Historical Events
1937 - Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opens to pedestrians
1948 - Arabs blow up Jewish synagogue Hurvat Rabbi Yehudah he-Hasid
1957 - Toronto's CHUM-AM, (1050 kHz) becomes Canada's first radio station to broadcast only top 40 Rock n' Roll music format
1985 - Inaugural bands parade for President Reagan
1987 - 31st European Cup: Porto beats Bayern Munich 2-1 at Vienna
2007 - 60th Cannes Film Festival: "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" directed by Cristian Mungiu wins the Palme d'Or
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Famous Birthdays
1863 - Arthur Mold, English cricket fast bowler (England 3 Tests; 1,673 1st class wickets), born in Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire (d. 1921)
1925 - John Moberly, British diplomat, dies at 79
1942 - Lee Baca, American law enforcement official
1947 - Branko Oblak, Slovenian footballer and coach, born in Ljubljan, FPR Yugoslavia
1960 - Ray Armsetad, 4X400 runner (Olympic gold 1984), born in Kirksville, Missouri
1965 - Pat Cash, Australian tennis player (Wimbledon 1987), born in Melbourne, Victoria
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Famous Deaths
1508 - Ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55
1970 - Emmy van Lokhorst, author, dies at 78
1988 - Renato Salvatori, actor (Burn, Luna, 2 Women), dies
1988 - Melvin J "Cy" Oliver, US jazz composer/orchestra leader, dies at 77
1994 - Robert Chudnick [Red Rodney], American jazz trumpeter, dies from lung cancer at 66
2017 - Gregg Allman, American musician and songwriter (The Allman Brothers Band), dies of cancer at 69
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