What happened on John McCook´s birthday?
In 1585, Lazaro Valvasensi, composer
In 1615, Salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21]
In 1634, Charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75)
In 1642, George Hickes, English linguistic (Old German Philology)
In 1647, Johan Georg III, elect of Saxon (1680-91)
In 1674, Nicholas Rowe, England, poet laureate (Jane Shore, Tamerlane)
In 1694, Hans A Brorson, Danish poet/bishop of Ribe
In 1723, Adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist/historian
In 1730, Nonnosus Madlseder, composer
In 1743, Anna L Barbauld, writer of hymns
In 1756, Joseph Martin Kraus, composer
In 1763, Theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish nationalist
In 1819, Jacques Offenbach, Cologne, French composer (Tales of Hoffmann)
In 1823, Jesse Lee Reno, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
In 1824, George E Street, British (?) architect
In 1824, John Tyler Morgan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907
In 1833, L‚on-J-F Bonnat, painter
In 1852, Theodorus Heemskerk Jzn, minister of interior (1866..88) [or Jul 20]
In 1858, Medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor (portraits)
In 1861, Arthur Battelle Whiting, composer
In 1864, Worm Pander, sculptor
In 1866, Ivans, [Jacob van Schevichaven], Dutch lawyer/detective writer
In 1866, Lord George ESMH Carnarvon, England, egyptologist (Tutanchamon)
In 1868, Helen Miller Shepard, philanthropist/established Hall of Fame
In 1875, Othenio Able, Austria, paleontologist
In 1883, Giannotto Bastianelli, composer
In 1883, Jules Verstraete, [Julien G the Graef], actor (Driestuiversopera)
In 1883, Leah Baird, Chicago IL, actress (Lady Gangster)
In 1887, Arnaut Colnot, painter/graphic artist
In 1887, Kurt Schwitters, German/British dada-artist/poet (collages)
In 1892, S M Tretjakow, writer
In 1894, George Delacorte, NYC, philanthropist/publisher (Dell Books)
In 1894, Lloyd A Hall, Illinois, pioneer in food chemistry
In 1897, Cyril "Froggy" Francois, cricketer (S Afr all-rounder v Eng 1922-23)
In 1899, Anthon van der Horst, Dutch organist/composer
In 1899, Jean Moulin, hero of the French Resistance (WW II)
In 19--, Alisan Porter, actress (Tess Holland-Perfect Strangers)
In 19--, Amir Derakh, rocker (Jailhouse-Alive in a Mad World)
In 19--, Jimmy Chalfant, rocker (Kix-Hot Wire)
In 19--, Kiss, XXX actress (Orgy Attack, Foolish Pleasure)
In 19--, Paul Kreppel, Kingston NY, actor (Sonny-It's a Living)
In 1900, Ernest White, composer
In 1901, Iri Maruki, artist
In 1903, Glenna Collett Vare, RI, Natl Am Golf champ (1922, 25, 28-30, 35)
In 1904, Heinrich von Brentano di Tremezzo, German Foreign Minister
In 1906, Bob Howard, Newton Mass, singer/pianist (Sing it Again)
In 1906, Catherine Cookson, England, novelist (Bannaman Legacy)
In 1907, Lillian Hellman, playwright (Toys in the Attic, Little Foxes)
In 1909, Cecil Marley, cricketer (Jamaican batsman 1928-1946, WICBC pres)
In 1909, Errol Flynn, Hobart Tasmania, actor (Captain Blood, Robin Hood)
In 1909, Joan Harrison, screenwriter
In 1911, Gail Patrick, Birmingham Ala, actress (My Man Godfrey, Love Crazy)
In 1911, Lord Brightman, British judge of appeals
In 1914, Friedrich Zipp, composer
In 1915, Terence Young, Shanghai China, director (Dr No, Thunderball)
In 1916, Johnny Morris, British broadcaster/actor (Once in a Lifetime)
In 1916, William Balchin, geographer
In 1919, Bruce Gordon, London England, actor (Frank Nitti-Untouchables)
In 1919, Ronald Hines, Dutch/British actor (Pack of Lies)
In 1920, DeForest Kelley, Atlanta Ga, actor (Dr Leonard McCoy-Star Trek)
