296 – St Marcellinus begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1700 – Gelderland goes on Gregorian calendar (tomorrow is 12/7/1700)
1909 – Jack Johnson fights Tony Ross to a no decision in 6 rounds at Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to retain his heavyweight boxing title
1921 – The South African Reserve Bank is established
1962 – US Open Women’s Golf, Dunes Golf and Beach Club: Murle Lindstrom wins her first LPGA Tour victory, 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Ruth Jessen and Jo Ann Prentice
1963 – Ciaculli massacre: A car bomb, intended for Mafia boss Salvatore Greco, kills seven police and military officers near Palermo
1964 – Centaur 3 launch vehicle fails to make Earth orbit
1997 – Leap Second to synchronize atomic clocks
2002 – US Senior Open Men’s Golf, Caves Valley GC: Don Pooley wins by 1 stroke in a playoff with Tom Watson
2015 – Hercules transporter plane crashes minutes after take-off in Medan, Indonesia killing 116