1547 – Henry II of France is crowned
1593 – France’s Protestant King Henry IV converts to Roman Catholic faith
1868 – US Congress forms Wyoming Territory (Dakota, Utah and Idaho)
1938 – Jewish artisans not allowed in Germany
1957 – Monarchy in Tunisia abolished in favor of a republic
1958 – The African Regroupment Party (PRA) holds its first congress in Cotonou.
1960 – Companie Industrielle et Forestere (Indufor) forms in Brussels
1964 – “Here’s Love” closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 338 performances
1965 – Bob Dylan is booed by sections of the crowd at the Newport Folk Festival for performing with an electric guitar, beginning of folk-rock
1993 – Tour de France: Spaniard Miguel IndurĂ¡in makes it 3 straight Tour titles; Djamolidine Abdoujaparov points winner