1708 - Monarch Amengkurat II [Sunan Mas] of Mataram gives himself up to VOC
1717 - Prussian king Frederik Willhelm I gives compulsory education to 5-12 yrs
1904 - Rafael Reyes becomes dictator of Colombia after losing Panama
1912 - 10th Tour de France won by Odile Defraye of Belgium
1929 - 24th Davis Cup: France beats USA in Paris (3-2)
1976 - Eldon Joersz and Geo Morgan set world air speed record of 3,530 kph
1984 - 23rd modern Olympic Games open in Los Angeles
1988 - Winnie Mandella's home in Soweto, South Africa, destroyed by arson
1997 - NY Ranger center Mark Messier signs with Vancouver for $20M for 3 yrs
2014 - Linda Ronstadt receives the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama in a White House ceremony.
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