- 1993 – “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” premiered on NBC.
- 1993 – Israel and Palestine signed their first major agreement. Palestine was granted limited self-government in the Gaza Strip and in Jericho.
- 1994 – U.S. President Bill Clinton signed a $30 billion crime bill into law.
- 1998 – The New York Times closed its Web site after hackers added offensive material.
- 2001 – U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell named Osama bin Laden as the prime suspect in the terror attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. Limited commercial flights resumed in the U.S. for the first time in two days.
- 2007 – The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.
- 2008 – Delhi, India, is hit by a series of bomb blasts, resulting in 30 deaths and 130 injuries.
- 2008 – Hurricane Ike makes landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States, causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston, and surrounding areas.
- 2013 – Taliban insurgents attack the United States consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, with two members of the Afghan National Police reported dead and about 20 civilians injured.
- 2018 – The Merrimack Valley gas explosions: One person is killed, 25 are injured, and 40 homes are destroyed when excessive natural gas pressure caused fires and explosions.
Celebrating Birthday Today
- 1981 – Koldo Fernández, Spanish cyclist
- 1981 – Angelina Love, Canadian-American wrestler
- 1982 – Lloyd Dyer, English footballer
- 1982 – Nenê, Brazilian basketball player
- 1982 – Rickie Weeks, American baseball player
- 1982 – Colin Marston, American guitarist, bassist, and producer/engineer
- 1982 – Miha Zupan, Slovenian basketball player
- 1983 – James Bourne, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1983 – Molly Crabapple, American illustrator and journalist
- 1983 – Ryan Del Monte, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1983 – Eduard Ratnikov, Estonian footballer
- 1984 – Nabil Abou-Harb, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1984 – Baron Corbin, American wrestler
- 1985 – David Jordan, English singer-songwriter
- 1985 – Tom Learoyd-Lahrs, Australian rugby league player
- 1986 – Steve Colpaert, Belgian footballer
- 1986 – Derek Hardman, American football player
- 1986 – Kamui Kobayashi, Japanese race car driver
- 1986 – Sean Williams, American basketball player
- 1987 – Edenilson Bergonsi, Brazilian footballer
- 1987 – Jonathan de Guzmán, Canadian-Dutch footballer
- 1987 – Luke Fitzgerald, Irish rugby player
- 1987 – Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgarian tennis player
- 1988 – Luis Rentería, Panamanian footballer (d. 2014)
- 1988 – Keith Treacy, Irish footballer
- 1989 – Elysée Irié Bi Séhi, Ivorian footballer
- 1989 – Kenny Edwards, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1989 – Jon Mannah, Australian rugby league player (d. 2013)
- 1989 – Thomas Müller, German footballer
- 1989 – William Owusu, Ghanaian footballer
- 1990 – Aoi Nakabeppu, Japanese model and actress
- 1990 – Luciano Narsingh, Dutch footballer
- 1991 – Ksenia Afanasyeva, Russian gymnast
- 1993 – Niall Horan, Irish singer
- 1993 – Alice Merton, German-Canadian-English singer and songwriter
- 1994 – Leonor Andrade, Portuguese singer
- 1994 – Cameron Munster, Australian rugby league player
- 1995 – Robbie Kay, English actor
- 1995 – Jerry Tollbring, Swedish handball player
- 1995 – João Carlos Almeida Leandro, Portuguese footballer
- 1995 – Shubham Khajuria, Indian cricketer
- 1996 – Playboi Carti, American rapper