Historical Events
1801 - Elisha Brown Jr pressed a 1,235 pound cheese ball at his farm
1858 - Fee 1st charged to see a baseball game (50 cents) (NY beats Bkln 22-18)
1903 - Giuseppe Sarto elected Pope Pius X, known as the 'pope of the poor and humble'
1916 - Giants trade Christy Mathewson to Cin Reds
1964 - 1st surfin' record to go #1-Jan and Dean's "Surf City"
1980 - 109th British Golf Open: Tom Watson shoots a 271 at Muirfield Gullane
Famous Birthdays
1762 - Jakob Haibel, composer
1819 - Paul Henrion, composer
1970 - Dean Wells, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks)
1975 - Judy Greer, American actress
1975 - Ray Allen, NBA guard (Milwaukee Bucks)
1985 - John Francis Daley, American actor
Famous Deaths
1941 - Lew Fields, American vaudeville performer (b. 1867)
1944 - Werner von Haeffen, German lieutenant (July 20th plotter), executed
1944 - Korten, chef gen of Germany Luftwaffe, dies in bomb explosion
1944 - Brandt, col/German staff chief, dies in bombing
1958 - Franklin Pangborn, dies at 69
1977 - Carter De Haven, actor (Courage, Great Dictator), dies at 90
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/Mw6gIq
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