Historical Events for 29th June 2019

1933 – Primo Carnera KOs Jack Sharkey in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
1936 – Pope Pius XI encyclical to US bishops “On motion pictures”
1939 – Dixie Clipper completes 1st commercial plane flight to Europe
1941 – DiMaggio extends hitting streak to 42 breaking Sisler’s record
1991 – With a world ranking of 591, Englishman Nick Brown upsets 10th-seeded (and 2001 champion) Goran Ivanišević 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in the 2nd round at Wimbledon
1991 – 6.0 earthquake hits southern Calif
1992 – NHL decides Eric Lindross goes to Flyers instead of Rangers
1992 – A’s Dennis Eckersley sets record of 26th straight save of season
1992 – 2 earthquakes including 7.4 hits southern Calif
1992 – “Salome” opens at Circle in Sq Theater NYC for 9 performances

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