1794 – Second Battle of Seneffe: France-Austria
1839 – Slaves aboard a Spanish schooner La Amistad revolt to secure their freedom while being transported from one Cuban port to another
1849 – Giuseppe Garibaldi begins hunger strike in Rome
1921 – In boxing’s first million dollar gate ($1.7m), world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey KOs Frenchman Georges Carpentier in round 4 of his 3rd title defence; crowd 91,000 at Boyle’s Thirty Acres in Jersey City, New Jersey
1921 – Warren G. Harding signs a joint congressional resolution declaring the official end of war with Germany
1955 – Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Louise Brough beats fellow American Beverly Fleitz 7-5, 8-6 for her 4th Wimbledon singles title
1964 – US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act into law
1972 – Two Catholic civilians are shot and killed in Belfast by Loyalist paramilitaries, probably the Ulster Defence Association (UDA)
2005 – 10 Live 8 concerts held around the world organised by Bob Geldof to raise awareness of poverty
2017 – World Health Organization declares Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo over (4 deaths)