** Allen Iverson ( born 1975 ), NBA basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers

** Andre Iguodala ( born 1984 ), NBA basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers

** Franklin Field, a football field once home to the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League and the home field of the University of Pennsylvania Quakers since 1895

** The Benjamin Franklin Bridge across the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Camden, New Jersey

** The Franklin Institute, a science museum in Philadelphia, which presents the Benjamin Franklin Medal

** 1994: Philadelphia ( Nomination )-Golden Bear

** The Philadelphia Record, a newspaper in Philadelphia published 1877 – 1947

** The Portland Trail Blazers defeat the Philadelphia 76ers 109 – 107 to win the National Basketball Association finals four games to two.

** Three civil rights workers, Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney, are murdered near Philadelphia, Mississippi, by local Klansmen, cops, and a sheriff.

** Jim Bunning pitches a perfect game for the Philadelphia Phillies, the first in the National League since 1880.

** The United States Post Office Department ( later renamed the United States Postal Service ) begins the 3rd regular airmail service in the world ( between New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, DC ), the 1st being from Allahabad to Naini Junction in India on the 18th February 1911 and the 2nd being from London to Windsor Castle on the 22nd June 1911.

** Lynne Abraham, American lawyer ; former District Attorney of Philadelphia ( 1991 – 2010 )

** In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Garry Kasparov beats " Deep Blue " in a second chess match.

** Mafioso Angelo Bruno is murdered in Philadelphia.

** Delegates attending an American Legion convention at The Bellevue Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, begin falling ill with a form of pneumonia: this will eventually be recognised as the first outbreak of Legionnaires ' disease and will end in the deaths of 29 attendees.

** The One Meridian Plaza fire in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania kills 3 firefighters and destroys 8 floors of the building.

** United States politics: The Republican Party begins its national convention in Philadelphia and nominates Wendell Willkie as its candidate for president.

** United States Postal Service workers in New York City go on strike ; the strike spreads to the state of California and the cities of Akron, Ohio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Chicago, Boston, and Denver, Colorado ; 210, 000 out of 750, 000 U. S. postal employees walk out.

** The cargo ship Khian Sea departs from the docks of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, carrying 14, 000 tons of toxic waste.

** The Rolling Stones begin their Tattoo You tour at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia.

** Live Aid pop concerts in London and Philadelphia raise over £ 50 million for famine relief in Ethiopia.

** Gloucester Point Grounds, the former baseball grounds for the Philadelphia Athletics

** List of television shows set in Philadelphia

** Fairmount, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

** The Phantoms won the Calder Cup at the Spectrum, defeating the Saint John Flames in Game 6 and winning the series, 4-2.

** Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force: Last known use was during the Iran-Iraq war by the F-4 Phantoms.

** " Different ", a 2005 alternative rock song by Acceptance from Phantoms

** won the Golden Palm at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival and an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

** won the Golden Palm at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.

** won the Cinema for Peace 2007 Best Director Award

** In 1947, Wooden's basketball team won the conference title and received an invitation to the NAIA National Tournament in Kansas City.

** Kyushu Sangyo University-Baseball Team won the National Championship in 2005

** In a 2011 episode of Misfits, an alternate reality where Germany won the Second World War, depicts Britain and the gang under the rule of the Nazi occupation force.

** Major sports championship since the 49ers won Super Bowl XXIX in 1995.

** The New Zealand general election is won by the New Zealand National Party, and its leader, Jim Bolger, becomes prime minister.

** The New Hampshire primary is won by Paul Tsongas on the Democratic side ; for the Republicans, Pat Buchanan has a surprisingly strong showing ( 37 %) against incumbent president George H. W. Bush.

** Pakistan won Cricket World Cup for very first time beating England and became Cricket Champion.

** The United Kingdom general election is narrowly won by the Conservative Party led by Prime Minister of the United Kingdom John Major.

** The São Tomé and Príncipe presidential election, the first contested presidential election in the history of São Tomé and Príncipe, is won by Miguel Trovoada.

** Tharg the Mighty ( Andy Diggle ) won the Eagle Awards: Favourite Comics Editor

** Tharg the Mighty ( Matt Smith ) won the Eagle Awards: Favourite Comics Editor

** Tharg the Mighty ( Matt Smith ) won the Eagle Awards: Favourite Comics Editor

** Tharg the Mighty ( Matt Smith ) won the Eagle Awards: Favourite Comics Editor

** Ben-Hur ( 1959 film ), an MGM sound film starring Charlton Heston that won 11 Academy Awards

**: The Knicks won their championship at Madison Square Garden.

**: The San Antonio Spurs won their championship at Madison Square Garden.

**: The Boston Bruins won their championship at Madison Square Garden.

**: The Rangers won their championship at Madison Square Garden.

** Rob Mariano won the in-game car reward as part of a challenge.

** In Survivor: The Australian Outback Colby Donaldson had won a Pontiac Aztek

** In Survivor: Thailand Ted Rogers won a Chevrolet TrailBlazer

** In Survivor: Vanuatu Eliza won a Pontiac G6