1917 Battle of Passchendaele during World War I
1948 Airport renamed as New York International Airport (later became John F Kennedy Airport
1965 Cigarette advertising banned on British TV
1965 Author J. K. Rowling was born
1970 The tradition of the daily rum ration ended in the Royal Navy
1971 Lunar Roving Vehicle first used on the Moon
1988 The last Playboy Club closes
2006 Fidel Castro, Cuban leader handed over power to his brother Raul
2007 The British Army ceases operations in Northern Ireland
2012 American swimmer Michael Phelps gained his 19th Olympic medal at the London Games
2012 American novelist, playwright, and essayist Gore Vidal died aged 86
2019 American theatrical producer and director Harold Prince died aged 91