1629 - French colonist Samuel de Champlain surrenders Montreal to British privateers led by David Kirke after a blockade of the colony 1910 - JWEL Hilgers is 1st Dutchman to fly above Dutch territory 1923 - Albert Einstein speaks on pacifism in Berlin 1951 - 38th Tour de France won by Hugo Koblet of Switzerland 1968 - Cincinnati Red George Culver no hits Phillies, 6-1 1974 - Episcopal Church ordains female priests 1988 - South African government bans anti-apartheid film "Cry Freedom" 1994 - American minister and anti-abortionist Paul Jennings Hill murders Dr. John Britton and Britton's bodyguard, retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel James Barrett, outside of an abortion clinic in Pensacola, Florida 2013 - British Senior Open Men's Golf, Royal Birkdale: American Mark Wiebe wins in a playoff with Bernhard Langer of Germany 2021 - Australian swimmer Emma McKeon wins the blue riband 100m freestyle gold medal in OR 51.96 at the Tokyo Olympics; her 8th career Olympic medal More Historical Events »