1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final assault of a difficult siege.
1149 - The reconstructed Church of the Holy Sepulchre is consecrated in Jerusalem
1381 - John Ball, a leader in the Peasants' Revolt, is hanged, drawn and quartered in the presence of King Richard II of England.
1685 - Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth is executed at Tower Hill, England after his defeat at the Battle of Sedgemoor on 6 July 1685.
1815 - Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders aboard HMS Bellerophon.
1823 - A fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy.
1910 - In his book Clinical Psychiatry, Emil Kraepelin gives a name to Alzheimer's disease, naming it after his colleague Alois Alzheimer.
1918 - World War I: the Second Battle of the Marne begins near the River Marne with a German attack.
1959 - The steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in United States history.
1974 - In Nicosia, Cyprus, Greek Junta-sponsored nationalists launch a coup d'état, deposing President Makarios and installing Nikos Sampson as Cypriot President.
1983 - The Nintendo Entertainment System, the best-selling game console of its time, is released in Japan.
2002 - Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan hands down the death sentence to British born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and life terms to three others suspected of murdering The Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
Famous Birthdays
1353 - Vladimir the Bold, Prince of Serpukhov.
1553 - Archduke Ernest of Austria
1606 - Rembrandt van Rijn, painter and etcher
1737 - Princess Louise of France
1902 - Jean Rey, 2nd President of the European Commission
1918 - Joan Roberts, actress
1925 - Philip Carey, actor
1935 - Ken Kercheval, actor
1946 - His Majesty Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei
1950 - Arianna Huffington, author and columnist, founded The Huffington Post
1953 - Jean-Bertrand Aristide, 49th and 53rd President of Haiti
1972 - Scott Foley, actor
1979 - Alexander Frei, footballer
1989 - Alisa Kleybanova, tennis player
1990 - J.B. Gaynor, actor
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