Telstar 1, the first communications satellite to transmit live television signals and telephone conversations across the Atlantic Ocean, was launched this day in 1962, inaugurating a new age in electronic communications. 1962. 

German automaker Volkswagen ended production of the Beetle, the first model of which had been introduced in 1938. 2019. 

Egyptian actor Omar Sharif, who garnered international acclaim for his roles in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Doctor Zhivago (1965), died at the age of 83. 2015. 

Russian politician Boris Yeltsin was sworn into office as the country’s first elected president. 1991. 

The Bahamas gained independence from Britain within the Commonwealth. 1973. 

British rock band the Rolling Stones topped U.S. charts for the first time with the single (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction. 1965. 

The constitution of Eritrea, prepared by the United Nations in consultation with Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, was adopted. 1952. 

Sofía Vergara (born July 10, 1972, Barranquilla, Colombia) is a Colombian American actress perhaps best known for her work on the television show Modern Family (2009–20). Her other notable credits include the movies Meet the Browns (2008) and Machette Kills (2013) and the TV miniseries Griselda (2024).