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Bank of America agrees to pay more than US$16 billion for the sale of risky mortgage-backed securities before the Great Recession. At least 52 people are killed in a series of landslides (damage pictured) in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The 41st Chess Olympiad concludes with China winning the open section and Russia winning the women's section of the tournament. Mathematicians Artur Ávila, Manjul Bhargava, Martin Hairer, and Maryam Mirzakhani are awarded the Fields Medal; Mirzakhani is its first female recipient. Actor and comedian Robin Williams dies at the age of 63.