- 1811 – Venezuela gained Independence
- 1884 – Germany takes possession of Cameroon
- 1946 – The bikini is introduced
- 1954 – Elvis Presley has his first commercial recording session. He sang That’s All Right (Mama) and Blue Moon of Kentucky. Widely considered to be the birth of Rock and Roll
- 1954 – The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin
- 1962 – Algeria becomes independent from France
- 1966 – Gianfranco Zola, Italian footballer was born
- 1975 – Hernan Crespo, Chelsea and Argentine forward was born
- 1979 – Amélie Mauresmo, French tennis player was born
- 1982 – Alberto Gilardino, Italian footballer was born
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