio, convicted of opposing civil war, exiled to Confederate States), dies after accidentally shooting himself at 50 1906 - Harry Nelson Pillsbury, American chess player, dies at 33 1970 - Matthew Henderson, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (1 Test; New Zealand's first-ever Test match 1930), dies at 74 2015 - John David Crow, American College Football Hall of Fame back and tight end (Heisman Trophy 1957, Texas A and M; Pro Bowl 1959, 60, 62, 65; St. Louis Cardinals), dies at 79 More Famous Deaths »

632 - Origin of Persian [Yezdegird] Era 1745 - British fleet occupies Cape Breton on St Lawrence River 1898 - China's emperor De Zong (Guang Xu) receives Kang Youwei 1904 - Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolai Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland 1925 - The Union Government rejects a round-table conference with India on the grounds that it will constitute interference in South African affairs 1932 - Sutcliffe and Holmes make 555 opening cricket stand for Yorkshire v Essex 1977 - Ron Guidry's 1st complete game, 7-0 over KC Royals 1982 - Britain makes request to Argentina to arrange for return of prisoners 1987 - Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, opens 2010 - Hockey HOF right wing Cam Neely is named President of his former team, the Boston Bruins More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1923 - Sun Yat Sen founds Chinese military academy 1924 - South Africa all out 30 v England in 48 minutes, Gilligan 6-7 1945 - Boo Ferriss loses to Yanks 3-2 after starting his career with 8 wins 1977 - Ron Guidry's 1st complete game, 7-0 over KC Royals 2008 - US Open Men's Golf, Torrey Pines GC: Tiger Woods wins his 3rd US Open and 14th major title, beating Rocco Mediate on the 1st hole of sudden-death, following a Monday 18-hole playoff 2017 - US President Donald Trump reinstates Cuban travel and business restrictions after they were loosened by President Obama More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1906 - Alan Fairfax, Australian cricket all-rounder (10 Tests, 4 x 50, 21 wickets, BB 4/31; NSWCA), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1955) 1938 - Robert Gutter, American conductor and teacher (founded International Institute for Conductors, 1996), born in New York City (d. 2017) 1946 - Tom Harrell. American jazz musician (Time's Mirror), born in Urbana, Illinois 1965 - J. J. Birden, American NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons), born in Portland, Oregon 1967 - Jürgen Klopp, German football manager (Liverpool), born in Stuttgart, West Germany 1980 - Joey Yung, Hong Kong singer More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1749 - Johann Baptista Ruffini, Italian trader (b. 1672) 1958 - José Pablo Moncayo, Mexican composer (Huapango), dies at 45 1976 - Victor Lord, American fictional character on TV soap opera "One Life to Live", dies at 59 1979 - Liselotte Welskopf-Heinrich, German writer and historian, dies at 77 2001 - Adam Popovich, Serbian-American musician, director and composer, dies at 91 2022 - Don Neely, New Zealand cricket historian, administrator (President NZ Cricket 2006-09), dies at 86 More Famous Deaths »

1567 - Republic of Genoa expels Jews from its whole territory 1869 - World's 1st plastic celluloid is patented by John Wesley Hyatt in Albany, NY 1924 - Ford Motor Company manufactures its 10 millionth automobile 1934 - Great Smokey Mountains National Park on the border between North Carolina and Tennessee is dedicated 1978 - Soyuz 29 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6; they stay 139 days 1984 - "Thicke Of The Night" TV Talk Show last airs in syndication 1986 - Amnesty International "Conspiracy of Hope" tour concludes with mega-concert at Giants Stadium in Rutherford, New Jersey; participants include: U2; Sting; Bryan Adams; Peter Gabriel; Lou Reed; Neville Brothers; Joan Baez; Joan Armatrading; Joni Mitchell; The Police; Jackson Browne; Yoko Ono; Miles Davis; Peter, Paul and Mary; and The Hooters 2008 - 62nd Tony Awards: "In the Heights" (musical) and "August: Osage County" (play) win 2019 - Anthony Davis's opera "The Central Park Five" premieres at the Long Beach Opera Company, California (Pulitzer Prize for Music 2020) 2020 - Philippines journalist and 'Time Person of the Year' Maria Ressa found guilty of cyber libel in Manila amid claims charges politically motivated More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1834 - Rioters in Safed Palestine kills many Jews 1918 - 1" of snow falls in Northern Pennsylvania 1940 - German troops occupy Paris as French resistance to the German invasion crumbles 1963 - "Sukiyaki" sung by Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto, hits #1 1972 - Rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die 2008 - 62nd Tony Awards: "In the Heights" (musical) and "August: Osage County" (play) win