1819 – Peterloo Massacre, Manchester, England: cavalry charges demonstrators, 15 people killed and 400–700 injured
1914 – World War I: Battle of Cer begins.
1936 – XI Summer Olympic Games close in Berlin
1941 – HMS Mercury, Royal Navy Signals School and Combined Signals School opens at Leydene, near Petersfield, Hampshire, England.
1945 – Puyi, the last Chinese Emperor and ruler of Manchukuo is captured by Soviet troops
1948 – Arabs blow up Latrun pumping station in Jerusalem
1954 – 200 pilgrims drown in Farahzad Iran rain storm flood
1972 – Morocco King Hassan II’s B727 shot during failed coup attempt by General Mohamed Oufkir. Reportedly, King Hassan grabbed the radio and told the rebel pilots “Stop firing! The tyrant is dead!”, fooling pilots to break off attack
1977 – Yanks blow 9-4 lead in 9th but beat Chicago 11-10 in bottom of 9th
2017 – Last batch of Farc rebel weapons removed by the UN in Colombia