International
2016: Actress Gwyneth Paltrow and singer Chris Martin divorce after 12 years of marriage.
1996: Prince Charles and Princess Diana sign divorce papers.
1965: Actress Joan Rivers (32) weds TV producer Edgar Rosenberg
1952: Gerald Lascelles, son of English Princess Mary, weds Angela Dowding.
1500: “Blood Wedding” of Astorre Baglione & Lavinia Colonna in Perugia family Baglione massacre.
1869: Margarine is patented by Hippolye Méga-Mouriès for use by French Navy.
1978: British Open Golf, St Andrews: Jack Nicklaus completes 3rd career grand slam; wins by 2 strokes from Ben Crenshaw & Ray Floyd.
1972: “Honky Chateau” becomes Elton John’s first No. 1 album in the US, includes hit “Rocket Man”.
1099: City of Jerusalem is captured and plundered by Christian forces during the First Crusade.
1381: John Ball, a leader in the Peasants’ Revolt, is hung, drawn and quartered in the presence of Richard II of England
(Source: On This Day)