- 1998 – Roy O. Disney received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- 2001 – Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the last Tsar of Bulgaria when he was a child, is sworn in as Prime Minister of Bulgaria, becoming the first monarch in history to regain political power through democratic election to a different office.
- 2001 – The Bandaranaike Airport attack is carried out by 14 Tamil Tiger commandos. Eleven civilian and military aircraft are destroyed and 15 are damaged. All 14 commandos are shot dead, while seven soldiers from the Sri Lanka Air Force are killed. In addition, three civilians and an engineer die. This incident slowed the Sri Lankan economy.
- 2013 – A high-speed train derails in Spain rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph), killing 78 passengers.
- 2014 – Air Algérie Flight 5017 loses contact with air traffic controllers 50 minutes after takeoff. It was travelling between Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Algiers. The wreckage is later found in Mali. All 116 people onboard are killed.
Celebrating Birthday Today
- 1981 – Doug Bollinger, Australian cricketer
- 1981 – Summer Glau, American actress[
- 1981 – Mark Robinson, English footballer
- 1982 – Trevor Matthews, Canadian actor and producer, founded Brookstreet Pictures
- 1982 – Thiago Medeiros, Brazilian race car driver
- 1982 – Mewelde Moore, American football player
- 1982 – Elisabeth Moss, American actress
- 1982 – Anna Paquin, Canadian-New Zealand actress
- 1982 – Michael Poppmeier, South African-German rugby player
- 1983 – Daniele De Rossi, Italian footballer
- 1983 – Asami Mizukawa, Japanese actress
- 1984 – Patrick Harvey, Australian actor
- 1984 – Tyler Kyte, Canadian singer and drummer
- 1985 – Patrice Bergeron, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1985 – Aries Merritt, American hurdler
- 1985 – Lukáš Rosol, Czech tennis player
- 1985 – Eric Wright, American football player
- 1986 – Natalie Tran, Australian actress, online producer
- 1987 – Filipe Francisco dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
- 1987 – Nathan Gerbe, American ice hockey player
- 1987 – Zack Sabre Jr., English wrestler
- 1988 – Han Seung-yeon, South Korean singer and dancer
- 1988 – Nichkhun, Thai-American singer-songwriter and actor
- 1988 – Ricky Petterd, Australian footballer
- 1989 – Maurkice Pouncey, American football player
- 1989 – Kim Tae-hwan, South Korean footballer
- 1990 – Daveigh Chase, American actress
- 1990 – Travis Mahoney, Australian swimmer
- 1991 – Manuel Fischnaller, Italian footballer
- 1991 – Emily Bett Rickards, Canadian actress
- 1992 – Mikaël Kingsbury, Canadian skier
- 1992 – Mitch Grassi, American singer and songwriter
- 1994 – Alejandra Álvarez, Ecuadorian tennis player
- 1994 – Phillip Lindsay, American football player[
- 1995 – Valentine Holmes, Australian rugby league player
- 1995 – Kyle Kuzma, American basketball player
- 1995 – Meisei Chikara, Japanese sumo wrestler
- 1997 – Emre Mor, Turkish football player
- 2002 – Nicole Pircio, Brazilian rhythmic gymnast[