WHAT HAPPENED ON JULY 21ST? COMPILED BY JOE GEERTZ

This Day in History for 21st July

 JoAnn shares her birthday with other famous people

1925 - Anne Meacham, American actress
1926 - Gerald Ian Lacey, architect/town planner
1926 - Karel Reisz, director (Everybody Wins, Isadora, Who'll Stop the Rain)
1926 - Norman Jewison, director (Moonstruck, ...and Justice For All)
1926 - Paul Burke, New Orleans, actor (Thomas Crown Affair) [or Jan 21]
1926 - Rahimuddin Khan, Pakistani general
1926 - Queenie Watts, English actress (d. 1980)
1927 - Stefan Niculescu, composer
1928 - Marcel Gauthier, Canadian wrestler (d. 1998)
1929 - Bob Orton, American wrestler (d. 2006)
1930 - Gene Alec Littler, San Diego CA, PGA golfer (1961 US Open)
1930 - Anand Bakshi, Indian lyricist (d. 2002)
1931 - Leon Schidlowsky, composer
1932 - Ernie Warlick, American football player
1933 - Brigitte Reimann, writer
1933 - John C Gardner, scholar/writer (Grendel, Sunlight Dialogues)
1934 - Chandu Borde, cricket batsman (55 Tests for India 1959-67)
1934 - Edolphus Towns, (Rep-D-New York, 1983- )
1935 - Julian Pettifer, English TV-host
1935 - Kaye Stevens, Pitts, singer/comedienne (Jerry Lewis Show)
1935 - Norbert Blüm, German politician
1935 - Moe Drabowsky, baseball player (d. 2006)
1938 - Anton Emil Kuerti, composer
1938 - Janet Reno, US attorney general (1993- )
1938 - Les Aspin, (Rep-D-Wisc, 1971-93)/Minister of Defense (1993-94)
1939 - John Negroponte, 1st United States Director of National Intelligence
1940 - James E Clyburn, (Rep-D-South Carolina)
1941 - Jim Bates, (Rep-D-CA, 1983- )
1942 - Fred Hetzel, NBA star (SF, Cincinnati, Milwaukee Bucks)

