Franz Kafka 1883 - Author
- 1608 - The city of Quebec was founded by Samuel de Champlain.
- 1775 - U.S. Gen. George Washington took command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, MA.
- 1844 - Ambassador Caleb Cushing successfully negotiated a commercial treaty with China that opened five Chinese ports to U.S. merchants and protected the rights of American citizens in China.
- 1863 - The U.S. Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, PA, ended after three days. It was a major victory for the North as Confederate troops retreated.
- 1922 - "Fruit Garden and Home" magazine was introduced. It was later renamed "Better Homes and Gardens."
- 1945 - The first civilian passenger car built since February 1942 was driven off the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company plant in Detroit, MI. Production had been diverted due to World War II.
- 1954 - Food rationing ended in Great Britain almost nine years after the end of World War II.
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