In 1920, Haydn Tudor Evans, British high court judge
In 1923, Marcus Bakker, Dutch MP (CPN)
In 1924, Audie Murphy, Kingston Tx, WW II hero/actor (Destry, Joe Butterfly)
In 1924, Chet Atkins, Luttrell Tenn, guitarist (Me & My Guitar)
In 1924, Rainer Barzel, German leader (CDU-CSU)/minister
In 1925, Doris J Hart, St Louis Mo, tennis player (Wimbledon 1951)
In 1926, Arthur Bell, royal botanic gardens director (Kew Gardens)
In 1927, John M Dengler, jazz bass sax/trumpet/trombone
In 1928, David Mitchell, British MP
In 1928, Jean-Marie le Pen, France, leader (National Front party)
In 1928, Martin Landau, Bkln, actor (Mission Impossible, Space 1999, Ed Wood)
In 1928, Robert Satanowski, composer
In 1929, Ingrid Haebler, Austrian pianist (Hayd/Mozart/Schubert)
In 1930, Ellie Rabb, US, actor (Fabulous Baker Boys, Extreme Close-up)
In 1930, John Waine, bishop (Chelmsford)
In 1930, Robert Ivanovich Rozhdestvensky, poet
In 1931, Arne Nordheim, Larvik Norway, conductor/composer (Aftonland)
In 1931, James Tolkan Calumet MI, actor (Weekend War, Leap of Faith)
In 1931, Olympia Dukakis, Lowell Mass, actress (Moonstruck, Cemetery Club)
In 1931, Richard Southwood, zoologist/chancellor (Oxford University)
In 1932, Robert Rozjdestvenski, Russian poet (Requiem, Userjoz)
In 1933, Brett Halsey, Santa Ana Calif, actress (Paul-Follow the Sun)
In 1933, Claire Tomalin, biographer/editor
In 1933, Danny Aiello, NYC, actor (Moonstruck, Radio Days)
In 1933, Earl of Cranbrook, CEO (Nature Conservancy Council)
In 1933, Jean Boiteux, France, 400m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1952)
In 1934, Brian Barder, British high commissar (Australia)
In 1934, Cornel Taranu, composer
In 1934, Rosanna Podesta, [Carla Podest ], Tripoli, actress (Helen of Troy)
In 1934, Wendy Craig, England, actress (Joseph Andrews)
In 1935, Anthony Pilkington, CEO (Pilkington Pic)
In 1936, Billy Guy, Attasca Tx, rock baritone (Coasters-Young Blood)
In 1936, Bobby Nunn, rocker (Coasters-Young Blood)
In 1936, Leon Hughes, rocker
In 1937, Jerry Keller, rocker/actor (If Ever I See You Again)
In 1938, Nikolay Avksentevich Martinov, composer
In 1939, Budge Rogers, British rugby player
In 1939, R B Desai, cricketer (effective pace bowler for India in 60s)
In 1940, John Mahoney, Manchester England, actor (Fraiser, Frantic, 8 Men Out)
In 1941, Stephen Frears, England, dir (Prick Up Your Ears, Dangerous Liaisons)
In 1941, Ulf D Merbold, German physicist/astronaut (STS 9, 42, Soyuz TM-19)
In 1942, Brian Wilson, Inglewood Calif, vocalist (Beachboys-In My Room)
In 1943, Andy Etchebarren, baseball catcher (Balt Orioles)
In 1944, Dave Nelson, baseball player
In 1944, Terry Funk, Hammond Ind, pro wrestler (WWF/NWA)/actor (Paradise Alley)
In 1945, David S Monson, (Rep-R-UT, 1985- )
In 1945, James F Buchli, New Rockford ND, USMC/astr (STS 51C, 61A, 29, 48)
In 1945, John McCook, Ventura Cal, actor (Codename: Firefox, Bold & Beautiful)
In 1945, [Morna] Anne Murray, Springhill Nova Scotia Canada, singer (Snow Bird)
In 1946, Andr‚ Watts, Nuremberg Germany, concert pianist (Oberon)
In 1946, Duchess of Gloucester
In 1947, Candy Clark, Ok, actress (Man Who Fell to Earth, Q, American Graffiti)
In 1947, David French, British director (Deep Sleep, Bingo)
In 1947, John Forbes, horse trainer
In 1948, Joey Molland, rocker
In 1948, Nigel Morris, rocker (Isotope)
In 1949, Bob Andrews, England, rock keyboardist/vocalist
In 1949, Paul Shaw, Collingwood Ontario, trap shooter (Olympics-96)
In 1950, Lionel Richie, Alabama, singer (Commodores, Hello, Penny Lover)
