1505 – After an encounter with a violent thunderstorm, Martin Luther declares that he will become a monk
1582 – Battle of Yamazaki: Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeats Akechi Mitsuhide
1787 – Marquis de Sade shouts from Bastille that prisoners are being slaughtered
1861 – Battle of Hoke’s Run, WV – small Union victory
1930 – Chicago outfielder Carl Reynolds becomes only the 2nd player in MLB history to hit home runs in 3 consecutive innings in 15-4 White Sox victory at Yankee Stadium
1937 – Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Don Budge beats Germany’s Gottfried von Cramm 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 for first of back-to-back titles
1970 – NY Yankees infielder Horace Clarke breaks up a potential no-hitter in the 9th inning for 3rd time in 28 days
1971 – USSR performs underground nuclear test
1993 – Royals Stadium is renamed Kauffman Stadium shortly before the death of Kansas City Royals owner Ewing Kauffman
2000 – US Senior Open Men’s Golf, Saucon Valley CC: Hale Irwin wins by 3 strokes ahead of Bruce Fleischer for his second US Senior title