1863 – Opera “The Pearl Fishers” (Les Pêcheurs de Perles) by Bizet is first produced at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris
1914 – Boston Braves, who were in last place in mid-July, clinch NL pennant
1944 – Browns last in AL attendance, only 6,172 watch them sweep Yanks in DH
1950 – “Tin Pan Alley TV” last airs on ABC-TV
1954 – Bennekom (Netherlands) soccer team forms
1963 – Rolling Stones 1st tour (opening act for Bo Diddley and Everly Bros)
1967 – Mickey Hart joins the Grateful Dead for the 1st time, playing at the Straight Theater in San Francisco, California
1972 – Robert McNamara, former US Secretary of Defense, is almost thrown overboard on a ferry by an artist wanting to confront him on his role in escalating US involvement in the Vietnam war (no charges pressed)
1994 – Pointer Sisters receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
2006 – US Representative Mark Foley resigns after allegations of inappropriate emails to house pages were introduced