993 – Saint Ulrich of Augsburg is canonized
1636 – Providence, Rhode Island, is founded by Roger Williams after his exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony
1672 – States of Holland declare the “Eternal Edict” void and appoint William III as stadholder
1876 – First public exhibition of electric light in San Francisco
1894 – Republic of Hawai’i is proclaimed, Sanford B Dole as serves as the first and only elected president
1914 – Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Dorothea Chambers wins her 7th and last Wimbledon singles title beating Ethel Larcombe 7-5, 6-4
1968 – Lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in July at 41°F
1980 – Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Australian Evonne Goolagong Cawley beats Chris Evert 6-1, 7-6 for her 3rd Wimbledon singles crown