- Wildfires across the U.S. state of Washington, including the Okanogan Complex fire (pictured), destroy more than 200 homes and burn 920 square miles (2,400 km2).
- The ancient Temple of Baalshamin in Palmyra is destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
- At least 11 people are killed when a Hawker Hunter crashes onto a busy road during an airshow in Shoreham-by-Sea, UK.
- A bomb explosion in Bangkok, Thailand, kills 20 people and injures more than 120 others.
- In golf, Jason Day wins the PGA Championship.
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