CoM Moderators Posted July 15 Posted July 15 Historical Events 1939 - Clara Adams is the first woman to complete a commercial round-the-world flight from New York, lasting 16 days and 19 hours 1945 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Moraine CC: Byron Nelson wins his fifth and final major title and second PGA title; he defeats former MLB player Sam Byrd 4 and 3 1974 - American TV news reporter Christine Chubbuck shoots herself live on WXLT-TV in Sarasota, Florida; first person to commit suicide in a live broadcast 1994 - Gyula Horn sworn in as premier of Hungary 2018 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković wins his fourth Wimbledon title beating South African Kevin Anderson 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1837 - Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, German-born Queen of Portugal (1858-59), born in Krauchenwies Castle, Sigmaringen (d. 1859) 1904 - Dorothy Fields, American lyricist ("I'm In The Mood For Love"; "The Way You Look Tonight"), born in Allenhurst, New Jersey (d. 1974) 1959 - Vincent Lindon, French actor (The Measure of a Man), born in Paris, France 1961 - Lolita Davidovich, Canadian actress (Blaze, Jungle2Jungle), born in London, Ontario 1968 - Eddie Griffin, American comedian (Black Dynamite), born in Kansas City, Missouri More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1411 - Johannes Parvus [Jean Petit], French theologist, dies 1798 - Gaetano Pugnani, Italian violinist and composer, dies at 66 1959 - Ernest Bloch, Swiss-American composer (Schelomo; Israel; Avodath Hakodesh), and educator (UC Berkeley, 1941-52), dies of cancer at 78 1992 - Hammer DeRoburt, First President of Nauru, dies at 69 2022 - Herbert W. Franke, Austrian scientist, writer, and computer art pioneer, dies at 95 More Famous Deaths »
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