So you want to have a drink but you aren't sure why? Here are some GREAT reasons to call your friends over and have a party.
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- Liberation Day in 1944 (Guam)
- Christian Feast Day:
- National Day, celebrates the inauguration of Léopold I, the first king of the Belgians, after its independence from the Netherlands on October 4, 1830. (Belgium)
- Racial Harmony Day (Singapore)
- Summer Kazanskaya (Russia)
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- 2005 - Four terrorist bombings, occurring exactly two weeks after the similar July 7 bombings, target London's public transportation system. All four bombs fail to detonate and all four suspected suicide bombers are captured and later convicted and imprisoned for long terms.
- 1997 - The fully restored USS Constitution (aka Old Ironsides) celebrates her 200th birthday by setting sail for the first time in 116 years.
- 1995 - Third Taiwan Strait Crisis: The People's Liberation Army begins firing missiles into the waters north of Taiwan.
- 1994 - Tony Blair is declared the winner of the leadership election of the British Labour Party, paving the way for him to become Prime Minister after the 1997 general election.
- 1983 - The world's lowest temperature is recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica at ?89.2 °C (?128.6 °F).
- 1977 - The start of the four day long Libyan-Egyptian War.
- 1976 - Christopher Ewart-Biggs British ambassador to the Republic of Ireland is assassinated by the Provisional IRA.
- 1973 - In the Lillehammer affair in Norway, Israeli Mossad agents kill a waiter whom they mistakenly thought was involved in 1972's Munich Olympics Massacre.
- 1972 - Bloody Friday bombings by the Provisional IRA around Belfast, Northern Ireland – 22 bombs are detonated, killing 9 and seriously injuring 130.
- 1970 - After 11 years of construction, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed.
- 1969 - Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin become the first men to walk on the Moon, during the Apollo 11 mission.
- 1961 - Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 4 Mission – Gus Grissom piloting Liberty Bell 7 becomes the second American to go into space (in a suborbital mission).
- 1960 - Sirimavo Bandaranaike is elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and becomes the world's first woman prime minister.
- 1959 - Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green becomes the first African-American to play for the Boston Red Sox, the last team to integrate. He came in as a pinch runner for Vic Wertz and stayed in as shortstop in a 2-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
- 1954 - First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
- 1949 - The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.
- 1944 - World War II: Battle of Guam – American troops land on Guam starting the battle. It would end on August 10.
- 1944 - World War II: Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg and fellow conspirators are executed in Berlin, Germany for the July 20 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
- 1925 - Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching evolution in class and fined $100.
- 1925 - Sir Malcolm Campbell becomes the first man to break the 150 mph (241 km/h) land barrier at Pendine Sands in Wales. He drove a Sunbeam at a two-way average speed of 150.33 mph (242 km/h).
- 1919 - The dirigible Wingfoot Air Express crashes into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, killing 12 people.
- 1918 - U-156 shells Nauset Beach, in Orleans, Massachusetts.
- 1904 - Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, becomes the first man to break the 100 mph (161 km/h) barrier on land. He drove a 15-liter Gobron-Brille in Ostend, Belgium.
- 1877 - After rioting by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers and the deaths of nine rail workers at the hands of the Maryland militia, workers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania stage a sympathy strike that is met with an assault by the state militia.
- 1873 - At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West.
- 1865 - In the market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots and kills Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first western showdown.
- 1861 - American Civil War: First Battle of Bull Run – at Manassas Junction, Virginia, the first major battle of the war begins and ends in a victory for the Confederate army.
- 1831 - Inauguration of Leopold I of Belgium, first king of the Belgians.
- 1774 - Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774: Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainarji ending the war.
- 1718 - The Treaty of Passarowitz between the Ottoman Empire, Austria and the Republic of Venice is signed.
- 1568 - Eighty Years' War: Battle of Jemmingen – Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva defeats Louis of Nassau.
- 1545 - The first landing of French troops on the coast of the Isle of Wight during the French invasion of the Isle of Wight.
- 1403 - Battle of Shrewsbury: King Henry IV of England defeats rebels to the north of the county town of Shropshire, England.
- 365 - A tsunami devastates the city of Alexandria, Egypt. The tsunami is caused by an earthquake estimated to be 8.0 on the Richter Scale. 5,000 people perished in Alexandria, and 45,000 more died outside the city.
