1650 – Battle of Dunbar; Oliver Cromwell’s English New Model Army defeats Scottish force in surprise attack
1901 – Boer General Smuts enters Kiba Drift in Cape Colony
1914 – British expeditionary army/general Lanrezacs army attack the Marne
1943 – British 8th Army lands in Southern Italy (Messina)
1944 – Tank division of British Guards free Brussels
1945 – US National Championship Men’s Tennis, Forest Hills: American Frank Parker successfully defends title; beats William Talbert 14-12, 6-1, 6-2
1989 – Iljushin-62 crashes down on residential area of Havana, 170 die
1990 – Helen Hudson sings national anthem in 26th park of year (San Diego)
1995 – eBay (Electronic Bay) founded by Pierre Omidyar
2005 – After beating South Africa the previous weekend, New Zealand clinch their 6th Tri Nations Rugby Series with a 34-24 win over Australia in Auckland; All Blacks winger Doug Howlett crosses for 3 tries