1566 - Protestant Iconoclasm "Beeldenstorm" (Iconoclastic Fury) begins in the European Low Countries
1897 - Automobile Club of Great Britain is established (now called the Royal Automobile Club)
1980 - Canadian Open Women's Golf (Peter Jackson Classic), Richelieu Valley GC: Pat Bradley wins by one from JoAnn Carner for her first of six major titles
1984 - Ian Ferguson of New Zealand wins two canoeing gold medals in the one day, winning the K-1 500 and K-2 500 with Paul MacDonald at the Los Angeles Olympics; he wins K-4 1000 the next day
2014 - Israeli and Palestinian officials agree to a 72-hour ceasefire proposed by Egypt

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