A chronological view of notable events, discoveries, and turning points recorded on this date.
Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Texas as a Category 1 hurricane, causing 44 deaths, over 2.7 residents without power, and $28 billion to $32 billion dollars worth of damage.
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Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is shot and killed with an improvised firearm due to resentment against the Unification Church.
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The Brazil national football team suffers its joint-worst defeat, losing 7–1 to Germany in the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup, in a match dubbed the Mineiraço.
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Israel launches an offensive on Gaza amid rising tensions following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers.
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Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program.
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Sudan Airways Flight 139 crashes near Port Sudan Airport during an emergency landing attempt, killing 116 of the 117 people on board.
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İpek Öz, Turkish tennis player
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Jaden Smith, American actor and rapper
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Maya Hawke, American actress
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Marlon Humphrey, American football player
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Kim Jong Il begins to assume supreme leadership of North Korea upon the death of his father, Kim Il Sung.
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Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on an international science mission.
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David Corenswet, American actor
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Ariel Camacho, Mexican singer-songwriter (died 2015)
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Son Heung-min, Korean footballer
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Virgil van Dijk, Dutch footballer
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West Germany win the FIFA World Cup final against defending champions Argentina, with Andreas Brehme scoring the game's only goal.
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Kevin Trapp, German footballer
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Yarden Gerbi, Israeli Judo champion
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