* Belgium: National holiday (1831 – inauguration of Léopold I, first king of the Belgians)
* Guam: Liberation Day (1944)
* Russia: summer Kazanskaya
* Singapore: Racial Harmony Day
Roman Catholic
* Saint Arbogastus, bishop of Strasburg, confessor [Basel, Constance, Strassburg]
* Saint Daniel
* Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, priest, Doctor of the Church
* Saint Praxedes (Praxidis)
* Saint Victor of Marseilles, and companions, martyrs [Trier, southern France; Paris]
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
July 21 History (Deaths)
* 1403 – Henry Percy, English nobleman and soldier (b.c. 1364)
* 1425 – Manuel II Palaeologus, Byzantine Emperor (b. 1350)
* 1688 – James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English statesman and soldier (b. 1610)
* 1793 – Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, French explorer (b. 1739)
* 1796 – Robert Burns, Scottish poet (b. 1759)
* 1798 – François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt, Austrian field marshal (b. 1733)
* 1878 – Sam Bass, American train robber and outlaw (b. 1851)
* 1880 – Hiram Walden, American politician (b. 1800)
* 1889 – Nelson Dewey, American politician (b. 1813)
* 1899 – Robert G. Ingersoll, American politician and military officer (b. 1833)
* 1932 – Bill Gleason, American baseball player (b. 1858)
* 1938 – Owen Wister, American author (b. 1860)
* 1941 – Bohdan Lepky, Ukrainian writer and poet (b. 1872)
* 1943 – Charlie Paddock, American athlete (b. 1900)
* 1944 – Claus von Stauffenberg, German military officer and head of the failed 20 July Plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler (b. 1907)
* 1944 – Ludwig Beck, German Chief of Staff (b. 1880)
* 1946 – Gualberto Villarroel, Bolivian politician (b. 1908)
* 1948 – Arshile Gorky, Armenian-born American artist (b. 1904)
* 1967 – Jimmie Foxx, American baseball player (b. 1907)
* 1967 – Albert Lutuli, South African politician, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
* 1967 – Basil Rathbone, English actor (b. 1892)
* 1968 – Ruth St. Denis, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1878)
* 1970 – Mikhail Gerasimov, Russian anthropologist and sculptor (b. 1907)
* 1970 – Bob Kalsu, American football player (b. 1945)
* 1972 – Ralph Craig, American athlete (b. 1889)
* 1977 – Lee Miller, American photographer (b. 1907)
* 1982 – Dave Garroway, American television host (b. 1913)
* 1986 – Ernest Maas, American screenwriter (b. 1892)
* 1991 – Paul Warwick, English racing driver (b. 1969)
* 1998 – Alan Shepard, American astronaut (b. 1923)
* 1998 – Robert Young, American actor (b. 1907)
* 2000 – Marc Reisner, American writer (b. 1948)
* 2001 – Steve Barton, American actor (b. 1954)
* 2001 – Sivaji Ganesan, Indian Tamil actor (b. 1927)
* 2003 – John Davies, New Zealander athlete (b. 1938)
* 2003 – Walter M. Jefferies, American film art director (b. 1921)
* 2004 – Jerry Goldsmith, American composer (b. 1929)
* 2004 – Edward B. Lewis, American geneticist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate (b. 1918)
* 2005 – Long John Baldry, British blues musician (b. 1941)
* 2005 – Lord Alfred Hayes, British wrestling announcer (b. 1928)
* 2006 – Mako, Japanese-born American actor (b. 1933)
* 2006 – Ta Mok, Cambodian Khmer Rouge leader (b. 1926)
* 1425 – Manuel II Palaeologus, Byzantine Emperor (b. 1350)
* 1688 – James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English statesman and soldier (b. 1610)
* 1793 – Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, French explorer (b. 1739)
* 1796 – Robert Burns, Scottish poet (b. 1759)
* 1798 – François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt, Austrian field marshal (b. 1733)
* 1878 – Sam Bass, American train robber and outlaw (b. 1851)
* 1880 – Hiram Walden, American politician (b. 1800)
* 1889 – Nelson Dewey, American politician (b. 1813)
* 1899 – Robert G. Ingersoll, American politician and military officer (b. 1833)
* 1932 – Bill Gleason, American baseball player (b. 1858)
* 1938 – Owen Wister, American author (b. 1860)
* 1941 – Bohdan Lepky, Ukrainian writer and poet (b. 1872)
* 1943 – Charlie Paddock, American athlete (b. 1900)
* 1944 – Claus von Stauffenberg, German military officer and head of the failed 20 July Plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler (b. 1907)
