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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 »