This day in history:
- 1867 – Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which establishes Canada on July 1.
- 1942 – The Bombing of Lübeck in World War II is the first major success for the RAF Bomber Command against Germany and a German city.
- 1941 – The North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement goes into effect at 03:00 local time.
- 1549 – The city of Salvador, Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded.
Births:
- 1956 – Patty Donahue, American singer (d. 1996)
- 1889 – Warner Baxter, American actor (d. 1951)
- 1918 – Lê Văn Thiêm, Vietnamese mathematician and academic (d. 1991)
Deaths:
- 2021 – Sarah Onyango Obama, Kenyan educator and philanthropist (b. 1921)
- 1906 – Slava Raškaj, Croatian painter (b. 1878)
- 1937 – Karol Szymanowski, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1882)
Holidays:
- National Vietnam War Veterans Day (United States)
- Commemoration of the 1947 Rebellion (Madagascar)
- Boganda Day (Central African Republic)
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