Historical Events
British Golf Open
British Open Men's Golf, Turnberry: Tom Watson wins second of 5 Open titles by a stroke from Jack Nicklaus; pair play together in final 2 rounds; separate themselves from field under rare clear skies, remembered as the "Duel in the Sun"
Tom Watson
Jack Nicklaus
Famous Birthdays
- Ben McAdoo, American football coach (New York Giants, 2016-7), born in Homer City, Pennsylvania
- Isaac Brock, American musician
Famous Deaths
Alice Paul
Alice Paul, American suffragist (National Woman's Party), dies at 92
Alice Paul
- Loren C Eiseley, US anthropologist/writer (Animal Secrets), dies at 69
- Loren Eiseley, American anthropologist and natural science writer (The Unexpected Universe), dies at 69