Historical Events
1214 – Battle of La Roche-aux-Moines (Angers), part of King John of England’s attempt to reclaim Normandy from France
1687 – King James II disbands English parliament
1917 – Labor disputes lead to race riot in East St Louis, Illinois – Black neighborhood attacked and burned, 40-200 killed and 6000 left homeless
1943 – Gulf of Biskaje: Liberator bombers sinks U-126
2005 – Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Venus Williams beats fellow American Lindsay Davenport 4-6, 7-6, 9-7 for the 3rd of her 5 Wimbledon singles titles
2017 – Women’s PGA Championship, Olympia Fields CC: American Danielle Kang scores her first professional win, 1 stroke ahead of defending champion Brooke Henderson of Canada
Famous Birthdays
1492 – Elizabeth Tudor, English princess, second daughter and fourth child of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York, born in Richmond Palace, Surrey, England (d. 1495)
1927 – Ruth Berghaus, German choreographer and opera director, born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1996)
1947 – Ervin Hall, 100m hurdler (Olympic silver 1968), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1968 – Mark Tewksbury, Canadian swimmer (Olympic gold 100m backstroke 1992), born in Calgary, Alberta
1976 – Tomáš Vokoun, Czech hockey player
1984 – Vanessa Lee Chester, American actress
Famous Deaths
1644 – William Gascoigne, English astronomer and mathematician (introduced telescopic sights), is killed in the Battle of Marston Moor at 24
1911 – Felix Mottl, Austrian conductor and composer (Agnes Bernauer), dies at 54
1929 – Gladys Brockwell, American actress (Long Pants, Oliver Twist), dies in an automobile accident at 34
1940 – Ben Turpin, American comic (Saps at Sea, His New Job), dies at 65
2004 – Mochtar Lubis, Indonesian writer and editor (Twilight in Jakarta), dies at 82
2007 – Beverly Sills [Belle Miriam Silverman], American operatic soprano, dies of lung cancer at 78