Historical Events1864 - Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia (Gaines' Mill, Gaines' Farm)1967 - Mayor-council form of government instituted for Washington, D.C.1980 - First transmission of the Cable News Network or CNN1982 - Oakland A's left fielder Rickey Henderson steals 2 bases in 3-2 win over Boston Red Sox to become fastest to reach 50 stolen bases in a MLB season1985 - West Indian cricket batsman Viv Richards scores 300 in a day on the way to 322 in a tour match against Warwickshire at Taunton; 42 fours and 8 sixes of 258 ballsMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1858 - William Wilfred Campbell, Canadian poet (Beyond the Hills of Dream, Ian of the Orcades), born in Newmarket, Ontario (d. 1918)1903 - Percy Whitlock, English composer and organist, born in Chatham, England (d. 1946)1917 - William Standish Knowles, American chemist and winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, born in Taunton, Massachusetts (d. 2012)1942 - Tom Mankiewicz, screenwriter (Diamonds are Forever), born in Los Angeles, California1969 - Ari Sulander, Finnish ice hockey goaltender (World C'ship gold 1995; Olympic bronze 1998), born in Helsinki, FinlandMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1340 - Jan van Diest, Bishop of Utrecht (1322-40), dies1713 - Johan Runius, Swedish poet (Dudaim), dies at 341951 - Rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer and historian, dies at 851991 - David Ruffin, American soul musician and early lead singer for The Temptations (My Girl; Ain't Too Proud to Beg), dies of a drug overdose at 502018 - Eddy Clearwater [Edward Harrington], American blues musician (West Side Strut), dies of heart failure at 83More Famous Deaths