- 1991 – The space shuttle Discovery took off on a mission to deploy an observatory that was to study the Earth’s ozone layer.
- 1992 – Police in Peru captured Shining Path founder Abimael Guzman.
- 1992 – Dr. Mae Carol Jemison became the first African-American woman in space. She was the payload specialist aboard the space shuttle Endeavor. Also onboard were Mission Specialist N. Jan Davis and Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Mark C. Lee. They were the first married couple to fly together in space. And, Mamoru Mohri became the first Japanese person to fly into space.
- 2009 – Steve Jobs announced that Apple’s iTunes had 88% of the legal U.S. music download market.
- 2011 – The National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City opens to the public.
- 2015 – A series of explosions involving propane triggering nearby illegally stored mining detonators in the Indian town of Petlawad in the state of Madhya Pradesh kills at least 105 people with over 150 injured.
Celebrating BIrthday Today
- 1981 – Marty Adams, Canadian actor and screenwriter
- 1981 – Alan Arruda, Brazilian footballer
- 1981 – Jennifer Hudson, American singer and actress
- 1981 – Staciana Stitts, American swimmer
- 1982 – Zoran Planinić, Croatian basketball player
- 1982 – Sal Rinauro, American wrestler
- 1983 – Tom Geißler, German footballer
- 1983 – Rami Haikal, Jordanian guitarist
- 1983 – Sebastian Hofmann, German footballer
- 1983 – Daniel Muir, American football player
- 1983 – Sergio Parisse, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
- 1983 – Clayton Richard, American baseball player
- 1983 – Carly Smithson, Irish singer-songwriter
- 1984 – Nashat Akram, Iraqi footballer
- 1984 – Chelsea Carey, Canadian curler
- 1986 – Kamila Chudzik, Polish heptathlete
- 1986 – Akwasi Fobi-Edusei, English footballer
- 1986 – Joanne Jackson, English swimmer
- 1986 – Yuto Nagatomo, Japanese footballer
- 1986 – Dimitrios Regas, Greek sprinter
- 1986 – Alfie Allen, English actor[
- 1986 – Emmy Rossum, American singer and actress
- 1988 – Amanda Jenssen, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1989 – Freddie Freeman, American-Canadian baseball player
- 1989 – Andrew Luck, American football player
- 1991 – Thomas Meunier, Belgian footballer
- 1991 – Mike Towell, Scottish professional boxer (d. 2016)
- 1991 – Scott Wootton, English footballer
- 1992 – Connor Franta, American YouTube personality
- 1992 – Sviatlana Pirazhenka, Belarusian tennis player
- 1993 – Kelsea Ballerini, American singer-songwriter
- 1994 – Gideon Jung, German footballer
- 1994 – RM, South Korean rapper, songwriter and record producer[
- 1994 – Elina Svitolina, Ukrainian tennis player
- 1995 – Steven Gardiner, Bahamian sprinter[
- 1995 – Ryan Potter, American actor