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Historical Events 1927 - Mel Ott, 18, hits his 1st league home run (inside the park) 1987 - John Demjanjuk, accused Nazi "Ivan the Terrible", testifies in Israel 1997 - 84th Tour de France won by Jan Ullrich of Germany 1997 - Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria; about 50 people killed. 1997 - British Senior Open Men's Golf, Royal Portrush GC: Gary Player of South Africa wins with birdie on 2nd playoff hole against countryman John Bland 2015 - Fiat Chrysler fined record $105 million by Us regulators over their number of car recalls More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1849 - John Hopkinson, British physicist and electrical engineer (Hopkinson's Law), born in Manchester (d. 1898) 1922 - Bob Thiele, American record producer (Impulse! Records), born in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York (d. 1996) 1957 - Hansi Muller, German footballer, born in Stuttgart 1960 - Jo Durie, English tennis player, born in Bristol 1963 - Karrin Allyson, American jazz singer (Wild for You), born in Great Bend, Kansas 1986 - Courtney Kupets, American gymnast (World Championships champion 2002, 2003), born in Bedford, Texas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 916 - Kliment/Clemens van Ohrid, Bulgaria bishop of Ohrid/saint, dies 1675 - Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, Marshal of France, dies at 63 1934 - Louis HG Lyautey, French minister of Defense (1916-17), dies at 79 1968 - Babe Adams, baseball player (b. 1882) 1990 - Elizabeth Allan, actress (Tale of 2 Cities, Camille, Java Head), dies 2011 - Richard Rutt, English bishop of Leicester, dies at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1822 - Secret meeting of Simón Bolívar and Jose de San Martin 1897 - 37.5 cm rainfall at Jewell, Maryland (state record) 1944 - Japanese suicide attack on US lines in Guam 1944 - Soviet troops arrive in Weichsel 1950 - Dodgers' Jim Russell is 1st to switch-hits HRs twice in a game 1957 - USSR launches 1st intercontinental multistage ballistic missile 1962 - Milwaukee Brave Warren Spahn sets HR record of 31 by a pitcher 1963 - Skopje, Yugoslavia, destroyed by earthquake, kills 1,000+ 1977 - USSR performs underground nuclear Test 2018 - Sir Paul McCartney performs a "secret" gig at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, where the Beatles began More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1755 - Giacomo Casanova is arrested in Venice for affront to religion and common decency and imprisoned in the Doge's Palace 1931 - 25th Tour de France won by Antonin Magne of France 1945 - After Labour landslide in general election, Clement Attlee becomes British Prime Minister 2009 - British Senior Open Men's Golf, Sunningdale: American Loren Roberts wins his second Open Senior title in a playoff with Mark McNulty and Fred Funk 2018 - Sir Paul McCartney performs a "secret" gig at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, where the Beatles began 2021 - Dominant British breaststroke swimmer Adam Peaty successfully defends his 100m title at the Tokyo Olympics beating Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands and Italian Nicolò Martinenghi More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1801 - John Drake Sloat, 1st Military Governor of California (Union Navy), born in Sloatsburg, New York (d. 1867) 1863 - Jāzeps Vītols, Latvian composer, born in Valmiera, Russian Empire (d. 1948) 1928 - Peter Lougheed, Canadian politician (10th Premier of Alberta), born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (d. 2012) 1931 - Patti Bown, American jazz pianist and composer (Gene Ammons, Quincy Jones), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2008) 1957 - Nana Visitor, American actress (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), born in NYC, New York 1974 - Dean Sturridge, English football striker, born in Birmingham, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1471 - Pope Paul II [Pietro Barbo], Italian Pope (1464-71), dies at 54 1926 - Robert Todd Lincoln, American politician, lawyer, Captain (Union Army), diplomat, businessman, and son of President Abraham Lincoln, dies in his sleep at 82 1941 - Benjamin Lee Whorf, American linguist (the relation of language to thinking and cognition), dies at 44 1992 - Mary Wells, American pop and soul singer ("My Guy"), dies of laryngeal cancer at 49 2005 - Betty Astell, British actress (b. 1912) 2012 - Franz West, Austrian artist, dies at 65 More Famous Deaths »

