1832 – Black Hawk, leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrenders to U.S. authorities, ending the Black Hawk War.
1859 – Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well.
1877 – Charles Rolls, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (d. 1910) is born.
1908 – Lyndon B. Johnson, American commander and politician, 36th President of the United States (d. 1973) is born.
1916 – Gordon Bashford, English engineer, co-designed the Range Rover (d. 1991) is born.
1942 – Daryl Dragon, American keyboard player and songwriter (Captain & Tennille) is born.
1962 – The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA.
1980 – A massive bomb planted by extortionist John Birges explodes at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada after a failed disarming attempt by the FBI. Although the hotel is damaged, no one is injured.
1993 – The Rainbow Bridge, connecting Tokyo's Shibaura and the island of Odaiba, is completed.
2003 – Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing 34,646,418 miles (55,758,005 km) distant.
2003 – The first six-party talks, involving South and North Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia, convene to find a peaceful resolution to the security concerns as a result of the North Korean nuclear weapons program.
2011 – Hurricane Irene strikes the United States east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage.
2015 – Darryl Dawkins, American basketball player and coach (b. 1957) dies.
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