Historical Events
1940 – Estonia is annexed into Soviet empire
1948 – 17 year old American Bob Mathias scores 7,139 points to edge out Ignace Heinrich of France by just 165 in the decathlon at the London Olympics
1995 – Thousands gather in Hiroshima for the 50th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city
2012 – “Cruise” single released by Florida Georgia Line (Billboard Song of the Year 2013)
2012 – Mount Tongariro, New Zealand, erupts for the first time in a century
2016 – Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszú sets world record 4:26.36 to win the gold medal in the women’s 400m individual medley at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics
Famous Birthdays
1619 – Barbara Strozzi, Italian singer and composer, baptised in Venice (d. 1677)
1916 – Dom Mintoff, Maltese Prime Minister (1955-58, 1971-84), born in Bormla, Malta (d. 2012)
1925 – Stig-Göran Myntti, Finnish soccer midfielder (61 caps; Vasa IFK), born in Maalahti, Finland (d. 2020)
1925 – Barbara Bates, American actress (All About Eve, It’s a Great Life), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1969)
1937 – Barbara Windsor, actress (Study in Terror)
1973 – Max Kellerman, American sportscaster
Famous Deaths
1848 – Nicola Vaccai, Italian composer, dies at 58
1893 – Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. 1811)
1946 – Benny Lynch, Scottish boxer (World flyweight title 1937-38), dies of malnutrition-induced respiratory failure at 33
1991 – Harry Reasoner, American newscaster (60 Minutes, ABC, CBS), dies at 68
1995 – André Fleury, French organist and composer, dies at 92
1996 – Leonard John Coldwell, cricketer, dies at 63