Historical Events2001 - Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed2004 - US Open Men's Tennis: Roger Federer of Switzerland wins his first US title, outclassing Australian Lleyton Hewitt 6-0, 7-6, 6-02017 - A monster fatberg, 250 meters long, the size of 11 buses, and weighing 130 tons, is found in sewers under East London2021 - 40th MTV Video Music Awards: Lil Nas X, Justin Bieber, and Olivia Rodrigo win2024 - Crew of SpaceXs Polaris Dawn mission takes the first commercial spacewalk during a five-day journey through Earth's orbit, traveling the farthest in space of any human since NASAs Apollo programMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1894 - Billy Gilbert, American actor (Great Dictator, His Gal Friday), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1971)1934 - Edward Wistenberg, Dutch concert harpist and pedagogue, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands1961 - Christiane Jolissaint, Swiss tennis star, born in Vevey, Switzerland1968 - Paul F. Tompkins, American comedian and actor (BoJack Horseman, Mr. Show with Bob and David), born in Mount Airy, Pennsylvania1969 - Shigeki Maruyama, Japanese golfer (3 PGA Tour titles; Presidents Cup 1998, 2000), born in Ichikawa, Chiba PrefectureMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1591 - Richard Grenville, English privateer, explorer, politician and vice-admiral (established Roanoke colony), dies fighting a rearguard action as a result of the naval Battle of Flores at 491732 - Jean Philippe Eugne de Mrode, Belgian nobleman (Marquis of Westerloo), dies at 581806 - Christian Gottfried Thomas, German composer, publisher, and musicologist, dies at 581869 - Peter Mark Roget, British lexicographer (Roget's Thesaurus) and inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard), dies at 901977 - Steven Biko, South African anti-apartheid activist, dies in police custody at 30More Famous Deaths