1942 - Kim Fowley, Philippines/US rock vocalist/producer/songwriter
1942 - Patricia Elliot, Gunnison Co, actress (Renee-Empire, One Life to Live)
1943 - David Downing, NYC, actor (Backstairs at the White House)
1943 - Edward Herrmann, Wash DC, actor (Day of the Dolphin, Reds)
1943 - Jerry McGee, New Lexingon OH, PGA golfer (1975 Pensacola Open)
1944 - Buchi Emecheta, Nigerian/English writer (Price of Bride)
1944 - Paul Wellstone, (Sen-D-Minnesota)
1944 - Tony Scott, director (Top Gun, Revenge, Days of Thunder)
1945 - Alton Maddox, NY black activist/attorney (Tawana Brawley case)
1945 - Barry Richards, extraordinary cricket batsman (4 Tests for S Africa)
1945 - Geoff Dymock, Australian cricket left-arm pace bowler (1974-80)
1945 - Leigh Lawson, Atherston England, actress (Fire & Sword, Charlie Boy)
1945 - John Lowe, English darts player
1945 - Lydia Shum, Hong Kong comedian and actress (d. 2008)
1946 - Barry "Bean" Whitwam, rocker
1946 - Zbigniew Kaczmarek, Poland, lightweight (Olympic-gold-1976)
1946 - Kenneth Starr, American lawyer
1947 - Cat Stevens, [Yusaf Islam], rock vocalist (Peace Train, Father & Son)
1947 - Chetan Chauhan, Indian cricket opener (Gavaskar's partner for a while)
1947 - John J Duncan Jr, (Rep-R-Tennessee)
1947 - Wendell Burton, San Antonio Tx, actor (Lucas-New Dick Van Dyke Show)
1948 - Art Hindle, Halifax Nova Scotia, actor (Jeff-Dallas, Berrengers)
1948 - Garry Trudeau, political cartoonist (Doonesbury)
1948 - Ed Hinton, American sportswriter
1949 - Ludmila Smirnova, USSR, pairs figure skater (Olympic-silver-1972)
1949 - Al Hrabosky, baseball player
1950 - Larry Tolbert, rock drummer (Raydio)
1950 - Ubaldo Fillol, Argentinian footballer
1951 - Diana Dennis, Portland Oregon, body builder (Women Physique World)
1951 - Doug Collins, US, basketball player (Olympic-silver-1972)
1951 - Slick Watts, NBA (Seattle SuperSonic)
1952 - Robin Williams, Chicago Ill, comedian (Mork & Mindy, Awakenings)
1952 - John Barrasso, American politician, junior senator from Wyoming
1953 - Brian Talbot, British footballer
1953 - Jeff Fatt, Chinese Australian actor
1955 - Henry Preistman, rocker (Christians-Harvest the World)
1955 - Tacho Ocheriski, singer (Putting on the Ritz)
1955 - Howie Epstein, American musician (d. 2003)
1955 - Taco Ockerse, Indonesian singer
1956 - Michael Connelly, American author
1957 - Jon Lovitz, Tarzana Calif, actor (SNL, League of their Own, Critic)
1959 - Stuart Young-Black, Cheshire England, Canadian equestrian (Oly-96)
1960 - Lance Guest, Saratoga Calif, actor (Lance-Lou Grant)
1960 - Matt Mulhern, Phila, actor (Biloxi Blues)
1960 - Fritz Walter, German footballer
1961 - Don Wilson, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
1961 - Henry Ellard, NFL wide receiver (Washington Redskins)
1961 - Jim Martin, Oakland CA, rock guitarist (Faith No More-Real Thing)
1961 - Amar Singh Chamkila, Punjabi folk singer
1962 - Ike Eisenmann, Houston Tx, actor (Scott-Fantastic Journey)
1963 - Kevin Poole, English footballer
1963 - Paulo Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
1964 - Susan Swift, Houston Tx, actress (Chisholms)
1965 - Mike Bordick, Marquette MI, infielder (Oakland A's)
1965 - Gudni Bergsson, Icelandic footballer
1965 - Jovy Marcelo, Filipino racing driver (d. 1992)
1966 - Larisa Neiland, Lvov Ukraine, tennis star (1996 Essen winner)
1966 - Arija Bareikis, American actress
1967 - Lance Painter, Bedford England, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
1967 - Tore Meinecke, West Germany, tennis star
1968 - Brandi Chastain, San Jose Calif, soccer forward (Olympics-96)
1968 - Christian Perthaler, hockey forward (Team Austria 1998)
1968 - Dina Ammaccapane, Bayport NY, LPGA golfer (1994 Sara Lee Classic-4th)
1968 - Johnnie Barnes, NFL wide receiver (Pitts Steelers, Amsterdam Admirals)
1968 - Lyle Odelein, Quill Lake Sask, NHL defenseman (Team Canada, Montreal)
1968 - Robert Anthony Gamez, Las Vegas NV, PGA golfer (1990 Nestle)
1969 - Emerson Hart, American musician (Tonic)
1970 - Bryce Florie, Charleston FLA, pitcher (San Diego Padres)
1970 - Steven "Scrappy" Segaloff, New Haven, Conn, rower (Olympics-5th-1996)
1970 - Shawn Stasiak, American professional wrestler
1971 - Nuno Markl, Portuguese comedian and radio host
1972 - Dennis Military man, soccer player (Sparta/Vitesse)
1972 - Joe Rudolph, NFL guard (Phila Eagles)
1972 - Kimera Bartee, Omaha NE, outfielder (Detroit Tigers)
1972 - Lilach Parisky, Israel, Women's foil fencer (Oly-1996)
1972 - Martin Miller, CFL safety (BC Lions)
1972 - Shinjiro Otani, wrestler (NJPW)
1973 - Ali Landry, Louisiana, Miss Universe-USA (1996)
1973 - Stephen Clarke, Sutton Coldfield Engld, Canada swimmer (Oly-br-92, 96)
1973 - Steve Taneyhill, WLAF QB (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1973 - Ali Landry, American model and actress
1974 - Andrea L'Huillier, Miss Universe-Chile (1996)
1974 - Geoff Jenkins, American baseball player
1975 - Mike Sellers, CFL defensive end (Edmonton Eskimos)
1975 - Ravindra Pushpakumara, Sri Lankan cricketer (Test pace bowler)
1977 - Allison Wagner, 200m/400m medley swimmer (Olympics-silver-96)
1977 - Sarah Biasini, daughter of actress Romy Schneider
1977 - Paul Casey, English golfer
1977 - Jaime Murray, British actress
1978 - Kyoko Iwosoki, Japan, 100m breaststroke swimmer (Oly-gold-92, 96)
1978 - Damian Marley, Jamaican musician
1978 - Justin Bartha, American actor
1978 - Gary Teale, Scottish football player
1979 - David Carr, American football player
1979 - Tamika Catchings, American basketball player
1980 - Tailor James, Canadian model
1980 - CC Sabathia, American baseball player
1981 - Stefan Schumacher, German cyclist
1981 - Joaquín Sánchez, Spanish footballer
1981 - Titus Bramble, English footballer

