Historical Events
- "7 Brides for 7 Brothers" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 5 performances
- 15th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at Hotel San Diego
- Billy Martin records his 1,000th career win as a manager
- Porn star John Homes convicted of receiving stolen property
- Senegalese Trotskyist political party LCT is legally recognized
Famous Birthdays
- Hakim Warrick, American basketball player (Leones de Ponce, Memphis Grizzlies), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Joshua Alba, American actor
- Sophia Bush, American actress
Famous Deaths
- Isa Miranda, model/actress (Summertime), dies of infected bone at 77
- Virginia Hall [Goillot], American spy with British Special Operations during WWII (1940-1966), dies at 76