Historical Events
- 94th Tour de France won by Alberto Contador of Spain
Golf Tournament
British Open Senior Men's Golf, Muirfield: Tom Watson wins his 3rd Open Senior title by 1 shot from Mark O'Meara and Stewart Ginn
Tom Watson
Famous Deaths
- Art Davis, American bassist (A Time Remembered), dies of a heart attack at 72
- Marvin Zindler, American television reporter (b. 1921)
- Michel Serrault, French actor (Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud, La Cage aux Folles), dies at 79
- Mike Reid, English comedian and actor (b. 1940)
- Tom Snyder, American television personality (The Tomorrow Show), dies at 71