^B{^#!16!30 July^N! Feast day of St Julitta of Caesarea, St Tatwin, Archbishop of Canterbury, Saints Abdon and Sennen, and St Peter Chrysologus.
^B{1793^B} Toronto (known as York until 1834) was founded by General John Simcoe. ^B{1935^B} 'Penguin' paperback books, founded by Allen Lane, went on sale in Britain. ^B{1948^B} The world's first radar station was opened, to assist shipping at the port of Liverpool. ^B{1963^B} Kim Philby, British intelligence officer from 1940 and Soviet agent from 1933, fled to the USSR. ^B{1966^B} England won the Football World Cup in London, beating West Germany 4-2. ^B{1990^B} Ian Gow, Conservative MP for Eastbourne, a close friend and personal adviser to Prime Minister Thatcher, was killed by a automobile bomb at his home.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Giorgio Vasari, Italian painter, architect, and writer, ^B{1511^B}; Emily Brontδ, English novelist, ^B{1818^B}; Henry Ford, US automobile manufacturer, ^B{1863^B}; Henry Moore, English sculptor, ^B{1898^B}; Daley Thompson, British athlete, ^B{1958^B}; Kate Bush, English singer, ^B{1958^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}William Penn, English Quaker leader, ^B{1718^B}; Thomas Grey, English poet, ^B{1771^B}; Denis Diderot, French encyclopedist, ^B{1784^B}; Otto von Bismarck, German politician, ^B{1898^B}; Lynn Fontanne, US actress, ^B{1983^B}; Howard Dietz, US lyricist, ^B{1983^B}.