Harry Warner(one of the founders of Warner Bros.)–
Louis Stephen Saint Laurent(12th Prime Minister of Canada)–
Thomas Savage(novelist)–
Jake(dog that searched for September 11th and Hurricane Katrina victims)–
Events
Walter Hunt was granted a patent for a paper shirt collar–
Ulysses S. Grant received the rank of General of the Army, the first American officer to be so designated–
Seth Wheeler’s Improvement in Wrapping Papers was patented on this day, which led to perforated toilet paper.–
Canadian income tax introduced–
The Italian ocean liner SS Andrea Doria collided with the SS Stockholm in heavy fog–
The first documented test tube baby, Louise Brown, was born in England–
Soviet cosmonaut, Svetlana Savitskaya, became the first woman to walk in space–
Germany’s Kuno the Killer catfish’s carcass washed up on shore. The 5-foot-long, 77 pound catfish sprang from the waters of Volksgarden Park Lake in 2001 to swallow a dachshund puppy whole–
A magnitude-5.6 earthquake struck southwestern Montana–
Weather
24-hour (July 24 to 25), 43-inch rainfall, Alvin, Texas–
