1755 – British General Edward Braddock mortally wounded during French and Indian War
1863 – John Hunt Morgan’s cavalry aid into Indiana [->JUL 13]
1893 – Daniel Hale Williams III repairs the torn pericardium of a knife wound patient, James Cornish, without penicillin or blood transfusion
1914 – Boston Red Sox purchase future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth’s contract from minor league Baltimore Orioles
1947 – Spain votes for Franco monarchy
1949 – Benjamin Britten’s Jump Symphony premieres
1969 – Tom Seaver’s no-hit bid against Cubs ends with 1 out in 9th
1980 – 7 die in a stampede to see Pope John Paul II in Brazil
1988 – Chris Speier hits for the cycle and Ernest Riles hits 10,000th Giant HR
1989 – Two bombs explode in Mecca, killing one pilgrim and wounding 16 others