Historical Events
1635 - France's First Minister, Cardinal Richelieu declares war on Spain (Franco-Spanish War 1635–59)
1643 - Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut and New Harbor form the United Colonies of New England
1911 - Maurice Ravel's opera "L'Heure Espagnole" premieres in Paris
1939 - Churchill signs British-Russian anti-Nazi pact
1972 - 25th Cannes Film Festival: "The Working Class Goes to Heaven" directed by Elio Petri and "The Mattei Affair" directed by Francesco Rosi jointly awarded the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film
1975 - Farm truck packed with wedding party struck by a train, killing 66 in truck, 40 miles south of Poona, India
Famous Birthdays
1808 - Samuel Jameson Gholson, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1883)
1919 - Betty Jameson, Norman OK, LPGA golfer (1947 US Women's Open)
1953 - Shavarsh Karapetyan, Soviet Armenian finswimmer
1977 - Manuel Almúnia, Spanish footballer
1977 - Brandon Inge, American baseball player
1981 - Klaas-Erik Zwering, Dutch swimmer
Famous Deaths
988 - Dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies
1885 - Peter W. Barlow, English engineer (b. 1809)
1954 - Charles Edward Ives, US composer (Unanswered Question), dies at 79
1965 - Maria Dabrowska, Polish writer (Znaki Zycia), dies
1996 - Margaret Rawlings, actress (Roman Holiday), dies at 89
2009 - Robert F. Furchgott, American chemist, Nobel Laureate (b. 1916)
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