1831 – William IV is crowned King of Great Britain at the age of 64, becoming the oldest person to assume the British throne
1960 – German 4 x 100 m relay team equals world record 39.5 to win the gold medal at Rome Olympics; Bernd Cullmann, Armin Hary, Walter Mahlendorf, and Martin Lauer
1963 – Algerian population accepts the constitution
1973 – US Open Women’s Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Margaret Court wins her 24th and final Grand Slam singles title, beating fellow Australian Evonne Goolagong Cawley 7-6, 5-7, 6-2
1980 – Bowie Kuhn suspends Ferguson Jenkins indefinitely after being arrested in Toronto for possession of drugs
1991 – NFL Buffalo Bills QB Jim Kelly passes for 6 touchdowns against the Pittsburgh Steelers (52-34)
1994 – USAir Boeing 737 crashes at Pittsburgh Airport, killing all 132 on board
1997 – TV series “Ally McBeal,” starring Calista Flockhart and created by David E. Kelley, premieres on Fox in the US