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- Christian Feast Day:
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Kiribati from the United Kingdom in 1979.
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of São Tomé and Príncipe from Portugal in 1979.
- The second day of Naadam. (Mongolia)
- The Twelfth, also known as Orangemen's Day, commemorates the Battle of the Boyne. (Northern Ireland, Newfoundland and Labrador)
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- 2006 - The Hezbollah initiate Operation True Promise.
- 1979 - The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from Great Britain.
- 1979 - Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park Chicago, IL
- 1975 - São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.
- 1973 - A fire destroys the entire 6th floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.
- 1967 - The Newark riots began in Newark, New Jersey.
- 1962 - The Rolling Stones perform their first ever concert, at the Marquee Club in London.
- 1961 - Pune floods due to failure of the Khadakwasla and Panshet dams. Half of Pune is submerged, more than 100,000 families need to be relocated and the death tally exceeds 2,000.
- 1960 - Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded.
- 1943 - World War II: Battle of Prokhorovka – German and Soviet forces engage in the largest tank engagement of all time.
- 1920 - The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed. Soviet Russia recognises independent Lithuania.
- 1918 - The Japanese Imperial Navy battleship Kawachi blows up at Shunan, western Honshu, Japan, killing at least 621.
- 1917 - The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.
- 1862 - The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress.
- 1812 - War of 1812: the United States invade Canada at Windsor, Ontario.
- 1806 - Sixteen German imperial states leave the Holy Roman Empire and form the Confederation of the Rhine.
- 1804 - Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies a day after being shot in a duel.
- 1790 - The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is passed in France by the National Constituent Assembly.
- 1691 - Battle of Aughrim (Julian calendar) – The decisive victory of William III of England's forces in Ireland.
- 1690 - Battle of the Boyne (Gregorian calendar) – The armies of William III defeat those of the former James II.
- 1580 - The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published.
- 1562 - Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatan, burns the sacred books of the Maya.
- 1543 - King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.
- 1191 - Third Crusade: Saladin's garrison surrenders to Conrad of Montferrat, ending the two-year siege of Acre.
- 927 - England is unified by Athelstan of England after a long process of annexation.
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- 1996 - Jordan Romero, American mountaineer
- 1990 - Bébé, Portuguese footballer
- 1989 - Phoebe Tonkin, Australian actress and model
- 1988 - Melissa O'Neil, Canadian singer
- 1988 - Inbee Park, South Korean golfer
- 1986 - JP Pietersen, South African rugby union footballer
- 1985 - Luiz Ejlli, Albanian singer
- 1985 - Natasha Poly, Russian supermodel
- 1984 - Gareth Gates, British singer
- 1984 - Jonathan Lewis, American football player
- 1984 - Michael McGovern, Northern Irish footballer
- 1983 - Megumi Kawamura, Japanese volleyball player
- 1982 - Antonio Cassano, Italian footballer
- 1982 - Tara Kirk, American swimmer
- 1981 - Adrienne Camp, South African singer and songwriter
- 1980 - Johanna Klum, German TV presenter
- 1979 - Nikos Barlos, Greek basketball player
- 1978 - Claire Chitham, New Zealand actress
- 1978 - Topher Grace, American actor
- 1978 - Michelle Rodriguez, American actress
- 1977 - Neil Harris, English footballer
- 1977 - Steve Howey, American actor
- 1977 - Brock Lesnar, American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
- 1976 - Dan Boyle, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1976 - Anna Friel, British actress
- 1976 - Tracie Spencer, American singer and songwriter
- 1975 - Cheyenne Jackson, American actor and singer
- 1974 - Sharon den Adel, Dutch singer (Within Temptation)
- 1974 - Stelios Giannakopoulos, Greek footballer
- 1974 - Gregory Helms, American professional wrestler
- 1973 - Magoo, American rapper
- 1973 - Christian Vieri, Italian footballer
- 1972 - Travis Best, American basketball player
- 1972 - Brett Reed, American drummer (Rancid)
- 1972 - Jake Wood, English actor
- 1972 - Patrick Hill, American sculptor
- 1971 - Kristi Yamaguchi, American figure skater
- 1971 - Loni Love, American comedian
- 1970 - Lee Byung-hun, South Korean actor
- 1970 - Juba Kalamka, American hip hop artist
- 1969 - Alan Mullally, England cricketer
- 1969 - Lisa Nicole Carson, American actress
- 1969 - Jesse Pintado, American guitarist (Napalm Death) (d. 2006)
- 1968 - Catherine Plewinski, French swimmer
- 1967 - Richard Herring, English comedian
- 1967 - John Petrucci, American guitarist (Dream Theater)
- 1967 - Bruny Surin, Canadian sprinter
- 1966 - Jeff Bucknum, American auto racer
- 1966 - Ana Torrent, Spanish film actress
- 1966 - Misato Watanabe, Japanese popular music
- 1965 - Sanjay Manjrekar, Indian cricketer
- 1964 - Gaby Roslin, English television presenter
