- 1990 – The world’s first website and server go live at CERN.
- 1991 – Ante Markovic resigned as federal Prime Minister of Yugoslavia.
- 1991 – Oliver Stone’s “JFK” opened in the U.S.
- 1994 – Marcelino Corniel, a homeless man, was shot and mortally wounded by White House security officers. He had brandished a knife near the executive mansion.
- 1994 – Ivan Lendl retired after a 17-year tennis career.
- 1995 – An American Airlines Boeing 757 en route to Cali, Colombia, crashed into a mountain, killing all but four of the 163 people aboard.
- 1996 – Doctors reported that a Cypriot woman who had taken fertility drugs was carrying about 11 embryos.
- 1998 – In Houston, TX, a 27-year-old woman gave birth to the only known living set of octuplets.
- 1999 – The Vermont Supreme Court ruled that homosexual couples were entitled to the same benefits and protections as wedded couples of the opposite sex.
- 1999 – Sovereignty over the colony of Macao was transferred from Portugal to China.
- 2001 – The U.S. Congress passed a $20 billion package to finance the war against terrorism taking place in Afghanistan.
- 2001 – Argentina’s President Fernando De la Rua resigned after two years in power.
- 2001 – The first British peacekeepers arrived in Afghanistan to help the nation heal after decades of war.
Celebrating Birthday Today
- 1981 – Royal Ivey, American basketball player
- 1981 – Darya Pchelnik, Belarusian hammer thrower
- 1981 – James Shields, American baseball player
- 1982 – Mohammad Asif, Pakistani cricketer
- 1982 – David Cook, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1982 – Kasper Klausen, Danish footballer
- 1982 – David Wright, American baseball player
- 1983 – Jonah Hill, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
- 1984 – Nikolaos Karabelas, Greek footballer
- 1990 – JoJo, American singer and actress
- 1991 – Rachael Boyle, Scottish footballer
- 1991 – Jillian Rose Reed, American actress
- 1991 – Fabian Schär, Swiss footballer
- 1991 – Jorginho, Brazilian footballer
- 1992 – Ksenia Makarova, Russian-American figure skater
- 1993 – Robeisy Ramírez, Cuban boxer
- 1997 – De’Aaron Fox, American basketball player
- 1997 – Suzuka Nakamoto, Japanese singer
- 2001 – Facundo Pellistri, Uruguayan footballer