- 1990 – In Spring Hill, TN, the first Saturn automobile rolled off the assembly line.
- 1991 – In China, construction began on the Oriental Pearl Radio & TV Tower.
- 1998 – A group of Ohio machine-shop workers (who call themselves the Lucky 13) won the $295.7 million Powerball jackpot. It was the largest-ever American lottery.
- 2000 – Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt were married.
- 2001 – Lance Armstrong became the first American to win three consecutive Tours de France.
- 2003 – In Mexico, the last ‘old style’ Volkswagen Beetle rolled off an assembly line.
- 2006 – The world’s longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years.
- 2011 – Marriage of Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips to former rugby union footballer Mike Tindall.
- 2012 – A train fire kills 32 passengers and injures 27 on the Tamil Nadu Express in Andhra Pradesh, India.
- 2012 – A power grid failure in Delhi leaves more than 300 million people without power in northern India.
- 2014 – Twenty killed and 150 are trapped after a landslide in Maharashtra, India.
Celebrating Birthday Today
- 1981 – Nicky Hayden, American motorcycle racer (d. 2017)
- 1981 – Juan Smith, South African rugby union footballer
- 1981 – Hope Solo, American soccer player
- 1981 – Indrek Turi, Estonian decathlete
- 1982 – Jehad Al-Hussain, Syrian footballer
- 1982 – James Anderson, English cricketer
- 1982 – Yvonne Strahovski, Australian actress
- 1983 – Seán Dillon, Irish footballer
- 1984 – Marko Asmer, Estonian race car driver
- 1984 – Gabrielle Christian, American actress and singer
- 1984 – Trudy McIntosh, Australian artistic gymnast[
- 1984 – Kevin Pittsnogle, American basketball player
- 1985 – Chris Guccione, Australian tennis player
- 1985 – Daniel Fredheim Holm, Norwegian footballer
- 1985 – Luca Lanotte, Italian ice dancer
- 1985 – Matthew Scott, Australian rugby league player
- 1986 – Tiago Alencar, Brazilian footballer
- 1986 – William Zillman, Australian rugby league player
- 1987 – Anton Fink, German footballer
- 1987 – Sam Saunders, American golfer
- 1988 – Wen Chean Lim, Malaysian rhythmic gymnast[
- 1989 – Aleix Espargaró, Spanish motorcycle racer
- 1989 – Wayne Parnell, South African cricketer
- 1990 – Chris Maxwell, Welsh footballer
- 1991 – Diana Vickers, English singer-songwriter
- 1992 – Hannah Cockroft, English wheelchair racer
- 1993 – Jacob Faria, American baseball player
- 1993 – André Gomes, Portuguese footballer
- 1993 – Margarida Moura, Portuguese tennis player
- 1994 – Nelydia Senrose, Malaysian actress