- 1990 – President Saddam Hussein appeared on Iraqi state television with a group of Western detainees that he referred to as “guests.” He told the group that they were being held “to prevent the scourge of war.”
- 1993 – It was confirmed by Los Angeles police that Michael Jackson was the subject of a criminal investigation.
- 1996 – U.S. President Clinton imposed limits on peddling cigarettes to children.
- 1998 – Protestors in Sudan carried a sign that bore the resemblance of Monica Lewinsky and the words “No War for Monika.” The anti-U.S. demonstration was in Khartoum, Sudan.
- 1998 – Boris Yeltsin dismissed the Russian government again.
- 1999 – Rescuers in Turkey found a young boy that had been buried in rubble from an earthquake for about a week.
- 1999 – Robert Bogucki was rescued after getting lost in the Great Sandy Desert of Australia on July 11. During the 43 day ordeal Bogucki lost 44 pounds.
- 2000 – Richard Hatch was revealed as the winning castaway on CBS’ “Survivor.” Hatch won $1,000,000 for his stay on the island of Pulau Tida in the South China Sea.
- 2006 – Natascha Kampusch, who had been abducted at the age of ten, escapes from her captor Wolfgang Přiklopil, after eight years of captivity.
- 2007 – The skeletal remains of Russia’s last royal family members Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, and his sister Grand Duchess Anastasia are discovered near Yekaterinburg, Russia.
- 2011 – A magnitude 5.8 (class: moderate) earthquake occurs in Virginia. Damage occurs to monuments and structures in Washington D.C. and the resulted damage is estimated at $200 million–$300 million USD.
- 2011 – Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown after the National Transitional Council forces take control of Bab al-Azizia compound during the Libyan Civil War.
- 2012 – A hot-air balloon crashes near the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana, killing six people and injuring 28 others.
- 2013 – A riot at the Palmasola prison complex in Santa Cruz, Bolivia kills 31 people.
Celebrating Birthday Today
- 1981 – Carlos Cuéllar, Spanish footballer
- 1981 – Stephan Loboué, Ivorian footballer
- 1982 – Natalie Coughlin, American swimmer
- 1982 – Scott Palguta, American soccer player
- 1982 – Cristian Tudor, Romanian footballer (d. 2012)
- 1983 – James Collins, Welsh footballer
- 1983 – Athena Farrokhzad, Iranian-Swedish poet, playwright, and critic
- 1983 – Sun Mingming, Chinese basketball player
- 1983 – Tony Moll, American football player
- 1983 – Fiona Onasanya, British Labour Party politician and criminal[
- 1983 – Bruno Spengler, Canadian race car driver
- 1984 – Glen Johnson, English footballer
- 1984 – Eric Tai, New Zealand rugby player and actor
- 1985 – Valeria Lukyanova, Moldovan-Ukrainian model and singer
- 1986 – Neil Cicierega, American comedian and musician
- 1986 – Brett Morris, Australian rugby league player
- 1986 – Josh Morris, Australian rugby league player
- 1988 – Olga Govortsova, Belarusian tennis player
- 1988 – Carl Hagelin, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1988 – Jeremy Lin, American basketball player
- 1989 – Trixie Mattel, American drag queen, actor, and country singer[
- 1989 – Heiko Schwarz, German footballer
- 1989 – Lianne La Havas, British singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist
- 1990 – Seth Curry, American basketball player
- 1990 – Mike Yastrzemski, American baseball player
- 1992 – Nicola Docherty, Scottish footballer[
- 1993 – Iván López, Spanish professional footballer
- 1994 – August Ames, Canadian pornographic actress (d. 2017)
- 1997 – Lil Yachty, American rapper and singer[