* 1944 – Ludwig Beck, German Chief of Staff (b. 1880)
* 1946 – Gualberto Villarroel, Bolivian politician (b. 1908)
* 1948 – Arshile Gorky, Armenian-born American artist (b. 1904)
* 1967 – Jimmie Foxx, American baseball player (b. 1907)
* 1967 – Albert Lutuli, South African politician, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
* 1967 – Basil Rathbone, English actor (b. 1892)
* 1968 – Ruth St. Denis, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1878)
* 1970 – Mikhail Gerasimov, Russian anthropologist and sculptor (b. 1907)
* 1970 – Bob Kalsu, American football player (b. 1945)
* 1972 – Ralph Craig, American athlete (b. 1889)
* 1977 – Lee Miller, American photographer (b. 1907)
* 1982 – Dave Garroway, American television host (b. 1913)
* 1986 – Ernest Maas, American screenwriter (b. 1892)
* 1991 – Paul Warwick, English racing driver (b. 1969)
* 1998 – Alan Shepard, American astronaut (b. 1923)
* 1998 – Robert Young, American actor (b. 1907)
* 2000 – Marc Reisner, American writer (b. 1948)
* 2001 – Steve Barton, American actor (b. 1954)
* 2001 – Sivaji Ganesan, Indian Tamil actor (b. 1927)
* 2003 – John Davies, New Zealander athlete (b. 1938)
* 2003 – Walter M. Jefferies, American film art director (b. 1921)
* 2004 – Jerry Goldsmith, American composer (b. 1929)
* 2004 – Edward B. Lewis, American geneticist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate (b. 1918)
* 2005 – Long John Baldry, British blues musician (b. 1941)
* 2005 – Lord Alfred Hayes, British wrestling announcer (b. 1928)
* 2006 – Mako, Japanese-born American actor (b. 1933)
* 2006 – Ta Mok, Cambodian Khmer Rouge leader (b. 1926)
July 21 History (Births)
* 1620 – Jean Picard, French astronomer (d. 1682)
* 1664 – Matthew Prior, English poet and diplomat (d. 1721)
* 1693 – Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1768)
* 1710 – Paul Möhring, German physician (d. 1792)
* 1762 – Timothy Hinman, pioneer road builder
* 1808 – Simion Bărnuţiu, Romanian philosopher and politician (d. 1864)
* 1810 – Henri Victor Regnault, French chemist (d. 1878)
* 1816 – Paul Reuter, German-born British journalist (d. 1899)
* 1851 – Sam Bass, American train robber and outlaw (d. 1878)
* 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)
* 1863 – Aubrey Smith, English cricketer and actor (d. 1948)
* 1870 – Emil Orlik, Czech painter (d. 1932)
* 1880 – Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak politician and astronomer (d. 1919)
* 1882 – David Burliuk, Ukrainian artist (d. 1967)
* 1893 – Hans Fallada, German writer (d. 1947)
* 1899 – Hart Crane, American poet (d. 1932)
* 1899 – Ernest Hemingway, American writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1961)
* 1903 – Roy Neuberger, American financier
* 1908 – Harold "Jug" McSpaden, American professional golfer (d. 1996)
* 1911 – Marshall McLuhan, Canadian author (d. 1980)
* 1920 – Constance Dowling, American actress (d. 1969)
* 1920 – Isaac Stern, Ukrainian-born violinist (d. 2001)
* 1922 – Kay Starr, American singer
* 1922 – Mollie Sugden, British comedic actress (d. 2009)
* 1923 – Rudolph A. Marcus, Canadian chemist, Nobel laureate
* 1924 – Don Knotts, American actor (d. 2006)
* 1925 – Anne Meacham, American actress(d. 2006)
* 1926 – Paul Burke, American actor
* 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)
* 1928 – Marcel Gauthier, Canadian wrestler (d. 1998)
* 1929 – Bob Orton, American wrestler (d. 2006)
* 1930 – Anand Bakshi, Indian lyricist (d. 2002)
* 1932 – Ernie Warlick, American football player
* 1933 – John Gardner, American author (d. 1982)
* 1934 – Chandu Borde, Former Indian cricketer
* 1935 – Norbert Blüm, German politician
* 1935 – Moe Drabowsky, baseball player (d. 2006)
* 1938 – Les Aspin, American politician (d. 1995)
* 1938 – Anton Kuerti, Canadian pianist, composer and conductor
* 1938 – Janet Reno, 79th United States Attorney General
* 1939 – John Negroponte, 1st United States Director of National Intelligence
* 1943 – Edward Herrmann, American actor
* 1944 – Tony Scott, British film director
* 1944 – Paul Wellstone, American politician (d. 2002)
* 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
* 1946 – Kenneth Starr, American lawyer
