1658 – France, Sweden, Bavaria, Brunswick, Münster, and Hesse-Kassel form the Confederation of the Rhine
1748 – United Lutheran Church in the American colonies is organized
1914 – Japan joins the Allies
1936 – Annibale Frossi scores twice as Italy beats Austria 2-1 in extra time in the football final at the Berlin Olympics
1944 – Operation Dragoon: Allied troops land in Provence
1950 – Rotterdam dock strike begins
1965 – PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Laurel Valley GC: Dave Marr wins his only major title, beating Billy Casper and Jack Nicklaus by 2 strokes
2016 – Anita Włodarczyk of Poland sets a world record of 82.29 m to win the women’s hammer throw gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics; Zhang Wenxiu (China) wins silver, and Sophie Hitchon (Great Britain) wins bronze