1689 – Glorious Revolution: the Battle of Killiecrankie ends.
2012 – The opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom. The last time that the Games were held in the United Kingdom was 1948.
2006 – The Federal Republic of Germany is deemed guilty in the loss of Bashkirian 2937 and DHL Flight 611, because it is illegal to outsource flight surveillance.
Death: 432 – Pope Celestine I