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2013 Event - Lazarus Project scientists reveal that they successfully recovered frozen tissue from the 1970's and rejuvenated the cells of Rheobatrachus silus, a species of frog that has been extinct since 1983

2013 Event - Citing frail health, Pope Benedict XVI announces his resignation effective February 28, 2013; he is the first Pope to resign since Pope Gregory XII in 1415

2013 Event - Founder Michael Dell leads a consortium that announced plans to take Dell private with a $24.4 billion leveraged buyout deal - the largest buyout seen since the recession

2013 Event - For the first time since launching Google Maps, Google extends its data coverage of North Korea, filling in previously blank areas on most of the country with detailed maps that identify landmarks

2013 Event - For the first time since the Battle of Mogadishu, the U.S. announces it will officially recognize, and open diplomatic relations with, the new government of Somalia

2013 Event - For the first time since 1996, no candidates were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame

2012 Event - United Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth II attends a meeting of the Cabinet for the first time, receiving a gift honoring her Diamond Jubilee; this was first time a Cabinet meeting was attended by a British monarch since the reign of Queen Victoria

2012 Event - Outgoing U.S. Senator Jim DeMint is replaced by GOP Congressman Tim Scott, the first black senator from the South since 1881

2012 Event - In Tibet, a Tibetan teenager dies of self-immolation in Gansu, China; this is the seventh incident this week and the 70th self-immolation since 2009

2012 Event - The New York Stock Exchange is reopened after a two-day closure due to Hurricane Sandy; this was the market's first weather-related two-day closure since the late 19th century

2012 Event - A referee lockout that has taken place since June 2012 ends as an agreement is reached between the NFL and NFL Referees Association

2012 Event - At the 2012 U.S. Open, Andy Murray of the U.K. wins the Men's Singles, defeating Serbia's Novak Djokovic; Murray becomes the first British player to win a Grand Slam singles title since Fred Perry 76 years ago

2012 Event - Lydia Ko, a 15-year old amateur golfer, wins the Canadian Women's Open; she is the youngest winner ever on the LPGA Tour and first amateur to win since JoAnne Carner in 1969

2012 Event - For the first time since the Vietnam War ended in 1975, the United States plans to help clean up herbicide Agent Orange from areas in Vietnam

2012 Event - Britain has their greatest success in one day at an Olympics since 1908, winning six gold medals and a silver on Day Eight of the 2012 Summer Olympics

2012 Event - In Egypt, protesters throw tomatoes and shoes at U.S. Secretary of State's motorcade during her first visit to the country since President Mohamed Mursi was elected

2012 Event - The weight loss drug lorcaserin is approved by the FDA, the first weight loss drug to be approved since 1999

2012 Event - The last nuclear reactor in Japan is shut down, leaving the country without nuclear power since 1970

2012 Event - In Orlando, Golf pro Tiger Woods wins the Arnold Palmer Invitational tournament; this is his first PGA Tour victory since 2009

2012 Event - Britain has 2.67 million people unemployed, its highest unemployment rate since 1995

2012 Event - The Dow Jones Industrial Average achieves its highest level at closing since May 2008

2011 Event - The last nine-megaton B53 warheads, in service since 1962, are disassembled near Amarillo, Texas

2011 Event - In Poland, the Polish People's Party coalition becomes the first government to be reelected since Poland transitioned to democracy in 1989

2011 Event - At the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Danedream wins with a record racing speed of 2:24.49, the second German horse to win since 1975

2011 Event - A 5.8 magnitude earthquake, the most powerful since 1897, strikes near Mineral, Virginia, causing a shut down of a nearby nuclear reactor

2011 Event - The Foreign Ministry of Iran calls for Musa al-Sadr to be released; they claim he has been held in Libya since 1978

2011 Event - The Southern United States experiences a heat alert for fourteen states; several dozen heat-related deaths occurred since July

2011 Event - Former Cuban President Fidel Castro makes his first appearance outside of Havana since leaving office in 2006, visiting a mausoleum in Artemisa

2011 Event - Neptune completes its first orbit of the sun since the planet was discovered in 1846

2011 Event - In Borneo a previously extinct rainbow toad is rediscovered by scientists; the sighting is the first since its extinction was declared in 1924

