Historical Events
1877 – General strike brings US railroad to a stand still
1985 – US Open Women’s Golf, Baltusrol GC: Kathy Baker (later Guadagnino) wins her first LPGA Tour event and only major title, 3 strokes ahead of runner-up Judy Clark (later Dickinson)
1988 – 200,000 demonstrate in Soviet Armenia for incorporation of Nagorno-Karabak
1996 – “How To Succeed in Business…” closes at R Rodgers NYC after 548 performances
1998 – Violence erupts in Richmond, South Africa, reflecting underlying political tensions between supporters of the ANC and Inkatha Freedom Party
2014 – The Egyptian government propose a cease fire in the Israel–Gaza conflict
Famous Birthdays
1804 – Ludwig A Benedek, Austrian general
1930 – Eric Norman Stokes, composer
1951 – Judi Brown, American 400m hurdler (Olympic silver 1984), born in East Lansing, Michigan
1966 – Brian Selznick, American author and illustrator
1974 – Erick Dampier, NBA center (SF Warriors)
1995 – Kim Hyo-joo, South Korean golfer (Evian C’ship 2014), born in Seoul, South Korea
Famous Deaths
1298 – Jacob de Voragine, Italian bishop/writer (Golden Legend), dies
1876 – Thomas Hazlehurst, English Methodist chapel builder, dies at 60
1908 – William Mason, composer, dies at 79
1918 – Quentin Roosevelt, youngest son of United States President Theodore Roosevelt, killed in aerial combat over France on Bastille Day at 20
1942 – Neel [Cornelia H] Doff, Neth/French/Belgian painter’s model, dies
1975 – Madan Mohan, Hindi Film’s Melodious Music director (b. 1924)