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First English Civil War: The combined forces of Scottish Covenanters and English Parliamentarians defeated Royalist troops at the Battle of Marston Moor.
Kylie Minogue's first album, Kylie, was released, and went on to top the charts in the UK and New Zealand.
First English Civil War: Royalist forces defeated the Parliamentarians at the Battle of Burton Bridge, securing a crossing of the River Trent for a convoy of supplies travelling with Queen Henrietta M�
Indonesia held its first direct presidential elections, which resulted in the election of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as President of Indonesia after the second round on September 20.
Elvis Presley recorded his first single, "That's All Right", at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee.
Korean War: In the first encounter between North Korean and American forces, an unprepared and undisciplined U.S. Army task force was routed at the Battle of Osan.
Thomas Cook, the founder of the British travel company Thomas Cook & Son, organised his first excursion, escorting about 500 people from Leicester to Loughborough.
In the first fatal accident involving a Boeing 777 airliner, Asiana Airlines Flight 214 (wreckage pictured) crashed on final approach to San Francisco International Airport, resulting in three deaths.
Jadranka Kosor became the first female prime minister of Croatia.
Inspired by the Folies Bergère of Paris, American impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (pictured) staged the first of his Ziegfeld Follies.
Members of the North-West Mounted Police at Fort Dufferin began their March West, their first journey to the Canadian Prairies.
The United States Declaration of Independence received its first formal public reading, in Philadelphia.
The Virginia Governor's Council made John Punch the first legally recognized slave in England's North American colonies.
Moktar Ould Daddah, the first president of Mauritania, was ousted in a coup d'état led by Mustafa Ould Salek.
The US Navy launched the USS Nevada (BB-36) as its first Standard-type battleship.
French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons co-discovered the first of his 37 comets, more than any other person in history.
Sixteen-year-old Pauline Reade, the first victim of serial killers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, disappeared in Gorton, England.
The English rock band the Rolling Stones (pictured) played their first concert at the Marquee Club in London.
A seven-man mountaineering team made the first ascent of the Matterhorn, marking the end of the golden age of alpinism.
Sega's first home video game console, the SG-1000 (pictured), was released in Japan.