1901 - Emily Hobhouse addresses public meetings in Britain on the concentration camps during the South African War 1907 - Korea becomes a protectorate of Japan 1942 - German troops strike at Tsym Lyanskaja 1943 - 1st warship named after an African American launched - USS Leonard Roy Harmon, a Buckley class destroyer 1964 - Race riot in Rochester, NY 1966 - Yankee manager Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame 1970 - Burt Bacharach and Hal David's song "(They Long to Be) Close to You" as sung by the Carpenters reaches #1 1993 - US Open Women's Golf, Crooked Stick GC: Lauri Merten fires a final round 68 (−4) to win her lone major title, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Donna Andrews and Helen Alfredsson 1997 - Carroll O'Connor found not guilty of slandering Harry Perzigian 2018 - Liquid lake found on Mars under its South Pole by European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter reported in "Science" More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1940 - American John Sigmund begins swimming for 89 hours, 46 minutes from St. Louis to Caruthersville, Missouri in the Mississippi River; 292 miles, longest solo swim of all time 1943 - 1st warship named after an African American launched - USS Leonard Roy Harmon, a Buckley class destroyer 1961 - Roger Maris hits home runs 37, 38, 39 and 40 off of 4 Chicago White Sox pitchers in a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium, NYC 1990 - Nadezhda Ryashkina of USSR sets 10K walk woman's record (41:56.23) 1997 - Howard Stern is fired from radio station, KEGL Dallas 2014 - Both Israel and Hamas review US Secretary of State John Kerry's proposal for an immediate ceasefire and meetings in Cairo More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1865 - Jac[obus] P. Thijsse, Dutch biologist and educator (Contact with Plants), born in Maastricht, Netherlands (d. 1945) 1930 - Maureen Forrester, Canadian operatic contralto (Mahler's "Resurrection" Symphony), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2010) 1944 - Molly Bennett Aiken, American foundation administrator (riding for the handicapped), born in Hollywood, California 1954 - Walter Payton, American Pro Football HOF running back (NFL MVP 1977; 9 x Pro Bowl; 5 x First Team All Pro; Chicago Bears), born in Columbia, Mississippi (d. 1999) 1957 - Daniel W. Bursch, NASA astronaut (STS 51, 68, 77), born in Bristol, Pennsylvania 1971 - Billy Wagner, American MLB pitcher (Houston Astros), born in Tannersville, Virginia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1580 - Baltazar Alvarez, Spanish Jesuit and writer, dies at 47 1759 - Johann Christoph Altnikol, German organist, bass singer, composer, and J.S. Bach's son-in-law and copyist, dies at 39 1870 - Pierre Dupont, French songwriter ("Les Bœufs"; "Le Chant du pain"), dies at 49 2013 - Mike Shipley, Australian audio engineer, and record producer of rock and country music (Paper Airplane), dies of an apparent suicide at 56 2014 - Carlo Bergonzi, Italian operatic tenor, dies at 90 2016 - Benito Wogatzki, German radio and TV writer (My Best Friends), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1701 - French trade rand soldier Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, later becomes the city of Detroit 1905 - International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Wimbledon: Laurence Doherty and Reggie Doherty beat Holcombe Ward and Beals Wright 8-10, 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 8-6 to give British Isles an unassailable 3-0 lead over US (ends 5-0) 1927 - The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres 1929 - NY to San Francisco foot race ends (2½ months) winner is 60 year old Monteverde 1946 - 9 Spokane baseball players (Western League) die in a bus crash 1949 - 36th Tour de France won by Fausto Coppi of Italy 1974 - American newscaster Christine Chubbuck is the first person to commit suicide during a live TV broadcast at WXLT-TV 1979 - US President Jimmy Carter names Paul Volcker as Chairman of the Federal Reserve 1994 - Bodo kills 37 Muslims in Bashbari NE India 2013 - 80 people are killed and 140 are injured after a high-speed train derails in Santiago de Compostela, Spain More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1911 - Cleve's League Park hosts 1st unofficial ML All Star game (benefit game for Addie Joss' family). Cleveland Naps lose to All Stars 5-3 1923 - Allied Powers and Turkey sign peace treaty, Lausanne 1960 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Firestone CC: Jay Hebert wins his only major title by 1 stroke from Australian Jim Ferrier 1982 - "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" closes at E O'Neill NYC after 63 performances 1989 - Paula Gwynn, 22, crowned 21st Miss Black America 2005 - British Senior Open Men's Golf, Royal Aberdeen: Tom Watson wins his second Open Senior title in a playoff with Ireland's Des Smyth