2015 Event Australian golfer Jason Day wins the PGA Championship with a score of 20 under par; American Jordan Spieth wins second place, resulting in a rank of #1 in the world, replacing Northern Irish golf champ Rory McIlroy 2014 Event Vice Admiral Michelle Janine Howard is promoted to 4-star admiral, becoming the first woman to achieve the highest rank in the U.S. Navy 2014 Event Bulgarian sumo wrestler Kotooshu announces his retirement today; he won the Emperor's Cup in 2008 and achieved the second-highest rank of ozeki during his career 2012 Event King Jong-un, son of King Jong-il, is announced the official Supreme Leader of North Korea; he also now holds the rank of Marshal in the Korean People's Army 1991 Event Britain's Nick Brown, 591st rank beats 10th-seeded Goran Ivanisevic 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in 2nd round at Wimbledon 1972 Death J Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, industrialist/film magnate 1967 Death Billy Wells, Gong striker for Rank Films, dies at 79 1950 Event Omar N. Bradley promoted to rank of 5-star general 1944 Event Congress establshes rank of General of Army (5-star General) 1940 Event Col Bo Davis attains rank of Brigadier General 1939 Death Otto Rank, Rosenfeld, Austria psychoanalyst (Trauma of Geburt), dies 1925 Birthday Patrick Meany, CEO, Rank Organization 1921 Birthday Ian Percival, born in England, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Southport, served in World War II in North Africa and Burma, earned rank of Major 1899 Event George Dewey becomes 1st in U.S. with rank of Admiral of the Navy 1895 Event French Captain Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, publicly stripped of his rank; later declared innocent 1893 Event Diplomatic Appropriation Act, authorizes the U.S. rank of ambassador 1888 Birthday Joseph Arthur Rank, English film magnate/baron 1884 Birthday Otto Rank, Rosenfeld, Austria psychoanalysis, Kunstler 1864 Event Battle of Mobile Bay Al-Farragut is given rank of Vice-Admiral
