1916 The second of four fatal Jersey Shore shark attacks occurs at Spring Lake when Charles Bruder (27) bleeds to death, five days after the first
1923 The Central Executive Committee accepts the Treaty of Union, signed in Moscow in December 1922, and the Russian Empire becomes the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
1933 "Nertsery Rhymes" short film starring Ted Healy and His Stooges premieres, one of the first film appearance of The Three Stooges
1936 114°F (46°C), Moorhead, Minnesota (state record)
1936 121°F (49°C), Steele, North Dakota (state record)
1943 2nd day of Battle of Kursk, USSR: Operation Citadel: 25,000 Germans killed
1944 US General George S. Patton lands in France
1944 World's largest circus tent catches fire at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Hartford, Connecticut, killing at least 167 people and injuring 700 in one of the worst fire disasters in US history
1945 Abbott and Costello's film "The Naughty Nineties" released; features longest version of their "Who's on First?" routine
1949 Freak heat wave sent central coast of Portugal to 158°F for 2 minutes
2020 Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes agrees to the largest contract for an athlete in sports history, inking a 12-year deal that could end up being worth US$503 million
