Historical Events
1462 – Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II (The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat from Wallachia
1631 – Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, then spends more than 20 years building her tomb, the Taj Mahal
1906 – International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Wimbledon: Laurence Doherty and Reginald Doherty beat Raymond Little and Holcombe Ward 3-6, 11-9, 9-7, 6-1 to give British Isles an unassailable 3-0 lead over US (ends 5-0)
1944 – Iceland dissolves its union with Denmark and declares itself a Republic
2017 – Collision at sea between U.S.S. Fitzgerald and ACX Crystal, a Philippine cargo ship kills 7 US sailors in Japanese waters
2018 – US Open Men’s Golf, Shinnecock Hills GC: Brooks Koepka wins by 1 stroke from Tommy Fleetwood for first back-to-back Open titles since 1988-89 (Curtis Strange)
Famous Birthdays
1902 – Alec Hurwood, Australian cricketer (Australian off-spinner v WI 1930-31), born in Kangaroo Point, Queensland, Australia (d. 1982)
1908 – Enrique Peralta Azurdia, Colonel and military President of Guatemala (1963-66), born in Guatemala City (d. 1997)
1919 – Galina Ustvolskaya, Russian composer, born in Petrograd, Russia (d. 2006)
1948 – Dave Concepción, Venezuelan baseball all star shortstop (Cincinnati Reds), born in Ocumare de la Costa, Venezuela
1971 – Tripp Schwenk, American 100m/200m backstroke (Olympic silver 1996), born in Sarasota, Florida
1985 – Marcos Baghdatis, Cypriot professional tennis player
Famous Deaths
1813 – Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, English sailor and politician, dies at 86
1957 – Dorothy M. Richardson, English novelist (Pilgrimage), dies at 84
1959 – Abdul Mouse, Indonesian nationalist foreman/author, dies at about 68
1981 – Richard O’Connor, British general (b. 1889)
2007 – Gianfranco Ferrè, Italian fashion designer (b. 1944)
2015 – John David Crow, American College Football Hall of Fame back and tight end (Heisman Trophy 1957, Texas A and M; Pro Bowl 1959, 60, 62, 65; St. Louis Cardinals), dies at 79