Historical Events
1659 – Netherlands, England and France sign Treaty of The Hague
1880 – League of American Wheelmen (1st US bicycle association), forms in Newport, Rhode Island
1902 – Australia Cricket all out 36 v England, Edgbaston, their lowest ever
1905 – Emperor Wilhelm II lands in Tanger
1927 – Tiger 1st baseman Johnny Neun makes an unassisted triple play
1941 – -June 1) 32.0 cm rain falls on Burlington Kansas (state record)
Famous Birthdays
1640 – Michał Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (1669-73), born in Biały Kamień, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (d. 1673)
1882 – Sándor Graf Festetics, Hungarian nobleman and politician, born in Dég, Fejér county, Hungary (d. 1956)
1930 – William Taylor, British Chairman of Convocation (London University)
1939 – Charles Drain, American soul singer, born in Eupora, Mississippi (d. 1995)
1955 – Tommy Emmanuel, Australian Guitarist CGP
1962 – Henry Williams, CFL receiver (Edmonton Eskimos)
Famous Deaths
1880 – Hippolyte Mège-Mouriés, French chemist and inventor of margarine, dies at 62
1906 – Victoria von Battenberg, assassinated in Madrid
1928 – Manuel de Oliveira Lima, Brazilian historian, dies at 60
1955 – Bill Vukovich, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1953-4), dies in crash in Indianapolis 500 at 36
1974 – Adelle Davis, US nutrionalist (Let’s stay healthy), dies at 70
2006 – Lula Mae Hardaway, American songwriter, mother of singer Stevie Wonder (b. 1930)