1180 - Philip Augustus becomes king of France.
1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his fourth, and final voyage.
1635 - Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II of Austria declares war on France.
1714 - George I arrives in Great Britain for the first time since becoming King on August 1st.
1759 - Seven Years War: the British capture Quebec City.
1809 - The Royal Opera House in London opens.
1812 - The 1812 Fire of Moscow dies down after destroying more than three-quarters of the city. Napoleon returns from the Petrovsky Palace to the Moscow Kremlin, spared from the fire
1872 - King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway.
1914 - The Irish Home Rule Act becomes law, but is delayed until after World War I.
1914 - World War I: South African troops land in German South West Africa.
1919 - The Netherlands gives women the right to vote.
1939 - The Nazi propaganda broadcaster known as Lord Haw-Haw begins transmitting.
1943 - World War II: The Jews of Minsk are massacred at Sobibór.
1943 - World War II: Adolf Hitler orders the deportation of Danish Jews.
1962 - Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago are admitted to the United Nations.
1973 - The Bahamas, East Germany and West Germany are admitted to the United Nations.
1988 - End of pro-democracy uprisings in Myanmar after a bloody military coup by the State Law and Order Restoration Council. Thousands, mostly monks and civilians (primarily students) are killed by the Tatmadaw.
1990 - Liechtenstein becomes a member of the United Nations.
2007 - Buddhist monks join anti-government protesters in Myanmar, starting what some called the Saffron Revolution.
Famous Birthdays
53 - Trajan, Roman Emperor
1434 - Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress
1733 - George Read, American Declaration of Independence signatory
1765 - Pope Gregory XVI
1876 - James Scullin, 9th Prime Minister of Australia
1895 - John Diefenbaker, 13th Prime Minister of Canada
1900 - Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, 1st Prime Minister of Mauritius
1923 - Her Majesty Queen Anne of Romania, consort of His Majesty King Michael, last monarch of Romania
1939 - Jorge Sampaio, former President of Portugal
1946 - Nicholas Clay, actor
1951 - Dee Dee Ramone, singer-songwriter and bass player
1970 - Mike Compton, footballer
1983 - Kevin Doyle, footballer
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