1981 - Chrishell Stause, American actress
1981 - Blake Lewis, American musician
1983 - Eivør Pálsdóttir, Faroese singer
1983 - Kellen Winslow II, American football player
1984 - Liam Ridgewell, English footballer
1984 - Paul Davis, American basketball player
1985 - Von Wafer, American basketball player
1987 - AnnaLynne McCord, American actress
1988 - Chris Mitchell, Scottish footballer
1989 - Chris Gunter, Welsh footballer
1989 - Jamie Waylett, British actor
1989 - Rory Culkin, American actor
1992 - Rachael Flatt, American figure skater

1946 Popular Movies

1. The Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer
2. The Best Years of Our Lives
3. Blue Skies
4. California
5. Dear Ruth
6. Duel in the Sun
7. The Farmer's Daughter
8. The Hucksters
9. Humoresque
10. I Wonder Who Is Kissing Her Now

1946 Academy Awards

Best Picture: "The Best Years of Our Lives"
Best Director: William Wyler ... "The Best Years of Our Lives"
Best Actor: Fredric March ... "The Best Years of Our Lives"
Best Actress: Olivia de Havilland ... "To Each His Own"

1946 Nobel Prizes

Chemistry
The prize was divided, one half being awarded to: SUMNER, JAMES BATCHELLER, U.S.A., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, b. 1887, d. 1955: "for his discovery that enzymes can be crystallized" the other half jointly to: NORTHROP, JOHN HOWARD, U.S.A., Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, Princeton, NJ, b. 1891, d. 1987; and STANLEY, WENDELL MEREDITH, U.S.A., Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, Princeton, NJ, b. 1904, d. 1971: "for their preparation of enzymes and virus proteins in a pure form"

Literature
HESSE, HERMANN, Switzerland, b. 1877 ( in Calw, Wurttenberg, Germany), d. 1962: "for his inspired writings which, while growing in boldness and penetration, exemplify the classical humanitarian ideals and high qualities of style"

Peace
The prize was divided equally between: BALCH, EMILY GREENE, USA, b. 1867, d. 1961: former Professor of History and Sociology, Honorary International President Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. MOTT, JOHN RALEIGH, USA, b. 1865, d. 1955: Chairman of the first International Missionary Council, President of the World Alliance of Young Men's Christian Associations.

Physiology or Medicine
MULLER, HERMANN JOSEPH, U.S.A., Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, b. 1890, d. 1967: "for the discovery of the production of mutations by means of X-ray irradiation"

Physics
BRIDGMAN, PERCY WILLIAMS, U.S.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, b. 1882, d. 1961: "for the invention of an apparatus to produce extremely high pressures, and for the discoveries he made therewith in the field of high pressure physics"

1946 Pulitzer Prizes

Drama: Russel Crouse & Howard Lindsay ... "State of the Union"
History: Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Jr. ... "The Age of Jackson"
International Reporting: Homer William Bigart ... "New York Herald Tribune"
National Reporting: Edward A. Harris ... "St. Louis Post-Dispatch"
Public Service: "Scranton (PA) Times"



