Historical Events
1960 – 1st patent for lasers granted to Arthur Schawlow and Charles Townes
1964 – LPGA Western Open Women’s Golf, Scenic Hills CC: Carol Mann her 1st of 2 major titles by 2 shots from Ruth Jessen and Judy Kimball
1968 – Student riot in Nanterre near Paris
1969 – “Come Summer” closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 7 performances
1981 – Soyuz 39 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Mongolian) to Salyut 6
1990 – The ML umpires announce that they will boycott exhibition games
Famous Birthdays
1903 – James Sargent Russell, US pilot and admiral (WW II Pacific Ocean), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 1996)
1907 – James Gavin, US 82nd Airborne Division General (Sicily/Normandy), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1990)
1937 – Angelo Badalamenti, American film composer (Twin Peaks, The Straight Story, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive), born in Brooklyn, New York
1948 – Randy Hobbs, American rock musician (Johnny Winter Band, McCoys), born in Winchester, Indiana (d. 1993)
1969 – Russell Maryland, American NFL defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys, Oak Raiders), born in Chicago, Illinois
1974 – Marcus Camby, American NBA forward (Toronto Raptors), born in Hartford, Connecticut
Famous Deaths
1685 – Emperor Go-Sai of Japan (b. 1638)
1906 – Martin Wegelius, Finnish musicologist and composer, dies at 59
1993 – Tim Crews, pitcher (Cleveland Indians), drowns at 31
2001 – William Hanna, American animator and studio founder, dies at 90
2003 – Terry Lloyd, English reporter (b. 1952)
2019 – Carlo Franci, Italian composer and conductor, dies at 91