Historical Events
1790 – Congress declares the city of Washington in the District of Columbia, the permanent capital of the United States
1883 – Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: William Renshaw wins third straight Wimbledon title; beats twin brother Ernest Renshaw 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
1921 – Encouraged by the British, King Constantine of Greece launches a drive to take Asia Minor from nationalists under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
1972 – Smokey Robinson and Miracles final live performance
1982 – Sun Myung Moon sentenced to 18 months for tax fraud
1988 – Florence Joyner runs 100m in women’s world record 10.49 seconds
Famous Birthdays
1870 – Lambert McKenna, Irish editor and lexicographer, born in Clontarf, County Dublin, Ireland (d. 1956)
1913 – Peter Van Eyck [Götz von Eick], German actor (The Longest Day, The Wages of Fear), born in Steinwehr, Pomerania, Germany (d. 1969)
1932 – Oleg Protopopov, Russian olympic pairs skater (Gold 1964, 68), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia
1946 – John Hollins, British retired footballer, born in Guildford, Surrey
1952 – Phil Carrick, English cricketer (Yorkshire County Cricket Club), born in Armley, Yorkshire, England (d. 2000)
1969 – Rain Pryor, American actress (Head of the Class) and daughter of Richard Pryor, born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Deaths
1831 – Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, Russian general (b. 1763)
1917 – Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, German composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70
1939 – Beatrice Erskine Lane Suzuki, Zen student, dies
1972 – Max Zehnder, Swiss composer, dies at 70
1996 – John Panozzo, drummer, dies at 48
2014 – Johnny Winter, American Hall of Fame blues musician, dies at 70