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Historical Events

1942 - German assault on British railroad terminal at Mersa Matruh, Egypt
1959 - 9th Berlin International Film Festival: "The Cousins" wins Golden Bear
1962 - Blacks begin passive resistance in Cairo Ill
1978 - Brittany separatists bomb Palace of Versailles in France
1987 - Columbia Records releases "King's Record Shop", the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash, and the final of her albums produced by husband Rodney Crowell
2017 - Helicopter with rogue police pilot attacks Venezuelan Supreme Court in Caracas

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Famous Birthdays

1582 - Johannes Schultz, German composer, born in Lüneburg, Germany (d. 1653)
1902 - Antonia Brico, Dutch-American conductor and pianist, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1989)
1903 - Ashley Clarke, British diplomat to Italy and president (Venice in Peril Fund) (d. 1994)
1934 - John V Tunney, American politician (Rep/Sen-D-California), born in NYC, New York (d. 2018)
1934 - Jeremy Wolfenden, British journalist and spy, born in England (d. 1965)
1939 - Smangaliso Mkhatshwa, South African Secretary-General (Bishops' Conference 1983-88), born in Barberton, Mpumalanga, South Africa

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Famous Deaths

1864 - Tom Hyer, American bare-knuckle boxer (American heavyweight champion 1841-51), dies of edema at 45
1922 - Albert H K, monarch of Monaco (1889-1922), dies at 73
1957 - Alfred Döblin, German writer (b. 1878)
2007 - Liz Claiborne, American fashion designer, entrepreneur and founder of Liz Claiborne Inc, dies of cancer at 78
2020 - Milton Glaser, American graphic designer (founded New York Magazine, created the I ♥ NY" logo), dies at 91
2021 - Marcelo Campo, Argentine rugby union winger (20 Tests Argentina, 6 South America; Pueyrredón SC), dies from a heart attack at 63

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Today's Featured Historical Event

Lawrence v. Texas is decided

On June 26, 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Texas’ sodomy laws, along with similar laws in 13 other states. The decision in Lawrence v. Texas is a landmark one, reaffirming the existence of a “right to privacy” that is not enumerated in the Constitution and effectively legalizing ...
Cite: History.com, Mon, 21 Jun 2021
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