2011 Event - According to a new study, the number of adults in the world with diabetes has doubled since 1980

2011 Event - Thousands march in Mexico City to protest the 38,000 people who have died since the Mexican Drug War began in 2006

2011 Event - In Singapore, two cabinet ministers, George Yeo and Li Hwee Hua, become the highest ranking ministers to be unseated in a general election since 1963

2011 Event - The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports 32,788 traffic deaths; the lowest number of deaths since 1949

2011 Event - The moon appears 30% brighter and 14% larger than at its furthest point; it reaches its closest point to Earth since 1993

2011 Event - For the first time since 1979 Iranian Revolution, two ships from the Iran Navy are sent through the Suez Canal

2011 Event - Anti-government protesters in Yemen call for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down from his regime; Ali has ruled the country since 1978

2010 Event - The last death row inmate in Cuba has his death sentence commuted; the nation is against capital punishment and has commuted many death sentences since 2008

2010 Event - Results from the Afghan parliamentary election are announced since September balloting

2010 Event - Icelanders vote for the creators of a new constitution after functioning with an edited version of the Danish constitution since 1944

2010 Event - Alaska's State Senator Lisa Murkowski becomes the first write-in candidate to successfully win an election since 1954

2010 Event - U.S. voters go to the polls; Republicans win control of the House of Representatives with the largest number of seats gained since 1894

2010 Event - Uganda's Wildlife Authority announces that some animals in the country's national parks and game reserves have doubled in population since 1999

2010 Event - The brightest object in the night sky next to the Moon is the planet Jupiter, as it makes its closest approach to Earth since 1963

2010 Event - The Medal of Honor is awarded for the first time since the Vietnam War; U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta received the medal for his actions during the War in Afghanistan

2010 Event - In Chile, 33 miners trapped half a mile beneath the surface make contact with their families for the first time in three weeks since the incidentally

2010 Event - Officials determine that over 28,000 people have died from Mexican drug violence since December 2006

2010 Event - The Queen Mary 2 makes her first port call in China at the Port of Shanghai, since her maiden voyage in 2004

2010 Event - The World Food Programme reports that 4.3 million people suffer from hunger in Sudan, the number has quadrupled since 2009

2009 Event - Kosovo holds its first local election since declaring independence from Serbia

2009 Event - The "swine flu", the H1N1 influenza strain is the first condition deemed a global pandemic since the Hong Kong flu of 1967 - 1968

2005 Event - Shuttle Discovery STS-114 launches, first flight since Columbia disaster

2005 Event - Sumatran earthquake with a magnitude of 8.7, the second largest earthquake since 1965

2005 Event - Parliamentary elections in Iraq, the first since 1958

1998 Event - NHL resumes season since Feb 8th to accomodate the Olympics

1997 Event - More Swedes died than were born in 1997, 1st time since 1809

1997 Event - 1st U.S. ambassador since Saigon fell arrives in Vietnam

1997 Event - Travis Fryman homers off R Hernandez in both games of double header 1st time since 1961 that 2 doubleheaders are played in the same city Giants vs Mets and Oakland A's vs Yankees in NY

1997 Death - Richard Berry, musician, singer, songwriter, wrote, 'Louie Louie', sold copyright in 1959, song has since been recorded over 1,000 times, dies at 61

1996 Event - Marlins sign their 6th free-agent since Nov 22, Moises Alou

1996 Event - Orlando Magic tie NBA record of fewest ponts scored since inception of 24 second clock losing to Cleveland Cavalier, 84-57

1996 Event - Greg Pavlik one-hits Tigers making the Rangers 1st AL team to pitch back-to-back one-hitters since the Washington Senators in 1917

1996 Event - Gerald Williams is 1st New York Yankee since 1934 to get 6 hits in a game

1995 Event - Dean St. Station in Brooklyn, is 6th Metropolitan Transportation Authority station to close since 1904

1994 Event - Last British troops leave Hong Kong (been there since Sept 1841)

1994 Event - Netherlands averages 21.4 degrees C; their warmest July since 1783

1994 Event - Stockholms avgs 21.5 degrees C; their warmest July since 1855

1994 Event - 23rd and last part of Comet Shoemaker-Levy hit Jupiter, since July 16th

1994 Event - U.S. beats Colombia 2-1 in 1994 soccer world cup (1st win since 1950)

1994 Event - 35-foot-tall Chief Wahoo, trademark of Indians on top of Stadium since 1962, is taken down, to be moved to Jacob's Field

