CoM Moderators Posted 16 hours ago Posted 16 hours ago Historical Events 1924 - VIII Summer Olympic Games close at the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir in Paris, France 1929 - Construction of the Dike of Wieringermeerpolder, Netherlands, is finished 1997 - Revival of Leonard Bernstein's operetta "Candide" closes at the Gershwin Theatre in NYC after 103 performances 1997 - British Senior Open Men's Golf, Royal Portrush GC: Gary Player of South Africa wins with birdie on second playoff hole against countryman John Bland 2003 - 90th Tour de France: no winner (Lance Armstrong disqualified) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1849 - John Hopkinson, British physicist and electrical engineer (Hopkinson's Law), born in Manchester (d. 1898) 1886 - Ernst May, German architect and city planner (New Frankfurt), born in Frankfurt am Main (d. 1970) 1936 - J. Robert Hooper, American politician, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2008) 1971 - Lehlo Ledwaba, South African boxer (IBF super bantamweight title 1999-2001), born in Soweto, South Africa (d. 2021) 1977 - Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Irish actor (Mission: Impossible III; The Tudors: Elvis), born in Cork, Ireland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1863 - William Lowndes Yancey, American politician who defended slavery, diplomat for the Confederacy, dies at 48 1883 - Albert Franz Doppler, Austrian flautist and composer, dies at 61 1963 - George "Hooks" Dauss, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1912-26 (Detroit Tigers), dies at 73 1965 - Henri Daniel-Rops, French writer and historian (b. 1901) 2025 - Don Elbaum, American boxing promoter (matchmaker for over 10,000 fights, promoted over 1,000 cards), dies at 94 More Famous Deaths »
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