* 1946 – Barry Whitwam, British musician (Herman's Hermits)
* 1947 – Chetan Chauhan, Former Indian cricketer
* 1948 – Ed Hinton, American sportswriter
* 1948 – Cat Stevens, English singer/songwriter
* 1948 – Garry Trudeau, American cartoonist
* 1948 – Teruzane Utada, Japanese music record producer and manager
* 1949 – Al Hrabosky, baseball player
* 1950 – Ubaldo Fillol, Argentinian footballer
* 1951 – Robin Williams, American comedian/actor
* 1952 – John Barrasso, American politician
* 1953 – Brian Talbot, British footballer
* 1953 – Jeff Fatt, Chinese-Australian actor
* 1955 – Howie Epstein, American musician (d. 2003)
* 1955 – Taco, Dutch singer
* 1955 – Béla Tarr, Hungarian film director
* 1956 – Michael Connelly, American author
* 1957 – Jon Lovitz, American comedian
* 1957 – George Landress, American songwriter and music producer
* 1959 – Paul Vautin, Australian rugby league player
* 1960 – Lance Guest, American actor
* 1960 – Fritz Walter, German footballer
* 1961 – Amar Singh Chamkila, Punjabi folk singer
* 1961 – Jim Martin, American musician (Faith No More)
* 1963 – Kevin Poole, English footballer
* 1963 – Paulo Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist
* 1964 – Jens Weissflog, German ski jumper
* 1965 – Gudni Bergsson, Icelandic footballer
* 1965 – Mike Bordick, American baseball player
* 1965 – Jovy Marcelo, Filipino racing driver (d. 1992)
* 1966 – Arija Bareikis, American actress
* 1968 – Johnnie Barnes, American football player
* 1968 – Brandi Chastain, American footballer
* 1968 – Lyle Odelein, Canadian hockey player
* 1969 – Klaus Graf, German racing driver
* 1969 – Emerson Hart, American musician (Tonic)
* 1970 – Shawn Stasiak, American professional wrestler
* 1971 – Emmanuel Bangué, French long jumper
* 1971 – Charlotte Gainsbourg, French actress and singer
* 1971 – Nuno Markl, Portuguese comedian and radio host
* 1972 – Shinjiro Otani, Japanese professional wrestler
* 1973 – Ali Landry, American model and actress
* 1974 – Geoff Jenkins, American baseball player
* 1975 – Chris Bisson, British actor
* 1975 – Ravindra Pushpakumara, Sri Lankan cricketer
* 1975 – Mike Sellers, American football player
* 1977 – Paul Casey, English golfer
* 1977 – Jaime Murray, British actress
* 1978 – Justin Bartha, American actor
* 1978 – Josh Hartnett, American actor
* 1978 – Damian Marley, Jamaican musician
* 1978 – Gary Teale, Scottish footballer
* 1979 – David Carr, American football player
* 1979 – Tamika Catchings, American basketball player
* 1980 – Tailor James, Canadian model
* 1980 – CC Sabathia, American baseball player
* 1981 – Titus Bramble, English footballer
* 1981 – Blake Lewis, American musician
* 1981 – Joaquín Sánchez, Spanish footballer
* 1981 – Stefan Schumacher, German cyclist
* 1981 – Chrishell Stause, American actress
* 1982 – Mao Kobayashi, Japanese actress
* 1983 – Eivør Pálsdóttir, Faroese singer
* 1983 – Kellen Winslow II, American football player
* 1984 – Jurrick Juliana, Dutch footballer
* 1984 – Liam Ridgewell, English footballer
* 1985 – Von Wafer, American basketball player
* 1988 – Chris Mitchell, Scottish footballer
* 1989 – Rory Culkin, American actor
* 1989 – Chris Gunter, Welsh footballer
* 1989 – Juno Temple, English actress
* 1989 – Jamie Waylett, English actor
* 1992 – Rachael Flatt, American figure skater
* 1664 – Matthew Prior, English poet and diplomat (d. 1721)
* 1693 – Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1768)
* 1710 – Paul Möhring, German physician (d. 1792)
* 1762 – Timothy Hinman, pioneer road builder
* 1808 – Simion Bărnuţiu, Romanian philosopher and politician (d. 1864)
* 1810 – Henri Victor Regnault, French chemist (d. 1878)
* 1816 – Paul Reuter, German-born British journalist (d. 1899)
* 1851 – Sam Bass, American train robber and outlaw (d. 1878)
* 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)
* 1863 – Aubrey Smith, English cricketer and actor (d. 1948)
* 1870 – Emil Orlik, Czech painter (d. 1932)
* 1880 – Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak politician and astronomer (d. 1919)
* 1882 – David Burliuk, Ukrainian artist (d. 1967)
* 1893 – Hans Fallada, German writer (d. 1947)
* 1899 – Hart Crane, American poet (d. 1932)
* 1899 – Ernest Hemingway, American writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1961)