1993 Death - Kelly Ahrendt, 1st death by rabies in New York since 1954, dies

1993 Death - Westley A Dodd, U.S. murderer, 1st hanging in U.S. since 1965

1992 Event - Dodgers win 3,000th game since moving to Los Angeles (3,000-2,531)

1992 Event - Start of South Africa's 1st Test Cricket since 1970 (v WI Bridgetown)

1992 Event - New York Mets lose 1st 3 home games for 1st time since 1962

1991 Event - South Africa's 1st cricket international since 1970 - one-day vs. India

1991 Event - Royals Warren Cromartie's 1st major league home run since 1983

1991 Event - Mike Jeffcoat is 1st AL pitcher to get an RBI since 1972

1991 Event - New York Yankee Steve Howe records his 1st major league save since 1987

1990 Event - 1st time since 1966 that all 8 grand slam tennis champs are different

1990 Event - Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers for 1st time since 1974 in Portland

1990 Event - Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers in Portland for 1st time since 1974

1989 Event - U.S. beats Trinidad, 1-0 qualifing for 1990 world soccer cup finals it was US' 1st qualification since 1950

1989 Event - Dave Stewart is 1st since 1976 to start consec World Series openers

1989 Event - Giants Will Clark hits 1st NLCS grand slam since 1977

1989 Event - Glenn Frey joins Don Henley on-stage (for 1st time since 1981)

1989 Event - Trumbull Conn, is 1st U.S. team since 1983 to win Little League WS

1989 Event - In 2nd start since after cancer treatment, Giants Dave Dravecky breaks his pitching arm while throwing to Tim Raines

1989 Event - Only 17 hole-in-ones recorded since U.S. open began, today 4 more are made all on 6th hole (Weaver, Wiebe, Pate and Price)

1989 Event - Pirates score 10 in 1st (their best inning since 1942), prompts Pirate Jim Rooker to say he would walk from Pitts to Philadelphia if Pirates lost, Phillies beat them 15-11, Rooker walks at end of season broadcaster

1989 Event - 1st time since 1948 a player hit 6 consecutive doubles (Kirby Puckett)

1989 Event - 1st New York Mets - New York Yankee game in New York City since 1983, Yankees win 4-3

1989 Event - Mary Martin in "Peter Pan," 1st seen on TV since 1973

1989 Event - Yankees beat Mets 6-4 in exhibition game (1st meeting since 1985)

1989 Event - Dow jumps 38.06 recoups 508-pt loss since Oct 1987; index at 2,256.43

1989 Event - Reagan becomes 1st President elected in a "0" year, since 1840, to leave office alive

1989 Event - Vice President Bush is 1st since Vice President Van Buren to declare himself president

1988 Event - Pioneer 6's closest approach to Earth since 1965 launch (1.87 M km)

1988 Event - Jose Canseco is 1st unanimous AL MVP since Reggie Jackson

1988 Event - Latvian flag raised in Riga for 1st time since annexation by U.S.S.R.

1988 Event - Rick Sutcliffe swipes home, 1st pitcher since Pascual Perez in 1984 to steal home

1988 Event - A's Gene Nelson is 1st AL pitcher to steal a base since 1973

1987 Event - Supernova 1987A in LMC 1st seen; 1st naked-eye supernova since 1604

1987 Event - Sacramento Kings score only 4 points 1st quarter against Lakers; fewest in a period since introduction of 24 second shot-clock in 1954

1987 Event - Guy Hunt becomes Alabama's 1st Republican governor since 1874

1986 Event - 1 million days since traditional foundation of Rome, 4/21/753 BC

1986 Event - Vinicio Cerezo becomes only 2nd freely elected president of Guatemala since CIA-sponsored coup in 1954

1986 Event - 1st black lt Governor since reconstruction sworn in (Douglas Wilder of Va)

1985 Event - Indians-Brewers game at Cleveland Stadium is 1st rain-out of 1985, ends record string of 458 ML games since Opening Day without a rain-out

