1536 – Mexico begins its inquisition
1848 – New York Yacht Club holds its first annual regatta; won by the schooner Carnelia
1882 – Cyclone in Arabian Sea (Bombay, India) drowns 100,000 (disputed event)
1924 – US Open Men’s Golf, Oakland Hills CC: Unknown Englishman Cyril Walker wins his only major title, 3 strokes ahead of runner-up and defending champion Bobby Jones
1937 – Philadelphia Phillies trailing 8-2 to St Louis, forfeit game
1939 – NY Giants beat Reds 17-3, with 5 HRs in 4th inning
1942 – Japanese forces retreat, ending Battle of Midway
1944 – World War II: All Major League Baseball games are cancelled in honor of the D-Day landings in northern France
1969 – Joe Namath resigns from NFL after Pete Rozelle, football commissioner, said he must sell his stake in a bar
1993 – French Open Men’s Tennis: Spaniard Sergi Bruguera prevents Jim Courier French three-peat; beats American 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3