1904 - Politician Paul Kruger died in exile in Switzerland.
1933 - The Nazi Party led by Adolf Hitler banned all opposition parties in Germany.
1935 - "Bastille Day" in Paris.
1965 - Adlai Stevenson, the two-time Democratic candidate for the presidency who lost to Dwight Eisenhower in 1952 and 1956, died in London.
1998 - Richard McDonald, a pioneer of the fast food concept that evolved into McDonald's (the largest restaurant chain in the world), died at the age of 89.
1999 - Peru seized Oscar Ramirez (known as Feliciano), the leader of the Shining Path rebel group.
2003 - Cuban singer and guitarist Compay Segundo died at the age of 95.
2005 - American scientists discovered an exoplanet that includes three sun-like planets, a discovery that challenged astronomers' theories about planet formation.
2006 - Jaroslaw Kaczynski took the oath as Prime Minister of Poland before his twin brother, President Lech Kaczynski.
2006 - Israeli planes bombed the Zahrani Bridge in Lebanon.
2012 - An Oregon couple attempted to break the world record for the longest hot air balloon flight for two people.