More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1888 - Ramon Lopez Velarde, Mexican poet (La Sangre Devota), born in Jerez de García Salinas, Mexico (d. 1921) 1910 - Berend Giltay, Dutch composer, born in Hilversum, Netherlands (d. 1975) 1920 - Alla Kazanskaya, Russian stage and film actress (Burnt by the Sun), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2008) 1935 - Fernand Schokweiler, British judge 1941 - Harry Nilsson, American pop and rock singer-songwriter ("Everybody's Talkin'"; "One"; "Without You"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1994) 1983 - Derek Anderson, American football player More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1383 - John VI Cantacuzenus, Byzantine Emperor 1397 - Count of Eu, French knight, dies in Turkish captivity 1666 - Pieter de Bitter, Dutch admiral (Colombo, Goa), dies 1724 - Henry Sacheverell, English churchman and politician (b. 1674) 1864 - Haller Nutt, American rich Southern Plantation owner (Longwood house - largest octagonal house in the US), dies at 48 2021 - Jim Phelan, American college basketball coach (Mount Saint Mary's University 1954–2003), dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

1565 - Catharina de Medici and Duke of Alva discuss Calvinism 1807 - Emperor Napoleon I's French Grande Armee defeats the Russian Army at the Battle of Friedland in Prussia (modern Russian Kaliningrad Oblast) ending War of the Fourth Coalition 1944 - General Charles de Gaulle lands at Courselles France 1957 - Edouard Carpentier beats Lou Thesz to become NWA wrestling champion 1965 - Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jim Maloney no-hits New York Mets but loses in 11 innings, 1-0 1973 - 46th National Spelling Bee: Barrie Trinkle wins spelling vouchsafe 1973 - US President Richard Nixon administration imposes 60-day economy-wide price freeze, superseding Special Rule No. 1 for oil companies 1980 - "Theme From New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra spreads to #32 on the charts 2013 - Hassan Rouhani is elected President of Iran 2019 - Petition to create world's first "time free zone" on Sommaroy island which has complete daylight for 2 months, delivered to the Norwegian parliament More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1841 - 1st Canadian parliament opens in Kingston, Ontario 1900 - Having been annexed to the USA on 12 August 1898, Hawaii is constituted as an organised territory 1967 - Mariner 5 Launch (Venus Flyby) 1967 - USSR launches Kosmos 166 for observation of Sun from Earth orbit 1983 - 5 killed in a fire at a Ramada Inn in Fort Worth, Tx 2022 - First controversial UK flight to take asylum seekers to Rwanda cancelled after last-minute legal ruling from European Court of Human Rights of "real risk of irreversible harm" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1691 - Jan Francisci, Slovakorganist and composer born in Neusohl, Kingdom of Hungary (now Banská Bystrica, Slovakia) (d. 1758) 1904 - Benno Ammann, Swiss composer (Missa Defensor Pacis) and conductor, born in Gersau, Sweden (d. 1986) 1917 - Katherine Rawls, American diver (Olympic silver 3m springboard 1932, 36) and swimmer (Olympic bronze 4×100m freestyle 1936), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1982) 1939 - Steny Hoyer, American politician (Rep-D-MD, 1981-), born in NYC, New York 1940 - William P. Baker, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California), born in Oakland, California 1953 - Janet Mackey, New Zealand politician (Member of the New Zealand Parliament for East Coast), born in Auckland, New Zealand More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1544 - Antoine, Duke of Lorraine and military leader (freed the Duchy of Lorraine from the Holy Roman Empire), dies at 55 1750 - Franz Anton Maichelbeck, German composer, dies at 47 1800 - Jean-Baptiste Kléber, French general, dies at 47 1800 - Louis Charles Antoine Desaix, French military leader (b. 1768) 2004 - Eamonn McGirr, Irish-born singer and entertainer 2014 - Sam Kelly [Roger Michael Kelly], English actor ('Allo 'Allo!, Porridge), dies of cancer at 70 More Famous Deaths »

1777 - Marquis de Lafayette lands in the US 1854 - Anthony Faas, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, patents the 1st US accordion, having made improvements to both the keyboard, and to enhance the sound (Patent No. 11,062) 1868 - Oscar Dunn becomes first African American to be elected a Lieutenant Governor, of Louisiana 1927 - Ticker-tape parade welcomes Charles A Lindbergh to NYC 1953 - Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:18:40.2) 1990 - "Les Miserables" opens at S Alberta Jubilee Centre, Calgary 1994 - Chicago Cub 2nd baseman Ryne Sandberg, retires due to poor play, he forfeits $15.7 million of his $25 million contract 2015 - Philae, 1st spacecraft to land on a comet in European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission