Independence Day – Pakistan
Birthdays for musician David Crosby (1941), comedian Steve Martin (1945), author Danielle Steel (1947), cartoonist Gary Larson (1950), basketball star Magic Johnson (1959), swimmer Kieren Perkins (1973), actor Kate Richie (1978) and actor Mila Kunis (1983)
Anniversary of:
• Ho Chi Minh’s Viet Minh movement launching a coordinated uprising against French rule across Vietnam (1945)
• the British Army deploying on the streets of Northern Ireland marking thebeginning of Operation Banner, which would become the British military’s longest-ever continuous deployment (1969)
• Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt winning the 100m Olympic gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, becoming the first man to win the event 3 times (2016)