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1203 - Siege of Constantinople begins during the fourth Crusade; Roman Catholic Crusaders aboard a Venetian fleet attack the city 1862 - United army officially divides corps 1882 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Defending champion William Renshaw beats twin brother Ernest Renshaw 6-1, 2-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 1903 - The Russian Social Democratic Workers Party meets, first in Brussels and then London because their leaders have been forced into exile by the Russian Government 1934 - Babe Ruth draws his 2,000th base on balls at Cleveland 1941 - NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak ends in Cleveland 1979 - Sebastian Coe runs world record 3:49 mile in Oslo 1997 - STS 94 (Columbia 23), lands 2005 - British Open Golf, St. Andrews: Tiger Woods wins his 10th major title wire-to-wire by 5 shots from Scotsman Colin Montgomerie 2018 - Barack Obama gives speech honoring Nelson Mandela and warning of "strongman politics" in Johannesburg, South Africa More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1774 - Captain James Cook arrives in the New Hebrides (Vanuatu) 1945 - Potsdam Conference: Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill hold 1st post-World War II meeting 1958 - Peter Shaffer's musical "Five Finger Exercise" premieres in London 1974 - John Lennon is (again) ordered to leave US in 60 days, due to a 1968 marijuana charge in the UK 1975 - Four British soldiers are killed by a Provisional Irish Republican Army remote-controlled bomb near Forkill, County Armagh; attack the first major breach of a February truce 1987 - Don Mattingly is 2nd to hit HRs in 7 straight AL games (en route to 8) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1897 - Elbert Parr Tuttle, lawyer/judge 1948 - Phillip Harris, rocker 1948 - Luc Bondy, Swiss theatre and opera director, born in Zurich Switzerland (d. 2015) 1949 - Mike Vale, American rock bassist (Tommy James and The Shondells) 1975 - Elena Anaya, Spanish actress, born in Palencia, Spain 1978 - Émilie Simon, French singer, born in Montpellier, France More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 521 - Magnus Felix Ennodius, bishop and Latin poet (b. 474) 1766 - Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian Jesuit brother and missionary to China, dies at 77 1943 - Sir Patrick Duncan, Governor-general of the Union of South Africa (1937 to 1943), dies at 72 1989 - Heinz Risse, German writer, dies at 91 2009 - Leszek Kołakowski, Polish philosopher (b. 1927) 2020 - Derek Ho, American surfer (World C'ship 1993; Hawaiian Triple Crown 1984, 86, 88, 90), dies from a heart attack at 55 More Famous Deaths »

1683 - Turkish troops under Kara Mustafa reach Vienna 1861 - Manassas Campaign [->JUL 22] 1883 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: William Renshaw wins third straight Wimbledon title; beats twin brother Ernest Renshaw 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 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 1914 - Socialist conference in Brussels (Kautsky, Trotski and Rosa Luxemburg) 1950 - Single day 16 team HR record set at 37 (NL-25, AL-12) 1957 - US Marine Major John Glenn sets transcontinental speed record (03:28:08) 1982 - NASA launches Landsat 4 to thematic map the Earth 1982 - CDC report on AIDS symptoms in three hemophiliacs 1990 - Bridgette LeAnn Wilson, 17, of Oregon, 8th crowned Miss Teen USA More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1439 - Kissing is banned in England (to stop the Black Death from spreading) 1964 - Republican convention selects Barry Goldwater as presidential candidate 1983 - Sikorsky S-61 disaster: A helicopter crashes off the Isles of Scilly, causing 20 fatalities in Britain's worst helicopter accident 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 - Civil trial by parents of Suicide victims against Judas Priest begins 1994 - Spanish fishing boats sink a French fishing boat over fishing rights More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1928 - Ray Thornton, American politician (Democratic U.S. Representative for Arkansas), born in Conway, Arkansas (d. 2016) 1941 - George Young, Baron Young of Cookham, British minister of housing and planning, born in Oxford, England 1945 - Barry Dudleston, English cricketer and cricket umpire, born in Bebington, Cheshire 1954 - Jeanette Mott Oxford, American activist and politician, born in Eldorado, Illinois 1975 - Bas Leinders, Belgian racing car driver, born in Bree, Belgium 1976 - Carlos Humberto Paredes, Paraguyan footballer and coach, born in Asunción, Paraguay More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1796 - George Howard, British field marshal, dies at 78 1953 - Hilaire Belloc, Anglo-French author (Path to Rome), dies at 82 1972 - Giorgio Nataletti, Italian composer, dies at 65 1995 - Patsy Ruth Miller, American actress (Quebec, Wide Open, Sap, Twin Beds), dies at 91 1996 - Adolf von Thadden, German politician, (b. 1921) 2005 - Blue Barron [Harry Freidman], American "sweet music" orchestra leader ("Cruising Down The River"), dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »

