1746 – Battle at Piacenza: Austria and Sardinia beat Spanish and French army
1896 – Temperature hits 127°F at Fort Mojave, California
1900 – In China, a fire is set by Boxers, virtually destroying the Western Quarter and spreading to engulf many Chinese landmarks
1904 – Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolai Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland
1957 – French offensive in Algeria
1961 – Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defects to West at Le Bourget Airport in Paris
1971 – Racial disturbance in Jacksonville, Florida
1988 – Boston Red Sox Barrett steals home
1993 – Ken Griffey Jr. slugs his 100th career home run in Seattle
2020 – Support from Manchester United player Marcus Rashford and others forces UK Government to make U-turn on summer school meal vouchers