Historical Events
1900 - An allied expeditionary force, made up of Japanese, Russian, British, French and American troops, sets off from Tientsin for Peking, China, to put down Boxer rebellion
1914 - WWI: Field Marshal Lord Kitchener becomes British Minister of War after British declaration of war on Germany
1943 - Russian units reach suburbs of Orel
1945 - Golfer Byron Nelson records most tournament wins (18) in a season
1985 - California Angel Rod Carew gets his 3,000th hit
2002 - 17th Commonwealth Games close in Manchester, England
Famous Birthdays
1521 - Pope Urban VII (d. 1590)
1921 - Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Canadian NHL star (Montreal Canadiens, MVP-1947), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2000)
1927 - Jess Thomas, American tenor (d. 1993)
1945 - John Qace Hardbattle, political activist
1958 - Mary Decker Tabb Slaney, NJ, olympic track star (mile record 4:16.71)
1968 - James Francis, linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
Famous Deaths
1060 - Henry I, King of France (1027-60), dies at 52
1113 - Gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030)
1430 - Philip of Saint-Pol, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies at 26
1578 - Sebastiaan, King of Portugal (1557-78), dies in battle at about 24
1859 - Jean Vianney, French parish priest (b. 1786)
1993 - Kenny Drew, US/Danish jazz pianist (Moonlight Desert), dies at 64
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