This day in history:
- 1886 – A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
- 2023 – Three people are killed and another three injured in an early morning stabbing and van ramming attack in Nottingham, England.
- 1971 – Vietnam War: The New York Times begins publication of the Pentagon Papers.
- 1927 – Aviator Charles Lindbergh receives a ticker tape parade up 5th Avenue in New York City.
Births:
- 1928 – Renée Morisset, Canadian pianist (died 2009)
- 1879 – Charalambos Tseroulis, Greek general and politician, Greek Minister for Military Affairs (died 1929)
- 1539 – Jost Amman, Swiss printmaker (died 1591)
Deaths:
- 1036 – Ali az-Zahir, Fatimid caliph (born 1005)
- 2005 – Álvaro Cunhal, Portuguese academic and politician (born 1913)
- 2013 – Sam Most, American flute player and saxophonist (born 1930)
Holidays:
- Inventors' Day (Hungary)
- International Albinism Awareness Day (international)
- Suleimaniah City Fallen and Martyrs Day (Iraqi Kurdistan)
Random Article of the day:
Nir Cohen (Hebrew: ניר כהן; born June 10, 1981, in Krayot) is an Israeli retired basketball player (2.02 meters/6'7" tall) who was playing as a power forward and a center. As of 2016/2017 Cohen was a real estate agent.

