Richard Pough(founder of the Nature Conservancy. Pough wrote a series of Audubon guides on birds. He was also one of the first to warn of the dangers of DDT and helped to get a law banning the sale of wild-bird feathers.)β
Eli Wallach(actor)β
Born
Ferdinand Bol(painter)β
Ambrose Bierce(writer)β
Jack Dempsey(boxer)β
Mick Fleetwood(musician)β
Mindy Kaling(actress)β
Minka Kelly(actress)β
Solange Knowles(actress & singer)β
Events
Battle of Bannockburn—Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce beat Edward II of England. Scotland regained its independenceβ
John Cabot landed on North American soilβ
Henry VIII crowned King of Englandβ
Canada’s national anthem, O Canada, was first performed, at a banquet in Quebec City, Quebec. The original lyrics were in French. English versions didn’t appear until the early 1900s.β
9 UFOs reported, Mt. Rainier, Washingtonβ
The guitar Eric Clapton used to record the song, Layla, sold at auction for $497,500β
Eric Clapton’s favorite guitar fetched $959,500 at auction, easily eclipsing the record set by the sale of another guitar by the legendary rock musician on this day in 1999β
John Isner of the U.S. defeated Nicolas Mahut of France at Wimbledon in the longest tennis match to date (11 hours and 5 minutes)β
Rusty, a red panda, was found exploring a nearby neighborhood after he had disappeared from the The Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C., overnight.β
The Florida Panthers won the NHL championship Stanley Cup for the first time in the franchise’s historyβ
Weather
While on an Arctic expedition, Admiral Robert Peary reported seeing a large mountainous landmass off the coast. He named it Crocker Land, but later expeditions proved that it was a mirage.β
6.54β of rain fell in Brooklyn, New York Cityβ
The Mount Rainier National Park ranger station in Washington reported 4.4 inches of snow, bringing the season total to 1,122 inchesβ