1868 - Major General E. R. S. Canby removes mayor of Columbia, South Carolina
1914 - British Open Men's Golf, Prestwick GC: Harry Vardon of Jersey wins a record 6th Open Championship, 3 strokes ahead of defending champion J.H. Taylor
1976 - US Viking 1 goes into Martian orbit after 10-month flight from Earth
1977 - Pope Paul VI makes 19th-cen bishop John Neumann 1st US male saint
2017 - Record 65.6 million people displaced around the world in 2016 reported by UN refugee agency

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1967 - Bjørn Dæhlie, Norwegian cross-country skier and 8x Olympic gold medalist, born in Elverum, Norway