In 1951, Peter Gordon, composer
In 1952, Jayne Thobois, Noblesville IN, LPGA golfer (1995 Hawaiian-56th)
In 1952, John Goodman, St Louis Mo, actor (Dan Conner-Roseanne, Babe)
In 1952, Larry Riley, Memphis Tn, actor (Harry-Stir Crazy, Knots Landing)
In 1953, Alan Longmuir, Edinburgh Scotland, rocker (Bay City Rollers)
In 1953, Brian J Duffy, Boston, Major USAF/astronaut (STS 45, 57, 72, sk:92)
In 1953, Cyndi Ann Stephanie Lauper, Bkln, singer (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)
In 1953, Raul Ramirez, tennis player
In 1954, Alan [Joseph] Lamb, S African/British cricket player (Northampton)
In 1954, Allan Lamb, cricketer (Langebaanweg, Cape Prov, 79 Tests for England)
In 1955, Michael Anthony, rocker
In 1957, Butch Patrick, Inglewood Calif, actor (Real McCoys, Eddie-Munsters)
In 1958, Chuck Wagner, Nashville Tn, actor (Automan)
In 1958, Dickie Thon, baseball player
In 1960, Donna Mayhew, Taylor Penn, javelin thrower
In 1960, John Taylor, rocker
In 1960, Michael Corbett, Collingwood NJ, actor (David-Young & Restless)
In 1960, [Nigel] John Taylor, England, rock bassist (Duran Duran-Girls on Film)
In 1961, Gary Varsho, baseball player
In 1961, Karin Enke, Dresden German DR, speed skater (Olympic-gold-1980, 84)
In 1963, Kirk Baptiste, Beaumont Tx, 200m runner (Olympic-silver-1984)
In 1963, Matt Anger, Walnut Creek Cal, tennis star
In 1964, Najee Mustafaa, NFL cornerback (Oakland Raiders)
In 1964, Paul David Goydos, Long Beach CA, PGA golfer (1994 BC Open-7th)
In 1965, Michael Landon Jr, Encino Calif, actor (Bonanza The Return)
In 1967, Joseph William Cathcart, rock guitarist (Nelson-Love & Affection)
In 1967, Pat Jablonski, Toledo, NHL goalie (Montreal Canadiens)
In 1968, Fred McAfee, NFL running back (Pitts Steelers)
In 1968, Garry Howe, WLAF nose tackle (Amsterdam Admirals)
In 1968, Mike McCarthy, Bkln NY, pursuit cyclist (Olympics-88, 96)
In 1969, Gerald Dixon, NFL linebacker (Cleve Browns, Cincinnati Bengals)
In 1969, Malivai Washington, Glenn Cove NY, tennis star (Olympics-96)
In 1970, Shay-Oren Smadja, Israel, men's half middleweight judoka (Oly-1996)
In 1971, Rodney Rogers, NBA forward (LA Clippers)
In 1971, William Gaines, NFL defensive tackle (Washington Redskins)
In 1972, Jo Roberts, WLAF quarterback (Barcelona Dragons)
In 1972, Jozef Stumpel, Nitra CZE, NHL forward (Team Slovakia, Boston)
In 1972, Juan Castro, Sinaloa Mexico, infielder (LA Dodgers)
In 1972, Martin Keino, Nyeri Kenya, 1.5k runner
In 1972, Paras Mhambrey, Indian cricket pace bowler (Test v England 1996)
In 1974, Jami Ferrell, Munncie Indiana, playmate (Jan 1997)
In 1975, Francois Rozenthal, hockey forward (Team France 1998)
In 1975, Maurice Rozenthal, hockey forward (Team France 1998)
In 1979, Sydne Vogel, Anchorage Alaska, figure skater (1996 NW Pac Sr champ)
In , Louis de Vrome, emperor of French rich, dies
In 1585, Christianus Adrichomius, writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52
In 1597, Willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies
In 1649, Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies
In 1751, Adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1737-41), dies at 56
In 1787, Carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola player/composer, dies at 63
In 1833, Philip Knapton, composer, dies at 44
In 1837, Giovanni Furno, composer, dies at 89
In 1837, William IV, King of England, dies
In 1842, Michael Umlauf, composer, dies at 60
In 1846, Pieter Adams, architect of Rotterdam, dies at about 67
In 1864, Friend Smith Rutherford, US Union brig-gen, dies in battle at 43?
In 1870, Jules de Goncourt, writer, dies at 39
In 1876, Antonio L de Santa Ana, pres Mexico, dies at 79
In 1883, Olivier Gloux, [Gustave Aimard], French world explorer, dies at 64
In 1888, Cesare Dominiceti, composer, dies at 66
In 1888, John H Zuckertort, German chess player, dies at 45
In 1890, Theodore Edouard Dufaure de Lajarte, composer, dies at 63
In 1904, Anthony F A Sandys, (British?) painter, dies
In 1915, Emil Rathenau, German industrialist (AEG), dies
In 1917, James Mason Crafts, US chemist, dies at 78
In 1922, Vittorio Monti, composer, dies at 54
In 1923, Joseph Leopold Rockel, composer, dies at 85
In 1925, Wilhelm Posse, composer, dies at 72
In 1933, Clara Zetkin, German feminist/communist, dies
In 1940, Jehan Alain, French organist/composer, dies in battle at 29
In 1941, Stephanie H (Lapidoth-)Swarth, author (Lonely flowers, dies
In 1945, Bruno Frank, writer, dies at 58
In 1947, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal
In 1948, George Frederick Boyle, composer, dies at 61
In 1950, Claude Jennings, cricketer (Aust opening bat in 1912 Triangular), dies
In 1953, Hendrik de Man, sociologist (Belgian Working people Party), dies at 67
In 1958, Kurt Alder, German chemist (Nobel 1950), dies
In 1959, Hitoshi Ashida, Japanese politician, dies at 71
In 1960, Mahlon Hamilton, actor (Peg O'My Heart, High School Girl), dies at 80
In 1960, Walter Dehmel, writer, dies at 57
In 1963, Gordon Jones, actor (Mike the Cop-Abbott & Costello), dies at 52
In 1963, Joseph Self, murderer, executed; last Wash state execution in 25 yrs
In 1963, Ralph Sanford, actor (Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp), dies at 64
In 1964, Edgar Barrier, actor (Cobra Woman, Rocky, Macbeth), dies at 57
In 1965, Ira Louvin, country singer (Louvin Brothers), dies at 41
In 1966, Georges LemaŚtre, originator of "big bang" theory, dies at 71
In 1972, Horst Salomon, writer, dies
In 1972, Howard Johnson, US restaurant/hotel founder, dies at 75
In 1975, Daniel Ayala Perez, composer, dies at 68
In 1977, Abner Biberman, actor (Imhook-Kodiak), dies at 68
In 1978, Karel G Bakker, actor (Coffee House), dies at 66
In 1980, Gustaf Allan Pettersson, composer, dies at 68
In 1984, Estelle Winwood, actress (Miracle on 34th Street), dies at 99
In 1984, Sunny Johnson, actress (Animal House), dies cerebral hemorrhage at 30
In 1986, Tim Herbert, comedian (Dagmar's Canteen), dies at 71
In 1990, Ina Balin, actress (Patsy), dies at 52, of pulmonary hypertension
In 1994, Bram Koopmans, cyclist/coach, dies at 78
In 1994, Charlotte Auerbach, computer pioneer/mathematician, dies at 84
In 1994, Emmanuel Bankole Timothy, journalist, dies at 70
In 1994, Louis Benjamin, showman, dies at 71
In 1995, Dennis Gomm, musician, dies at 84
In 1995, Emil Mihai Cioran, writer/aphorist, dies at 84
In 1995, Henry Iliffe Cozens, pilot, dies at 91
In 1996, Hellevi Rombin Schine, Miss Universe (1955), dies in plane crash at 64
In 1996, Irving Krick, meteorologist, dies at 89
In 1996, Joseph Green, film maker, dies at 96
In 1996, Michel Lebrun, crime writer, dies at 65
In 1996, Walter Guevara Arze, provisional president of Bolivia (1979), dies
In 1997, Bobby Helms, composer (Jingle Bell Rock), dies at 61
In 1997, Lawrence Payton, rocker (4 Tops-I'll Be There), dies at 59
In , Germans & Romans beat Atiila the Hun at Catalarinische Fields
In 1212, French & Spanish crusaders unite against the Almohaden at Toledo
In 1402, Battle of Angora (Ankara)-Tatars defeat Turkish Army
In 1530, German Parliament joins to Augsburg together
In 1547, Count Philip van Hessen captured
In 1567, Don Henrique of Brazil, expel Jews
In 1567, Jews are expelled from Brazil by order of regent Don Henrique
