- 1998 – AT&T and British Telecommunications PLC announced they were forming a joint venture to combine international operations and develop a new Internet system.
- 1999 – 1,500 pieces of Marilyn Monroe’s personal items went on display at Christie’s in New York, NY. The items went on sale later in 1999.
- 2016 – Hillary Clinton became the first woman to top a majority party ticket for President of the United States.
Celebrating Birthday Today
- 1981 – Abe Forsythe, Australian actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1981 (1360 SH) Mehdi Seyed-Salehi, Iranian soccer player
- 1981 – Maicon Sisenando, Brazilian footballer
- 1982 – Gilad Hochman, Israeli composer
- 1982 – Christopher Kane, Scottish fashion designer
- 1983 – Kelly Clark, American snowboarder
- 1983 – Stephen Makinwa, Nigerian footballer
- 1983 – Roderick Strong, American wrestler
- 1983 – Naomi van As, Dutch field hockey player
- 1983 – Ken Wallace, Australian kayaker[
- 1983 – Delonte West, American basketball player
- 1984 – Kyriakos Ioannou, Cypriot high jumper
- 1984 – Benjamin Kayser, French rugby player
- 1984 – Sabri Sarıoğlu, Turkish footballer
- 1985 – Marcus Benard, American football player
- 1985 – Gaël Clichy, French footballer
- 1985 – Audrey De Montigny, Canadian singer-songwriter
- 1985 – Mat Gamel, American baseball player
- 1986 – Leonardo Ulloa, Argentinian footballer
- 1986 – John White, English footballer
- 1987 – Panagiotis Kone, Greek footballer
- 1987 – Jordie Benn, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1987 – Fredy Montero, Colombian footballer
- 1988 – Yurie Omi, Japanese female announcer
- 1988 – Sayaka Akimoto, Filipino–Japanese actress and singer
- 1991 – Tyson Barrie, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1992 – Marika Koroibete, Fijian rugby player
- 1993 – Raymond Faitala-Mariner, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1994 – Ella Leivo, Finnish tennis player
- 1996 – Olivia Breen, British sprinter