1691 – Battle of Aughrim (Aghrim) Ireland, William III beats James II
1776 – Captain James Cook departs Plymouth, England helming HMS Resolution, beginning his 3rd and final trip to the Pacific
1926 – Guomindangleger draws against warlord Wu Peifu
1944 – Theresienstadt Family camp disbands, with 4,000 people gased
1967 – Race riot in Newark, New Jersey, 26 killed, 1,500 injured and over 1,000 arrested
1970 – British Open Men’s Golf, St Andrews: Jack Nicklaus beats Doug Sanders by 1 stroke in event’s first 18-hole playoff to win the 2nd of his 3 Open Championships
1973 – A fire destroys the entire 6th floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States
1993 – Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical “Sunset Boulevard”, based on Billy Wilder’s 1950 film, starring Patti Lupone and Daniel Benzali, opens at the Adelphi Theatre, London
2015 – Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Novak Đoković successfully defends his title for 3rd Wimbledon crown; beats Roger Federer 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3
2018 – US President Donald Trump arrives in the UK for a four-day visit amid protests