1932 - Yankees' Ben Chapman hits two inside-the-park home runs, tying the record
1991 - South Africa re-admitted to Olympics
1992 - Kim Basinger gets 1,959th star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
2002 - The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as African leaders replace the Organization of African Unity. South African President Thabo Mbeki serves as its first chair.
2022 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan claims her first Grand Slam title with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over Tunisia's Ons Jabeur; first Kazakhstani player to win a major title

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1753 - William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, Governor of Newfoundland, born in England (d. 1825)
1941 - Takehide Nakatani, Japanese lightweight judoka (Olympic gold 1964), born in Hiroshima, Japan
1951 - Eugeniusz Knapik, Polish pianist and classical music composer (Islands; Up Into The Silence), born in Ruda Śląska, Poland
1955 - Lisa Banes, American actress (Cocktail; Look Back in Anger), born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio