Today in History - History - June 10th

197949th French Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats Victor Pecci (63 61 67 64)

1540Thomas Cromwell arrested in Westminster

1981Pete Rose ties Stan Musial's NL record of 3,630 hits

1933John Dillinger robs his first bank, in New Carlisle, Ohio. He takes $10, 600

199565th French Womens Tennis Open: Steffi Graf beats A.S. Vicario (7-6 4-6 6-0)

198959th French Womens Tennis Open: A Sanchez Vicario beats S Graf (7-6 3-6 7-5) favored Steffi Graf, also 1st Spaniard to win a grand slam title

195050th US Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 287 at Merion Golf Club PA

1972Elvis Presley records a live album at NY's Madison Square Garden

2001Pope John Paul II canonizes Lebanon's first female saint Saint Rafqa

1921Babe Ruth becomes all time HR champ with #120 (Gavvy Cravath)

1922Judy Garland, [Frances Gumm], Minnesota, actress/singer (Wizard of Oz)

1965Elizabeth Hurley, Basingstroke England, actress (Christabel)

1915Saul Bellow, Lachine Quebec, Canadian-born American author (Mr Sammler's Planet, Nobel 1976)

1983Leelee Sobieski, New York City, American actress (Deep Impact, Joan of Arc, Uprising)

1962NFL running back Gale Sayers (19) weds his high school sweetheart Linda McNeil

1989Detroit Red Wings NHL player Steve Yzerman (24) weds Lisa Brennan

323 BCAlexander the Great, Macedonian king, dies from either fever or excessive wine at 32, (or the 11th June)

1937Robert Borden, eighth Prime Minister of Canada, dies at 82

2002John Gotti, American gangster (b. 1940)

2004Ray Charles, Grammy winning crooner who blended gospel and blues, dies aged 73

1099El Cid [Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar], Spanish general strategist, dies at 59

1190Frederick I Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1122)