- 1993 – IBM’s new chairman, Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., announced an $8.9 billion plan to cut the company’s costs.
- eltics star Reggie Lewis died after collapsing on a Brandeis University basketball court during practice. He was 27 years old.
- 1995 – The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC, by U.S. President Clinton and South Korean President Kim Young-sam.
- 1999 – The U.S. space shuttle Discovery completed a five-day mission commanded by Air Force Col. Eileen Collins. It was the first shuttle mission to be commanded by a woman.
- 2001 – The ribbon cutting ceremony was held for American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX. The event set two new world records, one for the 3 mile long ribbon and one for the 2,000 people that cut it.
- 2003 – It was reported by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corp.) that there was no monster in Loch Ness. The investigation used 600 separate sonar beams and satellite navigation technology to trawl the loch. Reports of sightings of the “Loch Ness Monster” began in the 6th century.
- 2006 – Intel Corp introduced its Core 2 Duo microprocessors
- 2015 – At least seven people are killed and many injured after gunmen attack an Indian police station in Punjab.
- 2016 – At a news conference in Florida, U.S. Presidential Candidate Donald Trump publicly appealed to Russia to find and release private emails from Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton; a Special Counsel investigation (2017–2019) later alleged that Russian operatives began hacking into servers at the Democratic National Committee on that same day, leading to the July 13, 2018 indictment of 12 Russian intelligence officers.
Celebrating Birthday Today
- 1981 – Susan King Borchardt, American basketball player
- 1981 – Collins Obuya, Kenyan cricketer
- 1981 – Dash Snow, American painter and photographer (d. 2009)
- 1981 – Christopher Weselek, German rugby player
- 1982 – Neil Harbisson, English-Catalan painter, composer, and activist
- 1983 – Lorik Cana, Albanian footballer
- 1983 – Martijn Maaskant, Dutch cyclist
- 1983 – Goran Pandev, Macedonian footballer
- 1983 – Soccor Velho, Indian footballer (d. 2013)
- 1984 – Antoine Bethea, American football player
- 1984 – Tsuyoshi Nishioka, Japanese baseball player
- 1984 – Max Scherzer, American baseball player
- 1984 – Taylor Schilling, American actress
- 1984 – Kenny Wormald, American actor, dancer, and choreographer
- 1985 – Husain Abdullah, American football player
- 1985 – Matteo Pratichetti, Italian rugby player
- 1985 – Ajmal Shahzad, English cricketer
- 1986 – DeMarre Carroll, American basketball player
- 1986 – Ryan Flaherty, American baseball player
- 1986 – Ryan Griffen, Australian footballer
- 1987 – Jacoby Ford, American football player
- 1987 – Marek Hamšík, Slovak footballer
- 1987 – Jordan Hill, American basketball player
- 1987 – Sarah Parsons, American ice hockey player
- 1988 – Adam Biddle, Australian footballer
- 1988 – Yoervis Medina, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1988 – Ryan Tannehill, American football player
- 1989 – Maya Ali, Pakistani actress
- 1990 – Nick Hogan, American race car driver and actor
- 1990 – Paolo Hurtado, Peruvian footballer
- 1990 – Cheyenne Kimball, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1990 – Stephen Li-Chung Kuo, Taiwanese-American figure skater
- 1990 – Kriti Sanon, Indian actress
- 1991 – Rena Matsui, Japanese actress and singer
- 1993 – Reagan Campbell-Gillard, Australian rugby league player
- 1993 – Max Power, English footballer
- 1993 – Jordan Spieth, American golfer
- 2001 – Shin Ki-joon, South Korean actor