CoM Moderators Posted July 14 Posted July 14 Historical Events 1966 - 53rd Tour de France won by Lucien Aimar of France 1985 - Last USFL game-Baltimore Stars defeats Oakland Invaders, 28-24 1990 - Sara Martin, of Illinois, crowned America's Junior Miss 1996 - NY Yankees sweep complete season series in Baltimore for first time 2013 - US Senior Open Men's Golf, Omaha CC: Kenny Perry wins by 5 strokes ahead of runner-up Fred Funk More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1921 - Geoffrey Wilkinson, English chemist (1973 Nobel Prize - organometallic compounds), born in Todmorden, England (d. 1996) 1928 - Nancy Olson, American actress (Sunset Boulevard; The Absent-Minded Professor; Pollyanna), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1952 - Jerry Houser, American actor (Slapshot, Summer of '42, Class of '44), born in Los Angeles, California 1959 - Susana Martinez, American politician (Governor of New Mexico) 1st female Hispanic US governor, born in El Paso, Texas 1966 - Matthew Fox, American actor (Party of 5, Lost), born in Abington, Pennsylvania More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1614 - Camillus de Lellis, Italian Roman Catholic saint (founder of the Ministers of the Sick), dies at 64 1744 - Immanuel J. Pyra, German poet (Temple of True Poetry), dies at 28 1789 - Jacques de Flesselles, French provost, shot and killed in the early days of the French Revolution at 58 1816 - Francisco de Miranda, Venezuela freedom fighter, dies at 66 1984 - Ernest Tidyman, American author and screenwriter (Shaft; The French Connection), dies at 56 More Famous Deaths »
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