Historical Events
1939 – US Open Men’s Golf, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Byron Nelson wins by 3 strokes from Craig Wood and 7 ahead of Denny Shute in a 36-hole playoff to claim the second of his 5 major titles
1948 – 80th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro wins aboard Citation to claim his second Triple Crown
1965 – Big Bang theory of creation of universe is supported by announcement of discovery of new celestial bodies know as blue galaxies
1976 – “Yes, Yes, Yes” by Bill Cosby hits #46
1990 – Oakland A’s Rickey Henderson becomes 2nd to steal 900 bases
2017 – NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors beat defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers, 129-120 for a 4-1 series victory; MVP Kevin Durant scores 39 points
Famous Birthdays
1833 – George Stevens, English jockey (record 5 Grand National wins), born in Cheltenham, England (d. 1871)
1963 – Johnny Weiss, American professional wrestler (Johnny Hotbody), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1971 – David Defiagbon, Nigerian-Canadian boxer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Sapele, Delta State, Nigeria (d. 2018)
1971 – Ryan Klesko, American MLB outfielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Westminster, California
1979 – Wil Horneff, American actor (Ghost in the Machine, Sandlot), born in Englewood, New Jersey
1982 – Loïc Duval, French racing driver (Audi Sport), born in Chartres, France
Famous Deaths
1675 – Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75), dies at 40
1850 – Jean Victor de Constant Rebecque, Swiss-Dutch army leader, dies at 77
1937 – Mikhail Tukhachevsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union (b. 1893)
1972 – Saul David Alinsky, radical writer (John L Lewis), dies at 63
2000 – P. L. Deshpande, Indian Marathi writer, dies at 80
2008 – Pam Henning [Cornelia Catharina Pamela Ingenegeren], Indonesian-Dutch cabaret dancer and actress, dies at 90