1661 – 1st banknotes in Europe are issued by Bank of Stockholm
1867 – Amstel Hotel, “the dignified old lady” opens in Amsterdam
1950 – Single day 16 team HR record set at 37 (NL-25, AL-12)
1955 – Juan Manuel Fangio of Argentina clinches his third Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by finishing 2nd to fellow Mercedes driver Sterling Moss in the British Grand Prix at Aintree
1976 – Rock duo Loggins and Messina break-up after 6 years
1980 – Ronald Reagan nominated for US President by Republicans in Detroit
1982 – Sun Myung Moon sentenced to 18 months for tax fraud
1990 – Ukraine declares independence
2008 – 79th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 4-3 at Yankee Stadium, New York
2018 – 12 new moons discovered orbiting Jupiter bringing planet’s moon total to 79, by scientists at Carnegie Institution for Science