- 1964 - Tim Gane, English guitarist (Stereolab, McCarthy)
- 1962 - Julio César Chávez, Mexican boxer
- 1962 - Dan Murphy, American guitarist (Soul Asylum)
- 1962 - Dean Wilkins, English football manager
- 1961 - Heikko Glöde, German footballer
- 1960 - Corynne Charby, French model, actress and singer
- 1959 - Charlie Murphy, American actor and writer
- 1959 - David Brown, Australian weatherman
- 1958 - Tonya Lee Williams, Canadian actress
- 1957 - Richard Douglas Husband, American astronaut (d. 2003)
- 1957 - Taso N. Stavrakis, American actor and stuntman
- 1956 - Sandi Patty, American singer
- 1956 - Mario Soto, Dominican baseball player
- 1955 - Bambi Woods, American porn actress
- 1954 - Wolfgang Dremmler, German footballer
- 1953 - John Ausonius, Swedish criminal (The Laser Man)
- 1952 - Voja Antoni?, Serbian inventor and writer
- 1952 - Philip Taylor Kramer, American bassist (Iron Butterfly) (d. 1995)
- 1951 - Brian Grazer, American film producer
- 1951 - Cheryl Ladd, American actress
- 1951 - Piotr Pustelnik, Polish mountaineer
- 1951 - Sylvia Sass, Hungarian soprano
- 1951 - Jamey Sheridan, American actor
- 1950 - Eric Carr, American drummer (Kiss) (d. 1991)
- 1950 - Gilles Meloche, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1949 - Rick Hendrick, American NASCAR team owner
- 1948 - Ben Burtt, American sound designer
- 1948 - Walter Egan, American singer
- 1948 - Richard Simmons, American fitness trainer
- 1948 - Jay Thomas, American actor
- 1947 - Gareth Edwards, Welsh rugby union player
- 1947 - Richard C. McCarty, American professor of psychology
- 1947 - Loren Coleman, American cryptozoologist and author
- 1945 - Leopoldo Mastelloni, Italian actor
- 1944 - Denise Nicholas, American actress and activist
- 1943 - Christine McVie, British singer, musician, and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac)
- 1943 - Walter Murch, American film editor
- 1943 - Paul Silas, American basketball player and head coach
- 1942 - Billy Smith, Australian rugby league player
- 1941 - Benny Parsons, American NASCAR driver (d. 2007)
- 1941 - Joseph Whipp, American actor
- 1939 - Phillip Adams, Australian broadcaster and journalist
- 1938 - Ron Fairly, American baseball player
- 1938 - Wieger Mensonides, Dutch swimmer
- 1937 - Bill Cosby, American comedian and actor
- 1937 - Lionel Jospin, French politician, 165th Prime Minister of France
- 1937 - Michel Louvain, French Canadian singer
- 1934 - Van Cliburn, American pianist
- 1933 - Donald E. Westlake, American novelist (d. 2008)
- 1932 - Otis Davis, American middle distance runner
- 1930 - Gordon Pinsent, Canadian actor, director and writer
- 1928 - Elias James Corey, American chemist, Nobel laureate
- 1928 - Jo Myong-Rok, North Korean military official (d. 2010)
- 1925 - Roger Smith, American automotive executive (d. 2007)
- 1922 - Mark Hatfield, American politician
- 1921 - Bob Fillion, French Canadian ice hockey player
- 1920 - Pierre Berton, Canadian journalist and writer (d. 2004)
- 1920 - Beah Richards, American actress (d. 2000)
- 1917 - Andrew Wyeth, American artist (d. 2009)
- 1914 - Mohammad Moin, Iranian writer (d. 1971)
- 1913 - Willis Lamb, American physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 2008)
- 1909 - Curly Joe DeRita, American actor and comedian (d. 1993)
- 1909 - Fritz Leonhardt, German civil engineer (d. 1999)
- 1908 - Milton Berle, American comedian (d. 2002)
- 1906 - Pietro Tordi, Italian actor (d. 1990)
- 1904 - Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet, Nobel laureate (d. 1973)
- 1902 - Gunther Anders, German philosopher (d. 1992)
- 1895 - Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian soprano (d. 1962)
- 1895 - Buckminster Fuller, American architect (d. 1983)
- 1895 - Oscar Hammerstein II, American lyricist (d. 1960)
- 1892 - Bruno Schulz, Polish writer and painter (d. 1942)
- 1886 - Jean Hersholt, Danish film director and actor (d. 1956)
- 1884 - Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1920)
- 1880 - Tod Browning, American film director (d. 1962)
- 1878 - Peeter Põld, Estonian pedagogic scientist and politician (d. 1930)
- 1876 - Max Jacob, French poet (d. 1944)
- 1872 - Emil Hácha, Czech politician (d. 1945)
- 1870 - Louis II, Prince of Monaco (d. 1949)
- 1868 - Stefan George, German poet (d. 1933)
- 1864 - George Washington Carver, American botanist (d. 1943)
- 1863 - Albert Calmette, French physician (d. 1933)
- 1863 - Paul Drude, German physicist (d. 1906)
- 1854 - George Eastman, American inventor (d. 1932)
- 1852 - Hipólito Yrigoyen, Argentinian politician, 19th and 21st President of Argentina (d. 1933)
- 1850 - Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist (d. 1912)
- 1849 - Sir William Osler, Canadian physician and author (d. 1919)
- 1828 - Nikolai Chernyshevsky, Russian philosopher (d. 1889)
- 1824 - Eugène Boudin, French painter (d. 1898)
- 1817 - Henry David Thoreau, American writer and philosopher (d. 1862)
- 1807 - Thomas Hawksley, English civil engineer (d. 1893)
- 1803 - Peter Chanel, French priest and saint (d. 1841)
- 1730 - Josiah Wedgwood, English potter (d. 1795)
- 1675 - Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco, Italian composer and violinist (d. 1742)
- 1596 - Tsar Michael I of Russia (d. 1645)
- 1394 - Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441)