976 – Hisham II appointed kalief of Cordoba
1889 – In Colorado, Nicholas Creede strikes it rich in silver during the last great silver boom of the American Old West.
1904 – White Sox left-hander Doc White’s streak of 45 consecutive MLB scoreless innings is snapped by the New York Highlanders in Chicago; White Sox win, 7-1 at South Side Park III
1960 – Mickey Wright becomes first player in LPGA Tour history to average fewer than 74 strokes per round to win the Vare Trophy after a season average of 73.25; first of 5 consecutive Vare Trophies for Wright
1964 – Philadelphia’s Alex Johnson-Bobby Wine-Tony Taylor-Vic Power combine for Phillies’ 3rd triple play of the season (tying MLB record) in 4-3 win v Cincinnati Reds
1968 – Mexico City police fire on protesting students, 300-500 killed
1980 – Michael Myers (D-Pa), is 1st rep expelled in over 100 years (ABSCAM)
1991 – NHL #1 draft pick Eric Lindros rejects Quebec Nordiques’ offer of a 10 year, $50m contract
1991 – Steffi Graf beats Magdalena Maleeva of Bulgaria 6-2, 6-2 in the Volkswagen Cup in Leipzig to become the youngest woman to win 500 professional tennis matches
2019 – Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex sue British newspaper The Mail on Sunday claiming it published her private letter