In 1582, Bishop Domingo de Salazar of Manila suppresses the Philippines
In 1591, Mauritius & Willem van Nassau occupy Devente
In 1624, Netherlands & France sign Treaty of CompiŠgne
In 1632, Britain grants 2nd Lord Baltimore rights to Chesapeake Bay area
In 1656, Polish King Jan II Casimir recaptures Warsaw
In 1675, Abenaki, Massachusetts, Mohegan & Wampanoag indians form anti-English
In 1675, front under Metacom
In 1756, 146 Brit soldiers imprisoned in India-Black Hole of Calcutta-most die
In 1756, India rebels defeat Calcutta on British army
In 1779, Battle of Stone Ferry
In 1782, Congress approves Great Seal of US & eagle as it's symbol
In 1789, Oath of Tennis Court (for a new constitution) in France taken
In 1791, King Louis XVI caught trying to escape French Revolution
In 1793, Eli Whitney patents his cotton gin
In 1819, 320 ton Savannah becomes 1st steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic)
In 1825, Coronation of French king Charles X the Bourbon
In 1826, Siam/England sign trade/peace treaty
In 1837, England issues its 1st stamp, 1P Queen Victoria
In 1837, Queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of
In 1837, uncle King William IV Ruled for 63 years ending in 1901
In 1840, Samuel Morse patents his telegraph
In 1855, Commissioners appointed to lay out SF streets west of Larkin
In 1863, 1st bank chartered in US (National Bank of Davenport Iowa)
In 1863, Skirmish at Greencastle Pennsylvania
In 1863, West Virginia admitted as 35th US state
In 1864, Battle of Kinston NC & Battle of Abingdon VA
In 1864, Battle of Petersburgs VA - in trenches
In 1864, Skirmish at Lattermore's Mills/Powder Springs Georgia
In 1866, Italy declares war on Austria
In 1867, Pres Andrew Johnson announces purchase of Alaska
In 1871, Ku Klux Klan trials began in federal court in Oxford Miss
In 1874, 1st US Lifesaving Medal awarded (Lucian Clemons)
In 1888, Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Libertas
In 1893, Lizzie Borden acquitted in murder of parents in New Bedford Mass
In 1895, 1st female PhD (science) earned (Caroline Willard Baldwin)
In 1895, A Charlois discovers asteroid #404 Arsinoe
In 1895, Canal of Smock official opens
In 1895, Nicaragua, El Salvador & Honduras form a short-lived confederation
In 1901, Charlotte Manye is 1st native African to graduate from a US college
In 1907, 1st Portland Rose festival
In 1909, 1st balloon honeymoon (Roger Burham & Eleanor Waring)
In 1910, "Krazy Kat" comic strip by George Herriman debuts in NY Journal
In 1911, NAACP incorporates (NY)
In 1912, NY Giant Josh Devore steals 4 bases in an inning (2nd & 3rd twice)
In 1912, NY Giants lead Bost Braves 14-2 into 9th, Giants win 21-12
In 1913, 3 of 1st 4 Yankees hit-by-pitch en route to a record 6 hit batsman
In 1913, Bert Daniels set AL mark, being hit-by-pitch 3 times in a doubleheader
In 1914, 46th Belmont: Merritt Buxton aboard Luke McLuke wins in 2:20
In 1915, German offensive in Argonnes
In 1917, J Palisa discovers asteroid #876 Scott
In 1919, German govt of Scheideman resigns
In 1919, Treaty of Versailles: Germany ends incorporation of Austria
In 1920, Yanks win protest of 1-0 White Sox win & game is replayed
In 1921, 11.5" (29.2 cm) of rainfall, Circle, Montana (state record)
In 1926, Mordecai W Johnson becomes 1st black president of Howard University
In 1930, 65th British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Hoylake Hoylake
In 1931, Karl Buresch becomes chancellor of Austrian
In 1932, A's Roger Cramer gets 6 consecutive hits in a game (repeats in 1935)
In 1936, Jesse Owens of US sets 100 meter record at 10.2
In 1939, C Jackson discovers asteroid #1817 Katanga
