EVENTS:
- 1866 – At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue (of Abraham Lincoln).
- 1976 – The Tangshan earthquake measuring between 7.8 and 8.2 moment magnitude flattens Tangshan in the People’s Republic of China, killing 242,769 and injuring 164,851.
- 1996 – The remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington. Such remains will be known as the Kennewick Man.
- 2001 – Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championships.
- 2005 – Tornadoes touch down in residential areas in south Birmingham and Coventry, England, causing £4,000,000 worth of damages and injuring 39 people.
- 2010 – Airblue Flight 202 crashes into the Margalla Hills north of Islamabad, Pakistan, killing all 152 people aboard. It is the deadliest aviation accident in Pakistan history and the first involving an Airbus A321.
- 2017 – Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif was disqualified for lifetime by Supreme Court of Pakistan founding him guilty of corruption charges.
- 2018 – Australian Wendy Tuck becomes the first woman skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.
- 2022 – Catastrophic floods devastate Eastern Kentucky, resulting in 45 fatalities and causing damage to thousands of homes and businesses.
BIRTHS:
- 1891 – Ron Oxenham, Australian cricketer (d. 1939)
- 1915 – Charles Townes, American physicist and educator, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1925 – Baruch Samuel Blumberg, American physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)
- 1931 – Johnny Martin, Australian cricketer (d. 1992)
- 1970 – Paul Strang, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach
- 1972 – Robert Chapman, English cricketer
- 1972 – Ayesha Jhulka, Indian actress
- 1977 – Dexter Jackson, American football player
- 1978 – Jacob Oram, New Zealand cricketer
- 1983 – Dhanush, Indian actor and singer
- 1985 – Mathieu Debuchy, French footballer
- 1986 – Huma Qureshi, Indian actress
- 1986 – Dulquer Salmaan, Indian actor
- 1993 – Harry Kane, English footballer
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