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- Christian Feast Day:
- Day of the National Rebellion (Cuba)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Liberia from the United States in 1847.
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Maldives from the United Kingdom in 1965.
- Kargil Victory Day or Kargil Vijay Diwas (India)
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- 1989 - A federal grand jury indicts Cornell University student Robert T. Morris, Jr. for releasing the Morris worm, thus becoming the first person to be prosecuted under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
- 1948 - U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs Executive Order 9981 desegregating the military of the United States.
- 1878 - In California, the poet and American West outlaw calling himself "Black Bart" makes his last clean getaway when he steals a safe box from a Wells Fargo stagecoach. The empty box will be found later with a taunting poem inside.
- 1788 - New York ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th state of the United States.
- 2008 - 56 people were killed and over 200 people were injured in 21 bomb blasts in Ahmedabad bombing in India.
- 2005 - Space Shuttle program: STS-114 Mission – Launch of Discovery, NASA's first scheduled flight mission after the Columbia Disaster in .
- 2005 - Mumbai, India receives 99.5cm of rain (39.17 inches) within 24 hours, bringing the city to a halt for over 2 days.
- 1990 - The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is signed into law by President George H. W. Bush.
- 1977 - The National Assembly of Quebec imposes the use of French as the official language of the provincial government.
- 1975 - Formation of a military triumvirate in Portugal.
- 1974 - Greek Prime Minister Constantinos Karamanlis forms the country's first civil government after seven years of military rule.
- 1971 - Apollo Program: launch of Apollo 15.
- 1968 - Vietnam War: South Vietnamese opposition leader Tr??ng ?ình Dz? is sentenced to five years hard labor for advocating the formation of a coalition government as a way to move toward an end to the war.
- 1965 - Full independence is granted to the Maldives.
- 1963 - Syncom 2, the world's first geosynchronous satellite, is launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta B booster.
- 1963 - An earthquake in Skopje, Yugoslavia (now in the Republic of Macedonia) leaves 1,100 dead.
- 1963 - The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development votes to admit Japan.
- 1958 - Explorer program: Explorer 4 is launched.
- 1957 - Carlos Castillo Armas, dictator of Guatemala, is assassinated.
- 1956 - Following the World Bank's refusal to fund building the Aswan High Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal sparking international condemnation.
- 1953 - Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution.
- 1953 - Arizona Governor John Howard Pyle orders an anti-polygamy law enforcement crackdown on residents of Short Creek, Arizona, which becomes known as the Short Creek Raid.
- 1952 - King Farouk of Egypt abdicates in favor of his son Fuad.
- 1947 - Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the Central Intelligence Agency, United States Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the United States National Security Council.
- 1946 - Aloha Airlines begins service from Honolulu International Airport
- 1945 - The Potsdam Declaration is signed in Potsdam, Germany.
- 1945 - The US Navy cruiser USS Indianapolis arrives at Tinian with parts of the warhead for the Hiroshima atomic bomb.
- 1945 - The Labour Party wins the United Kingdom general election of July 5 by a landslide, removing Winston Churchill from power.
- 1944 - World War II: the Soviet army enters Lviv, a major city in western Ukraine, liberating it from the Nazis. Only 300 Jews survive out of 160,000 living in Lviv prior to occupation.
- 1944 - The first German V-2 rocket hits Great Britain.
- 1941 - World War II: in response to the Japanese occupation of French Indo-China, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the seizure of all Japanese assets in the United States.
- 1937 - End of the Battle of Brunete in the Spanish Civil War.
- 1936 - The Axis Powers decide to intervene in the Spanish Civil War.
- 1936 - King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicates the throne, officially unveils the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
- 1914 - Serbia and Bulgaria interrupt diplomatic relationship.
- 1908 - United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation).
- 1891 - France annexes Tahiti.
- 1890 - In Buenos Aires the Revolución del Parque takes place, forcing President Juárez Celman's resignation.
- 1887 - Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
- 1882 - Premiere of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal at Bayreuth.
- 1882 - The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa.
- 1863 - American Civil War: Morgan's Raid ends – At Salineville, Ohio, Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and 360 of his volunteers are captured by Union forces.
- 1861 - American Civil War: George B. McClellan assumes command of the Army of the Potomac following a disastrous Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run.
- 1847 - Liberia declares independence.
- 1822 - José de San Martín arrives in Guayaquil, Ecuador, to meet with Simón Bolívar.
- 1822 - First day of the three-day Battle of Dervenakia, between the Ottoman Empire force led by Mahmud Dramali Pasha and the Greek Revolutionary force led by Theodoros Kolokotronis.
- 1803 - The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in south London.
- 1775 - The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department is established by the Second Continental Congress.
- 1758 - French and Indian War: the Siege of Louisbourg ends with British forces defeating the French and taking control of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
- 1745 - The first recorded women's cricket match takes place near Guildford, England.
