Historical Events on June 19

1306 The Earl of Pembroke's army defeats Robert the Bruce's Scottish army at the Battle of Methven

1464 French King Louis XI forms postal service

1610 Samuel de Champlain and his French army defeat the Mohawk people at the Battle of Sorel in New France, present-day Sorel-Tracy, Quebec

1741 Russian mathematician Leonhard Euler leaves St. Petersburg for a position at the Berlin Academy, offered to him by Frederick the Great of Prussia

1825 Gioachino Rossini's "Il viaggio a Reims" premieres

1829 Sir Robert Peel introduces the Metropolitan Police Act 1829 into Parliament to establish a unified police force for London

1900 Republican Party nominates President William McKinley for re-election, but chooses a new candidate for Vice-President, Theodore Roosevelt

1908 British Open Men's Golf, Prestwick GC: Scotsman James Braid wins his 4th Championship by 8 strokes from Tom Ball

1914 British Open Men's Golf, Prestwick GC: Harry Vardon of Jersey wins a record 6th Open Championship, 3 strokes ahead of defending champion J.H. Taylor

1922 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 5000m (14:28.2)

1936 German boxer Max Schmeling KOs up-and-coming American heavyweight Joe Louis in 12 rounds at Yankee Stadium, New York

1937 Francisco Franco's troops conquer the Bilbao Basques

1937 Second of two legendary recording sessions by Delta Blues musician Robert Johnson with producer Don Law at the Vitagraph Studios, Dallas, Texas

1940 German 7th Armoured division under command of Rommel occupies Cherbourg

1940 Hermann Goering orders seizure of Dutch horses, car, buses and ships

1941 US President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Two Ocean Navy Expansion Act

1944 Five of the "The Magnificent Eleven" photos taken by Robert Capa during the D-Day landings at Omaha Beach, Normandy first published in "Life Magazine"

1954 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Glen Flora CC: Betty Jameson wins 6 & 5 over Louise Suggs in the final

1955 US Open Men's Golf, Olympic CC: Jack Fleck wins an 18-hole playoff by 3 strokes to claim his only major title and deny Ben Hogan a record fifth US Open title

1955 Mickey Mantle hits career HR # 100

1956 Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin end partnership after 10 years, and 16 films

1960 Loretta Lynn records "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl"

1961 NY Yankee Roger Maris hits his 25th of 61 HRs

1963 Valentina Tereshkova 1st woman in space returns to Earth

1964 Bob Dylan completes UK tour

1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 passes 73-27

1964 Luther Burbank Home and Gardens, home of the famous horticulturist, is designated a National Historical Landmark in Santa Rosa, California

1967 Paul McCartney admits on TV that he took LSD

1970 Conservatives led by Edward Heath win British parliamentary election

1973 Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) and Willie Davis (LA Dodgers) both record 2,000th MLB career hit; Rose, a single in 4-0 win vs SF Giants; Davis, a HR in 3-0 win vs Atlanta Braves

1977 MLB Cleveland Indians fire manager Frank Robinson and replace him with Jeff Torborg

1977 Pope Paul VI makes 19th-cen bishop John Neumann 1st US male saint

1978 Garfield, created by Jim Davis, 1st appears as a comic strip

1978 Ian Botham takes 8-34 v Pakistan, his best Test cricket bowling

1979 In NYC 36,211 show up to witness return of Billy Martin as manager of the New York Yankees

1984 Weird Al Yankovic gives free live performance at Del Mar Fair

1985 Reggie Jackson hits his 513th HR to move into 10th place

1989 Mets Dwight Gooden wins his 100th game (100-37)

1990 Grupo Carso, S.A. de C.V., founded by Carlos Slim is listed on the Mexico Stock Exchange

1992 Evander Holyfield beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

1992 "Batman Returns", starring Michael Keaton as Batman, Danny DeVito as the Penguin, and Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman, is released

1993 David Boon completes 15th Test cricket century, 164* v England at Lord's

1995 NY Yankees announce agreement with Darryl Strawberry

1999 At about 4:30 pm, Stephen King is hit by a car on the shoulder of Route 5, in Lovell, Maine. He would suffer numerous injuries, including a collapsed right lung, multiple fractures of his right leg, scalp laceration and a broken hip

1999 Stanley Cup, Marine Midland Arena, Buffalo, NY: Dallas Stars edge Buffalo Sabres, 2-1 in triple overtime for 4-2 series win; Brett Hull clinches series with infamous "No Goal" ruling

2000 NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers beat Indiana Pacers, 116-111 in Game 6 to win the franchise's first title in 12 years; MVP: Shaquille O'Neal

2005 Michael Schumacher wins controversial United States Formula 1 Grand Prix where only 6 of 20 cars complete the race amongst ridicule of F1 safety and tyre rules

2009 "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" directed by Michael Bay and starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox is released

2014 "Transformers: Age of Extinction" directed by Michael Bay and starring Mark Wahlberg premieres in Hong Kong. Highest grossing film of 2014 ($1.104 billion)

2014 4th Critics' Choice Television Awards: Orange Is the New Black wins Best Comedy Series, Breaking Bad wins Best Drama Series

2014 Felipe VI ascends to the Spanish throne after the abdication of his father King Juan Carlos

2015 Pixar's animated film "Inside Out" is released with voices by Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Bill Hader and Mindy Kaling

2015 Actress Shannen Doherty reveals that she has breast cancer

2016 NBA Finals: Cleveland Cavaliers win first title beating defending champion Golden State Warriors, 93-89 in Game 7; first team to overcome 3–1 deficit; MVP: LeBron James