Today in History for 7th June 2025

Historical Events

1937 - Time magazine publishes the second of the only two known photos taken of the United States Supreme Court in session
1948 - Communist complete takeover of Czechoslovakia; President Bernes resigns
1971 - Soviet Soyuz 11 crew completes 1st transfer to orbiting Salyut space station
1980 - Jeff Norman runs world record 50k (2:48:06)
1981 - French Open Men's Tennis: Björn Borg of Sweden wins 11th and final career Grand Slam title; Open era record 6th French title; beats Ivan Lendl 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1

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Famous Birthdays

1884 - Julius P. Hoste, Belgian journalist, daily newspaper publisher (Last News), and politician (Minister of Education, 1936-38; Senator 1949-54), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1954)
1938 - Ian St John, Scottish soccer forward (21 caps; Motherwell; Liverpool 425 games), manager (Motherwell, Portsmouth) and broadcaster (ITV: Saint and Greavsie), born in Motherwell, Scotland (d. 2021)
1958 - Christopher Marcantel, actor (Chip-Nurse, Loving), born in Smithtown, New York
1967 - Dave Navarro, American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter, (Jane's Addiction - "Just Because"; Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1993-98), born in Santa Monica, California
1970 - Mike Modano, American Hockey Hall of Fame center, 1989-2011, 8X All-Star (Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings), born in Livonia, Michigan

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Famous Deaths

1854 - Charles Baudin, French admiral (b. 1792)
1945 - Rubén M. Campos, Mexican novelist (Claudio Oranos) and musicologist (El folklore y la musica mexicana), dies at 69
1987 - John Blofeld, writer/translator/Zen practitioner, dies at 73
1996 - [Francis] Max Factor, American CEO of Max Factor Cosmetics, dies at 91
1996 - Noel Walton Bott, British engineer (father of wave energy), dies at 88

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