- 1581 - Plakkaat van Verlatinghe (Act of Abjuration): the northern Low Countries declare their independence from the Spanish king, Philip II.
- 1469 - Wars of the Roses: the Battle of Edgecote Moor pitting the forces of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick against those of Edward IV of England takes place.
- 1309 - Henry VII is recognized King of the Romans by Pope Clement V.
- 920 - Rout of an alliance of Christian troops from Navarre and Léon against the Muslims at Pamplona.
- 811 - Battle of Pliska: Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus I is killed and his heir Stauracius is seriously wounded.
- 657 - First Fitna: the Battle of Siffin see the troops led by Ali ibn Abi Talib and those led by Muawiyah I clashing.
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- 1964 - Sandra Bullock, American actress
- 1943 - Mick Jagger, English singer (The Rolling Stones)
- 1895 - Gracie Allen, American actress and comedian (d. 1964)
- 1856 - George Bernard Shaw, Irish writer, Nobel Laureate (d. 1950)
- 1993 - Elizabeth Gillies, American actress
- 1993 - Taylor Momsen, American actress and singer
- 1989 - Areti Ketime, Greek singer and santouri player
- 1988 - Francia Raisa, American actress
- 1987 - Fredy Montero, Colombian soccer player
- 1987 - Miriam McDonald, Canadian actress
- 1985 - Marcus Benard, American football player
- 1985 - Gaël Clichy, French footballer
- 1985 - Mugdha Godse, Indian actress and model
- 1984 - Kyriakos Ioannou, Cypriot high jumper
- 1983 - Delonte West, American basketball player
- 1983 - Roderick Strong, American professional wrestler
- 1982 - Chez Starbuck, American actor
- 1981 - Abe Forsythe, Australian actor and director
- 1981 - Maicon Douglas Sisenando, Brazilian footballer
- 1980 - Lee Dong-gun, South Korean actor
- 1980 - Dave Baksh, Canadian guitarist (Sum 41)
- 1979 - Friedrich Michau, German rugby player
- 1979 - Derek Paravicini, British autistic savant
- 1979 - Peter Sarno, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1979 - Mageina Tovah, American actress
- 1979 - Erik Westrum, American ice hockey player
- 1977 - Martin Laursen, Danish footballer
- 1977 - Rebecca St. James, Australian-born singer
- 1976 - Brad Wilkins, American architect
- 1976 - Tanja Szewczenko, German figure skater
- 1975 - Joe Smith, American basketball player
- 1974 - Dean Sturridge, English footballer
- 1974 - Daniel Negreanu, Canadian poker player
- 1974 - Dan Konopka, American drummer (OK Go)
- 1973 - Kate Beckinsale, British actress
- 1973 - Chris Pirillo, American TV host and blogger
- 1973 - Lenka Šarounová, Czech astronomer
- 1972 - Nathan Buckley, Australian rules footballer
- 1971 - Khaled Mahmud, Bangladeshi cricketer
- 1970 - Joan Wasser, American singer-songwriter and violinist (Dambuilders)
- 1969 - Greg Colbrunn, American baseball player
- 1968 - Olivia Williams, English actress
- 1968 - Frédéric Diefenthal, French actor and director
- 1967 - Anthony Durante, American professional wrestler (d. 2003)
- 1967 - Tim Schafer, American computer game designer
- 1965 - Jeremy Piven, American actor
- 1964 - Ralf Metzenmacher, German painter and designer
- 1964 - Danny Woodburn, American actor
- 1962 - Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Irish fiddler and vocalist (Altan)
- 1961 - Andy Connell, English keyboardist (Swing Out Sister, A Certain Ratio)
- 1961 - Dimitris Saravakos, Greek footballer
- 1961 - Gary Cherone, American vocalist (Extreme, Van Halen)
- 1959 - Rick Bragg, American writer
- 1959 - Kevin Spacey, American actor
- 1959 - Michael Ross, American serial killer (d. 2005)
- 1958 - Angela Hewitt, Canadian classical pianist
- 1957 - Nana Visitor, American actress
- 1957 - Yuen Biao, Hong Kong actor
- 1957 - Hart Hanson, American television writer and producer
- 1956 - Dorothy Hamill, American figure skater
- 1956 - Tommy Rich, American professional wrestler
- 1955 - Aleksandrs Starkovs, Latvian footballer
- 1954 - Vitas Gerulaitis, American tennis player (d. 1994)
- 1953 - Robert Phillips, American classical guitarist
- 1953 - Edie Mirman, American voice actress
- 1951 - Rick Martin, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1950 - Susan George, English actress
- 1950 - Nelinho, Brazilian footballer
- 1950 - Rich Vogler, American race car driver (d. 1990)
