1409 – Council of Pisa selects Petros Philargi as 3rd Pope: Alexander V
1630 – Swedish troops under Gustaf II Adolf lands at Peenemunde
1902 – Aga Khan III is appointed Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
1927 – The Cyclone roller coaster opens on Coney Island
1971 – Angels suspend Alex Johnson (after 5 benchings and 29 fines)
1973 – On Plesetsk Cosmodrome, USSR, 9 people are killed in an explosion of a Cosmos 3-M rocket.
1994 – Donna Andrews wins ShopRite LPGA Golf Classic
1994 – FIFA World Cup: US loses to Romania 1-0
2008 – The U.S. Supreme Court rules in District of Columbia v. Heller that the ban on handguns in the District of Columbia is unconstitutional.
2014 – Canadian Andrew Wiggins is selected as the No.1 draft pick in the NBA by the Cleveland Cavaliers