Today in History for 7th June 2025
Historical Events
1937 – Time magazine publishes the second of the only two known photos taken of the United States Supreme Court in session
1948 – Communist complete takeover of Czechoslovakia; President Bernes resigns
1971 – Soviet Soyuz 11 crew completes 1st transfer to orbiting Salyut space station
1980 – Jeff Norman runs world record 50k (2:48:06)
1981 – French Open Men’s Tennis: Björn Borg of Sweden wins 11th and final career Grand Slam title; Open era record 6th French title; beats Ivan Lendl 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
Famous Birthdays
1884 – Julius P. Hoste, Belgian journalist, daily newspaper publisher (Last News), and politician (Minister of Education, 1936-38; Senator 1949-54), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1954)
1938 – Ian St John, Scottish soccer forward (21 caps; Motherwell; Liverpool 425 games), manager (Motherwell, Portsmouth) and broadcaster (ITV: Saint and Greavsie), born in Motherwell, Scotland (d. 2021)
1958 – Christopher Marcantel, actor (Chip-Nurse, Loving), born in Smithtown, New York
1967 – Dave Navarro, American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter, (Jane’s Addiction – “Just Because”; Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1993-98), born in Santa Monica, California
1970 – Mike Modano, American Hockey Hall of Fame center, 1989-2011, 8X All-Star (Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings), born in Livonia, Michigan
Famous Deaths
1854 – Charles Baudin, French admiral (b. 1792)
1945 – Rubén M. Campos, Mexican novelist (Claudio Oranos) and musicologist (El folklore y la musica mexicana), dies at 69
1987 – John Blofeld, writer/translator/Zen practitioner, dies at 73
1996 – [Francis] Max Factor, American CEO of Max Factor Cosmetics, dies at 91
1996 – Noel Walton Bott, British engineer (father of wave energy), dies at 88
