| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The opening ceremony of Games of the XXXI Olympiad, or 2016 Summer olympics was held in Rio de Janeiro. | |
| 2005 | Soviet Ukrainian gymnast Polina Astakhova died. | Death day |
| 2000 | English actor Alec Guinness died. | Death day |
| 1998 | Bulgarian politician Todor Zhivkov died. | Death day |
| 1992 | New Zealand politician Robert Muldoon died. | Death day |
| 1990 | Golfer from United States, Patrick Reed was born. | Birthday |
| 1978 | Swedish inventor Victor Hasselblad died. | Death day |
| 1961 | New Zealand politician Sidney Holland died. | Death day |
| 1960 | Canadian politician Arthur Meighen died. | Death day |
| 1960 | Independence Day of Burkina Faso. | National Holiday |
| 1957 | German chemist Heinrich Otto Wieland died. | Death day |
| 1941 | Astronaut from Soviet Union, Leonid Kizim was born. | Birthday |
| 1930 | Astronaut from United States, Neil Armstrong was born. | Birthday |
| 1922 | Golfer from United States, Frank Stranahan was born. | Birthday |
| 1908 | Australian politician Harold Holt was born. | Birthday |
| 1906 | American film director John Huston was born. | Birthday |
| 1905 | Russian-American economist Wassily Leontief was born. | Birthday |
| 1905 | Soviet Armenian aircraft designer Artem Mikoyan was born. | Birthday |
| 1827 | Brazilian politician Deodoro da Fonseca was born. | Birthday |
| 1792 | British politician Frederick North died. | Death day |
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