1954 | The first issue of the magazine Sports Illustrated was released, which soon became the leading sports magazine in the United States.

1969 | Varahagiri Venkata Giri won the presidential elections to become the fourth President of India. He won by a margin of less than 1 lakh votes, and he remains as the only president to win with less than 50 percent of the total votes.

1977 | Famous American singer Elvis Presley, known as the“King of Rock and Roll”, died of a heart attack.

1992 | British Williams Formula 1 driver Nigel Mansell clinched his first Formula 1 World Drivers Championship at the Hungaroring.

2003 | Star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut for Manchester United at the age of 18 in the Premier League.

2008 | Star Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt set a new world record of 9.69 seconds to win gold at the 100m event at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.

2018 | The Vatican and Pope Francis issued a historic statement in support of the 300 victims of "predator priests" in Pennsylvania.

2020 | The largest-ever demonstration in Belarus took place as 100,000 people gathered in Minsk to protest against the controversial election of Alexander Lukashenko.

2020 | Englishman Snooker player Ronnie O'Sullivan clinched his record 6th world title at World Snooker Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.