Historical Events
- 50th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-6 at Kingdome, Seattle
- All star MVP: Dave Parker (Pittsburgh Pirates)
- David Gower 200* in England score of 5-633 v India at Edgbaston
- Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle flees to Miami
- Sebastian Coe runs world record 3:49 mile in Oslo
- Simone Veil becomes chairman of European Parliament
Famous Birthdays
- Mike Vogel, American actor (Under the Dome), born in Abington Township, Pennsylvania
Famous Deaths
- Doug Meintjes, South African cricket pace bowler (v England 1922-23), dies