Historical Events
- NY Mets are 12½ games back in NL and go on to win pennant
- Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Czech Jan Kodeš beats Alex Metreveli of Russia 6-1, 9-8, 6-3 for his 3rd Grand Slam singles success
Famous Birthdays
- Kathleen Robertson, Canadian actress (Beverly Hills, 90210), born in Hamilton, Ontario
- Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Indian founder and CEO of mobile payments company Paytm, born in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
Famous Deaths
- Harry F. V. Edward, British 100m/200m runner (Olympic bronze 1920), dies at 75
- Wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (4187 1st-class wickets, most ever), dies