In 1939, Test flight of 1st rocket plane using liquid propellants
In 1940, Joe Louis TKOs Arturo Godoy in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
In 1941, German U-203 fails on torpedo attack on US battleship Texas
In 1942, Adolf Eichmann proclaims deportation of Dutch Jews
In 1942, German troops conquer Tobruk, North Africa
In 1943, 5,000m at national AAU track & field championship in NY
In 1943, Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) founded
In 1943, Detroit race riot kills 35
In 1943, German round up Jews in Amsterdam
In 1943, National Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) organizes
In 1943, New Qu‚bec (Chubb) Crater discovered in northern Qu‚bec (3« km dia)
In 1943, Sweden's Gunther Hagg beats favorite Greg Rice by 35 yards in
In 1944, Congress charters Central Intelligence Agency
In 1944, Heavy storm hits the Channel
In 1944, Nazi begin mass extermination of Jews at Auschwitz
In 1944, Soviet forces conquer Wiborg
In 1944, US attacks Japanese fleet in Philippines Sea
In 1944, US troops occupy Biak
In 1946, NYC transit begins using PA system - Car # 744 on 8th Ave IND line
In 1947, Pres Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley Act
In 1948, "Toast of the Town" hosted by Ed Sullivan premieres on CBS-TV
In 1948, 20 Jews killed when a bomb is thrown into Jewish quarter of Cairo
In 1948, Cleveland draws then record 82,781 for doubleheader
In 1948, Deutsche Mark introduced in West-Germany
In 1949, Central Intelligence Agency Act, passes
In 1950, Dutch Air Force base Tjililitan given to Indonesia
In 1950, Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit, Yanks beat Indians 8-2
In 1951, Cleve Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double & single vs Red Sox
In 1953, Louise Suggs wins LPGA Western Golf Open
In 1955, "Almost Crazy" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 16 performances
In 1956, At Detroit's Briggs Stadium, Mickey Mantle hits 2 Billy Hoeft pitches
In 1956, Venezuelan Super Constellation crashes in NJ, 74 killed
In 1956, into right center field bleachers (no else hits 1 there)
In 1958, NZ all out 47 v England at Lord's Laker 4-13, Lock 5-17
In 1960, 12nd Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Robert Stack & Jane Wyatt
In 1960, Federation of Mali (& Senegal) becomes independent of France
In 1960, Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 5 for heavywgt boxing title
In 1960, Heavyweight Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson (NYC)
In 1963, 1st Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 6-2
In 1963, Beatles form "Beatles Ltd" to handle their income
In 1963, US & USSR agree to set up "Hot Line"
In 1964, 64th US Golf Open: Ken Venturi shoots a 278 at Congressional CC MD
In 1965, Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Golf Open
In 1966, 66th US Golf Open: Billy Casper shoots a 278 at Olympic CC in SF
In 1966, Sheila Scott completes 1st round-the-world solo flight by a woman
In 1967, Muhammad Ali convicted of refusing induction into armed services
In 1967, Phillies Larry Jackson beats NY Mets for 18th straight time
In 1968, Jim Hines becomes 1st person to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds
In 1969, 150,000 attend Newport '69, Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear
In 1969, Georges Pompidou sworn in as president of France
In 1969, White Rhodesia agrees to race separation
In 1970, "Ray Stevens Show," debuts on NBC-TV
In 1970, British govt of Edward Heath forms (with Margaret Thatcher)
In 1970, Oriole's Brooks Robinson get his 2,000 career hit, a 3 run HR
In 1971, Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Heritage Golf Open