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Position	Artist	Song Title
1	Perry Como	Prisoner Of Love
2	Eddy Howard	To Each His Own
3	The Ink Spots	The Gypsy
4	Frank Sinatra	Five Minutes More
5	Frankie Carle	Rumors Are Flying
6	Frankie Carle	Oh! What It Seemed To Be
7	Johnny Mercer	Personality
8	Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters	South America, Take It Away
9	Dinah Shore	The Gypsy
10	Frank Sinatra	Oh! What It Seemed To Be
11	Perry Como	Surrender
12	Betty Hutton	Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
13	Vaughn Monroe	Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
14	Freddy Martin	To Each His Own
15	Kay Kyser	Ol' Buttermilk Sky
16	The Ink Spots	To Each His Own
17	Freddy Martin	Symphony
18	Sammy Kaye	The Old Lamplighter
19	Bing Crosby and Carmen Cavallaro	I Can't Begin To Tell You
20	Sammy Kaye	I'm A Big Girl Now
21	Bing Crosby	Symphony
22	Dinah Shore	Doin' What Comes Natur'lly
23	Sammy Kaye	The Gypsy
24	Dinah Shore	Laughing On The Outside Crying On The Inside
25	Tex Beneke and The Glenn Miller Orchestra	Five Minutes More
26	Andy Russell	Laughing On The Outside Crying On The Inside
27	Perry Como	They Say It's Wonderful
28	Tex Beneke and The Glenn Miller Orchestra	Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop
29	Tony Martin	To Each His Own
30	Les Brown	You Won't Be Satisfied Until You Break My Heart
31	Benny Goodman	Symphony
32	Charlie Spivak	Oh! What It Seemed To Be
33	Freddy Martin	Doin' What Comes Natur'lly
34	Kay Kyser	The Old Lamplighter
35	Dick Haymes and Helen Forrest	Oh! What It Seemed To Be
36	Andrews Sisters and Les Paul Trio	Rumors Are Flying
37	Perry Como	Dig You Later A Hubba-Hubba-Hubba
38	Jo Stafford	Symphony
39	Modernaires and Paula Kelly	To Each His Own
40	Bing Crosby	Sioux City Sue
41	The King Cole Trio	I Love You For Sentimental Reasons
42	Guy Lombardo	Managua, Nicaragua
43	Vaughn Monroe	How Soon
44	Bing Crosby	The Whiffenpoof Song
45	Dusty Fletcher	Open The Door, Richard
46	Eddy Howard	I Love You For Sentimental Reasons
47	Peggy Lee	Golden Earrings

