1684 – Expedition to establish French colony in Louisiana leaves La Rochelle with four ships led by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (expedition is disastrous with only 15 survivors)
1931 – Paavo Nurmi runs world record 2 mile (8:59.6)
1936 – 121°F (49°C), near Alton, Kansas (state record)
1940 – 1st illegal “Newsletter of Pieter It Hen” publishes in Netherlands
1977 – 64th Tour de France won by Bernard Thevenet of France
1978 – Pete Rose ties NL hitting streak of 37 games
1979 – Boston Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski hits his 400th HR
1983 – 21st Tennis Fed Cup: Czech beats Germany in Zurich Switzerland (2-1)
1994 – Bodo kills 37 Muslims in Bashbari NE India
2015 – US President Barack Obama begins an historic 2 day visit to Kenya