In 1973, Chicago's Cy Acosta is 1st AL pitcher to bat since DH rule (strikeout)
In 1973, Juan Per˘n returns to Argentina
In 1973, SF Giants Bobby Bonds sets NL record with 22 lead off HRs
In 1974, Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2124 Nissen & #5042
In 1976, 76th US Golf Open: Jerry Pate shoots a 277 at Atlanta AC in Duluth Ga
In 1976, Carl Fugate, Starkwether accomplice, paroled
In 1976, Czechoslovakia becomes European soccer champ
In 1976, Joanne Carner wins LPGA Hoosier Golf Classic
In 1976, River Country opens
In 1977, Menahem Begin forms Israeli govt
In 1977, Oil enters Trans-Alaska pipeline exits 38 days later at Valdez
In 1978, 1st 6 teams of Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL) granted-Iowa,
In 1978, NJ, Milwaukee, Chicago, Minnesota & Dayton
In 1980, Calif Angels Freddie Patek, hits 3 HRs & double to beat Red Sox 20-2
In 1980, Leonard at Olympic Stadium in Montreal by unanimous decision
In 1980, Roberto Duran takes WBC welterweight title from Sugar Ray
In 1981, Guitarist Gerry Cott quits Boomtown Rats
In 1981, Mudjahedin uprises against Iran regime
In 1981, Pope John Paul II hospitalized for 55 days for infection
In 1982, 82nd US Golf Open: Tom Watson shoots a 282 at Pebble Beach GL Calif
In 1982, Israeli PM Menachem Begin arrives in Washington
In 1982, Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open
In 1982, Pete Rose is 5th to appear in 3,000 games (Cobb, Musial, Aaron, Yaz)
In 1983, 83rd US Golf Open: Larry Nelson shoots a 280 at Oakmont CC PA
In 1983, NY Yankee Bobby Murcer retires
In 1984, A's Dave Kingman hits his 3rd grand slam & 14th lifetime
In 1984, Amber Kvanli, of Minnesota, crowned America's Junior Miss
In 1986, Drs at Bethesda Naval remove 2 small benign polyps from Reagan's colon
In 1986, Jim Fregosi replaces Tony LaRussa as White Sox manager
In 1987, Chuti Tiu, 17, of Wisconsin, crowned America's Junior Miss
In 1987, Johnny Carson marries 4th wife Alexis Mass
In 1988, Curtis Strange wins US Open golf tournament
In 1988, Haiti's general assembly dissolves
In 1988, NYC WABC-AM becomes flagship radio station of NJ Devils
In 1988, Price is Right model Janice Pennington is knocked out by a TV camera
In 1988, Supreme Court upholds a law that made it illegal for private clubs to
In 1988, WABC officially becomes the NJ Devils new home radio
In 1988, discriminate against women & minorities
In 1990, 40,000-50,000 die in a (7.6) earthquake in Iran
In 1990, H E Holt & D H Levy discover asteroid #5261 Eureka
In 1990, Nelson Mandela lands in NYC to begin a tour of US
In 1992, Kelly Saunders is 2nd female baseball PA announcer (Balt Orioles)
In 1993, 47th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Phoenix Suns, 4 games to 2
In 1993, 93rd US Golf Open: Lee Janzen shoots a 272 at Baltusrol GC NJ
In 1993, Tammie Green wins LPGA Rochester International Golf Tournament
In 1994, Bomb attack on Islamic temple in Mashad Iran (70 killed)
In 1994, Ernie Els win's 1994 Golf US Open
In 1994, Howard Stern begins 30-minute (Radio) TV show on E! cable network
In 1994, OJ Simpson arraigned on murder of Nicole Simpson & Ronald Goldman
In 1995, Space probe Ulysses begins 2nd passage behind the Sun
In 1996, Space Shuttle STS 78 (Columbia 20), launches into space
In 1997, Negotiators announce agreement in principle with tobacco industry
In 1999, 99th US Golf Open: at Pinehurst CC NJ
[Argentina] Flag Day
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[West Virginia] Admission Day (1863)
In 1998, [RC] Memorial of Immaculate Heart of Mary (opt)
[RC] Adalbert, archbishop of Maagdenburg
[RC] Deodatus/Deodat, bishop of Nevers
[RC] Feast of St Silverius, 58th pope [536-37], martyr
[RC] Florentia, sister of 3 bishops