More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1924 - Edward Digby, 12th Baron Digby, British Army (Coldstream Guards) officer (d. 2018) 1934 - Jimmy Holiday, American soul singer ("How Can I Forget"; Baby I Love You"), and songwriter ("Put A Little Love In Your Heart"), born in Sallis, Mississippi (d. 1987) 1935 - Pat Oliphant, Australian cartoonist (7 Pres: The Art of Oliphant) 1947 - Michael Coveney, English drama critic (The Observer, The Daily Mail), born in London, England 1954 - Philippe Alliot, French Formula One race driver, born in Voves, France 1961 - Paul Geary, American heavy metal drummer (Extreme), born in Medofrd, Massachusetts More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1712 - Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies 1756 - George Vertue, engraver, dies 1826 - Jacob Kimball, American pioneering composer and musician, dies at 65 1842 - John Sell Cotman, landscape painter, dies 1996 - Howard Vernon, Swiss actor (Love and Death, Delicatessen), dies at 82 1997 - Andrew Cunanan, American serial killer (Gianni Versace), commits suicide at 27 More Famous Deaths »

636 - Arabs gain control of most of Palestine from the Byzantine Empire 1558 - Battle of Grevelingen: Lamoraal, Count of Egmont beat France 1902 - Dutch Excelsior soccer club is established in Rotterdam (Eerste Divisie winners 1973-4, 78-79, 2005-06) 1960 - US Open Women's Golf, Worcester CC: Betsy Rawls wins her 4th Open title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Joyce Ziske 1962 - The International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos is signed 1967 - -27] 43 die in race riot in Detroit (2,000 injured, 442 fires) 1974 - Greek military dictatorship collapses 1994 - American dancer, actor, and director Gene Kelly suffers a mild stroke 2018 - Japan records its highest ever temperature at 41.1 degrees (105.98F) in Kumagaya 2019 - At least 36 people killed by a mud landslide in Shuicheng county, Guizhou province, China More Historical Events »

1484 - Battle of Lochmaben Fair - a 500-man raiding party led by Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany and James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas are defeated by Scots forces loyal to Albany's brother James III of Scotland; Douglas is captured 1515 - First Congress of Vienna settles issues between Poland and Holy Roman Empire - rise of the Habsburgs influence 1835 - Smolny Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, Russia is consecrated, originally commissioned by Elizabeth of Russia 1933 - Wiley Post completes the 1st solo flight round the world, takes 7 days and 19 hours 1942 - 4th Soviet army forms with 80 tanks 1954 - WTHI TV channel 10 in Terre Haute, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1984 - 71st Tour de France won by Laurent Fignon of France 2018 - Lone gunman shooting kills 3 including gunman and injures 13 in Toronto, Canada 2019 - US President Donald Trump says US could win war in Afghanistan in a week "I just don't want to kill 10 million people. If I wanted to win that war, Afghanistan would be wiped off the face of the earth" 2022 - Droupadi Murmu is the first tribal politician to be elected President of India (head of state, without executive powers) More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1923 - 17th Tour de France won by Henri Pelissier of France 1933 - Caterina Jarboro sings "Aida" at the New York Hippodrome, becoming the 1st black female opera singer to perform in the US 1965 - Edward Heath succeeds Alec Douglas-Home as leader of the British Conservative party 1983 - MLB California Angels outfielder Brian Downing's error ends his record streak at 244 games 2013 - 89 people are killed and 500 are injured by earthquakes in Gansu province, China 2019 - Air strikes have killed at least 31 people in Maarat al-Numan, north-western Syria, with Russian planes supporting Syrian government being blamed More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1848 - Adolf Friedrich V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1914) 1878 - Janusz Korczak [Henryk Goldszmit], Polish-Jewish educator and pedagogue (ran an orphanage in the Warsaw Ghetto) [or born in 1879], born in Warsaw, Congress Poland (d. 1942) 1890 - Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, American matriarch, mother of JFK, RFK and Ted, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1995) 1928 - Orson Bean, American actor and comedian (To Tell the Truth), born in Burlington, Vermont (d. 2020) 1952 - Herbert Chang, West Indian cricket batsman (1979) 1953 - Jimmy Bruno, American jazz guitarist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1863 - Karl Schuberth, German cellist, and composer, dies at 52 1996 - Peter Ludwig, German