John F. Kennedy, Jr.(died in a plane crash on his way to a cousin’s wedding on Martha’s Vineyard. His wife, Carolyn Bessette, and her sister, Lauren, were also aboard)–
Charles W. Sweeney(pilot of the U.S. bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, in the last days of World War II)–
Events
Congress established the District of Columbia on the Potomac River, voting to set up the permanent seat of the government of the U.S. there –
Dr. Emily Howard Stowe, the first woman to practice medicine in Canada, received her medical license. –
First parking meters installed, Oklahoma City, OK –
Apollo 11 launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida, to become the first manned space mission to land on the moon –
135 pilot whales beached at Point au Gaul, Newfoundland and Labrador –
In the Philippines, an earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter Scale killed over 1,600 people –
The 6th book in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series sold 6.9 million copies in its first 24 hours — averaging better than 250,000 sales per hour –
A 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck about 20 miles northwest of Washington, D.C., in Maryland –
3.4 earthquake occurred near Germantown, Maryland –
Bryan Cranston received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame –
To mark the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s launch, U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, launched 5,000 model rockets simultaneously, breaking a Guinness world record –
Weather
F2 tornado in Grafton County, New Hampshire –
15th to 16th: 22.22 inches of rain in 24 hours, Altapass, North Carolina –
In Churdan, Iowa, a tornado touched down and moved northwest, opposite the normal pattern –
