Events
- 1944 - World War II: Battle of Guam - American troops land on Guam near Port Apra starting the battle (ends on August 10).
Births
- 1948 - Teruzane Utada, songwriter, producer, and manager
- 1972 - Shinjiro Otani, wrestler
- 1978 - Kyoko Iwasaki, swimmer
- 1981 - Yushin Okami, mixed martial artist
- 1982 - Mao Kobayashi (d. 2017), actress and journalist
Deaths