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Events
* 350 – Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the usurper Magnentius, in Rome.
*1422 – Battle of Arbedo between the duke of Milan and the Swiss cantons.
*1520 – The Spaniards are expelled from Tenochtitlan.
*1559 – King Henry II of France is seriously injured in a jousting match against Gabriel de Montgomery.
*1651 – The Deluge: Khmelnytsky Uprising – the Battle of Beresteczko ends with a Polish victory.
*1688 – The Immortal Seven issue the Invitation to William, continuing the struggle for English independence from Rome which would culminate in the Glorious Revolution.
*1758 – Seven Years' War: The Battle of Domstadtl takes place.
*1794 – Native American forces under Blue Jacket attack Fort Recovery.
*1805 – The U.S. Congress organizes the Michigan Territory.
*1859 – French acrobat Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope.
*1860 – The 1860 Oxford evolution debate at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History takes place.
*1864 – U.S. President Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite Valley to California for "public use, resort and recreation".
*1882 – Charles J. Guiteau is hanged in Washington, D.C. for the assassination of President James Garfield.
*1886 – The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.
*1905 – Albert Einstein publishes the article "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies", in which he introduces special relativity.
*1906 – The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
*1908 – The Tunguska event occurs in remote Siberia.
*1912 – The Regina Cyclone hits Regina, Saskatchewan, killing 28. It remains Canada's deadliest tornado event.
*1921 – U.S. President Warren G. Harding appoints former President William Howard Taft Chief Justice of the United States.
*1934 – The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler's violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place.
*1935 – The Senegalese Socialist Party holds its first congress.
*1936 – Emperor Haile Selassie of Abbysinia appeals for aid to the League of Nations against Mussolinis invasion of his country
*1941 – World War II: Operation Barbarossa – Germany captures Lviv, Ukraine.
*1944 – World War II: The Battle of Cherbourg ends with the fall of the strategically valuable port to American forces.
*1953 – The first Chevrolet Corvette rolls off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan.
*1956 – A TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 (Flight 718) collide above the Grand Canyon in Arizona, United States, killing all 128 on board the two planes.
*1959 – A United States Air Force F-100 Super Sabre from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa crashes into a nearby elementary school, killing 11 students plus six residents from the local neighborhood.
*1960 – Congo gains independence from Belgium.
*1963 – Ciaculli massacre: A car bomb, intended for Mafia boss Salvatore Greco, kills seven police and military officers near Palermo.
*1968 – Credo of the People of God by Pope Paul VI.
*1969 – Nigeria bans Red Cross aid to Biafra.
*1971 – The crew of the Soviet ''Soyuz 11'' spacecraft are killed when their air supply escapes through a faulty valve.
* 1971 – Ohio ratifies the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, lowering the voting age to 18, thereby putting the amendment into effect.
*1972 – The first leap second is added to the UTC time system.
*1985 – Thirty-nine American hostages from a hijacked TWA jetliner are freed in Beirut after being held for 17 days.
*1986 – The U.S. Supreme Court rules that states can outlaw homosexual acts between consenting adults.
*1987 – The Royal Canadian Mint introduces the $1 coin, known as the Loonie.
*1990 – East Germany and West Germany merge their economies.
*1991 – 32 miners are killed when a coal mine fire in the Donbass region of the Ukraine releases toxic gas.
*1992 – Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher joins the House of Lords as Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven.
*1997 – The United Kingdom transfers sovereignty over Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China.
*1997 – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (or Philosopher's Stone) was published in the United States and United Kingdom.
*2006 – Clickteam's Multimedia Fusion 2 was released worldwide
*2007 – A car crashes into Glasgow International Airport in Scotland, in an attempted terrorist attack.
