Historical Events
1929 - Venezuelan rebel Rafael Urbina overthrows Fort Amsterdam, Curacao kidnap governor Fruytier
1940 - Last British troops leave Narvik, Norway
1944 - General Montgomery lands in Normandy, sets up HQ in Chateau de Creully
1948 - "Texaco Star Theater" premieres on NBC-TV, with "Mr. Television" Milton Berle made permanent emcee in September of the same year
1996 - French Open Women's Tennis: Defending champion Steffi Graf beats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6-3, 6-7, 10-8 for her 5th French singles crown
2012 - A bus bombing in Pakistan kills 18 and injures 35 people
Famous Birthdays
1814 - Charles Reade, English novelist (Cloister and Hearth), born in Ipsden, Oxfordshire (d. 1884)
1910 - Aleksandr Tvardovsky, Russian poet and editor in chief (Novyj Mir), born in Zagorye, Russian Empire (d. 1971) [NS=June 21]
1929 - V. M. Muddiah, Indian cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 3 wickets), born in Bangalore, Mysore (d. 2009)
1939 - Bernie Casey, American actor (Boxcar Bertha, Rent-a-Cop), born in Wyco, West Virginia (d. 2017)
1950 - Kathy Whitton Baker, American actress (Right Stuff, 16 Candles), born in Midland, Texas
1966 - Julianna Margulies, American actress (ER, The Good Wife), born in Spring Valley NY
Famous Deaths
1376 - Edward the Black Prince, English knight and heir to King Edward III, dies of dysentery at 46
1716 - Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (1690-1716), dies at 58
1966 - Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (b. 1890)
1995 - Juan Carlos Ongania, President of Argentina (1966-70), dies
2013 - Paul Cellucci, American politician, 69th Governor of Massachusetts and former United States Ambassador to Canada, dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 65
2018 - Anthony Bourdain, American-French celebrity chef, author, and TV personality considered one of the most influential chefs in the world (No Reservations, Parts Unknown), commits suicide by hanging at 61
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