Events in History

64 Great Fire of Rome begins under the Emperor Nero

1334 Bishop of Florence blesses the first foundation stone for the new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral, designed by artist Giotto di Bondone

1925 Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf, original title was the catchy “Four and a Half Years (of Struggle) Against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice”

1936 Spanish Civil War: General Francisco Franco issues manifesto and leads an uprising in the Spanish army stationed in Morocco

2012 Kim Jong-un is officially appointed Supreme Leader of North Korea and given the rank of Marshal in the Korean People’s Army

2013 Detroit, Michigan, files for bankruptcy, becoming the largest US municipal bankruptcy ever at $18.5 billion

2023 Wildfire season in British Columbia becomes the most destructive on record, burning 14,100 square kilometers of land, with 390 fires still alight (surpassing 2018 record) [1]

Events in Flim and TV

1952 KWGN TV channel 2 in Denver, Colorado (IND) begins broadcasting

1959 “The Nun’s Story” based on the novel by Kathryn Hulme, starring Audrey Hepburn premieres in Los Angeles

1970 WJCL TV channel 22 in Savannah, GA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1988 Shooting begins on Bond film “License to Kill”

1992 Sharon Belden, of Florida, 25, crowned Miss World USA

2013 46th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center

2018 Cliff Richard wins privacy case against the BBC, for reporting he was being investigated over historic child sexual assaults

2020 Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek are hospitalized with COVID-19 in Mumbai

Events in Music

1942 1st performances of “Chôros No. 6” and “Chôros No. 11” by Heitor Villa-Lobos, with the composer conducting Orquestra Sinfônica do Theatro Municipal, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

1948 Emmerich Kálmán’s dramatic operetta “Marinka” opens at Winter Garden Theater (later transferring to the Ethel Barrymore Theatre), NYC; runs for 168 performances

1953 Elvis Presley pays $3.98 to make his first demo, at Sun Studio in Memphis, records “My Happiness” and “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin”. Reportedly gives the record to his mother as a belated birthday present.

1970 Revival of Sandy Wilson’s musical “The Boy Friend”, starring Judy Carne and Sandy Duncan, closes at Ambassador Theater, NYC, after 111 performances

1976 “Something’s Afoot” closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 61 performances

1980 Billy Joel‘s “Glass Houses” album tops US charts, featuring “It’s Still Rock ‘n’ Roll to Me”

1982 “Blues in the Night” closes at Rialto Theater NYC after 53 performances

1994 “Kiss From a Rose” released by Seal (Grammy Record of the Year and Song of the Year)

Events in Sports

1878 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Frank Hadow makes his lone Wimbledon appearance, and wins; beats defending champion Spencer Gore 7-5, 6-1, 9-7

1893 Australian Harry Graham scores 107 on cricket debut Australia v England, Lord’s

1893 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Lottie Dod beats Blanche Bingley-Hillyard 6-8, 6-1, 6-4 for her 3rd consecutive and 5th overall Wimbledon singles title

1896 George Giffen is 1st to complete 1000/100 double, in 30th Test Cricket

1896 Indian born K S Ranjitsinhji completes an unbeaten 154 on Test cricket debut for England in 2nd Test against Australia at Old Trafford

1896 US Open Men’s Golf, Shinnecock Hills: American-based Scot James Foulis wins by 3 strokes ahead of Englishman Horace Rawlins

1912 Chicago Cubs get 21 hits but lose to Philadelphia Phillies in 11 innings

1913 After 68 straight innings Christy Mathewson gives up a walk

Source: www.onthisday.com