1540 - Holy Roman Emperor Charles V deprives the city Ghent of its definitive rights and privileges
1822 - Domitila de Castro meets her long-term lover Dom Pedro I, then Prince of Portugal and later Emperor of Brazil, for the first time in São Paulo
1906 - US National Championship Men's Tennis, Newport, RI: William Clothier beats defending champion Beals Wright 6-3, 6-0, 6-4
1992 - Largest wrestling crowd outside the US: 75,000 at Wembley Stadium, London
2007 - 64th Venice Film Festival: "Lust, Caution" directed by Ang Lee wins Golden Lion

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1920 - Joseph Lesniewski, American Easy Company, soldier in 101st Airborne, born in Erie, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
1968 - Darren Joseph, Canadian football fullback (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Ottawa, Canada