- 1949 - Roger Taylor, English drummer and vocalist (Queen)
- 1949 - Thaksin Shinawatra, 23rd Prime Minister of Thailand
- 1948 - Herbert Wiesinger, German pairs skater
- 1945 - Betty Davis, American funk, rock and soul singer
- 1945 - Helen Mirren, English actress
- 1944 - Kiel Martin, American actor (d. 1990)
- 1943 - Peter Hyams, American film director
- 1942 - Vladimír Me?iar, Slovakian politician, 1st and 3rd Prime Minister of Slovakia
- 1942 - Teddy Pilette, Belgian racing driver
- 1941 - Bobby Hebb, American singer-songwriter
- 1941 - Jean Baubérot, French historian and sociologist
- 1941 - Brenton Wood, American singer-songwriter
- 1940 - Tolis Voskopoulos, Greek singer
- 1940 - Dobie Gray, American singer
- 1940 - Mary Jo Kopechne, American aide to Robert F. Kennedy (d. 1969)
- 1940 - Bobby Rousseau, Quebec ice hockey player
- 1939 - John Howard, 25th Prime Minister of Australia
- 1939 - Bob Lilly, American football player
- 1938 - Darlene Love, American singer
- 1936 - Mary Millar, English actress (d. 1998)
- 1931 - Takashi Ono, Japanese gymnast
- 1931 - Telê Santana, Brazilian football manager and player (d. 2006)
- 1929 - Marc Lalonde, French-Canadian politician
- 1929 - Alexis Weissenberg, Bulgarian-born French pianist
- 1929 - Joe Jackson, American manager, boxer and talent scout, the patriarch of the Jackson family
- 1928 - Don Beauman, British racing driver (d. 1955)
- 1928 - Francesco Cossiga, 8th President of the Italian Republic
- 1928 - Ibn-e-Safi, Pakistani fiction writer and Urdu poet (d. 1980)
- 1928 - Stanley Kubrick, American film director (d. 1999)
- 1928 - Peter Lougheed, Canadian politician
- 1927 - Gulabrai Ramchand, Indian cricketer (d. 2003)
- 1926 - James Best, American actor
- 1926 - Ana María Matute, Spanish writer
- 1925 - Jerzy Einhorn, Polish-born Swedish doctor, researcher, politician and concentration camp survivor (d. 2000)
- 1923 - Jan Berenstain, American author
- 1923 - Hoyt Wilhelm, American baseball player (d. 2002)
- 1922 - Blake Edwards, American film director
- 1922 - Jason Robards, American actor (d. 2000)
- 1921 - Jean Shepherd, American writer, radio and TV personality and actor (d. 1999)
- 1920 - Bob Waterfield, American football player (d. 1983)
- 1919 - Virginia Gilmore, American actress (d. 1986)
- 1918 - Marjorie Lord, American actress
- 1914 - Erskine Hawkins, American trumpeter and bandleader (d. 1993)
- 1914 - Ellis Kinder, American baseball player (d. 1968)
- 1909 - Vivian Vance, American actress (d. 1979)
- 1909 - Peter Thorneycroft, British politician (d. 1994)
- 1908 - Lucien Wercollier, Luxembourgish sculptor (d. 2002)
- 1906 - Irena I??akowicz, Polish agent of Intelligence (d. 1943)
- 1903 - Estes Kefauver, U.S. Senator from Tennessee (d. 1963)
- 1897 - Paul Gallico, American novelist (d. 1976)
- 1896 - Henry Birkin, British racing driver (d. 1933)
- 1895 - Jane Bunford, Britain's tallest-ever person (d. 1922)
- 1894 - Aldous Huxley, English-born author (d. 1963)
- 1893 - George Grosz, German painter (d. 1959)
- 1892 - Sam Jones, American baseball player (d. 1966)
- 1888 - Reginald Hands, South African cricketer (d. 1918)
- 1886 - Lars Hanson, Swedish actor (d. 1965)
- 1885 - André Maurois, French author (d. 1967)
- 1880 - Volodymyr Vynnychenko, Ukrainian statesman (d. 1951)
- 1875 - Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist (d. 1961)
- 1875 - Antonio Machado, Spanish poet (d. 1939)
- 1874 - Serge Koussevitsky, Russian conductor (d. 1951)
- 1865 - Philipp Scheidemann, First Chancellor of the Weimar Republic (d. 1939)
- 1858 - Tom Garrett, Australian cricketer (d. 1943)
- 1855 - Ferdinand Tönnies, German sociologist (d. 1936)
- 1854 - Philippe Gaucher, French dermatologist (d. 1918)
- 1846 - Texas Jack Omohundro, American frontier scout, actor and cowboy (d. 1880)
- 1829 - Auguste Marie François Beernaert, Belgian statesman, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (d. 1912)
- 1802 - Mariano Arista, 42nd President of Mexico (d. 1855)
- 1791 - Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian composer (d. 1844)
- 1782 - John Field, Irish composer (d. 1837)
- 1739 - George Clinton, 4th Vice President of the USA (d. 1812)
- 1678 - Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1711)
- 1030 - Stanislaus of Szczepanów, Polish bishop and martyr (d. 1079)