| 1829 | William Austin Burt of Mount Vernon, Mich., received a patent for his typographer, a forerunner of the typewriter. |
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| 1885 | Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States, died in Mount McGregor, N.Y., at age 63. |
| 1945 | French Marshal Henri Petain, who had headed the Vichy government during World War II, went on trial, charged with treason. |
| 1952 | Egyptian military officers led by Gamal Abdel Nasser overthrew King Farouk I. |
| 1967 | Rioting that claimed some 43 lives erupted in Detroit. |
| 1984 | Vanessa Williams became the first Miss America to resign her title, because of nude photographs published in Penthouse magazine. |
| 1986 | Britain's Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey in London. (The couple divorced in 1996.) |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods became the youngest golfer to complete a career Grand Slam when he won the British Open at age 24. |
| 2001 | Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Eudora Welty died in Jackson, Miss., at age 92. |
| 2003 | Massachusetts' attorney general issued a report saying clergy members and others in the Boston Archdiocese probably sexually abused more than 1,000 people over six decades. |
| 2009 | Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox pitched the 18th perfect game in major league history, a 5-0 win over Tampa Bay. |
BIRTHDAYS!!!!
| 1925 | Gloria DeHaven, Actress, turns 87 |
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| 1936 | Anthony Kennedy, Supreme Court justice, turns 76 |
| 1940 | Don Imus, Radio personality, turns 72 |
| 1948 | John Hall, Singer (Orleans), former U.S. congressman, turns 64 |
| 1961 | Woody Harrelson, Actor, turns 51 |
| 1962 | Eriq La Salle, Actor ("ER"), turns 50 |
| 1965 | Slash, Rock musician (Guns 'n' Roses), turns 47 |
| 1967 | Philip Seymour Hoffman, Actor ("Capote"), turns 45 |
| 1968 | Stephanie Seymour, Model, turns 44 |
| 1970 | Charisma Carpenter, Actress ("Angel," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"), turns 42 |
| 1970 | Sam Watters, R&B singer, turns 42 |
| 1972 | Marlon Wayans, Actor, comedian, turns 40 |
| 1973 | Nomar Garciaparra, Baseball player, turns 39 |
| 1974 | Stephanie March, Actress, turns 38 |
| 1980 | Michelle Williams, R&B singer (Destiny's Child), turns 32 |
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