1984 Event - Last sixpence minted in Great Britain (in use since 1551)

1983 Event - Tim Raines is 1st since Ty Cobb to steal 70 and drive in 70 runs

1983 Event - Dutch July avg temp is 20.1 degrees C; warmest July since 1852

1982 Event - 1st live orchestra on commerical network since 1954 (National Symphony)

1982 Event - 5.9 earthquake in New England and Canada; 1st since 1855

1981 Event - Brewers (since 1970) and Expos (1969) clinch their 1st-ever postseason

1981 Event - Sebastian Coe of U.K. sets 1-mi record of 3:47.33 (since broken)

1981 Event - 3 Anglican missionaries detained in Iran since Aug 1980 are released

1980 Event - 1st papal visit to France since 1814

1980 Event - White Sox 1st baseman Mike Squires catches final inning of 11-1 loss to Brewers, becoming 1st lefty to catch since Dale Long in 1958

1979 Event - KC's Willie Wilson hits 5th inside-the-park home run (most since 1925)

1978 Event - Braves' Jim Bouton, 38, beats Giants, his 1st win since 1970

1978 Event - Former President Nixon makes 1st public speech since resigning in 1974

1978 Event - President Ford signs 1st major revision of copyright law since 1909

1977 Event - Spain's 1st free elections since 1936 (41 years)

1977 Event - Earthquake in San Francisco, at 5.0, strongest since 1966

1977 Death - Gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st U.S. execution since 1967

1975 Event - Hank Aaron's 1st home run in Milwaukee since 1965

1975 Event - Egypt president Sadat reopens Suez Canal, closed since 1967

1973 Event - 1st time since 1885, tennis has 2 top males (S Smith and J Connors)

1973 Birthday - Zahid Fazal, Pakistani cricket batsman, occasional Tests since 1992

1973 Event - 1st general striking in Luxembourg since 1942

1973 Event - Chicago's Cy Acosta is 1st AL pitcher to bat since DH rule (strikeout)

1973 Birthday - Daniel Marsh, cricketer, son of Rod South Australia slow lefty since 1993

1973 Event - WI vs. Australia at Kingston, 1st time since 1955 without Sobers

1972 Birthday - Troy Corbett, cricket pace bowler, Victorian lefty since 1994-95

1972 Birthday - Kevin Roberts, cricketer, NSW middle-order batsman since 1994-95

1972 Birthday - Dane Cook, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Dane Jeffrey Cook, comedian, stand up comic, released five comedy albums, 'Retaliation' went double platinum, the highest charting comedy album in 28 years, appeared in 15 films since 1997, including 'My Best Friend's Girl'

1971 Event - Rain washes out Game 2, 1st World Series postponement since 1962

1970 Birthday - Anil Kumble, cricketer, great Indian leg-spinner since 1990

1970 Event - 500th nuclear explosion announced by the U.S. since 1945

1970 Birthday - Michael Slater, cricketer, devastating Australia opening bat since 1993

1969 Birthday - Darren Berry, cricketer, Victorian wicket-keeper since 1989-90

1969 Event - U.S. government holds its 1st draft lottery since WW II

1969 Birthday - Javagal Srinath, cricketer, Indian right-arm pace bowler since 1991

1969 Event - France's Une De Mai wins International Trot at Roosevelt Raceway Czechoslovakia (1st American to win cycling race title since 1912)

1969 Birthday - Shane Thomson, New Zealand cricket off-spin all rounder, since 1990

1968 Event - Giants reliever Lindy McDaniel sets NL record of 225th consecutive errorless game (108 chances consecutively since June 16, 1964)