*2009 – Yemenia Flight 626 crashes off the coast of Moroni, Comoros killing 152 people and leaving 1 survivor
Births
*1286 – John de Warenne, 8th Earl of Surrey, English politician (d. 1347)
*1470 – Charles VIII of France (d. 1498)
*1503 – John Frederick, Elector of Saxony (d. 1554)
*1641 – Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, Irish general (d. 1719)
*1685 – John Gay, British writer (d. 1732)
*1755 – Paul François Jean Nicolas Barras, French politician (d. 1829)
*1789 – Horace Vernet, French painter and graphic artist (d. 1863)
*1803 – Thomas Lovell Beddoes, English poet (d. 1849)
*1807 – Friedrich Theodor von Vischer, German narrator, lyricist, and philosopher (d.1887)
*1817 – Joseph Dalton Hooker, British botanist (d. 1911)
*1823 – Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, Indian industrialist (d. 1901)
*1843 – Ernest Mason Satow, British diplomat (d. 1929)
*1884 – Georges Duhamel, French author (d. 1966)
*1891 – Man Mountain Dean, American professional wrestler (d. 1953)
* 1891 – Ed "Strangler" Lewis, American professional wrestler (d. 1966)
*1892 – Oswald Pohl, German Nazi leader (d. 1951)
*1893 – Walter Ulbricht, German politician (d. 1973)
*1899 – Madge Bellamy, American actress (d. 1990)
* 1899 – Harry Shields, American jazz clarinetist (d. 1971)
*1906 – Ralph Allen, English footballer (d. 1981)
* 1906 – Anthony Mann, American film actor and director (d. 1967)
*1907 – Roman Shukhevych, Ukrainian politician (d. 1950)
*1908 – Winston Graham, British writer (d. 2003)
*1911 – Czesław Miłosz, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
*1912 – Ludwig Bölkow, German aeronautical engineer (d. 2003)
* 1912 – Dan Reeves, owner of the Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams (d. 1971)
*1913 – Harry Wismer, owner of the New York Jets (d. 1967)
* 1913 – Alfonso López Michelsen, 32nd President of Colombia (d. 2007)
*1914 – Francisco da Costa Gomes, 16th President of Portugal (d. 2001)
*1917 – Susan Hayward, American actress (d. 1975)
* 1917 – Lena Horne, American actress and singer
*1919 – Ed Yost, American inventor (d. 2007)
*1926 – Paul Berg, Nobel Prize laureate
*1929 – James Goldman, American screenwriter (d. 1998)
* 1929 – Hans Krondahl, Swedish painter and textile designer
*1930 – Thomas Sowell, American economist
*1931 – Bert Eriksson, Flemish neo-Nazi (d. 2005)
* 1931 – Andrew Hill, American jazz pianist (d. 2007)
*1933 – Lea Massari, Italian actress
* 1933 – M. J. K. Smith, English cricketer
* 1933 – Orval Tessier, Canadian ice hockey player
*1934 – Harry Blackstone Jr., American magician (d. 1997)
*1935 – John Harlin, American mountaineer (d. 1966)
*1936 – Assia Djebar, Algerian writer and filmmaker
* 1936 – Nancy Dussault, American actress
* 1936 – Tony Musante, American actor
* 1936 – Dave Van Ronk, American folk singer/songwriter (d. 2002)
*1938 – Apostolos Nikolaidis, Greek singer (d. 1999)
*1939 – José Emilio Pacheco, Mexican poet
*1940 – Mark Spoelstra, American folk singer (d. 2007)
*1941 – Peter Pollock, South African cricket player
*1942 – Robert Ballard, oceanographer
* 1942 – Ron Harris, Canadian ice hockey player
*1943 – Florence Ballard, American singer (The Supremes) (d. 1976)
*1944 – Raymond Moody, American parapsychologist
* 1944 – Terry Funk, American professional wrestler
* 1944 – Glenn Shorrock, Australian singer-songwriter; co-founding member of Little River Band
* 1944 – Ron Swoboda, American baseball player
*1950 – Leonard Whiting, British actor
*1951 – Stanley Clarke, American musician
*1952 – David Garrison, Broadway and television actor
* 1952 – Athanassios S. Fokas, Greek mathematician
