- 1994 – Russia and China announced that they would no longer be targeting nuclear missiles or using force against each other.
- 1999 – Mario Lemieux’s ownership group officially took over the National Hockey League’s Pittsburgh Penguins. Lemieux became the first player in the modern era of sports to buy the team he had once played for.
- 2013 – Hunters in Mississippi caught a 727-pound alligator.
- 2016 – The U.S. and China, together responsible for 40% of the world’s carbon emissions, both formally ratify the Paris global climate agreement.
- 2017 – North Korea conducts its sixth and most powerful nuclear test.
Celebrating Birthday Today
- 1982 – Sarah Burke, Canadian skier (d. 2012)
- 1982 – Andrew McMahon, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
- 1982 – Kaori Natori, Japanese singer
- 1982 – Tiago Rannow, Brazilian footballer
- 1983 – Augusto Farfus, Brazilian race car driver
- 1983 – Nicky Hunt, English footballer
- 1983 – Marcus McCauley, American football player
- 1983 – Valdas Vasylius, Lithuanian basketball player
- 1984 – Garrett Hedlund, American actor
- 1984 – T.J. Perkins, Filipino-American wrestler
- 1985 – Scott Carson, English footballer
- 1985 – Kelvin Wilson, English footballer
- 1986 – Shaun White, American snowboarder, skateboarder, and guitarist
- 1986 – OMI, Jamaican singer
- 1987 – Allie, Canadian wrestler
- 1987 – Modibo Maïga, Malian footballer
- 1987 – Dawid Malan, English cricketer
- 1987 – James Neal, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1988 – Jérôme Boateng, Ghanaian-German footballer
- 1988 – Hana Makhmalbaf, Iranian director and producer
- 1992 – August Alsina, American singer-songwriter
- 1993 – Dominic Thiem, Austrian tennis player
- 1994 – Francis Molo, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1994 – Glen Rea, English-Irish footballer
- 1995 – Niklas Süle, German footballer
- 1996 – Joy, South Korean idol and actress
- 1996 – Adama Barro, Burkinabé footballer
- 1996 – Abrahm DeVine, American swimmer
- 1996 – Veronika Domjan, Slovenian athlete
- 1996 – William Eskelinen, Swedish footballer
- 1996 – Dwayne Green, Dutch footballer
- 1996 – D. J. Hogg, American basketball player
- 1996 – Moonga K., Zambian singer[citation needed]
- 1996 – Nanda Kyaw, Burmese footballer
- 1996 – Florian Maitre, French cyclist
- 1996 – Callum Moore, Australian footballer+
- 1996 – Neilson Powless, American cyclist
- 1996 – Osgar O’Hoisin, an Irish tennis player
- 1996 – Zhang Tingting, Chinese handball player
- 1996 – Brad Walsh, Australian footballer
- 1996 – Yoane Wissa, French footballer[
- 1997 – Andrew Austin, Irish cricketer
- 1997 – Sulayman Bojang, Norwegian footballer
- 1997 – Reniece Boyce, West Indian criketer
- 1997 – Carter Kieboom, American baseball player
- 1997 – Petar Krstić, Macedonian footballer
- 1997 – Devin Singletary, American football player
- 1997 – Bernard Tekpetey, Ghanaian footballer
- 1997 – Christopher Udeh, Nigerian footballer
- 2010 – Tanitoluwa Adewumi, Nigerian-American chess player[