1021 – Synod of Pavia: emperor Henry II convicts married priest
1715 – First Doggett’s Coat and Badge race (Waterman’s race) held on Thames River (London Bridge to Chelsea)
1911 – Omar N Bradley (18) begins education in West Point
1918 – Pittsburgh and Boston Braves play a MLB record 20 scoreless innings before Pirates win, 2-0 in 21
1928 – Americans sweep medals at a rainy Olympic pole vault final in Amsterdam with Sabin Carr gold, from William Droegemuller and Charles McGinnis
1951 – David Ben-Gurion’s Mapai-party wins Israeli parliamentary election
1957 – Gil Hodges hits his 13th MLB career grand slam, a NL record and the last ever by a Brooklyn Dodgers player
1970 – KTSD TV channel 10 in Pierre, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting
1981 – “Endless Love” single released by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (Billboard Song of the Year 1981, Billboard Greatest Song Duet of All-Time)
1990 – “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” closes at Eugene O’Neill Theater NYC after 149 performances