Historical Events
1376 - English "Good Parliament" ends, longest-sitting parliament at that time
1627 - English fleet under George Villiers reach La Rochelle [NS=June 20]
1943 - US, British and Canadian forces invade Sicily in WW II (Operation Husky)
1956 - 650,000 US steel workers go on strike
1973 - Bahamas declares Independence from UK and adopts constitution
1980 - Willie Jones hospitalized for heat stroke with record 46.5°C temperature
Famous Birthdays
1870 - Maurice Lugeon, Swiss geologist (nappism), born in Poissy, France (d. 1953)
1925 - Mahathir bin Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981-2003 and 2018-), born in Alor Setar, Malaysia
1927 - William Smithers, American actor (Witness, Peyton Place, Attack!), born in Richmond, Virginia
1945 - Peter Michalica, Slovak violinist, born in Kremnica, Slovakia
1952 - Kim Mitchell, Canadian guitarist and singer, born in Sarnia, Ontario
1962 - Mike Saxon, American NFL punter (Minnesota Vikings), born in Whittier, California
Famous Deaths
1875 - Henry L. Benning, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 61
1946 - Sidney Hillman, Lithuanian-American union leader (Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union; Congress of Industrial Organizations), dies of a heart attack at 59
1975 - Achiel H van Acker, Belgian premier (1945-46, 1954-58), dies at 77
1982 - Gustav MR von Koenigswald, German/Dutch paleontologist, dies at 79
1987 - John H. Hammond, American music producer, talent scout, promoter, and activist, "discovered" Billie Holiday, Teddy Wilson, Count Basie, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen, dies at 76
1992 - Albert Pierrepoint, last and longest serving British executioner (est. 433-608 executed), dies at 87
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