Historical Events
1304 – Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle – King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold of the war
1901 – Morocco signs an agreement with France fixing Morocco’s frontier with Algeria, a French colony
1930 – 106°F (41°C), Washington, D.C. (district record)
1932 – Franz von Papen launches a coup against the Prussian government
1965 – NY Yankee pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits an inside-the-park grand slam
1969 – Apollo 11 lunar module carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin lands on the surface of the Moon; Aldrin and Armstrong walk on the moon seven hours later; Michael Collins remains in orbit in the lunar module
Famous Birthdays
1600 – Simon Ives, English court composer (d. 1662)
1943 – Dennis Yost, American vocalist (The Classics IV), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2008)
1950 – Tantoo Cardinal, Canadian actress
1967 – Jon Normile, fencer (Olympics 1996), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1975 – Aimee Mullins, American Paralympic athlete/official (US Olympic Chef de Mission 2012), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
1996 – Ben Simmons, Australian basketball point guard (2016 NBA Draft: #1 pick Philadelphia 76ers), born in Melbourne, Victoria
Famous Deaths
1597 – Franciscus Raphelengius [French of Ravelingen], Neth publisher, dies
1607 – Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer and historian (Historia Belgica), dies at 48
1893 – Tom Kelly, Australian cricketer (two Tests for Australia 1877-79, 64 runs), dies at 49
1936 – Jose Sanjurjo, Spanish general (Morocco) and high director, dies at 64
1985 – Bruno de Finetti, Italian probabilist statistician and actuary, dies at 79
2006 – Ted Grant, British Trotskyist (b. 1913)