* 1903 – Roy Neuberger, American financier
* 1908 – Harold "Jug" McSpaden, American professional golfer (d. 1996)
* 1911 – Marshall McLuhan, Canadian author (d. 1980)
* 1920 – Constance Dowling, American actress (d. 1969)
* 1920 – Isaac Stern, Ukrainian-born violinist (d. 2001)
* 1922 – Kay Starr, American singer
* 1922 – Mollie Sugden, British comedic actress (d. 2009)
* 1923 – Rudolph A. Marcus, Canadian chemist, Nobel laureate
* 1924 – Don Knotts, American actor (d. 2006)
* 1925 – Anne Meacham, American actress(d. 2006)
* 1926 – Paul Burke, American actor
* 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)
* 1928 – Marcel Gauthier, Canadian wrestler (d. 1998)
* 1929 – Bob Orton, American wrestler (d. 2006)
* 1930 – Anand Bakshi, Indian lyricist (d. 2002)
* 1932 – Ernie Warlick, American football player
* 1933 – John Gardner, American author (d. 1982)
* 1934 – Chandu Borde, Former Indian cricketer
* 1935 – Norbert Blüm, German politician
* 1935 – Moe Drabowsky, baseball player (d. 2006)
* 1938 – Les Aspin, American politician (d. 1995)
* 1938 – Anton Kuerti, Canadian pianist, composer and conductor
* 1938 – Janet Reno, 79th United States Attorney General
* 1939 – John Negroponte, 1st United States Director of National Intelligence
* 1943 – Edward Herrmann, American actor
* 1944 – Tony Scott, British film director
* 1944 – Paul Wellstone, American politician (d. 2002)
* 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
* 1946 – Kenneth Starr, American lawyer
* 1946 – Barry Whitwam, British musician (Herman's Hermits)
* 1947 – Chetan Chauhan, Former Indian cricketer
* 1948 – Ed Hinton, American sportswriter
* 1948 – Cat Stevens, English singer/songwriter
* 1948 – Garry Trudeau, American cartoonist
* 1948 – Teruzane Utada, Japanese music record producer and manager
* 1949 – Al Hrabosky, baseball player
* 1950 – Ubaldo Fillol, Argentinian footballer
* 1951 – Robin Williams, American comedian/actor
* 1952 – John Barrasso, American politician
* 1953 – Brian Talbot, British footballer
* 1953 – Jeff Fatt, Chinese-Australian actor
* 1955 – Howie Epstein, American musician (d. 2003)
* 1955 – Taco, Dutch singer
* 1955 – Béla Tarr, Hungarian film director
* 1956 – Michael Connelly, American author
* 1957 – Jon Lovitz, American comedian
* 1957 – George Landress, American songwriter and music producer
* 1959 – Paul Vautin, Australian rugby league player
* 1960 – Lance Guest, American actor
* 1960 – Fritz Walter, German footballer
* 1961 – Amar Singh Chamkila, Punjabi folk singer
* 1961 – Jim Martin, American musician (Faith No More)
* 1963 – Kevin Poole, English footballer
* 1963 – Paulo Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist
* 1964 – Jens Weissflog, German ski jumper
* 1965 – Gudni Bergsson, Icelandic footballer
* 1965 – Mike Bordick, American baseball player
* 1965 – Jovy Marcelo, Filipino racing driver (d. 1992)
* 1966 – Arija Bareikis, American actress
* 1968 – Johnnie Barnes, American football player
* 1968 – Brandi Chastain, American footballer
* 1968 – Lyle Odelein, Canadian hockey player
* 1969 – Klaus Graf, German racing driver
* 1969 – Emerson Hart, American musician (Tonic)
* 1970 – Shawn Stasiak, American professional wrestler
* 1971 – Emmanuel Bangué, French long jumper
* 1971 – Charlotte Gainsbourg, French actress and singer
* 1971 – Nuno Markl, Portuguese comedian and radio host
* 1972 – Shinjiro Otani, Japanese professional wrestler
* 1973 – Ali Landry, American model and actress
* 1974 – Geoff Jenkins, American baseball player
* 1975 – Chris Bisson, British actor
* 1975 – Ravindra Pushpakumara, Sri Lankan cricketer
* 1975 – Mike Sellers, American football player
* 1977 – Paul Casey, English golfer
* 1977 – Jaime Murray, British actress
* 1978 – Justin Bartha, American actor
* 1978 – Josh Hartnett, American actor
* 1978 – Damian Marley, Jamaican musician
* 1978 – Gary Teale, Scottish footballer
* 1979 – David Carr, American football player
* 1979 – Tamika Catchings, American basketball player
* 1980 – Tailor James, Canadian model
* 1980 – CC Sabathia, American baseball player
* 1981 – Titus Bramble, English footballer
* 1981 – Blake Lewis, American musician
* 1981 – Joaquín Sánchez, Spanish footballer
* 1981 – Stefan Schumacher, German cyclist
