1721 The birth of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer

1927 The birth of Mel Brooks, American comedy director and actor

1946 The birth of Gilda Radner, American actress

2005 Queen Elizabeth II conducts the International Fleet Review of 167 international warships in the Solent, as part of the Trafalgar 20 celebrations.

2005 Death of Brenda Howard, American bisexual activist and an important figure in the modern LGBT rights movement who is called the Mother of Pride (b. 1946)

2006 Israel launches Operation Summer Rains, an offensive against militants in Gaza.

2007 In the aftermath of Greece's worst heatwave in a century, at least 11 people are reported dead from heatstroke, approximately 200 wildfires break out nationwide, and the country's electricity grid nearly collapses due to record breaking demand.

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