1746 - Bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France
1837 - "Racer's" Hurricane (Gulf of Mexico)
1948 - California Supreme Court voids state statute banning interracial marriages
1950 - South Korean troops cross the 38th parallel into North Korea
1950 - US Open Women's Golf, Rolling Hills CC: Babe Zaharias ties Open scoring record, -9 291 to beat amateur Betsy Rawls by 9 strokes
1979 - Pope John Paul II begins his first papal visit to the USA in Boston

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1928 - Willy Mairesse, Belgian auto racer (13 F1 GP; Nürburgring 1000km 1963; GT Spa GP 1965; Targa Florio 1966), born in Momignies, Wallonia (d. 1969)
1931 - Sylvano Bussotti, Italian composer
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