Benjamin Franklin sailed from England back to the US to work for a Quaker merchant in Philadelphia.
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Italian Artist Caravaggio signed his first commission contract to paint the Contarelli Chapel in the French church in Rome.
Singer legend Amy Winehouse was found dead at her home in London, England.
The 87th Tour de France came to an end with the winner losing his title.
Inventor William Austin Burt patented the typographer, also known as the typewriter in the US.
The Chinese Communist Party was founded in Shanghai.
