Historical Events
1624 – Virginia becomes an English crown colony following the bankruptcy of the London Company
1673 – Peace of Vossem: French King Louis XIV and Frederik Willem of Brandenburg
1946 – US Open Men’s Golf, Canterbury GC: World War II veteran Lloyd Mangrum defeats Byron Nelson and Vic Ghezzi in 36 playoff holes to win his only major title
1995 – “Batman Forever” opens with a record $528 million weekend starring Val Kilmer, Chris O’Donnell, Tommy Lee Jones and Nicole Kidman
2013 – “Despicable Me 2” directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud with voices by Steve Carrel and Kristen Wiig premieres at the Champs-Elysées Film Festival
2013 – US Open Men’s Golf, Merion GC: Englishman Justin Rose wins his first major title, 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Jason Day and Phil Mickelson
Famous Birthdays
1874 – Arthur Meighen, 9th Prime Minister of Canada (C: 1920-21, 1926), born in Anderson, Ontario (d. 1960)
1928 – Sergiu Comissiona, Buch Romania, conductor (Haifa Symph 1959-64)
1930 – David Konstant, bishop (Leeds)
1935 – James Bolam, English actor (When the Boat Comes In, The Beiderbecke Trilogy), born in Sunderland, England
1940 – Hans Dorrestijn, Dutch cabaret performer
1962 – Arnold Vosloo, South African actor
Famous Deaths
1792 – Benjamin Tupper, Continental Army officer, and pioneer to the Ohio Country (b. 1738)
1866 – Joseph Méry French poet (b. 1798)
1955 – Ozias Leduc, Canadian painter, dies at 90
1959 – George Reeves, actor (Superman, Gone with the Wind), commits suicide by shooting himself in the head at 45
1971 – Lord Reith, British broadcast executive (b. 1889)
1984 – Lew Andreas, American basketball coach (b. 1895)