1715 – Spanish gold and silver fleet disappears off St Lucie, Florida
1825 – Malden Island is discovered in the central Pacific by British warship HMS Blonde
1907 – Starting today, the French bombard Casablanca and land troops to occupy the Atlantic-coast region of Morocco after attacks on foreigners
1914 – Austrian-Hungary and Russia proclaim general mobilization
1948 – Czech distance running legend Emil Zátopek wins the 10,000m at the London Olympics in 29:59.6, an Olympic record
1954 – 5th British Empire Games and Commonwealth Games open in Vancouver, Canada
1964 – US naval fire on Hon Ngu/Hon Mo, North Vietnam
1969 – Barbra Streisand opens for Liberace at International Hotel, Las Vegas
1992 – Yael Arad becomes Israel’s first ever Olympic medalist when she wins silver in the women’s 61kg judo in Barcelona; 20th anniversary of Munich massacre and 500th anniversary of Alhambra Decree
2017 – Hackers reveal they have stolen data from HBO, including episodes and scripts of Games of Thrones