1968 Birthday - Chris Pringle, New Zealand cricket pace bowler, since 1990

1968 Birthday - Jimmy Adams, cricketer, prolific West Indian lefty bat since 1992

1967 Event - 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature Yankees, Giants or Dodgers

1967 Event - Phillies Cookie Rojas pitches, plays 9th position since joining Phils

1966 Birthday - Rajesh Chauhan, cricketer, Indian off-spinner since 1993

1966 Event - Cleveland ties record with 10th straight win since Opening Day

1966 Birthday - Danny Morrison, cricket pace bowler, New Zealand since 1987

1966 Event - 1st Jewish child born in Spain since 1492 expulsion

1965 Birthday - Warren Ayres, cricketer, Victorian right-handed batsman since 1987-88

1965 Event - Phillies 10,000th game to a decision since 1900, Phils beat Cards

1965 Birthday - Craig McDermott, cricket pace bowler, tireless Austr since 1984

1964 Event - For 1st time since 1800, residents of Washington D.C. permitted to vote

1964 Birthday - Mark Taylor, cricketer, genius Australian captain since 1994

1964 Event - St. Louis is 1st NL to score runs in every game since 1923, win 15-2

1964 Birthday - David Freedman, cricketer, NSW left-arm Chinese bowler since 1990

1964 Birthday - Ian Healy, cricket wicket-keeper, Australian since 1988

1964 Birthday - Trevor Barsby, cricketer, Queensland opening batsman since 1984-85

1964 Event - Jacqueline Kennedy's 1st public appearance (TV) since assassination

1963 Birthday - Bryan McMillan, cricketer, brilliant South African all-rounder since 1992

1963 Birthday - Arjuna Ranatunga, cricketer, Sri Lankan Test batsman since 1982

1963 Event - 1st time since 1910 no AL player, played in every game

1963 Event - Jacqueline Kennedy becomes 1st, 1st lady to give birth since Mrs. Cleveland

1962 Event - NY's Philharmonic Hall (since renamed Avery Fisher Hall) opens as 1st unit of Lincoln Center for Performing Arts

1962 Birthday - Taslima Nasrin, born in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, doctor turned author, fled Bangladesh to live in exile since 1994, radical feminist and critic of Islam, works for New York University

1960 Event - For 1st time since 1927, Pirates clinch NL pennant

1959 Event - 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature a New York team (LA vs Chic)

1959 Event - Yankees sink to last place, 1st time since May 25, 1940

1958 Event - Dodgers erect 42-foot screen in left field at LA Coliseum to cut down on home runs, since it is only 250 feet down the line

1958 Event - Hall of Fame fails to elect anyone for 1st time since 1950

1957 Event - President Eisenhower signs 1st civil rights bill since Reconstruction

1957 Birthday - Laurie Mann, geek, Dead People Server curator since 1997

1957 Death - James Connolly, 1st Olympic winner (1896) since Barasdates (369 CE), dies

1955 Event - Austria resumed its sovereignty after departure of last Allied occupation forces, for 1st time since German occupation of 1938

1955 Event - NY Stock Exchange worst price decline since 1929

1955 Event - Phillies longest win streak since 1892 hits 11

1955 Birthday - Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, born in Hokkaido, Japan, sumo wrestler, 58th yokozuna, greatest, highest ranked sumo in recent times, won 31 tournament championships, coming in second to Taiho, noted as lightest yokozuna since Tochinoumi in the 1960's, head coach for Kokonoe stable

1954 Event - White Sox win 90th game, 1st time they win this many since 1920

1954 Birthday - Michael O'Brien, born in Worcester, England, Mike O'Brien, politician, Labor Party, since 1992, serves as Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire, served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs, became Minister of State for Health Services, 2009

1954 Event - Ted Williams gets 8 hits in 1st game (DH) since breaking collarbone

1953 Event - NL approves Boston Braves move to Milwaukee (1st shift since 1903)

1953 Birthday - Judi Spiers, born in Britain, Judith Marilyn Spiers, British radio and television presenter, hosted Mr TSW and Miss TSW local beauty contests for new south-west station TSW, appeared in six editions of daytime chat show, presented on Open Air, a BBC1 access television program, in 1986, and Pebble Mill program 1992- 1995, presenter, BBC Radio Devon since 2005

1952 Birthday - Darrell Hair, cricketer, Australian Test umpire since 1993-94

1952 Birthday - Hun Sen, born in Peam Koh Sna, Cambodia, politician, Cambodian People's Party, Prime minister of Cambodia, governed since the 1979 overthrow of the Khmer Rouge

1952 Birthday - Robert Ainsworth, born in Coventry, England, Robert William Ainsworth, politician, Labor Party, 2009, assumed roles of Secretary of State for Defense, since 1992, serves as a Member of Parliament for Coventry North East

1951 Event - NFL Pro Bowl: 1st since 1942, Americans beat Nationals 28-27

1951 Event - Thought extinct since 1615, a Cahow is rediscovered in Bermuda

1950 Event - White Sox release Luke Appling, who had been a Sox since 1930

1950 Birthday - Jeremy Paxman, born in Leeds, England, journalist, television presenter, broadcaster, worked for the BBC since 1977, known for abrasive interview style