*1953 – Hal Lindes, British-American musician (Dire Straits)
* 1953 – Lin Feng-Jiao, Taiwanese actress
*1954 – Pierre Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (d. 2004)
* 1954 – Serzh Sargsyan, President of Armenia
*1955 – David Alan Grier, American actor and comedian
*1957 – Sterling Marlin, American race car driver (NASCAR)
*1958 – Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish conductor and composer
*1959 – Vincent D'Onofrio, American actor
* 1959 – Brendan Perry, British musician (Dead Can Dance)
*1960 – Murray Cook, Australian children's singer (The Wiggles)
*1962 – Tony Fernández, Dominican baseball player
* 1962 – Julianne Regan, British singer and musician (All About Eve)
*1963 – Yngwie Malmsteen, Swedish guitarist
*1964 – Alexandra Christina Manley, Former Danish princess, now countess
* 1964 – Mark Waters, American film director
*1965 – Mitch Richmond, American basketball player
* 1965 – Steve Duchesne, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1965 – Gary Pallister, English footballer
*1966 – Mike Tyson, American former boxer
* 1966 – Marton Csokas, New Zealand actor
*1967 – David Busst, English former footballer
*1968 – Philip Anselmo, American musician
*1969 – Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lankan cricketer
*1970 – Brian Bloom, American actor
* 1970 – Antonio Chimenti, Italian footballer
* 1970 – Mark Grudzielanek, American baseball player
*1971 – Anette Michel, Mexican actress
* 1971 – Monica Potter, American actress
*1972 – Sandra Cam, Belgian swimmer
* 1972 – James Martin, English celebrity chef
*1973 – Chan-ho Park, South Korean baseball player
* 1973 – Frank Rost, German footballer
* 1973 – Noam Zylberman, Israeli Canadian child actor
*1974 – Tony Rock, Actor and stand up comedian
*1975 – Ralf Schumacher, German race car driver (F1)
* 1975 – Rami Shaaban, Swedish footballer
* 1975 – James Bannatyne, New Zealander footballer
*1977 – Justo Villar, Paraguayan footballer
*1977 – Mark Van Gisbergen, English rugby union player
*1978 – Ben Cousins, Australian Football League player
* 1978 – Mark Penner, Canadian musician
* 1978 – Claudio Rivalta, Italian footballer
*1979 – Matisyahu, American reggae singer
* 1979 – Rick Gonzalez, American actor
*1980 – Rade Prica, Swedish footballer
* 1980 – Seyi Olofinjana, Nigerian footballer
*1981 – Can Artam, Turkish racing driver
* 1981 – Matt Kirk, Canadian football player
* 1981 – Karolina Sadalska, Polish kayaker
* 1981 – Ben Utecht, American football Player
*1982 – Dan Jacobs, American guitarist (Atreyu)
* 1982 – Andy Knowles, British musician (Franz Ferdinand)
* 1982 – Mitch Maier, American baseball player
* 1982 – Delwyn Young, American baseball player
* 1982 – Lizzy Caplan, American actress
*1983 – Brendon James, British drummer (Thirteen Senses)
* 1983 – Marlin Jackson, American football player
* 1983 – Patrick Wolf, British musician
* 1983 – Cheryl Cole, British singer (Girls Aloud)
*1984 – Fantasia Barrino, American singer
* 1984 – Gabriel Badilla, Costa Rican footballer
*1985 – Trevor Ariza, American basketball player
* 1985 – Rafal Blechacz, Polish classical pianist
* 1985 – Michael Phelps, American swimmer
* 1985 – Fabiana Vallejos, Argentine footballer
* 1985 – Cody Runnels, American wrestler
*1986 – Victoria Crawford, American wrestler and model
* 1986 – Allegra Versace, Italian heiress and stakeholder of the Versace empire
* 1986 – Nicola Pozzi, Italian footballer
* 1986 – Freddy Guarín, Colombian footballer
*1989 – Miguel Vítor, Portuguese footballer
*1991 – Kaho, Japanese actress
Deaths
* 350 – Nepotianus, Roman usurper