Historical Events

356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
230 - St Pontianus begins his reign as Catholic Pope
285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler.
365 - Alexandria hit by Earthquake; about 50,000 die
866 - John appointed bishop of the kingdom
905 - Holy Roman Catholic emperor Louis III captured
976 - Emperor Otto II gives earl Leopold I, East Bavaria
1320 - Count Louis of Nevers marries 8-year old daughter of Philips V
1542 - Pope Paul III begins inquisition against Protestants (Sactum Officium)
1545 - The first landing of French troops onto the coast of the Isle of Wight during the French invasion of the Isle of Wight occurs.
1568 - Battle at Jemmingen: Alva's troops beat Dutch rebellion
1579 - Mechelen surrenders to duke of Parma
1588 - English fleet defeats Spanish armada
1595 - Alvara Mendana discovers Marquesas Island
1669 - John Lockes Constitution of English colony Carolina approved
1718 - The Treaty of Passarowitz between the Ottoman Empire, Austria and the Republic of Venice is signed.
1730 - States of Holland put death penalty on "sodomy"
1749 - Pieter Steyn becomes pension advisor of Holland
1773 - Pope Clemens XIV bans Jesuits
1774 - Peace of Kutsjuk Kainardji (end Russian-Turkish War)
1774 - Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774: Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainarji ending the war.
1798 - Napoleon Bonaparte wins Battle of Pyramids in Egypt
1825 - Java princess Dipo Negoro/Mangkubumi declare war on all non-islamics
1831 - Belgium gains independence from Netherlands, Leopold I made king
1836 - 1st Canadian RR opens, between Laprairie & St John, Quebec
1846 - Mormons found 1st English settlement in Calif (San Joaquin Valley)
1861 - 1st major battle of Civil War ends (Bull Run), Va-South wins
1865 - In the market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots and kills Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first true western showdown.
1866 - Cholera epidemic kills hundreds in London
1867 - City Gardens on Folsom opens
1873 - Jesse James & James Younger gang's 1st train robbery (Adair Iowa)
1877 - -27] US army breaks railroad strike
1880 - Compressed air accident kills 20 workers on Hudson River tunnel, NY
1884 - 1st Test Cricket match played at Lord's
1896 - National Federation of Afro-American Women & Colored Women's
1897 - Tate Gallery opens in England
1898 - Spain cedes Guam to US
1900 - Pope Leo XIII encyclical to Greek-Melkite rite
1904 - After 13 years, the 4,607-mile Trans-Siberian railway is completed
1904 - Camille Jenatzy sets world auto speed record at 65.79 MPH
1918 - U-156 shells Nauset Beach, in Orleans, Massachusetts.
1919 - Anthony Fokker's establishes airplane factory at Hamburg & Amsterdam
1919 - Dirigible crashes through bank skylight killing 13 (Chicago, Ill)
1921 - Indians (9) & Yankees (7) hit a record 16 doubles
1923 - Phillies score 12 in 6th & beat Cubs 17-4
1925 - Monkey Trial ends-John Scopes found guilty of teaching Darwinism
1930 - 110°F (43°C) at Millsboro, Delaware (state record)
1930 - US Veterans Administration forms
1931 - Reno race track, becomes 1st in US to use daily double wagering
1933 - Haifa Harbor in Palestine opens
1934 - 113°F (45°C), near Gallipolis, Ohio (state record)
1938 - Paul Hindemith & Leonide Massines ballet premieres in London
1940 - Soviet Union annexes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
1940 - VARA-management accepts Rost of Tonningens demands
1941 - 200 Jewish Torahs are burned in Ukraine
1941 - Himmler orders building of Majdanek concentration camp
1942 - 8 die as coal waste heap slides in river valley near Oakwood, Va
1944 - British premier Winston Churchill flies to France, meets Montgomery
1944 - General Koiso becomes premier of Japan
1944 - US forces land on Guam to get rid of Japanese invaders
1944 - Von Kluge warns Hitler of impending collapse of front in Normandy
1945 - Detroit Tigers & Phila A's play 24 inning 1-1 tie
1946 - Jesus T Pinerol becomes 1st native born Puerto Rican governor
1947 - Indonesia begins 1st political election
1948 - WSPD TV channel 13 in Toledo, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting
1949 - Senate ratifies North Atlantic Treaty by a vote of 82-13 (NATO)
1951 - Dalai Lama returns to Tibet
1952 - 7.8 earthquake shakes Kern County Calif, 14 killed
1952 - Premier Ghavam es-Sultaneh of Persia, resigns
1954 - At Geneva, France agrees to independence of North & South Vietnam
1955 - 1st sub powered by liquid metal cooled reactor launched-Seawolf
1956 - Cin Red pitcher Brooks Lawrence loses after 13 straight wins
1956 - US performs atmospheric nuclear Test at Enwetak
1957 - 1st black to win a major US tennis tournament (Althea Gibson)
1957 - 39th PGA Championship: Lionel Hebert at Miami Valley GC Dayton Ohio
1957 - Marilynn Smith/Fay Crocker wins Hot Springs 4-Ball Golf Tournament
1959 - 1st nuclear powered merchant ship, NS Savannah, christened, Camden NJ
1959 - Red Sox are last team to use a black player (Pumpsie Green)
1960 - Country of Katanga forms in Africa
1960 - In Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) Sirima Bandaranaike is world's 1st woman PM
1960 - Francis Chichester arrive in NY aboard Gypsy Moth II, setting record of 40 days for a solo Atlantic crossing
1961 - Launch of Mercury 4 (Liberty Bell) with Grissom
1962 - 160 civil right activists jailed after demonstration in Albany Ga
1962 - Battles on Chinese & Indies boundary
1963 - 45th PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 279 at Dallas AC Dallas
1964 - Arnold Long takes 11 catches in the match for Surrey v Sussex
1964 - Mildred Simpson runs female world record marathon (3:19:33)
1964 - Neth last whaling ship Willem Barents Sea sold to Japan
1965 - Pakistan, Iran & Turkey sign Regional Co-Operation pact
1966 - Gemini X returns to Earth
1966 - USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1968 - 50th PGA Championship: Julius Boros shoots a 281 at Pecan Valley TX
1968 - Carol Mann wins LPGA Buckeye Savings Golf Invitational
1968 - Jan Janssen wins Tour de France: 1st Dutchman
1969 - Neil Armstrong steps on Moon at 2:56:15 AM (GMT)
1969 - Russia's Luna 15 impacts moon after 52 lunar orbits
1970 - Huge Aswan Dam opens in Egypt
1970 - Libya orders confiscation of all Jewish property
1970 - USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1970 - Clay Kirby has a no-hitter going for 8 inn, but is lifted for a pinch hitter, Reliever Jack Baldschun gives up 3 hits & Padres lose, 3-0