re-awakes after 7 months 2018 - Volkswagen fined €1 billion (£880m) by German prosecutors over diesel emissions scandal 2019 - Archaeologists announce Scottish crannogs (fortified settlements on artificial islands in lochs) far older than first thought, radiocarbon dated to 3640-3360 BC, older than Stonehenge More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1868 - Oscar Dunn becomes first African American to be elected a Lieutenant Governor, of Louisiana 1969 - Mick Taylor leaves John Mayall Band and joins The Rolling Stones 1970 - Beatles' "Long and Winding Road" single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks 1974 - Henry Aaron addresses House of Representatives 2010 - 64th Tony Awards: "Memphis" and "Red" (play) win 2019 - Kenyan MP Rashid Kassim arrested for slapping female MP Fatuma Gedi, following a walk out of parliament by female MPs after claiming male MPs joked "its slapping day" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1773 - Thomas Young, British physician and physicist (light interference), born in Milverton, Somerset, England (d. 1829) 1824 - Julius Eichberg, German composer, born in Düsseldorf, Germany (d. 1893) 1866 - Lambertus Zijl, Dutch sculptor (Trade scholarship), born in Kralingen, Netherlands (d. 1947) 1951 - Mike Weaver, American heavyweight boxer (WBA World Heavyweight Champion), born in Gatesville, Texas 1962 - Hannah Storm, American sports journalist (CNN, NBC), born in Oak Park, Illinois 1978 - Ethan Embry, American actor More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1231 - Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint, dies at 35 1550 - Johann Spangenberg, German theologist and composer, dies at 66 1784 - Henry Middleton, American president of the Continental Congress (b. 1717) 1871 - Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (né Robert), French watchmaker and illusionist considered the father of modern magic, dies of pneumonia at 65 1982 - Ken Mackay, Australian cricketer (Aussie all-rounder 1956-63), dies at 56 1984 - Marinus de Jong, Dutch composer, dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

1534 - Turkish admiral Chaireddin "Barbarossa" allows Giulia Gonzaga to kidnap and plunder in Naples 1918 - 1st aerial bombing raid by an American unit, France 1926 - Brazil leaves League of Nations 1939 - Shooting begins on Paramount Pictures' Dr. Cyclops, the first horror film photographed in three-strip Technicolor. 1948 - "Hold It!" closes at National Theater NYC after 46 performances 1963 - American civil rights activist Medgar Evers is assassinated by white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith in Jackson, Mississippi 1973 - Coleraine bombings: six Protestant civilians were killed and 33 wounded by a Provisional Irish Republican Army car bomb in Coleraine, County Londonderry 1981 - Only candidate Hassan Gouled Aptidon wins Djibouti Presidential election 1982 - 750,000 anti-nuclear demonstrators, rally in Central Park NYC 2016 - Stanley Cup Final, SAP Center, San Jose, CA: Pittsburgh Penguins defeat San Jose Sharks, 3-1 for a 4-2 series victory; Penguins 4th title More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1523 - Frisian rebel leader Jancko Douwama arrested 1902 - Horn and Hardart opens 1st "automat" (self-service restaurant) in the US on Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1948 - George Lessner, Russell Maloney and Miriam Battista's musical adaptation of Washington Irving's "Sleepy Hollow" closes at St James Theater, NYC, after 12 performances 1967 - USSR launches Venera 4 for parachute landing on Venus 1994 - Moshood Abiola declares himself lawful President of Nigeria 2009 - Protests in Iran following the presidential election. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1890 - Egon Schiele, Austrian painter and graphic artist, born in Tulln an der Donau, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1918) 1936 - Bill Zeliff, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire (1991-97), born in East Orange, New Jersey 1942 - Bert Sakmann, German cell physiologist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1991), born in Stuttgart, Germany 1957 - Timothy Busfield, American actor (30 Something; The West Wing), born in East Lansing, Michigan 1959 - John Linnell, American musician (They Might Be Giants - Constantinople), born in NYC, New York 1967 - Icíar Bollaín, Spanish actress, director and screenwriter, born in Madrid More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1936 - Karl Kraus, Austrian satirical writer, dies at 62 1947 - Jazeps Medins, Latvian composer, dies at 70 1972 - Saul David Alinsky, American community activist (co-founder of Industrial Areas Foundation), and radical writer (John L. Lewis: An Unauthorized Biography), dies at 63 1994 - Nicole Brown Simpson, German-American ex-wife of O.J. Simpson, murdered at 35 2008 - Derek Tapscott, Welsh footballer (b. 1932) 2015 - Monica Lewis, American jazz singer and film actress (Box Office, Affair with a Stranger), dies at 93 More Famous Deaths »

