Historical Events
1183 - Taira no Munemori and Taira clan take young Emperor Antoku and 3 sacred treasures and flee to western Japan to escape Minamoto clan (Traditional Japanese date: 25th Day of the 7th Month of the 2nd Year of Juei).
1813 - British warship Pelican attacks and captures US war brigantine Argus
1825 - Dutch King William I expels foreign students
1976 - 10,000 Northern Ireland women demonstrate for peace in Belfast
1980 - Democratic Convention in NYC nominates Jimmy Carter for president and Walter Mondale for vice president
2015 - Most extensive face transplant surgery ever performed on Patrick Hardison by Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez at New York University Langone Medical Center
Famous Birthdays
1626 - Daniel Elsevier, Dutch book publisher, born in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherland (d. 1680)
1836 - Walter Besant, English writer and philanthropist (Rebel Queen), born in Portsmouth, Hampshire (d. 1901)
1868 - Leone Sinigaglia, Italian composer, born in Turin, Italy (d. 1944)
1928 - Lina Wertmüller [Arcangela Braueich], Italian screenwriter, film director, and 1st woman nominated for an Academy Award for Directing (Seven Beauties), born in Rome, Italy
1968 - Adrian Lester, English actor, born in Birmingham, United Kingdom
1971 - Pramodaya Wickremasinhghe, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan fast-medium bowler), born in Matara, Sri Lanka
Famous Deaths
1390 - John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier, dies at 26
1913 - Josephine Cochrane, American inventor (automatic dishwasher), dies of a stroke at 74
1954 - Hugo Eckener, German inventor and commander of the famous Graf Zeppelin during its record-setting flights, dies at 86
1974 - Raymond Budd, South African trade unionist
1994 - Alice Childress, American playwright, actress and writer, dies at 77
1995 - Joseph Fattorini, businessman, dies at 82
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