- 1995 – The Nasdaq composite stock index rose above 1,000 for the first time.
- 1997 – After 117 years, the Woolworth Corp. closed its last 400 stores.
- 1998 – Biologists reported that they had deciphered the genome (genetic map) of the syphilis bacterium.
- 2008 – In China, construction of the Shanghai World Financial Center was completed.
- 2014 – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a Boeing 777, crashes near the border of Ukraine and Russia after being shot down. All 298 people on board are killed.
- 2014 – A French regional train on the Pau-Bayonne line crashes into a high-speed train near the town of Denguin, resulting in at least 25 injuries.
- 2015 – At least 120 people are killed and 130 injured by a suicide bombing in Diyala Governorate, Iraq.
- 2018 – Scott S. Sheppard announces that his team has discovered a dozen irregular moons of Jupiter.[
Celebrating Birthday Today
- 1981 – Hely Ollarves, Venezuelan runner
- 1982 – Omari Banks, Anguillan cricketer
- 1982 – Natasha Hamilton, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
- 1983 – Ryan Guettler, Australian motocross racer
- 1983 – Adam Lind, American baseball player
- 1985 – Loui Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1985 – Tom Fletcher, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1985 – Neil McGregor, Scottish footballer
- 1986 – DeAngelo Smith, American football player
- 1986 – Lacey Von Erich, American wrestler
- 1987 – Darius Boyd, Australian rugby league player
- 1987 – Jan Charouz, Czech race car driver
- 1987 – Jeremih, American singer, songwriter, and record producer[
- 1994 – Benjamin Mendy, French footballer
- 1994 – Kali Uchis, American singer-songwriter
- 1998 – Rosana Serrano, Cuban rower[