708 – Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708).
1862 – Battle of Aspromonte; Italian royal forces defeat rebels
1914 – 4th day of Battle of Tannenberg (WWI): Russian Narev-army panics, Gen Martos caught
1944 – Anti German rebellion in Slovakia
1964 – “Funny Thing Happened” closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 965 perfs
1968 – 1st US Open tennis match (Billie Jean King beats Dr Vija Vuskains)
1982 – The synthetic chemical element Meitnerium, atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany.
1993 – 93rd US Golf Amateur Championship won by John Harris
1999 – 7th World Championships in Athletics close at Seville, Spain
2004 – 28th Olympic Games closes at Athens, Greece
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