1032 – Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor becomes King of Burgundy, succeeding Rudolf III
1543 – French and Ottoman fleets occupy Nice
1634 – Battle of Nördlingen: Imperial-Spanish forces led by Ferdinand of Hungary and Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand heavily defeat a combined Swedish and German Protestant army led by Gustav Horn and Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar
1954 – “La Strada,” directed by Federico Fellini and starring Anthony Quinn, premieres at the Venice Film Festival
1982 – Pittsburgh Pirates retire Willie Stargell’s #8
1986 – US Open Women’s Tennis: Martina Navratilova wins her third US singles title, beating Czech star Helena Suková 6-3, 6-2
1991 – The name Saint Petersburg is restored to Russia’s second largest city, which had been renamed Leningrad in 1924
2010 – “The King’s Speech,” directed by Tom Hooper and starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush, premieres at the Telluride Film Festival (Best Picture 2011)