A deadly 106°F heatwave in Japan killed at least 65 people, and more than 22,000 were hospitalized.
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300,000 Jews from a ghetto in Warsaw were deported and executed by Nazi rule.
The Staten General of the Netherlands declared that the country no longer recognized Philip II of Spain as its ruler.
Japan published the first print of the world's most popular manga-comic series, 'One Piece.'
Palermo, Sicily was liberated by US forces.
The Mariner 1 Space Probe was forced to self-destruct minutes after launching.