1908 – Canadian champion Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in the 13th round at Sydney Stadium, Australia, to retain the world heavyweight boxing title; Burns’ third KO of Squires
1914 – German troops occupy Namur, Belgium
1940 – WWII: German Luftwaffe bombs London
1971 – India beats England by 4 wickets in their first win against the English
1979 – UN’s Vienna office begins issuing postage stamps
2004 – Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia vaults 4.91 m to break her own pole vault world record and wins the gold medal from teammate Svetlana Feofanova at the Athens Olympics
2012 – Yangmingtan Bridge collapses in China, killing three people
2018 – Scott Morrison becomes Prime Minister of Australia after defeating Peter Dutton in a leadership spill, replacing Malcolm Turnbull