1769 - Napoleon Bonaparte born
1879 - Actress Ethel Barrymore born
1912 - American chef and author Julia Child born
1925 - Actress 'Baby' Rose Marie born
1925 - Actor Mike Connors born
1944 - Allied invasion of Southern France
1944 - American journalist Linda Ellerbee born
1945 - Allied nations across the globe rejoice on Victory in Japan day that marks the end of World War II.
1946 - Song writer Jimmy Webb born
1950 - Princess Anne born
1965 - Riots begin in Los Angeles and last six days, leaving 34 dead and about 1,000 people injured. Nearly 4,000 people were arrested and hundreds of buildings were destroyed.
1971 - Controversial horse rider Harvey Smith is stripped of his £2,000 winnings and a major show jumping title for allegedly making a rude gesture.
1972 - Actor Ben Affleck born
1985 - The speedboat Virgin Atlantic Challenger capsizes off the south-west of England scuppering Richard Branson's attempt at the fastest-ever Atlantic crossing.
1998 - 29 people die after a massive car bomb in the town of Omagh in Northern Ireland.
2005 - Israeli troops meet peaceful resistance as they deliver the first eviction notices to settlers in the Gaza Strip.
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