1777 - Mjr James Graves Simcoe appointed commandant of Queen's Rangers (Penn)
1928 - German dirigible "Graf Zeppelin" lands in Lakehurst, New Jersey
1959 - KNDO TV channel 23 in Yakima, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting
1968 - American sprinter Wyomia Tyus wins her second consecutive Olympic 100m title with a world record 11.08s; beats teammate Barbara Ferrell by 0.08s for the gold medal at the Mexico City Games
1973 - 7th Country Music Association Award: Roy Clark wins
1992 - Howard Stern radio show begins broadcasting on WLUP-AM, Chicago
1723 - Johann Andreas Joseph Giulini, German composer (Canticum Zacharia), baptized in Augsburg, Bavaria (d. 1722)
1784 - Thomas Hastings, American composer, born in Washington, Connecticut (d. 1872)
1831 - Helen Hunt Jackson, American author (Ramona), born in Amherst, Massachusetts (d. 1885)
1836 - James Tissot, French artist, born in Nantes, France (d. 1902)
1908 - John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian economist (Affluent Society-58 Hillman Award), born in Iona Station, Ontario (d. 2006)
1910 - Xenophon Balaskas, South Africa cricketer (South African leg-spinner of 30's), born in Kimberley, Cape Province (d. 1994)
912 - Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Emir of Córdoba
1326 - Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (1308-26), dies at 65
1539 - Reynier Brunt, procureur-general of Court of Holland, dies
1788 - Samuel Greig, Scottish-Russian admiral (Battle of Chesma), dies at 53
1980 - Apostolos Nikolaidis, Greek footballer and volleyball player (b. 1896)
2010 - Richard C. Miller, American photographer (b. 1912)