1121 – Battle of Didgori: the Georgian army under King David the Builder wins a decisive victory over the famous Seljuk commander Ilghazi
1499 – First engagement of the Battle of Zonchio between Venetian and Ottoman fleets
1876 – Madeline (US) beats Countess Dufferin (Canada) in 4th America’s Cup
1884 – Bill Murdoch scores 1st Test Cricket double-century, 211 at The Oval
1966 – Last Beatle concert tour of North America begins with two shows at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois
1973 – PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Canterbury GC: Jack Nicklaus wins 3rd of 5 PGA C’ships by 4 from Bruce Crampton of Australia
1978 – China and Japan sign peace treaty
2016 – Joseph Schooling of Singapore sets Olympic record 50.39 to win men’s 100m butterfly gold at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics; rare 3-way tie for silver at 51.14, Michael Phelps (USA), Chad le Clos (South Africa) and László Cseh (Hungary)
2018 – More than 200 Afghan soldiers reported killed after 3 days of attacks by taliban insurgents over multiple fronts including Ghazni city
2019 – Hong Kong International Airport cancels all departures as thousands of anti-government protesters occupy the terminals