businessman and art collector, dies at 71 1996 - Tamara Danz, German singer (Silly), dies of cancer at 43 2007 - Ulrich Mühe, German actor (b. 1953) 2013 - Dennis Farina, American actor, dies from a pulmonary embolism at 69 2021 - Jean-Pierre Jaussaud, French auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1978, 80), dies from a heart attack at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1545 - The first landing of French troops onto the coast of the Isle of Wight during the French invasion 1853 - Central Park in New York created when New York State Legislature puts aside more than 750 acres of land on Manhattan Island 1865 - In market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots and kills Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first true western showdown 1944 - British premier Winston Churchill flies to France, meets Montgomery 1952 - 7.8 earthquake shakes Kern County California, 14 killed 1954 - Geneva Accords for Indochina signed, dividing French colonial territories into the countries of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam), the State of Vietnam (South Vietnam), Cambodia, and Laos 1969 - Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to step on the Moon at 2:56:15 AM (GMT) 1973 - France performs nuclear Test at Mururoa Atoll in the Pacific 1975 - Soyuz 19 returns to Earth 1997 - NY Yank Mike Whiton held in Milwaukee on charges of sexual assault More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1919 - Dirigible crashes through bank skylight killing 13 in Chicago, Illinois 1964 - Last Dutch whaling ship Willem Barents Sea sold to Japan 1975 - NY Met Félix Millán hits 4 singles; erased by Joe Torres 4 double plays 1975 - Soyuz 19 returns to Earth 1991 - British Open Men's Golf, Royal Birkdale GC: Australian 1-2 with Ian Baker-Finch winning his only major championship, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Mike Harwood 1996 - British Open Men's Golf, Royal Lytham and St. Annes: American Tom Lehman wins his only major championship by 2 strokes from Mark McCumber and Ernie Els; first American to win at Lytham since Bobby Jones 70 years earlier More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1856 - Louise Blanchard Bethune, 1st American woman architect, born in Waterloo, New York (d. 1915) 1928 - Sky Low Low [Marcel Gauthier], Canadian professional wrestler, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1998) 1931 - Plas Johnson, American be-bop jazz and session saxophonist (sax solo on "The Pink Panther Theme"), born in Donaldsonville, Louisiana 1956 - Michael Connelly, American crime writer (Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch novels), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1961 - Amar Singh Chamkila [Dhanni Ram], Punjabi folk singer "The Elvis of Punjab", born in Dugri, Punjab, India (d. 1988) 1963 - Paulo Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional wrestler More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1544 - René of Chalon [Renatus of Nassau], prince of Orange, slain in battle 1993 - Robert Glass, American film sound engineer (ET), is murdered at 53 1998 - Robert Young, American actor (Father Knows Best, Marcus Welby, M.D.), dies at 91 2003 - Walter M. "Matt" Jefferies, American film art director (b. 1921) 2004 - Jerry Goldsmith, American pianist and composer (The Twilight Zone; Planet Of The Apes), dies of colon cancer at 75 2004 - Edward B. Lewis, American geneticist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate (b. 1918) More Famous Deaths »

1858 - Fee 1st charged to see a baseball game (50 cents) (NY beats Bkln 22-18) 1878 - 1st telephone introduced in Hawaii 1944 - US 15th Air Force attacks Friedrichshaven Memmingen 1975 - India expels three reporters from "The Times", "The Daily Telegraph", and "Newsweek" because they refuse to sign a pledge to abide by government censorship 1982 - Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings: 11 British soldiers and 7 military horses killed in Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb attacks during military ceremonies in London 2002 - Bartenders doing tricks with fire start a major fire in a night club in Lima, Peru that kills 25 and injures 100 2005 - Canada becomes the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage, after the bill C-38 receives its Royal Assent 2008 - 16th ESPY Awards: Tiger Woods, Candace Parker win 2014 - The Israeli Defence Force enter Shuja'iyya, a populous neighbourhood of Gaza City, as part of their ground offensive focused on destroying tunnels crossing the Israel border 2020 - Announcement that a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) is able to trigger immune response and antibodies More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1712 - The Riot Act takes effect in Great Britain. 