"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and incur my own abhorrence." - Frederick Douglass, from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- Władysław Zaremba, Polish pianist and composer, born in Dunajowce, Podolia Governorate of the Russian Empire (d. 1902)
- Paul Mauser, German weapon designer, born in Oberndorf am Neckar, Kingdom of Württemberg (d. 1914)
- Madan Kumar Bhandari, Nepalese politician (Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)), born in Taplejung, Nepal (d. 1993)
- Jim Edmonds, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1993-2010, 4X All-Star, 8X Gold Glove (California/Anaheim Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, and 4 other teams), born in Fullerton, California
- Christian Kane, American actor (Leverage, The Librarians), born in Dallas, Texas
- Porter Collins, American rower (World C'ship gold 1995 M4+, 1998-99 M8+), born in New York City
- Johnny Estrada, American baseball player, born in Hayward, California
- Alsou, Russian singer (Solo), born in Bugulma, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
- Tony Hawk is the first skateboarder to land a "900" (a 2½-revolution aerial spin) at the X Games in San Francisco, California
- Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Radiohead, Moby, and R.E.M. headline; other performers include David Gray, The Polyphonic Spree; Jimmy Cliff, Sigur Rós, Los Lobos, and Yes
- Democrat Representative Joseph Crowley is defeated in New York Primary election by liberal challenger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Archaeologists in Roman city of Pompeii uncover a "pizza" painting in a fresco from house next to a bakery (more likely flatbread as lacks essential ingredients tomatoes and mozzarella)
- Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher (La psychanalyse du feu), born in Bar-sur-Aube, France (d. 1962)
- Alfred Courtens, Belgian sculptor, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1967)
- Ruby Middleton Forsythe, African-American teacher who taught for 50 years in one-room schoolhouse in South Carolina, born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1992)
- Dan Jurgens, American comic book writer (The Death of Superman), born in Ortonville, Minnesota
- J. J. Abrams, American writer, producer and director (Lost; Star Wars: the Force Awakens; Mission Impossible III), born in New York City
