Historical Events
1214 - Battle of La Roche-aux-Moines (Angers), part of King John of England's attempt to reclaim Normandy from France
1687 - King James II disbands English parliament
1917 - Labor disputes lead to race riot in East St Louis, Illinois - Black neighborhood attacked and burned, 40-200 killed and 6000 left homeless
1943 - Gulf of Biskaje: Liberator bombers sinks U-126
2005 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Venus Williams beats fellow American Lindsay Davenport 4-6, 7-6, 9-7 for the 3rd of her 5 Wimbledon singles titles
2017 - Women's PGA Championship, Olympia Fields CC: American Danielle Kang scores her first professional win, 1 stroke ahead of defending champion Brooke Henderson of Canada
Famous Birthdays
1492 - Elizabeth Tudor, English princess, second daughter and fourth child of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York, born in Richmond Palace, Surrey, England (d. 1495)
1927 - Ruth Berghaus, German choreographer and opera director, born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1996)
1947 - Ervin Hall, 100m hurdler (Olympic silver 1968), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1968 - Mark Tewksbury, Canadian swimmer (Olympic gold 100m backstroke 1992), born in Calgary, Alberta
1976 - Tomáš Vokoun, Czech hockey player
1984 - Vanessa Lee Chester, American actress
Famous Deaths
1644 - William Gascoigne, English astronomer and mathematician (introduced telescopic sights), is killed in the Battle of Marston Moor at 24
1911 - Felix Mottl, Austrian conductor and composer (Agnes Bernauer), dies at 54
1929 - Gladys Brockwell, American actress (Long Pants, Oliver Twist), dies in an automobile accident at 34
1940 - Ben Turpin, American comic (Saps at Sea, His New Job), dies at 65
2004 - Mochtar Lubis, Indonesian writer and editor (Twilight in Jakarta), dies at 82
2007 - Beverly Sills [Belle Miriam Silverman], American operatic soprano, dies of lung cancer at 78
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