Born
- William Howard Brett [American librarian] – 1846
- Louis Blériot [first man to fly across the English Channel] – 1872
- Benjamin Oliver Davis [first African American general in U.S. Army] – 1877
- Walter Francis White [author] – 1893
- William Wyler [film director] – 1902
- Estée Lauder [cosmetics executive] – 1908
- Olivia de Havilland [actress] – 1916
- Jamie Farr [actor] – 1934
- Sydney Pollack [director] – 1934
- Dan Aykroyd [actor] – 1952
- Princess Diana of Wales – 1961
- Carl Lewis [athlete] – 1961
- Missy Elliott [hip hop artist] – 1971
- Liv Tyler [actress] – 1977
- Jarome Iginla [hockey player] – 1977
Died
- Michael Landon [actor] – 1991
- Robert Mitchum [actor] – 1997
- Walter Matthau [actor] – 2000
- Marlon Brando [actor] – 2004
- Luther Vandross [singer] – 2005
- Karl Malden [actor] – 2009
- Mollie Sugden [actress] – 2009
Events
- Battle of Gettysburg began– 1863
- Dominion of Canada was created by the British North America Act; the Dominion consisted of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Lower and Upper Canada– 1867
- John A. Macdonald became the first prime minister of Canada– 1867
- Prince Edward Island joined the Canadian Confederation– 1873
- First U.S. zoo opened, with bear pit and lion house, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania– 1874
- Lincoln Highway Association formed to create first coast-to-coast U.S. highway– 1913
- First sales tax in U.S. began in West Virginia– 1921
- First Piano Concerto by Bela Bartok premiered in Frankfurt, Germany– 1927
- Bulova Watch company sponsored the first television commercial– 1941
- Intelligence and Security Branch of U.S. Army established– 1962
- Zip codes introduced for U.S. mail– 1963
- Medicare went into effect– 1966
- O Canada officially became the national anthem of Canada– 1980
- After a seven-year journey, NASA’s Cassini probe became the first spacecraft ever to orbit the giant ringed planet Saturn– 2004
- Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court, announced that she was retiring from the bench after 24 years– 2005
- Andy Pettitte broke Whitey Ford’s record for career strikeouts as a New York Yankees pitcher after striking out his 1,958th batter– 2013
Weather
- The temperature in Portland, Oregon, reached 107 degrees F– 1942
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