1914 - Lemberg, the capital of Galicia, is taken after a three-day battle in which the Russians rout the Austrians
1947 - New York Yankees total 18 hits, all singles, to rout the Boston Red Sox 11-2 at Fenway Park
1950 - Giuseppe "Nino" Farina wins the inaugural Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship by winning the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in an Alfa Romeo, finishing three points ahead of Juan Manuel Fangio
1972 - Finnish runner Lasse Virén scores a famous victory in the 10,000 m at the Munich Olympics in world record 27:38.35
2017 - Stacy Lewis wins the Cambia Portland Classic and donates her winnings of $195,000 to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts

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1921 - Thurston Dart, English harpsichordist and conductor, born in Surbiton, London (d. 1971)
1933 - Tompall Glaser, American country music singer (Tompall and the Glaser Brothers - "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)", "Put Another Log on the Fire"), born in Spalding, Nebraska (d. 2013)
1944 - Alan Strachan, Scottish theatre director known for his work on the West End (Just Between Ourselves, The Immortal Haydon), born in Dundee, Scotland (d. 2025)