*1181 – Hugh de Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester, English politician (b. 1147)
*1224 – Adolf of Osnabrück, Saint Adolf (b. 1185)
*1364 – Arnost of Pardubice, Archbishop of Prague (b. 1297)
*1538 – Charles of Egmond, Duke of Guelders (b. 1467)
*1579 – Mehmed Pasha Sokolović, Turkish Janissary (b. 1506)
*1607 – Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (b. 1538)
*1660 – William Oughtred, English mathematician (b. 1575)
*1666 – Alexander Brome, English poet (b. 1620)
*1670 – Henrietta Anne Stuart, Princess of England, Scotland, and Ireland (b. 1644)
*1704 – John Quelch, English pirate (b. 1665)
*1709 – Edward Lhuyd, Welsh scientist (b. 1660)
*1785 – James Oglethorpe, English general and founder of the state of Georgia (b. 1696)
*1796 – Abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (b. 1724)
*1857 – Alcide d'Orbigny, French naturalist (b. 1802)
*1882 – Charles J. Guiteau, American assassin of President James A. Garfield (b. 1841)
* 1882 – Alberto Henschel, German-Brazilian photographer and businessman (b. 1827)
*1890 – Samuel Parkman Tuckerman, American composer (b. 1819)
*1917 – Antonio de La Gandara, French painter (b. 1861)
*1919 – John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1842)
*1934 – Night of the Long Knives murders
** Kurt von Schleicher, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1882)
** Gregor Strasser, former German Nazi politician (b. 1892)
** Gustav Ritter von Kahr, Prime Minister of Bavaria (b. 1862)
** Karl Ernst, German SA-''gruppenführer'' (b. 1904)
** Erich Klausener, German catholic politician (b. 1885)
*1953 – Charles William Miller, father of football in Brazil (b. 1874)
*1956 – Thorleif Lund, Norwegian actor (b. 1880)
*1959 – José Vasconcelos, Mexican writer and politician (b. 1882)
*1961 – Lee DeForest, American inventor (b. 1873)
*1966 – Giuseppe Farina, Italian Formula One champion. First person to win an F1 championship. (b. 1906)
*1971 – Herbert Biberman, American screenwriter and film director (b. 1900)
* 1971 – Soviet crew of Soyuz 11
** Viktor Patsayev (b. 1933)
** Georgi Dobrovolski (b. 1928)
** Vladislav Volkov (b. 1935)
*1973 – Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky C.Ss.R Ukrainian-born Canadian Bishop and Martyr (b. 1903)
*1974 – Vannevar Bush, American engineer and politician (b. 1890)
*1976 – Firpo Marberry, American baseball player (b. 1898)
*1984 – Lillian Hellman, American playwright (b. 1905)
*1985 – Haruo Remeliik, 1st President of Palau (murdered) (b. 1933)
*1993 – George "Spanky" McFarland, American actor (b. 1928)
* 1993 – Wong Ka Kui, Hong Kong singer (b. 1962)
*1995 – Gale Gordon, American actor (b. 1906)
* 1995 – Georgi Beregovoi, Soviet cosmonaut (b. 1921)
* 1995 – Phyllis Hyman, American jazz vocalist (b. 1949)
*1997 – Larry O'Day, Australian wrestler (b. 1944)
*2001 – Chet Atkins, American country guitar player and producer (b. 1924)
* 2001 – Joe Henderson, American jazz saxophonist (b. 1937)
*2002 – Chico Xavier, popular medium in Brazil´s spiritism movement (b. 1910)
*2003 – Buddy Hackett, American comic (b. 1924)
* 2003 – Robert McCloskey, American children's book writer and illustrator (b. 1915)
*2004 – Jamal Abro, Pakistani writer (b. 1924)
*2005 – Clancy Eccles, Jamaican Reggae Musician (b. 1940)
*2006 – Robert Gernhardt, German satirist (b. 1937)
*2007 – Sahib Singh Verma, Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Delhi (b. 1943)
*2009 – Pina Bausch, German choreographer (b. 1940)
Holidays and observances
*Independence Day in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
*First Martyrs of the See of Rome.
*Saint Martialis
*Saint Theobald of Provins
Source: Wikipedia