July 16
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[edit] Events
[edit] 1950
- A crowd of 199,954 fill the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to watch the FIFA World Cup Final between Uruguay and Brazil. Uruguay wins the match 2-1 giving them their second World Cup.
[edit] 1964
- Little League Baseball Incorporated was granted a Federal Charter.
[edit] 1988
- Wayne Gretzky and Janet Jones wed in Edmonton, Alberta.
[edit] Debuts
[edit] 1970
- The Pittsburgh Pirates played their first game at Three Rivers Stadium.
[edit] 1985
- The first television program broadcast in stereo was the MLB All-Star Game, televised on NBC-TV.
