1923 - Bernie Neis hits the 1,000th Dodger home run
1928 - Philadelphia Athletics' Ty Cobb pops out in his last MLB at-bat in a 5-3 loss to the Yankees in New York
1956 - Vladimir Kuts runs a world record 10,000 m in 28:42.8
1965 - The 1st Cavalry Division of the United States Army arrives in Vietnam
2010 - US Open Women's Tennis: Belgian defending champion Kim Clijsters beats Vera Zvonareva of Russia 6-2, 6-1 for her third US singles crown

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1524 - Pierre de Ronsard, French poet (Ode à Cassandre; Les Amours), born in Couture-sur-Loir, Vendômois, France (d. 1585)
1681 - Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German jurist, born in Eisenberg, Germany (d. 1741)
1876 - Stan Rowley, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 5,000m team, bronze 60m, 100m, 200m 1900), born in Young, Australia (d. 1924)
1933 - Baby Face Willette [Roosevelt Willet], American hard bop and soul-jazz Hammond organ player, born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1971)