1940 - Billboard publishes its 1st singles record chart - "I'll Never Smile Again" by Tommy Dorsey, with vocal by Frank Sinatra is #1 1942 - Time magazine puts Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich on its cover 1944 - Flying Fortresses of US 8th Air Force attack Leipzig/Dessau 1948 - Lou Thesz beats Bill Longson, to become NWA wrestling champion 1977 - Flash flood hits Johnstown, Pennsylvania, kills 80 and causes $350 million damage More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1744 - Henri Hamal, Belgian organist and composer, born in Liège (d. 1820) 1895 - László Moholy-Nagy, Hungarian painter, photographer, and sculptor (d. 1946) 1908 - [Vincent] Mad Dog Coll, Irish-American mob hitman, born in Gweedore, Ireland (d. 1932) 1918 - Cindy Walker, American songwriter ("Dream Baby"; "You Don't Know Me") and country singer, born in Mart, Texas (d. 2006) 1924 - Hans Lodeizen [Johannes A. Frederik], Dutch poet (Inner Self), born in Naarden, Netherlands (d. 1950) 1945 - Paul Valéry [Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules Valéry], French author, philosopher and poet (La Jeune Parque), born in Sète, Hérault (d. 1945) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1160 - Peter Lombard, French theologian 1636 - John Oldham, English-born Puritan settler in Massachusetts, murdered by Indians at 44 1908 - Federico Chueca, Spanish composer, dies at 62 1940 - Y G Van de Peat, Dutch director of employment, commits suicide 1944 - Claus von Stauffenberg, German antifascist colonel (attempted to assassinate Hitler), dies by firing squad at 36 1968 - Joseph Keilberth, German conductor (Bayreuther Festival), dies at 60 More Famous Deaths »

1864 - Third Battle of Winchester, Virginia (Stephenson's Depot) [->JUL 20] 1941 - British PM Winston Churchill launches his "V for Victory" campaign 1952 - Freddie Trueman takes 8-31, India all out 58 at Old Trafford 1955 - 1st performance of Gerald Finzi's Cello Concerto, his last major work; John Barbirolli leading the Hallé Orchestra, with soloist Christopher Bunting at Cheltenham Music Festival in Gloucestershire, England 1967 - 1st air conditioned NYC subway car (R-38 on the F line) 1978 - New York Yankees start historic 14 game comeback with 2-0 win over the Minnesota Twins at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, MN 1990 - Dave Righetti pitches in his 499th game as a NY Yankee, passing Whitey Ford in most appearances as a NY Yankee 1992 - 30th Tennis Fed Cup: Germany beats Spain in Frankfurt Germany (2-1) 2009 - The Wesley Impact: black spot the size of Earth discovered on Jupiter after unknown object crashed onto the planet 2021 - UK lifts most COVID-19 restrictions on so-called "Freedom Day" despite 50,000 new daily infections More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1875 - Emma Abbott, a floating hospital for sick children, makes trial trip, NYC 1937 - Joris Ivens' "Spanish Earth" premieres in Hollywood 1952 - India all out 82 in 2nd innings after making 52 earlier in the day 1967 - US launches Explorer 35 for lunar orbit (800/7400 km) 1992 - 30th Tennis Fed Cup: Germany beats Spain in Frankfurt Germany (2-1) 2017 - Investigators using DNA identify 16 year-old James Byron Haakenson as a victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy, 41 years after his disappearance More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1895 - Xu Beihong, Chinese painter, born in Yixing, China (d. 1953) 1922 - George McGovern, American politician and Presidential candidate (D-1972), born in Avon, South Dakota (d. 2012) 1924 - Arthur Rankin, Jr, American director, producer, and screenwriter (Rankin/Bass Productions -The Year Without A Santa Claus; Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer; Frosty The Snowman), born in New York City (d. 2014) 1963 - Sandor Wladar, Hungarian 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1980), born in Budapest, Hungary 1964 - Gina Procaccio, American long and middle distance runner, born in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 1982 - Jared Padalecki, American actor (Supernatural), born in San Antonio, Texas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1545 - George Carew, English admiral, drowns 1986 - Alfredo Binda, Italian road cyclist (first to win Giro d'Italia x 5; World Road Race C'ship 1927, 30, 32), dies at 83 2001 - Judy Clay [Guions], American soul and gospel singer, dies from complications from a car accident at 62 2002 - Spec Shea, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star, World Series 1947; NY Yankees, Washington Sens), dies after heart surgery at 81 2014 - Skye McCole Bartusiak, American actress, dies at 21 2016 - Garry Marshall, American TV writer (The Dick Van Dyke Show), TV producer (The Odd Couple; Happy Days; Laverne and Shirley), and film director (Pretty Woman; Runaway Bride; The Princess Diaries), dies at 81 More Famous Deaths »