1856 - Natal forms as a British colony separate from Cape Colony 1953 - ANC members, Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe leave South Africa and go overseas under false names 1956 - Iharos runs world record 10k (28:42.8) 1970 - Denmark beats Italy 2-0 in 1st world female soccer championship 1975 - All star MVP: Bill Madlock (Pittsburgh Pirates) and John Matlock (NY Mets) 1976 - 36-hr kidnap of 26 school children and their bus driver in California 1979 - US Open Women's Golf, Brooklawn CC: Jerilyn Britz wins her first LPGA Tour event (and only major), 2 shots ahead of runners-up Debbie Massey and Sandra Palmer 1980 - Billy Carter, the brother of US President Jimmy Carter, registers as a foreign agent of the Libyan government after it was revealed they paid him hundreds of thousands of dollars 1980 - Johnny Bench hits his 314th HR as a catcher which breaks Yogi Berra's record 2017 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain beats Venus Williams 7-5, 6-0 for her 2nd Grand Slam title More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1500 - Baglione family massacre at the "Blood Wedding" of Astorre Baglione and Lavinia Colonna in Perugia 1501 - Portuguese explorer Pedro Cabral arrives back in Lisbon after successfully discovering Brazil and returning from India 1884 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: 4 consecutive Wimbledon titles for William Renshaw; beats Herbert Lawford 6-0, 6-4, 9-7 1952 - 1st transatlantic helicopter flight begins 1996 - After 2,216 consecutive games at shortstop, Cal Ripkin goes to 3rd 1996 - Southern Mexico hit with 6.5 earthquake More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1849 - Moritz Heuzenroeder, German pianist and composer who settled in Australia, born in Ottersberg, Germany (d. 1897) 1901 - John Wesley Work III, African-American composer, musicologist and scholar of African-American folklore and music, born in Tullahoma, Tennessee (d. 1967) 1913 - Abraham Sutzkever, Yiddish language poet and memoirist. 1939 - Don Kojis, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1968, 69; Detroit Pistons, SD Rockets, Seattle SuperSonics), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2021) 1954 - Boris Polak, Israel, Men's 50M Free Rifle 3 Positions (Olympic 20-1996) 1977 - Lana Parrilla, American actress More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1854 - Wincenty Studzinski, Polish violinist and composer, dies at 39 1940 - Donald Calthrop, British actor (Blackmail, Scrooge, Rome Express), dies from a heart attack at 52 1977 - Konstantin Fedin, writer, dies 1990 - Margaret Lockwood, British actress (Cast a Dark Shadow, The Lady Vanishes), dies of cirrhosis of the liver at 73 1992 - Henk van der Molen, Dutch guitarist, composer, and writer (Martine Bijl), dies 1995 - Willie George "Bill" Woodruff Sr, vocalist, dies at 66 More Famous Deaths »

1936 - 116°F (47°C), Collegeville, Indiana (state record) 1944 - US assault on Coutances Cotentin 1958 - General Abdul K Kassem forms a military government in Iraq overthrowing the monarchy 1966 - 53rd Tour de France won by Lucien Aimar of France 1979 - USSR performs nuclear Test 1983 - Mario Bros. is first released by Nintendo in Japan as an arcade game about an Italian-American plumber 1987 - Taiwan ends 37 years of martial law 1988 - 200,000 demonstrate in Soviet Armenia for incorporation of Nagorno-Karabak 1991 - US Open Women's Golf, Colonial CC: Meg Mallon shoots final round 67 (−4) to finish 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Pat Bradley 2015 - Arms deal agreed between 6 world powers and Iran limiting Iranian nuclear arms but ending sanctions More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1570 - Pope Pius V introduces a standardised Roman Missal (text of the Latin mass), a reform of the Council of Trent. Will remain unchanged for 400 years. 