1950 Birthday - Stephen Chatman, born in Faribault, Minnesota, Canadian composer, received Fulbright grant for study at Hochschule fur Misik in Cologne, since 1976 has served as professor and Head of the Composition Division at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver

1949 Birthday - Carlien Brouwer, translator/missing since Jan 6, 1994

1948 Event - Boston Braves win 1st NL championship since 1914

1947 Event - Australia vs. England at MCG drawn in 6 days, 1st cricket draw in Australia since 1882

1946 Event - Smallest World Series share since 1918 (Cards $3,748, Red Sox $2,140)

1946 Event - Dreyfuss family, owners of Pittsburgh Pirates since 1900, sells club to Frank McKinney and John Galbreath for $25 million

1946 Event - Cubs Claude Passeau makes his 1st error since September 21, 1941, ending pitcher's fielding record of 273 consecutive errorless chances

1946 Event - Kenny Washington signs with Rams, 1st black NFLer since 1933

1945 Event - Chandler sells World Series radio rights for $150,000 to Gillette, Ford had been World Series sponsor since 1934, pay $100,000 annually

1945 Death - Eddie Slovik, 1st U.S. executed for desertion since Civil War at 25

1944 Event - Polo Grounds host 1st New York City night game since 1941

1944 Event - Casey Stengel, manager of the Boston Braves since 1938, resigns Lou Perini, Guido Rugo, and Joseph Maney buy control of Boston Braves

1944 Event - 1st Chinese naturalized U.S. citizen since repeal of exclusion acts

1943 Event - Having been Generalissimo since 1928, Chiang Kai-shek elected president

1942 Event - -19 degrees F (-27.4 degrees C), Netherland's coldest day since 1850

1940 Event - Yankees, lose to A's and eliminated from pennant for 1st time since 1935

1939 Event - U.S. worker's union leader Tom Mooney freed (jailed since 1916)

1937 Event - Carl Hubbell wins his 24th consecutive game (since July 17, 1936)

1935 Birthday - Richard Berry, born in Extension, Louisiana, musician, singer, songwriter, wrote, 'Louie Louie', sold copyright in 1959, song has since been recorded over 1,000 times

1934 Event - U.S. troops leave Haiti, which had been occupied since 1915

1933 Event - Yankees are shut out for 1st time after 308 games (since Aug 2, 1931)

1933 Birthday - Paul Biya, president of Cameroon since 1982

1928 Event - Yankees are out of 1st place for 1st time since May 1926

1926 Birthday - [Martin] Ross Hunter, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Ever Since Paris

1925 Event - White Sox Dickie Kerr, 1st appearance since winning 2 world series games in 1919

1925 Event - Last U.S. troops leave Nicaragua (there since 1912)

1924 Event - California legalizes pro boxing (illegal since 1914)

1924 Event - Mars' closest approach to Earth since 10th century

1922 Event - Catcher Butch Henline is 1st NLer to hit 3 home runs in a game since 1897

1918 Event - Nova Aquila, brightest nova since Kepler's nova of 1604, discovered

1905 Event - Norway dissolves union with Sweden, in effect since 1814

1902 Event - U.S. military occupation of Cuba (since Jan 1, 1899) ends

1885 Event - Grover Cleveland inaugrated as 1st Democratic President since Civil War

1883 Event - Baseball returns to Philadelphia, 1st NL game since 1876

1865 Event - Flag flown at full staff over White House, 1st time since Lincoln shot

1864 Event - Atlanta Campaign-battle of Resaca, ends (since May 13)

1855 Event - Hottest July in Stockholm since at least 1756 (21.4 degrees C avg)

1852 Event - Hottest July in Netherlands since at least 1783 (68.4 degrees F (20.2 degrees C) avg)

1849 Event - Venice under Daniele Manin surrenders to Austrians under Radetsky, after been under siege since July 20 after proclaiming independence

1794 Event - Louvre opens to the public (although officially opened since August)

1789 Event - French States-General for It first since 1614 together

1772 Event - Gustav III seizes effective control of Swedish government and restores full power of monarchy, which had been subordinate to parliament since 1720

1600 Event - Henry IV of France invades Savoy after negotiations break down over Saluzzo, controlled by Savoy since 1588

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