- 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar and co-ruler.
- 230 - Pope Pontian succeeds Urban I as the eighteenth pope.
- -356 - The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is destroyed by arson.
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- 1992 - Rachael Flatt, American figure skater
- 1992 - Giselle Klein, Canadian sprint car driver
- 1990 - Chris Martin, English footballer
- 1989 - Rory Culkin, American actor
- 1989 - Chris Gunter, Welsh footballer
- 1989 - Juno Temple, English actress
- 1989 - Chelsie Hightower, American professional dancer (Dancing with the Stars, former So You Think You Can Dance contestant)
- 1989 - Jamie Waylett, English actor
- 1988 - Chris Mitchell, Scottish footballer
- 1985 - Paloma Faith, British singer
- 1985 - Vanessa Lengies, Canadian actress
- 1985 - Von Wafer, American basketball player
- 1984 - Jurrick Juliana, Dutch footballer
- 1984 - Liam Ridgewell, English footballer
- 1983 - Kellen Winslow II, American football player
- 1983 - Eivør Pálsdóttir, Faroese singer
- 1982 - Mao Kobayashi, Japanese actress
- 1981 - Titus Bramble, English footballer
- 1981 - Blake Lewis, American musician
- 1981 - Yushin Okami, Japanese mixed martial artist
- 1981 - Joaquín Sánchez, Spanish footballer
- 1981 - Stefan Schumacher, German cyclist
- 1981 - Chrishell Stause, American actress
- 1980 - Tailor James, Canadian model
- 1980 - CC Sabathia, American baseball player
- 1979 - David Carr, American football player
- 1979 - Tamika Catchings, American basketball player
- 1979 - Andriy Voronin, Ukrainian football player
- 1978 - Anderson, Brazilian footballer
- 1978 - Justin Bartha, American actor
- 1978 - Josh Hartnett, American actor
- 1978 - Damian Marley, Jamaican musician
- 1978 - Kyoko Iwasaki, Japanese swimmer
- 1978 - Gary Teale, Scottish footballer
- 1977 - Paul Casey, English golfer
- 1977 - Jaime Murray, British actress
- 1975 - Chris Bisson, British actor
- 1975 - Ravindra Pushpakumara, Sri Lankan cricketer
- 1975 - Mike Sellers, American football player
- 1974 - Geoff Jenkins, American baseball player
- 1973 - Ali Landry, American model and actress
- 1972 - Shinjiro Otani, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1971 - Emmanuel Bangué, French long jumper
- 1971 - Charlotte Gainsbourg, French actress and singer
- 1971 - Nuno Markl, Portuguese comedian and radio host
- 1971 - Marcus Eoin, Scottish musician (Boards of Canada)
- 1970 - Shawn Stasiak, American professional wrestler
- 1969 - Klaus Graf, German racing driver
- 1969 - Godfrey, American comedian
- 1969 - Emerson Hart, American musician (Tonic)
- 1968 - Johnnie Barnes, American football player
- 1968 - Brandi Chastain, American soccer player
- 1968 - Lyle Odelein, Canadian hockey player
- 1966 - Arija Bareikis, American actress
- 1966 - Sarah Waters, British novelist
- 1965 - Guðni Bergsson, Icelandic footballer
- 1965 - Mike Bordick, American baseball player
- 1965 - Jovy Marcelo, Filipino racing driver (d. 1992)
- 1964 - Ross Kemp, British actor
- 1964 - Jens Weissflog, German ski jumper
- 1963 - Kevin Poole, English footballer
- 1963 - Paulo Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist
- 1961 - Amar Singh Chamkila, Punjabi folk singer
- 1961 - Jim Martin, American musician (Faith No More)
- 1960 - Lance Guest, American actor
- 1960 - Fritz Walter, German footballer
- 1959 - Paul Vautin, Australian rugby league player
- 1957 - Jon Lovitz, American comedian
- 1957 - George Landress, American songwriter and music producer
- 1956 - Michael Connelly, American author
- 1955 - Howie Epstein, American musician (d. 2003)
- 1955 - Taco, Dutch singer
- 1955 - Béla Tarr, Hungarian film director
- 1953 - Brian Talbot, British footballer
