Historical Events1924 - VIII Summer Olympic Games close at the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir in Paris, France1929 - Construction of the Dike of Wieringermeerpolder, Netherlands, is finished1997 - Revival of Leonard Bernstein's operetta "Candide" closes at the Gershwin Theatre in NYC after 103 performances1997 - British Senior Open Men's Golf, Royal Portrush GC: Gary Player of South Africa wins with birdie on second playoff hole against countryman John Bland2003 - 90th Tour de France: no winner (Lance Armstrong disqualified)More Historical Events Famous Birthdays1849 - John Hopkinson, British physicist and electrical engineer (Hopkinson's Law), born in Manchester (d. 1898)1886 - Ernst May, German architect and city planner (New Frankfurt), born in Frankfurt am Main (d. 1970)1936 - J. Robert Hooper, American politician, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2008)1971 - Lehlo Ledwaba, South African boxer (IBF super bantamweight title 1999-2001), born in Soweto, South Africa (d. 2021)1977 - Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Irish actor (Mission: Impossible III; The Tudors: Elvis), born in Cork, IrelandMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1863 - William Lowndes Yancey, American politician who defended slavery, diplomat for the Confederacy, dies at 481883 - Albert Franz Doppler, Austrian flautist and composer, dies at 611963 - George "Hooks" Dauss, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1912-26 (Detroit Tigers), dies at 731965 - Henri Daniel-Rops, French writer and historian (b. 1901)2025 - Don Elbaum, American boxing promoter (matchmaker for over 10,000 fights, promoted over 1,000 cards), dies at 94More Famous Deaths