1870 – France declares war on Prussia; Franco-Prussian war begins
1884 – Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Maud Watson becomes inaugural female champion by beating her sister Lillian Watson 6–8, 6–3, 6–3
1908 – Dutch football club Feyenoord is established in Rotterdam as Wilhelmina; reverts to SC Feijenoord 1912; updated to SC Feyenoord 1974 and to Feyenoord Rotterdam 1978
1951 – “2 in the Aisle” opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 276 performances
1967 – First air-conditioned NYC subway car (R-38 on the F line)
1977 – 48th MLB All-Star Game, Yankee Stadium, NYC, NY: NL wins, 7-5; MVP: Don Sutton, LA Dodgers, P
1979 – Patricia Harris becomes sect of HEW
1992 – “Price” closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 47 performances