1641 – Battle at La Marfée Sedan: Earl Soisson beats French government army
1928 – Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: In an all-French final René Lacoste beats defending champion Henri Cochet 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
1942 – Anne Frank’s family goes into hiding in After House, Amsterdam
1949 – Cincinnati Reds catcher Walker Cooper goes 6 for 7, (3 HRs, 3 singles, 5 runs scored, 10 RBI) in 23-4 win v Chicago Cubs
1975 – Dmitri Shostakovich completes Sonate for alto, opus 147
1980 – France performs nuclear test
1983 – Supreme Court rules retirement plans can’t pay women less
1997 – Musical revue “Dream: The Johnny Mercer Musical”, closes at Royale Theatre, NYC, after 109 performances
1998 – England cricket spin bowler Robert Croft saves England from defeat with a famous unbeaten 37 in 190 minutes on day 5 of 2nd Test v South Africa at Old Trafford, Manchester
2017 – France announces it will ban petrol and diesel cars by 2040