Historical Events
1933 – Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: American Helen Wills Moody successfully defends her title beating local favourite Dorothy Round 6-4, 6-8, 6-3
1988 – Stevie Wonder announces he will run for mayor of Detroit in 1992
1990 – 12:34:56 on 7/8/90 (1234567890)
1990 – FIFA World Cup Final, Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy: 85th minute penalty by Andreas Brehme gives West Germany, 1-0 win over Argentina
1995 – NHL Draft: Detroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL) defenceman Bryan Berard first pick by Ottawa Senators
2018 – Four boys are the first to be rescued after 16 days, from Tham Luang cave, Thailand, by Thai and international rescue team
Famous Birthdays
1908 – Louis Jordan, American musician, songwriter and bandleader (Caldonia), born in Brinkley, Arkansas (d. 1975)
1910 – Govan AM Mbeki, South African leader (ANC/SACP)
1947 – Jenny Diski, English writer (Stranger on a Train), born in London (d. 2016)
1968 – Billy Crudup, American actor
1969 – Bobby Ayala, Oxnard CA, pitcher (Seattle Mariners)
1982 – Joshua Alba, American actor
Famous Deaths
1726 – John Ker, Scottish spy (b. 1673)
1826 – Luther Martin, American statesman (b. 1748)
1895 – Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian scientist (b. 1821)
1990 – Howard Duff, American actor (Flamingo Road, Knots Landing), dies of a heart attack at 76
2004 – Jean Lefebvre, French actor (Diabolical, Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?), dies at 84
2015 – James Tate, American poet (Pulitzer Prize 1992), dies at 71