Historical Events
- 40th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 9-3 at RFK Memorial, Washington, D.C.
- All star MVP: Willie McCovey (SF Giants)
- USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
Famous Birthdays
- Andrew Cassels, Canadian NHL center (Hartford Whalers), born in Bramalea, Ontario, Canada
- Dmitri Khristich, Ukrainian NHL left wing (LA Kings), born in Kiev, Ukraine
- Fernanda Ribeiro, Portuguese 10k runner (Olympic gold 1996), born in Penafiel, Portugal
- Reyhan Agaoglu, WLAF safety (Amsterdam Admirals)
Famous Deaths
- Deli Floyd, writer, dies