Events in Sport
- West Indian cricket batsman Basil Butcher scores career best 209 not out to guide tourists to a 139-run 3rd Test win over England at Trent Bridge
- Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Spaniard Manuel Santana wins last of 4 major titles beating American Dennis Ralston 6-4, 11-9, 6-4
Tennis Open
Wimbledon Women's Tennis: American Billie Jean King beats Maria Bueno of Brazil 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 for the first of her 12 Grand Slam singles titles
Billie Jean King
Maria Bueno
Birthdays in Sport
- Blaise Rhodes, Berwyn Heights MD, American canoeist (alt-Olympics 1996)
- Tim Spehr, Excelsior Springs MO, catcher (Montreal Expos)