** Royal Canadian Mounted Police — accorded the status of a regiment of Dragoons in 1921 and remained so until 1937.

** Commodore ( Canada ), in the Canadian Forces

** Canadian House of Commons Page Program

** Canadian Senate Page Program

** Progressive Canadian Party, Canada's new progressive conservative party

** Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, a conservative political party of the Canadian province of Alberta

** Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, a now-defunct Canadian centre-right conservative political party

** Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, a conservative political party of the Canadian province of Ontario

** Prism ( Prism album ), the debut album of the Canadian band

** The Record ( magazine ), a former trade magazine of the Canadian music industry

** The Canadian Football League scrapped all games for the ensuing week.

** These benthic and limnetic species even display their mating preferences when presented with sticklebacks from Japanese lakes ; that is, a Canadian benthic prefers a Japanese benthic over its close limnetic cousin from its own lake.

** Quarter ( Canadian coin )

** CKO ( a now-defunct Canadian all news radio network ) begins broadcasting.

** Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, opens the 3rd session of the 30th Canadian Parliament.

** Santino Marella, Canadian wrestler

** Jason Greeley, Canadian singer

** Phil Devey, Canadian baseball player

** Greg Leeb, Canadian ice hockey player

** Shane Meier, Canadian actor

** Jarome Iginla, Canadian hockey player

** Peter Schaefer, Canadian ice hockey player

** Martin Biron, Canadian hockey player

** Matthieu Descoteaux, Canadian ice hockey player

** Bianca Beauchamp, Canadian latex model

** Nazarov was Dictator of the Don Republic ( which before, since its founding on 2 December 1917 at Novocherkassk, had been governed by a Triumvirate including the last pre-Soviet Ataman, Aleksei Maksimovich Kaledin ) from 11 February 1918 till 25 February 1918 when Bolshevik troops ended their existence

** 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment ( 1 < sup > e </ sup > REC ), based in Orange, Vaucluse ( armoured troops )

** War in Somalia ( 2009 – present ) – involved largely the forces of the Somali Somali Transitional Federal Government ( TFG ) assisted by African Union peacekeeping troops, whom fought against various militant Islamist factions for control of the country.

** Civil war in Chad ( 1998 – 2002 ) – involved the Movement for Justice and Democracy in Chad ( MDJT ) rebels that skirmished periodically with government troops in the Tibesti region, resulting in hundreds of civilian, government, and rebel casualties.

** WWI: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence capture Aqaba from the Turks.

** British troops occupy Tel Aviv and Jaffa in Palestine.

** 24 Pakistani troops in the UN forces are killed in Mogadishu, Somalia.

** Korean War: For the second time, United Nations troops recapture Seoul during Operation Ripper.

** Chinese communist troops fail to take Quemoy in the Battle of Kuningtou ; their advance towards Taiwan is halted.

** British troops arrive in Northern Ireland to reinforce the Royal Ulster Constabulary.

** Spanish Civil War: Spanish Nationalist troops, aided by Italy, take Barcelona.

** WWII: Polish troops on the Westerplatte are forced, due to lack of food and ammunition, to surrender.

** Bayeux is liberated by British troops.

** Soviet troops liberate Minsk.

** Battle of Guam: American troops land on Guam ( the battle ends August 10 ).

** On the middle front of the Gothic Line, Brazilian troops control the Serchio valley region after 10 days of fighting.

** The capital of the Philippines, Manila, is liberated by combined American and Filipino ground troops.

** American and Filipino troops enter Intramuros, Manila.

** The German garrison in Poznań capitulates to Red Army and Polish troops.

** United States and Filipino troops take Manila, Philippines.

** WWII – Elbe Day: United States and Soviet troops link up at the Elbe River, cutting Germany in two.

** U. S. Ordnance troops find the coffins of Frederick Wilhelm I, Frederick the Great, Paul von Hindenburg, and his wife.

** Holland is liberated by British and Canadian troops.