On This Day
Historical Events
1609 – Majesteitsbrief: Emperor Rudolf II grants Bohemia freedom of religion
1903 – George Wyman arrives in NYC by motorcycle 51 days out of SF
1975 – Susie McAllister wins LPGA Wheeling Ladies Golf Classic
1992 – Fay Vincent institutes plans to realign NL
1993 – John F. Kennedy Jr, gives notice of quitting as ADA in Manhattan
2008 – 122nd Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer (6-4 6-4 6-7 6-7 9-7)
Famous Birthdays
1814 – Justus McKinstry, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), (d. 1897)
1890 – Andrew Sandham, cricketer (Test cricket’s 1st triple centurion)
1911 – Laverne Andrews, American singer (Andrews Sisters), born in Mound, Minnesota (d. 1967)
1922 – Francisco Moncion, dancer
1925 – Huub H Jacobse, member of Dutch 2nd chamber (Liberal)
1978 – Tamera Mowry, twin actress (Sisters)
Famous Deaths
1973 – Otto Klemperer, German/US conductor, dies at 88
1976 – Fritz Lenz, German geneticist (b. 1887)
1977 – Oedoen Partos, composer, dies at 69
1993 – Ruth Lady Fermoy, maternal grandmother of Princess Diane, dies at 84
1995 – Helene Johnson, American Harlem Renaissance poet, dies at 87
2009 – Leo Mol, Ukrainian Canadian artist and sculptor (b. 1915)
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