1678 – English troops land in Flanders
1939 – Tour de France: Sylvère Maes of Belgium wins his 3rd title from Frenchman René Vietto
1942 – German occupiers set a night curfew on Jews in the Netherlands
1968 – Washington shortstop Ron Hansen makes the eighth unassisted triple play in MLB history and the first in 41 years as the Senators lose 10-1 to the Cleveland Indians
1969 – KAEC TV channel 19 in Lufkin, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting
1982 – Atlanta Braves remove Chief Noc-A-Homa to make room for more seating
1982 – USSR performs an underground nuclear test
2003 – Toronto Rocks – SARSStock benefit with performers including The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Rush, The Guess Who, Justin Timberlake, The Flaming Lips, and The Isley Brothers, at Downsview Park; largest concert in Canadian history attracts 450,000 spectators