1334 - Bishop of Florence blesses the first foundation stone for new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral, designed by artist Giotto di Bondone 1801 - HMS Investigator sets off on a voyage to determine if New Holland (Australia) is one island or two, under command of Matthew Flinders, with botanist Robert Brown and artists Ferdinand Bauer and William Westall aboard 1896 - George Giffen is 1st to complete 1000/100 double, in 30th Test Cricket 1951 - Uruguay accepts its constitution 1959 - 46th Tour de France won by Federico Bahamontes of Spain 1970 - Willie Mays becomes 10th baseball player to get 3,000 hits 1977 - Hugh Leonard's "Da" premieres in London 1982 - British Open Men's Golf, Royal Troon: American Tom Watson wins his 4th Open Championship, 1 stroke clear of Peter Oosterhuis and Nick Price 2012 - Syrian suicide bombing kills three high profile government officials, including Syria's Minister of Defence 2015 - "The Sun" newspaper in Britain controversially publishes old picture and video of Queen Elizabeth giving Nazi salute in 1933 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1896 - Indian born K S Ranjitsinhji completes an unbeaten 154 on Test cricket debut for England in 2nd Test against Australia at Old Trafford 1915 - WWI: Second Battle of Isonzo begins with Kingdom of Italy offensive against Austria-Hungary, ends 2-1/2 weeks later with over 91,000 combined casualties 1936 - Spanish Civil War: General Francisco Franco issues manifesto and leads an uprising in the Spanish army stationed in Morocco 1943 - British assault on Catania, Sicily 1944 - 7:45 Operation Goodwood: British assault east of Caen 1970 - Ron Hunt gets hit by a pitch for a record 119th time More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1898 - John Stuart, Scottish actor (Kittie, Superman, Number Seventeen), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1979) 1921 - John Glenn, American astronaut (1st American to orbit the earth) and politician (Senator D-Ohio), born in Cambridge, Ohio (d. 2016) 1946 - Tim Lynch, rocker (Flaming Groovies) 1949 - Wally Bryson, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Fotomaker; Raspberries), born in Gastonia, North Carolina 1957 - Nick Faldo, English golfer (US Masters 1989, 90, 96; British Open 1987, 90, 92), born in Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire 1975 - Torii Hunter, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 2002, 07, 09, 10, 13; Gold Glove Award 2001–09; Minnesota Twins, LA Angels of Anaheim, Detroit Tigers), born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1931 - Oskar Minkowski, German Biologist (pancreas and diabetes), dies at 73 1961 - Kit Guard, Danish actor (El Diablo Rides, Kid Courageous), dies of cancer at 67 1987 - Gilberto Freye, Brazilian sociologist (Regionalist Manifesto), dies at 87 1996 - Hans Fellner, bookseller, dies at 71 2009 - Henry Allingham, British supercentenarian and World War I veteran, dies at 113 2016 - Billy Name [William Linich Jr], photographer (Andy Warhol's factory), dies at 76 More Famous Deaths »

1912 - IAF (Intl Amateur Athletic Federation) forms in Sweden 1951 - Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts, is chartered 1959 - "North by Northwest" directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint premieres in Los Angeles 1962 - Robert White in X-15 sets altitude record of 108 km (354,300 ft) 1966 - Jim Ryun sets mile record (3m51s3) 1976 - Indonesian president Suharto annexes East Timor 1981 - Humber Estuary Bridge in UK opens, world's longest span (1.4 km) 2005 - 13th ESPY Awards: Lance Armstrong, Annika Sörenstam win 2015 - Suicide bomber in Khan Bani Saad, Iraq, kills 120, ISIS claims responsibility 2021 - 73rd Cannes Film Festival: Titane wins Palme d'Or, its director Frenchwoman Julie Ducournau only 2nd woman to win More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1894 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Blanche Bingley-Hillyard beats Edith Austin 6-1 6-1 for her 3rd of 6 Wimbledon singles titles 1959 - "North by Northwest" directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint premieres in Los Angeles 1970 - 30,000 attend Randall's Island Rock Festival, NYC 1981 - USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1987 - Dow Jones closes above 2,500 (2,510.04) for 1st time 1989 - Paul McCartney releases single "This One", from his album "Flowers In The Dirt" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1913 - Roger Garaudy, French philosopher and communist (convicted for Holocaust denial), born in Marseille, France (d. 2012) 1940 - Phyllis Davis, Port Arthur Tx, actress (Love American Style, Vega$) 1963 - John Ventimiglia, American actor (The Sopranos), born in Queens, New York 1967 - Kevin Pritchard, American NBA guard and basketball executive (Washington Bullets), born in Bloomington, Indiana 1972 - Eric Williams, American NBA forward (Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics), born in Newark, New Jersey 1973 - Horacio Llamas, Mexican NBA center (Phoenix Suns), born in Rosario, Mexico More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1943 - Sir Patrick Duncan, Governor-general of the Union of South Africa (1937 to 1943), dies at 72 1961 - Ty Cobb, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (AL MVP 1911; Triple Crown 1909; 12 × AL batting champion; Detroit Tigers) and manager (Detroit Tigers 1921-26), dies of cancer at 74 1966 - August Baeyens, Flemish composer (Piranesi Suite), dies at 71 2004 - Julian Hodge, British financier and multi-millionaire (Hodge Group), dies at 99 2009 - Walter Cronkite, American broadcast journalist and news anchor (CBS Evening News 1962-81), dies of cerebrovascular disease at 92 2009 - Leszek Kołakowski, Polish philosopher and writer (Conversations with the Devil), dies at 81 More Famous Deaths »

1683 - Manchu/Chinese Qing Dynasty naval forces under commander Shi Lang defeat the Kingdom of Tungning in the Battle of Penghu near the Pescadores Islands. 1867 - Amstel Hotel, "the dignified old lady" opens in Amsterdam 1895 - Lancashire batsman Archie MacLaren scores the first-ever quadruple-hundred (424) in first-class cricket against Somerset at Taunton 1909 - MLB Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators play longest scoreless game in AL history - 18 innings at Bennett Field in Detroit, Michigan 1966 - Number of banned persons in South Africa totals 936; the individuals are banned under various laws, most prominently the Suppression of Communism and Riotous Assembly Acts 1973 - During Watergate hearings, Butterfield reveals existence of tapes 1990 - NYC's Empire State Building catches fire-no fatalities 1994 - Spanish fishing boats sink a French fishing boat over fishing rights 2008 - Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim is arrested on sodomy charges in Malaysia 2015 - Shootings in Chattanooga at a US military recruitment centre and a naval reserve training center kill 5 and injure others More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1956 - Detroit Tigers and Briggs Stadium sold for then record $5.5 million 1980 - Ronald Reagan nominated for US President by Republicans in Detroit 1989 - US Open Women's Golf, Indianwood G and CC: Betsy King wins the first of her 2 consecutive titles, 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Nancy Lopez 1990 - The ANC send a report on police violence to President F. W. de Klerk and demanded an end to "the shocking inhumanity" of police action in rural areas of South Africa 2015 - Shootings in Chattanooga at a US military recruitment centre and a naval reserve training center kill 5 and injure others 2017 - Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, Caves Valley GC: Scott McCarron wins his lone career major title by 1 stroke from Brandt Jobe and Germany's Bernhard Langer More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1746 - Giuseppe Piazzi, Italian astronomer (found 1st asteroid-Ceres), born in Ponte in Valtellina, Italy (d. 1826) 1888 - Frits Zernike, Dutch physicist, invented phase-contrast microscope (Nobel 1953), born in Amsterdam (d. 1966) 1907 - Barbara Stanwyck, American actress (Dynasty II, Big Valley, Thorn Birds), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1990) 1960 - Eus van Someren, Dutch pop guitarist (Scene, Blaauw), born in Beverwijk, Netherlands 1979 - Chris Mihm, American basketball player (Chicago Bulls), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1989 - Gareth Bale, Welsh soccer winger (Tottenham, Real Madrid, Wales), born in Cardiff, Wales More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1594 - Thomas Kyd, English dramatist (The Spanish Tragedy), dies at 35 1796 - George Howard, British field marshal, dies at 78 1980 - Robert Brackman, American artist, dies at 81 1996 - John Panozzo, American rock drummer (Styx), dies of cirrhosis of the liver at 47 2020 - Tony Taylor, Cuban baseball second baseman (MLB All Star 1960²; Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers), dies from stroke complications at 84 2020 - Brigid Berlin, American actress (Andy Warhol films), dies at 80 More Famous Deaths »

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 »