701 – St Sergius I reign as Catholic Pope ends
1493 – Battle of Krbava Field: Ottoman Empire decisively defeats an army of the Kingdom of Croatia
1944 – US 113th cavalry passes Belgian-Dutch borders
1990 – US Open Men’s Tennis: 19-year-old Pete Sampras wins his first Grand Slam title, beating fellow American Andre Agassi 6-4, 6-3, 6-2, becoming the youngest male US Open winner
2018 – Green Bay Packers start their 100th season with a historic 24-23 comeback win over the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field; it is the first Packers recovery from a 17+ point deficit at three-quarter time (20-3)
2019 – Australia experiences its earliest and most severe start to the fire season, fighting dozens of bushfires in Queensland and New South Wales
2019 – Nigerian government says it will repatriate 600 people from South Africa after two people are killed in a wave of xenophobic violence in Johannesburg
2021 – Tom Brady becomes the first player in NFL history to start 300 regular-season games as he guides the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to an opening day 31-29 win at home against the Dallas Cowboys