1716 – Battle of Petrovaradin [Peterwardein]: Habsburgs under Eugene of Savoy defeat the Ottomans in a decisive victory
1900 – In Russia, anti-Jewish riots spread from Odessa into other parts of the country
1914 – Dutch Cort Van de Linden government issues silver bonds as money
1964 – Beatles record a cover of Little Willie John’s “Leave My Kitten Alone”; not released until 1995’s “Anthology 1”
1980 – Montreal Expos Dick Williams wins his 1,000th career game as a manager in 11-5 win v Mets, for whom Doug Flynn hits MLB record tying 3 triples
1983 – American rock singer David Crosby sentenced to 5 years in Texas state prison on drug and weapons convictions
1995 – 5th Athletics World Championships open at Gothenburg, Sweden
2018 – English swimmer Adam Peaty breaks his own world record in 57.00 as he wins his 9th European 100m breaststroke title in Glasgow, Scotland
2018 – 6.9 magnitude earthquake on island of Lombok, Indonesia, kills at least 460 people and displaces 350,000
2018 – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declares “now we are a land of droughts” as 99% of New South Wales affected
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