- 1990 – In the U.S., securities law violator Ivan Boesky was released from federal custody.
- 1991 – Pennsylvanian Senator John Heinz and six others were killed when a helicopter collided with Heinz’s plane over a schoolyard in Merion, PA.
- 1992 – Sali Berisha became the first non-Marxist president of Albania since World War II.
- 1994 – Netscape Communications (Mosaic Communications) was founded.
- 1995 – U.S. Senator Alfonse D’Amato ridiculed judge Lance Ito using a mock Japanese accent on a nationally syndicated radio program. D’Amato apologized two days later for the act.
- 1999 – The Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres played the first major league season opener to be held in Mexico. The Rockies beat the Padres 8-2.
- 2002 – The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign a peace treaty ending the Angolan Civil War.
- 2009 – France announces its return to full participation of its military forces within NATO.
- 2013 – More than 70 people are killed in a building collapse in Thane, India.
Celebrating Birthday Today
- 1981 – Currensy, American rapper
- 1981 – Eduardo Luís Carloto, Brazilian footballer
- 1981 – Casey Daigle, American baseball player
- 1981 – Anna Pyatykh, Russian triple jumper
- 1981 – Ned Vizzini, American author and screenwriter (d. 2013)
- 1982 – Justin Cook, American voice actor and producer
- 1982 – Magnus Lindgren, Swedish chef (d. 2012)
- 1983 – Evgeny Artyukhin, Russian ice hockey player
- 1983 – Eric Andre, American comedian
- 1983 – Ben Gordon, American basketball player
- 1983 – Doug Lynch, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1983 – Natalie Pike, Scottish-English model and actress
- 1983 – Amanda Righetti, American actress
- 1984 – Sean May, American basketball player
- 1984 – Arkady Vyatchanin, Russian swimmer
- 1985 – Rudy Fernández, Spanish basketball player
- 1985 – Dudi Sela, Israeli tennis player
- 1985 – Ricardo Vilar, Brazilian footballer
- 1986 – Eunhyuk, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
- 1986 – Cameron Barker, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1986 – Maurice Manificat, French skier
- 1986 – Aiden McGeady, Scottish-born Irish footballer
- 1986 – Alexander Tettey, Norwegian footballer
- 1987 – Sami Khedira, German footballer
- 1987 – McDonald Mariga, Kenyan footballer
- 1987 – Cameron Maybin, American baseball player
- 1987 – Marcos Vellidis, Greek footballer
- 1987 – Sarah Gadon, Canadian actress
- 1988 – Frank Fielding, English footballer
- 1989 – Vurnon Anita, Dutch footballer
- 1989 – Steven Finn, English cricketer
- 1989 – Chris Herd, Australian footballer
- 1991 – Yui Koike, Japanese singer and actress
- 1991 – Justin O’Neill, Australian rugby league player
- 1991 – Jamie Lynn Spears, American actress and singer
- 1991 – Marlon Stöckinger, Filipino race car driver
- 1992 – Lucy May Barker, English actress and singer
- 1992 – Christina Metaxa, Cypriot singer-songwriter
- 1992 – Ricky Dillon, American Youtuber and singer
- 1993 – Samir Carruthers, English footballer
- 1993 – Frank Kaminsky, American basketball player
- 1994 – Shunsuke Nishikawa, Japanese actor
- 1994 – Risako Sugaya, Japanese singer and actress
- 1996 – Austin Mahone, American singer-songwriter and actor
- 2012 – Grumpy Cat, American internet celebrity cat (d. 2019)