- 1992 – Richard Petty drove in the final race of his 35-year career.
- 1993 – A judge in Mineola, NY, sentenced Joey Buttafuoco to six months in jail for the statutory rape of Amy Fisher. Fisher was serving a prison sentence for shooting and wounding Buttafuoco’s wife, Mary Jo.
- 1995 – Texaco agreed to pay $176 million to settle a race-discrimination lawsuit.
- 1999 – Representatives from China and the United States signed a major trade agreement that involved China’s membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO).
- 2000 – Three police officers from the Rampart division of the Los Angeles police department were convicted on several counts of conspiracy to obstruct justice. One other officer was acquitted. The case was the first major case against the anti-gang unit.
- 2005 – In Amiens, France, Isabelle Dinoire became the first person to undergo a partial face transplant. She had been attacked by a dog earlier in the year.
- 2006 – Andy Warhol’s painting of Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong sold for $17.4 million. At the same auction “Orange Marilyn” sold for $16.2 million and “Sixteen Jackies” sold for $15.6 million.
- 2017 – Leonardo da Vinci’s painting “Salvator Mundi” sold for $450.3 million at auction. The sell set a record for the most expensive painting sold at a public auction.
Celebrating Birthday Today
- 1981 – Drew Hodgdon, American football player
- 1981 – Lorena Ochoa, Mexican golfer
- 1982 – D. J. Fitzpatrick, American football player
- 1982 – Rio Hirai, Japanese actress
- 1982 – Joe Kowalewski, American football player
- 1982 – Benjamin Krause, German rugby player
- 1982 – Giaan Rooney, Australian swimmer
- 1982 – Lofa Tatupu, American football player
- 1982 – Kalu Uche, Nigerian footballer
- 1983 – Dominic Carroll, Gibraltarian runner
- 1983 – Sasha Pavlović, Serbian basketball player
- 1983 – Fernando Verdasco, Spanish tennis player
- 1984 – Asia Kate Dillon, American actor and producer
- 1985 – Lily Aldridge, American model
- 1985 – Charron Fisher, American basketball player
- 1985 – Simon Spender, Welsh footballer
- 1986 – Coye Francies, American football player
- 1986 – Sania Mirza, Indian tennis player
- 1986 – Jerry Roush, American singer-songwriter
- 1987 – Sergio Llull, Spanish basketball player[
- 1988 – Morgan Parra, French rugby player
- 1988 – Billy Twelvetrees, English rugby player
- 1989 – Jonalyn Viray, Filipino singer
- 1991 – Maxime Colin, French footballer
- 1991 – Shailene Woodley, American actress
- 1992 – Sofia Goggia, Italian skier
- 1992 – Minami Minegishi, Japanese singer
- 1992 – Daniela Seguel, Chilean tennis player
- 1992 – Trevor Story, American baseball player
- 1992 – Kevin Wimmer, Austrian footballer
- 1993 – Paulo Dybala, Argentine footballer
- 1993 – Saaya Irie, Japanese actress and singer
- 1994 – Bryce Cartwright, Australian rugby league player
- 1995 – Blake Pieroni, American swimmer[
- 1995 – Karl-Anthony Towns, Dominican-American basketball player
- 1997 – Catie Munnings, British rally driver