Kim Campbell is sworn in as the first female Prime Minister of Canada.
Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-50, the first shuttle mission to carry Extended Duration Orbiter hardware.
The breakup of Yugoslavia begins when Slovenia and Croatia declare their independence from Yugoslavia.
Microsoft is restructured to become an incorporated business in its home state of Washington.
The rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.
Mozambique achieves independence from Portugal.
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declares a state of internal emergency in India.
The United States Congress passes the Displaced Persons Act to allow World War II refugees to immigrate to the United States above quota restrictions.
World War II: The Battle of Tali-Ihantala, the largest battle ever fought in the Nordic countries, begins.
World War II: United States Navy and British Royal Navy ships bombard Cherbourg to support United States Army units engaged in the Battle of Cherbourg.
The Holocaust and World War II: Jews in the Częstochowa Ghetto in Poland stage an uprising against the Nazis.
World War II: The Continuation War between the Soviet Union and Finland, supported by Nazi Germany, began.
World War II: The French armistice with Nazi Germany comes into effect.
Dr. Douglas Hyde is inaugurated as the first President of Ireland.
American Indian Wars: Battle of the Little Bighorn: 300 men of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer are wiped out by 5,000 Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho, led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse.
A photograph of the June Days uprising becomes the first known instance of photojournalism.
Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is the first woman awarded a doctorate of philosophy when she graduates from the University of Padua.