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514 - St Hormisdas elected as Pope succeeding Pope Sympowerus 1894 - 2000 fed troops recalled from Chicago, having ended Pullman strike 1920 - Dutch soccer club Sportclub Heerenveen is formed; initially known as Athleta; KNVB Cup Champions 2008–09 1928 - The government of Hungary issues a decree ordering Gypsies to end their nomadic ways, settle permanently in one place, subject themselves to the same laws and taxes as other Hungarians 1932 - Franz von Papen launches a coup against the Prussian government 1933 - Germany: Two-hundred Jewish merchants are arrested in Nuremberg and paraded through the streets 1933 - Vatican state secretary Pacelli (Pius XII) signs accord with Adolf Hitler 1948 - Lou Thesz beats Bill Longson, to become NWA wrestling champion 1985 - Divers find wreck of Spanish galleon Atocha 2020 - Announcement that a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) is able to trigger immune response and antibodies More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1914 - Armed resistance against British rule begins in Ulster 1925 - Italian-Serbian/Croatian/Slav treaty about Dalmatie 1953 - USSR/Israel recover diplomatic relations 1963 - Verne Gagne beats Crusher Lisowski in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ 1963 - US Open Women's Golf, Kenwood CC: Mary Mills wins her first of 3 major titles by 3 strokes ahead of runners-up Louise Suggs and Sandra Haynie 1964 - 1st surfin' record to go #1-Jan and Dean's "Surf City" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1726 - William Jones, British composer and clergyman, born in Lowick, England (d. 1800) 1951 - Larry Black, 4x100 runner (Olympic gold 1972), born in Miami, Florida 1952 - Keiko Matsuzaka, Japanese actress 1965 - Jovy Marcelo, Filipino racing driver, born in Quezon City, Philippines (d. 1992) 1966 - Tracey Mcfarlane, US breaststroke swimmer (US record 100m) 1999 - Princess Alexandra of Hanover, daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 833 - Ansegis [Ansegius], French abbot of Fontenelle and writer, dies at about 63 1398 - Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, heir to the throne of England, dies at 24 1912 - Andrew Lang, Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and anthropologist (Andrew Lang's Fairy Books), dies at 68 1944 - Arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71 1962 - George MacAulay Trevelyan, English royal historian, dies at 86 1976 - Samuel Mutendi, founder of the Zimbabwean Zion Christian Church, dies More Famous Deaths »

1674 - Court of Holland bans books of Hobbes, Spinoza and Meyer 1914 - Boston Braves begin drive from last to the NL pennant with a 3-2 win against the 2nd placed Cincinnati Reds 1940 - Nazi occupiers in Netherlands forbid anti-nazi films 1940 - Adolf Hitler orders Great Britain to surrender - they decline 1941 - US President Franklin D. Roosevelt appoints the Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC) 1953 - WAKR (now WAKC) TV channel 23 in Akron, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1975 - New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson's 1st-inning single and RBI are nullified because tar on his bat handle exceeds 18" limit; Minnesota Twins win, 2-1 1977 - Floods in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, kill 76 1992 - British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Englishman Nick Faldo wins his 3rd Open title, by 1 stroke from American John Cook 2019 - UK oil tanker Stena Impero seized by Iranian Revolutionary Guard in the Strait of Hormuz More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1937 - Entartete Art Fair opens in Munich 1950 - French/Vietnamese offensive against Viet Minh 1951 - "2 in the Aisle" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 276 performances 1971 - Sudan military coup under maj Hashem al-Atta, Numeiry flees 1977 - Floods in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, kill 76 1990 - Cincinnati Red Pete Rose is sentence to 5 months for tax evasion More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1873 - Louis Zimmermann, Dutch violinist and 1st concert master of Concert building, born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1954) 1883 - Max Fleischer, Polish-American animator and film producer (Betty Boop, Popeye the Sailor Man), born in Kraków, Austrian Poland (d. 1972) 1909 - Jeno Vecsey, Hungarian composer, born in Cece (d. 1966) 1958 - Robert Gibson, American professional wrestler, born in Pensacola, Florida 1969 - David Goldsmith, actor (Eric-Models Inc), born in New Brunswick, New Jersey 1990 - Steven Anthony Lawrence, American actor More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1740 - Francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname, Algeria), dies at 71 1964 - Carol Veazie, actress (Maude-Norby), dies at 69 1992 - Bert Brugman, Dutch puppeteer (Dutch marionette theater), dies 1996 - (Emmanual Tettey) "E.T." Mensah, Ghanaian saxophonist, known as the "King of Highlife" music (Accra Rhythmic Orchestra; The Tempos), dies at 77 2003 - Pierre Graber, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1970–1978), dies at 94 2010 - Cécile Aubry, French actress (The Black Rose), author (Belle et Sébastien), television screenwriter and director, dies at 81 More Famous Deaths »

1290 - King Edward I orders expulsion of Jews from England, this edict will remain in place for 350 years 1896 - US Open Men's Golf, Shinnecock Hills: American-based Scot James Foulis wins by 3 strokes ahead of Englishman Horace Rawlins 1923 - British House of Lords accepts new divorce law 1943 - Giants and Phillies strand record 30 baserunners, NY wins, 10-6 1954 - Cards losing 8-1 to Phillies begin stalling in 5th, they forfeit game 1972 - The 100th British soldier to die in the Northern Ireland "troubles" is shot by a sniper in Belfast 1979 - USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1980 - Failed attack on Iran ex-premier Bakhtiar in Neuilly, France 1988 - Abu Nidal terrorists kill 9 on cruise ship City of Poros 2019 - Arson attack on animated studio Kyoto Animation Co in Kyoto, Japan, kills at least 33 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1572 - Willem of Orange recognized as viceroy of Holland/Friesland/Utrecht 1944 - RAF Mosquitos attack Cologne and Berlin 1960 - Premier Kishi of Japan resigns 1960 - 1st UN troops reach Congo 1994 - Comet Shoemaker-Levy's largest collision with Jupiter leaves black spot 12,000 km across 2019 - Children's songs "Baby Shark" and "Raining Tacos" used by City of West Palm Beach, Florida to drive away homeless people from the waterfront More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1635 - Robert Hooke, English scientist (Micrographia), born in Isle of Wight, England (d. 1703) 1914 - John G Bearer, writer (Metro, Drunken Canary, Fast Heartbeat) 1920 - Eric Brandon, British racing driver, born in East Ham, Essex (d. 1982) 1938 - Britt Leach, American actor (Mickey-Spencer's Pilots), born in Gadsden, Alabama 1950 - Jack Dongarra, American computer programmer (2022 Turing award, Linpack), born in Chicago, Illinois 1956 - Audrey Landers [Hamburg], American actress and singer (Dallas; Chorus Line), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1833 - Joseph Comb, missionary to Moluccas, dies at 63 1989 - Rebecca Schaeffer, American actress (Patti-My Sister Sam), is shot by a fan at 21 1993 - Jean Negulesco, Romanian-American film director (3 Coins in a Fountain), dies at 93 2004 - Émile Peynaud, French oenologist, dies at 92 2005 - William Westmoreland, US general during the Vietnam War, dies at 91 2012 - Rajesh Khanna, Indian Bollywood actor officially titled "The First Superstar of Indian cinema", dies of kidney problems at 69 More Famous Deaths »

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 »