- 1990 – The European Community imposed an embargo on oil from Iraq and Kuwait. This was done to protest the Iraqi invasion of the oil-rich Kuwait.
- 1991 – The Oceanos, a Greek luxury liner, sank off of South Africa’s southeast coast. All of the 402 passengers and 179 crewmembers survived.
- 1994 – Yugoslavia withdrew its support for Bosnian Serbs. The border between Yugoslavia and Serb-held Bosnia was sealed.
- 1996 – Josia Thugwane won a gold medal after finishing first in the marathon. He became the first black South African to win a gold medal.
- 1997 – Teamsters began a 15-day strike against UPS (United Parcel Service). The strikers eventually won an increase in full-time positions and defeated a proposed reorganization of the company’s pension plan.
- 2007 – NASA’s Phoenix spacecraft was launched on a space exploration mission of Mars. The Phoenix lander descended on Mars on May 25, 2008.
- 2009 – North Korean leader Kim Jong-il pardoned two American journalists, who had been arrested and imprisoned for illegal entry earlier in the year.
- 2019 – Nine people are killed and 26 injured in a shooting in Dayton, Ohio. This comes only 12 hours after another mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, where 23 people were killed.
Celebrating Birthday Today
- 1981 – Marques Houston, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
- 1981 – Benjamin Lauth, German footballer
- 1981 – Abigail Spencer, American actress
- 1981 – Meghan Markle, American actress and humanitarian, and member of British Royal Family
- 1983 – Greta Gerwig, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
- 1984 – Terry Campese, Australian rugby league player
- 1984 – Mardy Collins, American basketball player
- 1985 – Crystal Bowersox, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1985 – Robbie Findley, American soccer player
- 1985 – Mark Milligan, Australian footballer
- 1985 – Ha Seung-jin, South Korean basketball player
- 1985 – Antonio Valencia, Ecuadorean footballer
- 1986 – Nick Augusto, American drummer
- 1986 – Leon Camier, English motorcycle racer
- 1986 – Cicinho, Brazilian footballer
- 1986 – Iosia Soliola, New Zealand-Samoan rugby league player
- 1986 – David Williams, Australian rugby league player
- 1987 – Jang Keun-suk, South Korean actor and singer
- 1987 – Marreese Speights American basketball player
- 1987 – Tomoya Warabino, Japanese actor
- 1988 – Carly Foulkes, Canadian model and actress
- 1989 – Tomasz Kaczor, Polish sprint canoeist[
- 1989 – Jessica Mauboy, Australian singer-songwriter and actress
- 1989 – Wang Hao, Chinese chess player
- 1990 – Hikmet Balioğlu, Turkish footballer
- 1990 – Siim Tenno, Estonian footballer
- 1991 – Thiago Cardoso, Brazilian footballer
- 1991 – Izet Hajrović, Bosnian footballer
- 1992 – Daniele Garozzo, Italian fencer
- 1992 – Dylan Sprouse, American actor
- 1992 – Cole Sprouse, American actor
- 1994 – Pauli Pauli, Australian rugby league player
- 1995 – Bruna Marquezine, Brazilian actress