- 1992 – Woody Allen admitted to being romantically involved with Soon-Yi Previn. The girl was the adopted daughter of Mia Farrow, Allen’s longtime companion.
- 1996 – A military cargo plane crashed in Wyoming killing eight crewmembers and a Secret Service employee. The plane was carrying gear for U.S. President Clinton.
- 1996 – Ross Perot was announced to be the Reform Party’s presidential candidate. It was the party’s first-ever candidate.
- 1998 – U.S. President Clinton admitted to having an improper relationship with Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern.
- 1998 – NationsBank and BankAmerica merge to create the largest U.S. bank.
- 1998 – Russia devalued the ruble.
- 2002 – In Santa Rosa, CA, the Charles M. Schulz Museum opened to the public.
- 2017 – The first observation of a collision of two neutron stars took place.
Celebrating Birthday Today
- 1982 – Phil Jagielka, English footballer
- 1982 – Cheerleader Melissa, American wrestler and manager
- 1982 – Mark Salling, American actor and musician (d. 2018)
- 1983 – Dustin Pedroia, American baseball player
- 1984 – Dee Brown, American basketball player
- 1984 – Oksana Domnina, Russian ice dancer
- 1984 – Liam Heath, British sprint canoeist[
- 1984 – Garrett Wolfe, American football player
- 1985 – Yū Aoi, Japanese actress and model
- 1986 – Rudy Gay, American basketball player
- 1986 – Tyrus Thomas, American basketball player
- 1988 – Natalie Sandtorv, Norwegian singer-songwriter
- 1988 – Jihadi John, Kuwaiti-British member of ISIS (d. 2015)
- 1988 – Erika Toda, Japanese actress
- 1989 – Rachel Corsie, Scottish footballer[
- 1992 – Alex Elisala, New Zealand-Australian rugby player (d. 2013)
- 1992 – Chanel Mata’utia, Australian rugby league player
- 1992 – Paige, English wrestler
- 1993 – Ederson Moraes, Brazilian footballer
- 1993 – Sarah Sjöström, Swedish swimmer
- 1994 – Phoebe Bridgers, American singer/songwriter
- 1995 – Gracie Gold, American figure skater
- 1995 – Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1996 – Jake Virtanen, Canadian ice hockey player
- 2000 – Lil Pump, American rapper and songwriter