Historical Events
Sports Awards
17th ESPY Awards: Michael Phelps, Nastia Liukin wins
Michael Phelps
British Golf Open
British Open Men's Golf, Turnberry: American Stewart Cink wins his only major championship by 6 strokes in a 4-hole playoff with 5-time champion Tom Watson
Tom Watson
- The Wesley Impact: black spot the size of Earth discovered on Jupiter after unknown object crashed onto the planet
Famous Deaths
- Frank McCourt, Irish-American author. (b. 1930)
- Henry Surtees, British racing driver. (b. 1991)