Historical Events
1864 – Third Battle of Winchester, Virginia (Stephenson’s Depot) [->JUL 20]
1944 – Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg 1st meets Adolf Eichmann
1952 – Freddie Trueman takes 8-31, India all out 58 at Old Trafford
1960 – SF Giants Juan Marichal debuts, with a 1 hitter against Phillies
1991 – With NY Yankee victory, 10 of 14 AL teams are at .500 or better
2009 – The Wesley Impact: black spot the size of Earth discovered on Jupiter after unknown object crashed onto the planet
Famous Birthdays
1814 – Samuel Colt, American inventor and industrialist (Colt 6 shot revolver), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1862)
1876 – John Gunn, English cricketer (England all-rounder in 6 Tests 1901-05), born in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, England (d. 1963)
1951 – Jayson Stark, American sportswriter (The Athletic), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1958 – David Robertson, American symphony orchestra conductor, born in Malibu, California
1973 – Saïd Taghmaoui, French actor
1980 – Mark Webber, American actor
Famous Deaths
1545 – George Carew, English admiral, drowns
1868 – Soji Okita, Japanese samurai, 1st Captain of the Shinsengumi (b. 1842 or 1844)
1888 – Yamaoka Tesshū, Japanese swordsman and master of kendo, dies at 52
1939 – Tom Hayward, English cricketer (35 Tests for England, 1999 runs), dies at 68
1994 – Christian-Jaque, [Christian Maudet], French director (Nana), dies
2005 – Edward Bunker, American writer (b. 1933)