1574 – Polish King Hendrik of Anjou secretly leaves Poland
1915 – US Open Men’s Golf, Baltusrol GC: 4-time US Amateur champion Jerome Travers captures his only Open title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Tom McNamara
1941 – In his 18th world heavyweight title defence Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 13th round in front of a crowd of 54,487 at the Polo Grounds, NYC
1947 – Gene Roddenberry survives plane crash in the Syrian Desert while working for Pan American World Airways
1961 – CBS radio cancels Gunsmoke
1983 – Space shuttle Challenger 2 launches the first American woman into space, astronaut Sally Ride
1991 – Mud storm in Antofagasta Chile, kills 80
2015 – Pope Francis blames human selfishness for global warming in his encyclical, named “Laudato Si (Be Praised), On the Care of Our Common Home”
2019 – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announces the suspension of the pro-China and highly controversial extradition law, after massive protests in the city
2020 – Canadian coronavirus COVID-19 known cases pass 100,000 with 8,361 deaths