This day in history:
- 1868 – The 8.5–9.0 Mw Arica earthquake struck southern Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), causing 25,000+ deaths and a destructive basin wide tsunami that affected Hawaii and New Zealand.
- 1913 – First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley.
- 1973 – Aviaco Flight 118 crashes on approach to A Coruña Airport in A Coruña, Spain, killing all 85 people on the plane and one other one the ground.
- 1978 – One hundred fifty Palestinians in Beirut are killed in a terrorist attack during the second phase of the Lebanese Civil War.
Births:
- 1993 – Johnny Gaudreau, American ice hockey player (died 2024)
- 1860 – Annie Oakley, American target shooter (died 1926)
- 1971 – Moritz Bleibtreu, German actor
Deaths:
- 1937 – Sigizmund Levanevsky, Soviet aircraft pilot of Polish origin (born 1902)
- 2008 – Bill Gwatney, American politician (born 1959)
- 2006 – Kermit L. Hall, American legal historian and university president (born 1944)
Holidays:
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Central African Republic from France in 1960.
- International Lefthanders Day (International)
- World Organ Donation Day
Random Article of the day:
Ille-et-Vilaine's 1st constituency
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