THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
- 09 Feb - 15 Feb, 2019
7 July, 1985: Boris Becker, a German tennis player, beats American Kevin Curren and becomes the youngest person to win Wimbledon at 17 years of age.
8 July, 2011: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched for the last time.
9 July, 1877: The first Wimbledon Championship is held.
10 July, 2015: Egyptian actor Omar Sharif dies.
11 July, 1274: Scottish king Robert the Bruce is born
12 July, 1962: British rock band, The Rolling Stones, performed for the first time as a group at the Marquee Club in London.
13 July, 1942: American actor Harrison Ford is born.
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