Events
1858 - Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts.
1969 - Mariner program: Mariner 7 makes its closest fly-by of Mars (3,524 kilometers).
Births
1930 - Neil Armstrong, astronaut and first human to stand on the Moon.
Deaths
1880 - Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra, Austrian physician
1957 - Heinrich Otto Wieland, German chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate