1812 – Battle of Borodino: Napoleon Bonaparte wins a Pyrrhic victory against Russian General Mikhail Kutuzov in the most ferocious battle of the Napoleonic era; 70,000 are killed
1942 – First flight of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator
1952 – Outfielder Don Grate of Tennessee throws a baseball a record 434 ft 1 in (132.3 m)
1954 – Integration begins in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland, public schools
1966 – KTNE TV Channel 13 in Alliance, NE (PBS) begins broadcasting
1972 – East German sprinter Renate Stecher runs a world record-equaling 22.40 in the 200 m final to repeat her 100 m win over Australia’s Raelene Boyle at the Munich Olympics
1986 – Desmond Tutu becomes Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa
1991 – Die Laughing wins Messenger Stakes