- 1483 - the Sistine Chapel opened in Rome.
- 1862 - Battle of Cedar Mountain (American Civil War).
- 1936 - Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Berlin, becoming the first American to win four gold medals at the same games.
- 1969 - Members of the Charles Manson cult carry out the brutal Sharon Tate murders.
- 1974 - As a result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first US president to resign from office.
- 1977 - The military Government of Uruguay annouces it will return the country to civilian rule through general elections in 1981.
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