World Events Today
- Federal agents tried to arrest the American gangster John Dillinger today in 1934, he drew a pistol, so they shot and killed him
- Sir Alec Douglas-Home resigned as the leader of the British Conservative party today in 1965, he was succeeded by Edward Heath
- The American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who committed the murder of 17 men and boys from 1978 to 1991, was arrested today in 1991
Entertainment Events Today
- The independent science-fiction horror movie Plan 9 from Outer Space, considered one of the worst movies ever made, was released today in 1959
- The English golfer Nick Faldo won the second of his three Open championships today in 1990, it was at the Old Course at Saint Andrews
- Bradley Wiggins won the 99th Tour de France today in 2012, he was the first British cyclist to win the event
Family Events Today
- The matriarch of the Kennedy family, Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kennedy, the mother of 9 children including the United States President John F Kennedy, Senator Robert F Kennedy, and Senator Ted Kennedy, was born today in 1890 in Boston
- The American actor Danny Glover, best known for his role as Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon movies, was born today in 1946 in San Francisco
- Prince George of Cambridge, the eldest child of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, was born today in 2013 in London
Main Event Today
- During World War II, the United States forces liberated Palermo, the capital of Sicily, today in 1943
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National Hammock Day