1989 First time Wimbeldon has both men & women's final on same day, Boris Becker beats Stefan Edberg & Steffi Graf beats Martina Navratilova

1990 Howard Duff actor, dies at 76 of a heart attack

1991 St. Lazare Manitoba, 400 residents flee homes when train carrying highly corrosive acetic anhydride derails; emergency evacuation ends after six days.

1993 Peter Gill of the British Forensic Science Service announced that his team had positively identified the remains of Russia's last czar, Nicholas II, his wife, Czarina Alexandra, three of their five children, and four of their servant

1997 Near Coast of Venezuela a 7.0 quaked killed at least 81 people, 522 injured, extensive damage and landslides in the Cariaco-Cumana area. At least 3,000 people were left homeless

1998 In the Azores Islands a 6.2 quake resulted in ten people killed, about 100 injured and 1,000 left homeless on Faial.

1816 Argentina, in South America, declares its independence from Spain

1901 The birth of Barbra Cartland, English novelist

1937 The birth of David Hockney, English painter

1942 The birth of Richard Roundtree, American actor

1956 The birth of Tom Hanks, American actor

1957 The birth of Kelly McGillis, Australian actress

2007 While celebrating Argentinean Independence Day, snow falls in Buenos Aires for the first time in almost 100 years.

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