1488 - Battle of Sauchieburn, rebellion against the Scottish crown results in death of King James III 1676 - Battle at Öland: Danish and Dutch fleet under CM Tromp beats Sweden 1774 - Jews of Algiers escape attacking Spanish Army 1903 - British Open Men's Golf, Prestwick GC: Harry Vardon wins his 4th Open title by 6 strokes from younger brother Tom Vardon 1938 - French Championships Men's Tennis: American Don Budge beats Roderich Menzel of Czechoslovakia 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 for the 2nd leg of his Grand Slam 1967 - Chicago Cubs (7) and NY Mets (4) tie record of 11 HRs in a game 1976 - Anti-apartheid advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza arrested in South Africa 1992 - Owners approve sale of Seattle Mariners to a Japanese group 2005 - WLAF World Bowl 13, LTU arena, Düsseldorf: Amsterdam Admirals beat Berlin Thunder, 27-21 2012 - Stanley Cup Final, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA : LA Kings defeat New Jersey Devils, 6-1 for 4-2 series win; first SC title in Kings' 45-year history More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1938 - US Open Men's Golf, Cherry Hills CC: Ralph Guldahl wins back-to-back Open titles, 6 strokes ahead of runner-up Dick Metz 1941 - 2nd great raid on Jews of Amsterdam 1966 - "Paint It Black" by The Rolling Stones peaks at #1 in the US 1974 - Bundy victim Georgann Hawkins disappears from UW, Seattle, Washington 1982 - Pope John Paul II visits Argentina 1988 - "Rooty Toot Toot" by John Cougar Mellencamp peaks at #61 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1912 - Mukhtar Ashrafi, Soviet-Uzbek composer, born in Bukhara, Uzbekistan (d. 1975) 1915 - Arnold Jacobs, American symphonic tuba player (Chicago Symphony, 1944-83), and pedagogue, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1998) 1935 - Earlene Dennis Brown, American shot putter (Olympic bronze 1960), born in Latexo, Texas 1944 - James "Ox" van Hoften, American astronaut (STS 11, STS 20), born in Fresno, California 1946 - Jenny Pitman, British racehorse trainer and 1st female Grand National winning trainer, born in Hoby, Leicestershire 1960 - Mehmet Oz, Turkish-American surgeon and TV personality (The Dr. Oz Show), born in Cleveland, Ohio More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1965 - Vernon Johns, American civil rights activist, dies at 73 1974 - Julius Evola, Italian philosopher (b. 1898) 1989 - Jack McMahon, American basketball guard and coach (player Rochester Royal, St. Louis Hawks; coach Cincinnati Royals, San Diego Rockets, Pittsburgh Condors), dies at 60 2005 - Ghena Dimitrova, Bulgarian operatic soprano, dies of cancer at 64 2016 - Alberto Remedios, British opera and concert singer, dies at 81 2017 - Rosalie Sorrels, American traditional folk singer-songwriter ("Up Is A Nice Place To Be"; "Nevada Moon"), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1891 - 25th Belmont: Ed Garrison riding Foxford wins in 2:08.75 1899 - Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks forms in Cincinnati 1964 - Southern filibuster on civil rights bill ends; cloture invoked 1978 - 110th Belmont: Steve Cauthen wins aboard Affirmed to wrap up the Triple Crown 1979 - Baltimore Orioles pull their 8th triple play (5-4-3 vs Cleveland) 1982 - Iran-Iraq War: Iran recaptures Khorramshahr, Iran from Iraq 1989 - French Open Women's Tennis: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain wins her first Grand Slam singles title; beats Steffi Graf 7-6, 3-6, 7-5 1991 - 25th Music City News Country Awards: Ricky Van Shelton wins 1991 - Mother of All Parades - NYC welcomes desert storm troops 2015 - 49th CMT Music Awards: Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan win More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1624 - Netherlands and France sign anti-Spanish Treaty of Compiègne 1902 - Patent for window envelope granted to H. F. Callahan 1945 - US destroyer William D Porter ("Willie Dee") sunk by kamikaze 1962 - Igor Ter-Ovanesyan of USSR, sets then long jump record at 27' 3½" 1972 - Sammy Davis Jr.'s cover of "The Candy Man" by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse (from the film "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory") goes to #1 on the charts - his biggest single 1979 - French Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert dominates Wendy Turnbull of Australia 6-2, 6-0 for her 3rd French singles crown More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1637 - Jacques Marquette, French Jesuit missionary explorer (Chicago), born in Laon, France (d. 1675) 1844 - Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter of peasant families (Laren School), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1914) 1859 - Jacques Perk, Dutch poet (Iris, Wood Song), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands (d. 1881) 1909 - Erwin Dressel, German composer, born in Berlin (d. 1972) 1941 - Shirley Owens Alston, American singer (Shirelles - "Soldier Boy"; "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"), born in Henderson, North Carolina 1968 - The D.O.C. [Tracy Curry], American rapper and producer (N.W.A.), born in Dallas, Texas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1190 - Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, dies at 67 1839 - Nathaniel Pryor, American soldier and sergeant of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, dies 1902 - Jacint Verdaguer, Catalan poet (b. 1845) 1906 - Richard Seddon, New Zealand politician (longest serving Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1893-1906), dies at 61 1949 - John T. McCutcheon, American cartoonist (Pulitzer Prize-1931), dies at 79 2010 - Metropolitan Basil Schott, Archbishop of the Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh (b. 1939) More Famous Deaths »

1534 - Jacques Cartier 1st sails into mouth of St Lawrence River 1860 - 1st US "dime novel" published: "Malaseka, The Indian Wife of the White Hunter," by Mrs Ann Stevens 1898 - China leases Hong Kong's new territories to the United Kingdom for 99 years 1922 - First ringing of the Harkness Memorial Chime at Yale University 1934 - US Open Men's Golf, Merion Cricket Club: Olin Dutra overcomes an 8-stroke deficit after 36 holes to win his second major title by 1 stroke from Gene Sarazen 1944 - Soviet offensive in Carelia, Finland 1946 - New York Giant Mel Ott becomes first manager in MLB history to be ejected from both games of a doubleheader; Giants lose both games to Pittsburgh Pirates 1958 - Novelty song "The Purple People Eater" by Sheb Wooley hits #1 1978 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) strikes down 148 year policy of excluding black men from priesthood 2021 - One of the worst ever plagues of mice in New South Wales, Australia, prompts local government to commit $100 million in support to farmers More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1933 - Walter Johnson takes over as Cleveland Indians manager 1934 - 66th Belmont: Wayne D Wright aboard Peace Chance wins in 2:29.2 1959 - 1st ballistic missile sub launched (George Washington-Groton, Ct) 1963 - Barbra Streisand appears, for her third time, on "The Ed Sullivan Show" 2016 - World Health Organzsation advises delaying pregnancy in areas with the Zika virus 2021 - US President Joe Biden begins his first foreign trip, arriving in the UK to attend a G7 summit More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1925 - Keith Laumer [Anthony LeBaron], American sci-fi author (Retief's War), born in Syracuse, New York (d. 1993) 1928 - Geraint Gruffydd, Welsh scholar (University of Wales), born in Tal-y-bont, Wales (d. 2015) 1941 - Jon Lord, British keyboardist and composer (Deep Purple - "Smoke On The Water"; Whitesnake), born in Leicester, England (d. 2012) 1941 - Maurizio Zamparini, Italian football executive (owner/director Palermo FC 2002–18), born in Sevegliano, Italy (d. 2022) 1961 - Aaron Sorkin, American screenwriter and playwright (A Few Good Men; The West Wing), born in New York City 1978 - Shandi Finnessey, game hostess More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 62 - Claudia Octavia, wife of Roman Emperor Nero and daughter of Emperor Claudius, killed on Nero's orders at 22 597 - Saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland, dies at 75 1931 - Henrique Oswald, Brazilian composer, dies at 79 1958 - Robert Donat, English actor (Citadel, Goodbye Mr Chips, 39 Steps), dies at 53 1976 - Paul Rodenko, Dutch poet and writer (Never Marry a Witch), dies at 55 1994 - Dhirendra Bhramachari [Flying Swami], hindu leader, dies at 70 More Famous Deaths »

452 - Italy invaded by Attila the Hun 1761 - British fleet occupies Belle Île off the Brittany Coast 1817 - An uprising involving three hundred workers in the English town of Pentrich begins but is quashed almost immediately 1928 - 1st US-to-Australia flight lands (Sir Charles Kingford) 1961 - Milwaukee sets record of 4 consecutive HRs (Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock and Frank Thomas) 1980 - LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: South African Sally Little wins first of her 2 major titles, 3 strokes ahead of runner-up Jane Blalock 1981 - 15th Music City News Country Awards: Mandrell Sisters win 1982 - Brazilian B-727 flight crashes into mountain; 135 die 2007 - Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia is hit by the State's worst storms and flooding in 30 years resulting in the death of nine people and the grounding of trade ship, the MV Pasha Bulker 2020 - World Bank says the COVID-19 pandemic will shrink the global economy by 5.2% in 2020 More Historical Events »