* 1981 – Chrishell Stause, American actress
* 1982 – Mao Kobayashi, Japanese actress
* 1983 – Eivør Pálsdóttir, Faroese singer
* 1983 – Kellen Winslow II, American football player
* 1984 – Jurrick Juliana, Dutch footballer
* 1984 – Liam Ridgewell, English footballer
* 1985 – Von Wafer, American basketball player
* 1988 – Chris Mitchell, Scottish footballer
* 1989 – Rory Culkin, American actor
* 1989 – Chris Gunter, Welsh footballer
* 1989 – Juno Temple, English actress
* 1989 – Jamie Waylett, English actor
* 1992 – Rachael Flatt, American figure skater
July 21 History
Events
* 356 BC – Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.* 285 – Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar and co-ruler.
* 1403 – Battle of Shrewsbury: King Henry IV of England defeats rebels to the north of the county town of Shropshire, England.
* 1545 – The first landing of French troops on the coast of the Isle of Wight during the French invasion of the Isle of Wight occurs.
* 1568 – Eighty Years' War: Battle of Jemmingen – Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva defeats Louis of Nassau.
* 1718 – The Treaty of Passarowitz between the Ottoman Empire, Austria and the Republic of Venice is signed.
* 1774 – Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774: Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainarji ending the war.
* 1831 – Inauguration of Léopold I of Belgium, first king of the Belgians.
* 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.
* 1865 – In the market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots and kills Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first true western showdown.
* 1873 – At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James-Younger gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American West.
* 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.
* 1918 – U-156 shells Nauset Beach, in Orleans, Massachusetts. This is the first time that the United States is shelled since the Mexican-American War.
* 1919 – The dirigible Wingfoot Air Express crashes into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, killing 12 people.
* 1925 – Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching evolution in class and fined $100.
* 1944 – World War II: Battle of Guam – American troops land on Guam starting the battle. It would end on August 10.
* 1949 – The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.
* 1954 – First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
* 1960 – Sirimavo Bandaranaike is elected prime minister of Sri Lanka and becomes the first woman prime minister in the world.
* 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).
* 1964 – Singapore Race Riot – every year since then, Racial Harmony Day is celebrated on this day.
* 1969 – Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin become the first men to walk on the Moon, during the Apollo 11 mission.
* 1970 – After 11 years of construction, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed.
* 1972 – Bloody Friday bombing by the Provisional Irish Republican Army around Belfast, Northern Ireland – 22 bomb explosions, 9 people killed and 130 people seriously injured.
* 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.
* 1976 – Christopher Ewart-Biggs British ambassador to the Republic of Ireland is assassinated by the Provisional IRA.
* 1977 – The start of a four day long Libyan-Egyptian War takes place.
* 1983 – The world's lowest temperature is recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica at −89.2°C (−129°F).
* 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 in 1997.
* 1995 – Third Taiwan Strait Crisis: The People's Liberation Army begins firing missiles into the waters north of Taiwan.
* 1997 – The fully restored USS Constitution (aka "Old Ironsides") celebrates her 200th birthday by setting sail for the first time in 116 years.
* 2004 – The United Kingdom government publishes Delivering Security in a Changing World, a paper detailing wide-ranging reform of the country's armed forces.
* 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.
* 2008 – Bosnian-Serb war criminal Radovan Karadžić is arrested in Serbia and is indicted by the UN's ICTY tribunal.
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