A Cessna Citation Excel crashes in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil killing all seven people aboard, including Brazilian Socialist Party presidential candidate Eduardo Campos.
The Apollo 11 astronauts enjoy a ticker-tape parade in New York City. That evening, at a state dinner in Los Angeles, they are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Richard Nixon.
Two young women became the first fatal victims of grizzly bear attacks in the 57-year history of Montana's Glacier National Park in separate incidents.
The Central African Republic declares independence from France.
Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time.
World War II: German troops begin the pillage and razing of Anogeia in Crete that would continue until September 5.
World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches an air operation, codenamed Adlertag, during the Battle of Britain in an attempt to destroy the British Royal Air Force.
Women enlist in the United States Marine Corps for the first time. Opha May Johnson is the first woman to enlist.
First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley.
Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.
William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut is granted United States Patent Number 408,709 for "Coin-controlled apparatus for telephones."
The Convention of London, a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United Netherlands, is signed in London, England.
Battle of Mišar during the Serbian Revolution begins. The battle ends two days later with a Serbian victory over the Ottomans.
American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition with the most significant loss of United States naval forces prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott, BWV 101, a chorale cantata on a famous tune.
The Treaty of Noyon between France and Spain is signed. Francis I of France recognizes Charles's claim to Naples, and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, recognizes Francis's claim to Milan.
Maurice becomes Emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
Octavian holds the first of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes.