1596 – England, France and Netherlands sign Drievoudig Covenant against Spain
1864 – Battle of Dallas, begins near Paulding County, Georgia (Atlanta Campaign), Union victory (US Civil War)
1955 – Conservatives led by Anthony Eden win British parliamentary election
1959 – MLB Pittsburgh Pirates Harvey Haddix pitches 12 perfect innings, loses in 13th to Braves at Milwaukee County Stadium
1967 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1973 – British composer Michael Tippett’s 3rd Piano Sonata premieres
1973 – Bahrain adopts its constitution
2014 – Narendra Modi becomes the 15th Prime Minister of India
2019 – Ken Wyatt becomes Australia’s first Aboriginal minister in government as the minister for indigenous Australians
2019 – Indianapolis 500: 2016 IndyCar Series champion Simon Pagenaud of France finishes just two-tenths of a second ahead of Alexander Rossi for Team Penske’s record-extending 18th victory in the event
