1855 – French forces successfully assault the Malakoff Line during the Crimean War
1907 – Pope Pius X publishes encyclical Pasceni dominici gregis (anti-modernism)
1943 – Lieutenant-General Omar Bradley flies to Carthago/Algiers from Sicily
1951 – Japan signs peace treaty with 48 countries in San Francisco
1962 – Chinese troops exceed Mac-Mahon-line (Tibet-India boundary)
1972 – Jim Ryan (US) and Billy Fordjour (Ghana) collide and fall in qualifying competitions for 1,500m finals, ending Ryan’s chances for gold
1991 – US Open Men’s Tennis: Stefan Edberg of Sweden wins his first US title; beats American Jim Courier 6-2, 6-4, 6-0
1999 – “American Beauty”, directed by Sam Mendes and starring Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, and Thora Birch, premieres in Los Angeles (Best Picture 2000)
2013 – 11 people are killed and 18 are injured after a gunfire attack in Guatemala City
2019 – Brazil’s Supreme Court rules Marvel comic depicting two men kissing can be sold after mayor of Rio de Janeiro attempted to ban it