noodle noun: 1. A long narrow strip of dough, usually cooked by boiling. 2. The head. 3. A fool; a simpleton. verb intr.: 1. To improvise on an instrument in a haphazard or casual way. 2. To improvise, experiment, or play around. 3. To catch or try to catch fish, especially catfish, by hand.
☰Thought of the Day
"We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real?" - Ray Bradbury, from Fahrenheit 451
- Charles H. Bell, American admiral (Union Navy), born in New York (d. 1875)
- Wilhelm Wirtinger, Austrian mathematician, born in Ybbs, Austria (d. 1945)
- Raymond Hackett, American husband of Blanche Sweet and actor (Faithless Lover), born in New York City (d. 1958)
- Jean Rey, Belgian politician (President of the European Commission 1967-70), born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1983)
- Aubrey Buxton, English TV executive (ITV, created "Survival"), born in Oxford, England (d. 2009)
- Jef Houthuys, Belgian trade unionist (chairman Belgian labor union ACV 1968-87), born in Opwijk, Belgian (d. 1991)
- Larry Lamb, British newspaper editor (The Sun, 1969-72 and 1975-81; Daily Express, 1983-86; The Australian, 1991-92), born in Fitzwilliam, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (d. 2000)
- Carmen Callil, Australian publisher working in the UK (Virago Press), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2022)
- Clara Adams is the first woman to complete a commercial round-the-world flight from New York, lasting 16 days and 19 hours
- PGA Championship Men's Golf, Moraine CC: Byron Nelson wins his fifth and final major title and second PGA title; he defeats former MLB player Sam Byrd 4 and 3
- American TV news reporter Christine Chubbuck shoots herself live on WXLT-TV in Sarasota, Florida; first person to commit suicide in a live broadcast
- Gyula Horn sworn in as premier of Hungary
- Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković wins his fourth Wimbledon title beating South African Kevin Anderson 6-2, 6-2, 7-6
- Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, German-born Queen of Portugal (1858-59), born in Krauchenwies Castle, Sigmaringen (d. 1859)
- Dorothy Fields, American lyricist ("I'm In The Mood For Love"; "The Way You Look Tonight"), born in Allenhurst, New Jersey (d. 1974)
- Vincent Lindon, French actor (The Measure of a Man), born in Paris, France
- Lolita Davidovich, Canadian actress (Blaze, Jungle2Jungle), born in London, Ontario
- Eddie Griffin, American comedian (Black Dynamite), born in Kansas City, Missouri
