- 1998 – Iran tested medium-range missile, capable of reaching Israel or Saudi Arabia.
- 2000 – Astronomers at the University of Arizona announced that they had found a 17th moon orbiting Jupiter.
- 2003 – In northern Iraq, Saddam Hussein’s sons Odai and Qusai died after a gunfight with U.S. forces.
- 2003 – In Paris, France, a fire broke out near the top of the Eiffel Tower. About 4,000 visitors were evacuated and no injuries were reported.
- 2004 – The September 11 commission’s final report was released. The 575-page report concluded that hijackers exploited “deep institutional failings within our government.” The report was released to White House officials the day before.
- 2009 – The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century, lasting up to 6 minutes and 38.8 seconds, occurred over parts of Asia and the Pacific Ocean.
- 2011 – 2011 Norway attacks: first a bomb blast which targeted government buildings in central Oslo, followed by a massacre at a youth camp on the island of Utøya.
- 2013 – 2013 Dingxi earthquakes, a series of earthquakes in Dingxi, China, kills at least 89 people and injures more than 500 others.
Celebrating Birthday Today
- 1980 – Dirk Kuyt, Dutch footballer
- 1980 – Kate Ryan, Belgian singer-songwriter
- 1980 – Tablo, South Korean-Canadian rapper
- 1982 – Nuwan Kulasekara, Sri Lankan cricketer
- 1983 – Aldo de Nigris, Mexican footballer
- 1983 – Dries Devenyns, Belgian cyclist
- 1983 – Steven Jackson, American football player
- 1983 – Andreas Ulvo, Norwegian pianist
- 1984 – Stewart Downing, English footballer
- 1985 – Jessica Abbott, Australian swimmer
- 1985 – Takudzwa Ngwenya, Zimbabwean-American rugby player
- 1985 – Akira Tozawa, Japanese wrestler
- 1986 – Stevie Johnson, American football player
- 1987 – Denis Gargaud Chanut, French slalom canoeist[
- 1987 – Charlotte Kalla, Swedish skier
- 1988 – William Buick, Norwegian-British flat jockey
- 1988 – Paul Coutts, Scottish footballer
- 1988 – Thomas Kraft, German footballer
- 1988 – Sercan Temizyürek, Turkish footballer
- 1989 – Keegan Allen, American actor, photographer and musician
- 1991 – Matty James, English footballer
- 1992 – Anja Aguilar, Filipino actress and singer
- 1992 – Selena Gomez, American singer and actress
- 1992 – Carolin Schnarre, German Paralympic equestrian[9]
- 1993 – Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Kyrgyzstani-American terrorist
- 1994 – Jaz Sinclair, American film and television actress
- 1995 – Ezekiel Elliott, American football player
- 1995 – Armaan Malik, Indian playback singer, composer and songwriter
- 1996 – Skyler Gisondo, American actor
- 2002 – Prince Felix of Denmark
- 2013 – Prince George of Cambridge