2002 – Pretoria Accord signed
The Pretoria Accord was signed between the between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda as an attempt to end the Second Congo War
1980 – The Israeli Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law and adds it to Israel's Basic Law
The law declared Jerusalem the unified capital of Israel.
1980 – Vanuatu gains independence
The Republic of Vanuatu gained independence from France and UK.
1932 – Summer Olympics open in Los Angeles
The tenth Summer Olympics was officially opened. This was the second time that the city of Los Angeles was hosting the multi-event international sports meet.
1974 – Hilary Swank
American actress
1970 – Christopher Nolan
English/American director, screenwriter, producer
1947 – Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian/American bodybuilder, actor, politician, 38th Governor of California
1863 – Henry Ford
American businessman, founded the Ford Motor Company
1818 – Emily Brontë
English novelist
2007 – Ingmar Bergman
Swedish director
1996 – Claudette Colbert
American actress
1912 – Emperor Meiji
of Japan
1898 – Otto von Bismarck
German politician, 1st Chancellor of the German Empire
1718 – William Penn
English businessman, founder of Pennsylvania
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