1987 Karl Linnas accused Nazi, dies of heart failure in Russia

1987 Michael Bennet Chorus Line director, dies of AIDS at 44

1988 Steffi Graff beats Martina Navratilova for Wimbeldon crown

1990 Imelda Marcos & Adnan Khashoggi found not guilty of racketeering

1991 Lee Remick actress, dies at 55 from cancer

1993 Death of Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop Sir Edward's name is closely associated with the courage and endurance of Australian prisoners of war of the Japanese

1865 William Booth forms the Salvation Army

1937 Amelia Earhart, the US aviator, disappears somewhere over the Pacific Ocean

1950 American troops land in South Korea

1714 The birth of Christoph von Gluck, German composer

1862 The birth of William Henry Bragg, English physicist

1877 The birth of Herman Hesse, German novelist

2005 Live 8, a series of 10 simultaneous concerts take place throughout the world, raising interest in the Make Poverty History campaign.

2007 10th anniversary of the collapse of the Thai baht, which triggered the Asian Financial Crisis.

2007 Venus and Saturn are in conjunction, separation 46 arcsecs.

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