- 1953 - Jeff Fatt, Chinese-Australian actor
- 1952 - John Barrasso, American politician
- 1951 - Robin Williams, American comedian/actor
- 1950 - Ubaldo Fillol, Argentinian footballer
- 1949 - Al Hrabosky, baseball player
- 1949 - Hirini Melbourne, New Zealand musician and composer
- 1948 - Ed Hinton, American sportswriter
- 1948 - Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam), English singer/songwriter
- 1948 - Garry Trudeau, American cartoonist
- 1948 - Teruzane Utada, Japanese music record producer and manager
- 1948 - Art Hindle, Canadian actor
- 1947 - Chetan Chauhan, Former Indian cricketer
- 1946 - Kenneth Starr, American lawyer
- 1946 - Barry Whitwam, British musician (Herman's Hermits)
- 1945 - John Lowe, English darts player
- 1945 - Lydia Shum, Hong Kong comedian and actress (d. 2008)
- 1945 - Barry Richards, Former South African cricketer
- 1945 - Geoff Dymock, Former Australian cricketer
- 1944 - Paul Wellstone, American politician (d. 2002)
- 1943 - Edward Herrmann, American actor
- 1939 - John Negroponte, 1st United States Director of National Intelligence
- 1938 - Les Aspin, American politician (d. 1995)
- 1938 - Anton Kuerti, Canadian pianist, composer and conductor
- 1938 - Janet Reno, 79th United States Attorney General
- 1935 - Norbert Blüm, German politician
- 1935 - Moe Drabowsky, baseball player (d. 2006)
- 1934 - Chandu Borde, former Indian cricketer
- 1934 - Jonathan Miller, British theatre director
- 1933 - John Gardner, American author (d. 1982)
- 1932 - Ernie Warlick, American football player
- 1930 - Anand Bakshi, Indian lyricist (d. 2002)
- 1929 - Bob Orton, American wrestler (d. 2006)
- 1928 - Marcel Gauthier, Canadian wrestler (d. 1998)
- 1926 - Norman Jewison, Canadian film director
- 1926 - Rahimuddin Khan, Pakistani general
- 1926 - Karel Reisz, British film director (d. 2002)
- 1926 - Queenie Watts, English actress (d. 1980)
- 1926 - Paul Burke, American actor (d. 2009)
- 1925 - Anne Meacham, American actress (d. 2006)
- 1924 - Don Knotts, American actor (d. 2006)
- 1923 - Rudolph A. Marcus, Canadian chemist, Nobel laureate
- 1922 - Kay Starr, American singer
- 1922 - Mollie Sugden, British comedic actress (d. 2009)
- 1920 - Constance Dowling, American actress (d. 1969)
- 1920 - Constant Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter (d. 2005)
- 1920 - Isaac Stern, Ukrainian-born violinist (d. 2001)
- 1911 - Marshall McLuhan, Canadian author (d. 1980)
- 1908 - Harold "Jug" McSpaden, American professional golfer (d. 1996)
- 1903 - Roy Neuberger, American financier
- 1899 - Hart Crane, American poet (d. 1932)
- 1899 - Ernest Hemingway, American writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1961)
- 1893 - Hans Fallada, German writer (d. 1947)
- 1882 - David Burliuk, Ukrainian artist (d. 1967)
- 1880 - Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak politician and astronomer (d. 1919)
- 1870 - Emil Orlik, Czech painter (d. 1932)
- 1863 - Aubrey Smith, English cricketer and actor (d. 1948)
- 1858 - Lovis Corinth, German painter (d. 1925)
- 1858 - Maria Christina of Austria, queen of Spain (d. 1929)
- 1858 - Alfred Henry O'Keeffe, New Zealand artist (d. 1941)
- 1851 - Sam Bass, American train robber and outlaw (d. 1878)
- 1816 - Paul Reuter, German-born British journalist (d. 1899)
- 1810 - Henri Victor Regnault, French chemist (d. 1878)
- 1808 - Simion B?rnu?iu, Romanian philosopher and politician (d. 1864)
- 1762 - Timothy Hinman, pioneer road builder
- 1710 - Paul Möhring, German physician (d. 1792)
- 1693 - Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1768)
- 1664 - Matthew Prior, English poet and diplomat (d. 1721)
- 1620 - Jean Picard, French astronomer (d. 1682)