1596 – Dutch fleet bombards Banten, Java
1907 – Adolph Sutro’s ornate Cliff House in San Francisco destroyed by fire
1939 – Radio NY Worldwide-WRUL begins radio transmission
1940 – Luftwaffe loses 41 bombers above England
1958 – US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Defending champion Althea Gibson beats Darlene Hard 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
1972 – American athletes Vincent Matthews and Wayne Collett finish 1-2 in 400m at the Munich Olympics; acted casually on the medal stand, did not face the flag during anthem; banned from the Olympics for life
1980 – Oakland A’s pitch record 78th complete game of season
1980 – 32nd Emmy Awards: Taxi, Lou Grant, Ed Asner and Barbara Bel Geddes win. Notable for going ahead despite 51 of the 52 nominated performers boycotting the event due to a strike by members of the Screen Actors Guild.
1995 – 12th MTV Video Music Awards: TLC, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, and Madonna win
2005 – First presidential election was held in Egypt.