1977 - US House establishes permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 1981 - Kevin Wade's "Key Exchange," premieres in London 1988 - WYHY radio offers $1M to anyone who can prove Elvis is still alive 1988 - Mike Schmidt passes Mickey Mantle with his 537th HR into 7th place 1992 - Actress Nell Carter undergoes brain surgery More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1913 - Fritz Erler, German socialist politician (SDP), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1967) 1926 - Harry Dean Stanton, American actor, (Lucky:Alien; Cool Hand Luke; The Godfather Part II), musician, and singer, born in West Irvine, Kentucky (d. 2017) 1952 - Bob Casale, AKA Bob 2, American Musician (Devo), (d. 2014) 1971 - Marie-Chantal Toupin, French Canadian pop singer, born in Montreal, Quebec 1971 - Joey Styles, American wrestling commentator (WWE), born in The Bronx, New York 1971 - Bubba Ray Dudley [Mark LoMonaco], American professional wrestler (WWF, WWE), born in New York City More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 664 - Deusdedit of Canterbury, Archbishop of Canterbury (655-664), 1st Anglo Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury 1790 - Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon, Austrian field marshal, dies at 73 1930 - William Hare Ashley, South African cricketer (Test South Africa, 7 wkts), dies at 68 1984 - Ernest Tidyman, American writer (b. 1928) 2003 - Éva Janikovszky, Hungarian novelist (b. 1926) 2021 - Jeff Labar, American glam rock guitarist (Cinderella, 1985-2014 - "Nobody's Fool"; "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)"), dies at 58 More Famous Deaths »

1657 - Oliver Cromwell constrains English army leader John Lambert 1832 - Source of Mississippi River discovered by American geographer Henry Schoolcraft 1878 - Congress of Berlin ends, redrawing the terms of Treaty of San Stefano to give Russia less influence in old Ottoman Empire 1942 - German occupiers imprison 800 prominent Dutch as hostages 1943 - Greatest tank battle in history ends with Russia's defeat of Germany at Kursk, almost 6,000 tanks take part, 2,900 lost by Germany 1954 - 21st All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 11-9 at Municipal Stadium, Cleveland 1955 - Industrialist Cyrus Eaton first offers to host a conference on dangers of nuclear weapons in Pugwash, Nova Scotia 1962 - British Open Men's Golf, Royal Troon: Arnold Palmer wins his 2nd consecutive Open, 6 strokes clear of runner-up Kel Nagle of Australia 1971 - 42nd MLB All Star Game, Tiger Stadium, Detroit, MI: AL beats NL, 6-4; MVP: Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles, OF 1982 - 53rd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-1 at Olympic Stadium, Montreal More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1900 - Phillies beat Pittsburgh 23-8 1943 - Greatest tank battle in history ends with Russia's defeat of Germany at Kursk, almost 6,000 tanks take part, 2,900 lost by Germany 1950 - René Pleven forms French government 1978 - Albania drops diplomatic relations with People's Republic of China 1991 - Bob Milacki and 3 other Baltimore Oriole pitchers no-hit A's 2-0 1997 - Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Larry Gilbert wins his lone career major title by 3 strokes from Isao Aoki, Bob Dickson, Jack Kiefer and Dave Stockton More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1913 - Carolina Gisolf, Dutch high jumper (Olympic silver, 1928), born in Holland 1932 - Antonio Roma, football goalkeeper (42 caps), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2013) 1942 - Stephen Jo Bladd, American drummer (J Geils Band - "Centerfold"; "Freeze Frame"), born in Boston, Massachusetts 1954 - Sezen Aksu, Turkish singer 1975 - Danni Boatwright, American model/beauty queen (Miss Teen USA 1992 2nd runner-up), born in Tonganoxie, Kansas 1982 - Christopher Bauman, American professional wrestler (d. 2005) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1399 - Peter Parler, German architect (b. 1330) 1863 - John S. Bowen, American Major General (Confederate Army), dies at 32 1947 - Warwick Armstrong, cricketer (50 Tests 1901-21, 2863 runs), dies at 68 2006 - Red Buttons [Aaron Chwatt], American comedian (The Red Buttons Show), and Academy Award-winning actor (Sayonara; The Poseidon Adventure), dies from cardiovascular disease at 87 2013 - Cory Monteith, Canadian actor and musician, dies of heroin and alcohol overdose at 31 2014 - Thomas Berger, American novelist, dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »