335 Church of Holy Sepulchre consecrated in Jerusalem
1224 Francis of Assisi is afflicted with stigmata after a vision praying on Mount Verna
1501 Michelangelo begins work on his Statue of David, a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture
1782 The Grand Assault on Gibraltar by the allied French and Spanish fleets including ten floating batteries and land forces is heavily defeated by the British garrison with all of the floating batteries destroyed and allied casualties of 1,473 compared to only 83 for the British
1845 English chemist Michael Faraday discovers the ‘Faraday effect’, the influence of a magnetic field on polarized light
1847 American-Mexican war: US General Winfield Scott captures Mexico City
1993 Public unveiling of the Oslo Accords, an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement initiated by Norway, signed by Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Shimon Peres and PLO official Mahmoud Abbas
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Today in Film & TV
1969 “Scooby-Doo Where are You” by Hanna-Barbera debuts on CBS in the US
Today in Music
1965 Beatles release single “Yesterday” – just Paul, with a strings arranged by George Martin
Today in Sport
2015 Evian Championship Women’s Golf, Evian Resort GC: Lydia Ko of New Zealand wins by 6 from Lexi Thompson to become youngest major winner, 18yrs, 142 days
1922 “Straw Hat Riot” begins in New York City as youths aggressively taunt men wearing straw hats, getting an early jump on unofficial season’s end date of September 15; confrontations continue longer than usual, lasting 8 days
Famous Weddings
1893 Microbiologist Robert Koch (49) weds actress Hedwig Freiberg (20)
1975 Novelist Danielle Steel (28) weds Danny Zugelder in the prison canteen
1981 Television producer Lorne Michaels (36) weds model Susan Forristal
