1456 - Hungarian army under John Hunyadi defeats the forces of Ottoman Sultan Murad II in the Battle at Nandorfehervar (Belgrade) 1926 - 105°F (41°C), Waterbury, Connecticut (state record) 1963 - In their second clash Sonny Liston once again KOs Floyd Patterson in round 1 at the Convention Center, Las Vegas to retain the world heavyweight boxing title 1972 - 59th Tour de France: Eddy Merckx of Belgium takes 4th consecutive general classification title as well as points and combination events 1995 - Susan Smith found guilty of drowning her two children in South Carolina 2012 - At least 77 people are killed by torrential rain in Beijing, China 2012 - British Open Men's Golf, Royal Lytham and St. Annes: South African Ernie Els wins his 2nd Claret Jug, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Adam Scott of Australia 2016 - Japan’s Funai Electric announce they will manufacture world's last videocassette this month 2018 - Lone gunman shooting kills 3 including gunman and injures 13 in Toronto, Canada 2023 - Taylor Swift concert in Seattle shakes the ground so hard it registers equivalent to magnitude 2.3 earthquake (does the same the next night) More Historical Events »