Historical Events

1537 First printing in England of the complete English-language Bible, the "Matthew's Bible," with translations by William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale (an update of the earlier "Coverdale Bible") [exact month/day unclear] [1]

Battle of Germantown

1777 Battle of Germantown: Gen George Washington 's troops attack and are defeated by the British at Germantown, Pennsylvania

PM Spencer Perceval

1809 Spencer Perceval becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after William Cavendish-Bentinck , Duke of Portland retires due to ill health

British Golf Open

1873 British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: Scotsman Tom Kidd beats countryman Jamie Anderson by 1 stroke; first Open not held at Prestwick GC

1878 British Open Men's Golf, Prestwick GC: Scotsman Jamie A

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