678 - Aisha, wife of the Prophet Muhammad dies
1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173–1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Henry II of England.
1558 - Battle of Gravelines: in France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul de Thermes at Gravelines.
1573 - Eighty Years' War: the Siege of Haarlem ends after seven months
1794 - The Battle of the Vosges is fought between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria.
1814 - The Carabinieri, the national gendarmerie of Italy, is established.
1863 - New York City draft riots: in New York, New York, opponents of conscription begin three days of rioting which will be later regarded as the worst in United States history.
1878 - Treaty of Berlin: the European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman Empire.
1923 - The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It originally reads "Hollywoodland " but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949.
1941 - World War II: Montenegrins begin a popular uprising against the Axis powers
1977 - Somalia declares war on Ethiopia, starting the Ethiopian-Somali War.
1985 - The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London, United Kingdom and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as well as other venues such as Sydney, Australia and Moscow, Russia.
1985 - Vice President George Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon.
2003 - French DGSE personnel abort an operation to rescue Íngrid Betancourt from FARC rebels in Colombia, causing a political scandal when details are leaked to the press.
Famous Birthdays
1527 - John Dee, mathematician and scientist
1590 - Pope Clement X
1608 - Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
1776 - Caroline of Baden, was an Electress of Bavaria and later the first Queen of Bavaria
1889 - Louise Mountbatten, Queen consort of Sweden
1922 - Anker Jørgensen, 16th Prime Minister of Denmark
1933 - Patsy Byrne, actress
1944 - Ernő Rubik, inventor, architect, and educator, invented the Rubik's Cube
1948 - Daphne Maxwell Reid, actress
1961 - Tim Watson, footballer
1972 - Sean Waltman, wrestler
1977 - Ashley Scott, actress
1979 - Libuše Průšová, tennis player
1982 - Aya Cash, actress
1988 - Tulisa Contostavlos, singer-songwriter
1988 - Steven R. McQueen, actor
1992 - Dylan Patton, actor
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