- 1990 – The first shots were fired by the U.S. in the Persian Gulf Crisis when a U.S. frigate fired rounds across the bow of an Iraqi oil tanker.
- 1991 – An unsuccessful coup was attempted in against President Mikhail S. Gorbachev. The Soviet hard-liners were responsible. Gorbechev and his family were effectively imprisoned for three days while vacationing in Crimea.
- 1992 – Larry Bird, after 13 years with the Boston Celtics, announced his retirement.
- 1997 – Beth Ann Hogan became the first coed in the Virginia Military Institute’s 158-year history.
- 1997 – Patrick Swayze received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- 1998 – Mrs. Field’s Original Cookies announced that they would acquire the Great American Cookie Co.
- 2004 – Donald Trump unveiled his board game (TRUMP the Game) where players bid on real estate, buy big ticket items and make billion-dollar business deals.
- 2005 – A massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java, affecting almost 100 million people, one of the largest and most widespread power outages in history.
- 2008 – President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf resigns under threat of impeachment.
- 2008 – War of Afghanistan: Uzbin Valley ambush occurs.
- 2017 – The first terrorist attack ever sentenced as a crime in Finland kills two and injures eight.
- 2019 – 100 activists, officials, and other concerned citizens in Iceland hold a funeral for Okjökull glacier, which has completely melted after once covering six square miles (15.5 km2).
Celebrating Birthday Today
- 1981 – César Delgado, Argentinian footballer
- 1981 – Dimitris Salpingidis, Greek footballer
- 1983 – Mika, Lebanese-born English recording artist and singer-songwriter [
- 1983 – Cameron White, Australian cricketer
- 1984 – Sigourney Bandjar, Dutch footballer
- 1984 – Robert Huth, German footballer
- 1985 – Inge Dekker, Dutch swimmer
- 1985 – Bryan Ruiz, Costa Rican footballer
- 1986 – Evan Gattis, American baseball player
- 1986 – Ross McCormack, Scottish footballer
- 1987 – Joanna Jędrzejczyk, Polish mixed martial artist
- 1988 – Jack Hobbs, English footballer
- 1988 – Eggert Jónsson, Icelandic footballer
- 1988 – G-Dragon, South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer
- 1992 – Elizabeth Beisel, American swimmer
- 1992 – Bogdan Bogdanović, Serbian basketball player
- 1993 – Jung Eun-ji, South Korean singer-songwriter
- 1993 – Maia Mitchell, Australian actress and singer[
- 1994 – Morgan Sanson, French footballer
- 1995 – Alīna Fjodorova, Latvian figure skater
- 1997 – Renato Sanches, Portuguese footballer