Historical Events
1932 – Yankees’ Ben Chapman hits two inside-the-park home runs, tying the record
1991 – South Africa re-admitted to Olympics
1992 – Kim Basinger gets 1,959th star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame
2002 – The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as African leaders replace the Organization of African Unity. South African President Thabo Mbeki serves as its first chair.
2022 – Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan claims her first Grand Slam title with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur; first Kazakhstani player to win a major title
Famous Birthdays
1753 – William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, Governor of Newfoundland, born in England (d. 1825)
1941 – Takehide Nakatani, Japanese lightweight judoka (Olympic gold 1964), born in Hiroshima, Japan
1951 – Eugeniusz Knapik, Polish pianist and classical music composer (Islands; Up Into The Silence), born in Ruda Śląska, Poland
1955 – Lisa Banes, American actress (Cocktail; Look Back in Anger), born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio
1965 – Frank Bello, American heavy metal bassist (Anthrax), born in The Bronx, New York
Famous Deaths
1386 – Leopold III, Duke of Austria (1365-68), dies at 34
1668 – Jacob Balde, German poet (Jephthe), dies at 64
1922 – Mori Ōgai, Japanese novelist (The Wild Geese), poet and surgeon, dies at 60
1981 – Wilhelm H C Tenhaeff, para-psychologist, dies at 87
2011 – Würzel [Michael Burston], English guitarist (Motörhead, 1984-95), dies of ventricular fibrillation at 61