1971 - US performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site
1972 - 2 passenger trains collide head-on killing 76 (Seville, Spain)
1972 - 27.5 cm rainfall at Fort Ripley, Minnesota (state record)
1972 - Bloody Friday: 22 IRA-bombs explode in Belfast
1972 - Dodgers release & end career of pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm
1972 - In NY, 57 murders occur in 24 hours
1973 - Braves Hank Aaron hits Ken Brett's fastball for his 700th HR
1973 - France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Atoll un the Pacific
1973 - USSR launches Mars 4 for fly-by (2600 km) of red planet
1974 - 29th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Sandra Haynie
1974 - Eddy Merckx wins his 5th Tour de France
1974 - House Judiciary approves 2 Articles of Impeachment against Pres Nixon
1975 - Billy Martin fired as Texas Rangers manager
1975 - NY Met Félix Millán hits 4 singles; erased by Joe Torres 4 double plays
1976 - "Guys & Dolls" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 239 performances
1976 - 1st outbreak of "Legionnaire's Disease" kills 29 in Phila
1976 - Christopher Ewart-Biggs British ambassador to the Republic of Ireland is assassinated by the Provisional IRA.
1977 - Libyan-Egyptian border fights
1977 - Sri Lanka premier Bandaranaike loses election
1978 - Bolivia milt coup under general Juan Pereda, pres Hugo Banzer flees
1978 - US Postal Service & unions agree on a contract averting mail strike
1978 - World's strongest dog, 80-kg St Bernard, pulls 2909-kg load 27 m
1979 - 108th British Golf Open: Seve Ballesteros shoots a 283 at Royal Lytham
1979 - National Women's Hall of Fame (Seneca Falls, NY) dedicated
1980 - Jean-Claude Droyer climbs Eiffel Tower in 2 hrs 18 mins
1981 - Australia set 130 to win, all out 111 at Headingley Willis 8-43
1982 - France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island
1983 - Polish govt ends 19 months of martial law
1983 - Storm cuts short Diana Ross' free concert in NY's Central Park
1983 - US announces Lebanon freed American hostage David Dodge
1984 - 1st documented case of a robot killing a human in US
1984 - Marita Koch of E Germany sets world women's mark for 200m, 21.71s
1984 - USSR performs underground nuclear Test
1985 - "Leader of the Pack" closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 120 perfs
1985 - 114th British Golf Open: Sandy Lyle shoots a 282 at Royal St George
1985 - Amina Fakir (Detroit), 23, crowned 18th Miss Black America
1985 - Bernard Hinault wins his 5th & last Tour de France
1985 - Judy Clark wins LPGA Boston Five Golf Classic
1986 - Barbara Palacios Teyde, 22, of Venezuela, crowned 35th Miss Universe
1986 - Pleasure Island plans unveiled
1987 - Kristi Addis, of Mississippi, crowned 5th Miss Teen USA
1988 - ESA's Ariane-3 launches 2 communications satellites (1 Indian)
1988 - Mass Gov Michael Dukakis accepts Democratic nomination for president
1989 - Eastern Airlines submits a reorganization plan to creditors
1989 - Greg LeMond (US) wins Tour de France in fastest time
1989 - Mike Tyson KOs Carl Williams in 1:33 for heavyweight boxing title
1990 - Goodwill Games opens in Seattle Wash
1990 - Pink Floyds' "Wall" is performed where Berlin Wall once stood
1991 - 120th British Golf Open: Ian Baker-Finch shoots 272 at Royal Birkdale
1991 - Betsy King wins LPGA JAL Big Apple Golf Classic
1991 - Sharmell Sullivan (Gary Indiana), 20, crowned 23rd Miss Black America
1991 - Ferguson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry, Rod Carew, Tony Lazzeri, & Bill Veeck are elected into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY
1993 - Angela Kennedy swims world record 50 m butterfly stroke (26.93)
1994 - Tony Blair is declared the winner of the leadership election of the British Labour Party, paving the way for him to become Prime Minister in 1997.
1995 - Brian Lara completes a pair for West Indians v Kent
1995 - KC Royals set club-record of 22 singles in 15 innings
1996 - 125th British Golf Open: Tom Lehman shoots a 271 at Royal Lytham
1996 - Dottie Pepper wins LPGA Friendly's Golf Classic
1996 - Wayne Gretzky signs a 2 year deal with NY Rangers
1997 - 200-year-old USS Constitution sails under its own power
1997 - NY Yank Mike Whiton held in Milwaukee on charges of sexual assault
1997 - The fully restored USS Constitution (aka "Old Ironsides") celebrates her 200th birthday by setting sail for the first time in 116 years.
2002 - Telecom giant WorldCom files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the largest such filing in United States history.
2004 - The United Kingdom government publishes Delivering Security in a Changing World, a paper detailing wide-ranging reform of the country's armed forces.
2005 - Four terrorist bombings, occurring exactly two weeks after the similar July 7 bombings, target London's public transportation system. All four bombs fail to detonate and all four suspected suicide bombers are captured and later convicted and imprisoned for long terms.
2007 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in the bestselling Harry Potter series is released.
2008 - Bosnian-Serb war criminal Radovan Karadžić is arrested in Serbia and is indicted by the UN's ICTY tribunal.