- 241 BC Battle of the Aegates Islands: Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet, ending the First Punic War
- 1801 First official census in Great Britain, revealing a population of approximately 10 million
- 1862 US issues first paper money in the form of $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 and $1000 notes
1876 First telephone call: Alexander Graham Bell says, "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you" to his assistant Thomas Watson
- 1948 First civilian to exceed the speed of sound is Herb H. Hoover at Edwards Air Force Base, California
Purple Noon
1960 French-Italian crime film "Purple Noon" premieres starring Alain Delon, directed by René Clément, based on the novel "The Talented Mr Ripley" by Patricia Highsmith
- 1975 "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" opens at the Belasco Theater, NYC; runs for 45 performances
Stand By Me
1975 John Lennon releases the single "Stand by Me," a cover of Ben E. King's song from 1961
- 1994 1 million Greeks attend actress and activist Melina Mercouri's funeral
See You Again
2015 "See You Again" released by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth commissioned by film "Furious 7" as tribute to Paul Walker (Billboard Song of the Year 2015)
- 2021 Video gaming platform Roblox goes public on the New York Stock Exchange, valued at $45 billion
- 2023 Researchers in Singapore name newly discovered cockroach after the Pokemon character Pheromosa (Nocticola pheromosa) [1]
- 2024 First pig liver transplanted into a clinically dead human for 10 days, in milestone test for animal organ transplants into people, at Xijing Hospital, Xi’an, China [1]
