1794 – Alexandre de Beauharnais, the first husband of Joséphine de Beauharnais, is executed for treason during the Reign of Terror
1877 – First telephone and telegraph line in Hawaii is completed
1925 – NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hits his first of 23 career grand slams
1934 – Australian cricket batting legend Don Bradman completes 304 in drawn 4th Test vs England at Leeds; 430 minutes, 43 x fours, 2 x sixes
1948 – Progressive party convention nominates Henry Wallace for US President
1958 – First four women named to peerage in House of Lords (UK)
1969 – 40th MLB All-Star Game, RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.: NL defeats AL, 9-3; MVP: Willie McCovey, SF Giants, 1B
1975 – LA Dodgers W. Crawford and Lee Lacy are 5th to hit consecutive pinch HRs
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