- 1993 – Jim Abbott (New York Yankees) pitched a no-hitter. Abbott had been born without a right hand.
- 1993 – Pope John Paul II started his first visit to the former Soviet Union.
- 1995 – The Fourth World Conference on Women was opened in Beijing. There were over 4,750 delegates from 181 countries in attendance.
- 1998 – In Mexico, bankers stopped approving personal loans and mortgages.
- 1998 – The International Monetary Fund approved a $257 million loan for the Ukraine.
- 1998 – Google was incorporated as a privately held company.
- 1998 – While in Ireland, U.S. President Clinton said the words “I’m sorry” for the first time about his affair with Monica Lewinsky and described his behavior as indefensible.
- 1999 – The United Nations announced that the residents of East Timor had overwhelmingly voted for independence from Indonesia in a referendum held on August 30. In Dili, pro-Indonesian militias attacked independence supporters, burned buildings, blew up bridges and destroyed telecommunication facilities.
- 2002 – The Oakland Athletics won their AL-record 20th straight game. The A’s gave up an 11-run lead during the game and then won the game on a Scott Hatteberg home run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
- 2003 – Keegan Reilly, 22, became the first parapalegic climber to reach the peak of Japan’s Mount Fuji.
- 2007 – Three terrorists suspected to be a part of Al-Qaeda are arrested in Germany after allegedly planning attacks on both the Frankfurt International airport and US military installations.
- 2010 – A 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes the South Island of New Zealand causing widespread damage and several power outages.
Celebrating Birthday Today
- 1981 – Beyoncé, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress[
- 1981 – Richard Garcia, Australian footballer
- 1981 – Lacey Sturm, American singer-songwriter
- 1982 – Whitney Cummings, American comedian, actress, producer, and screenwriter
- 1982 – Mark Lewis-Francis, English sprinter
- 1983 – Yuichi Nakamaru, Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and radio host
- 1983 – Margit Rüütel, Estonian tennis player
- 1983 – Armands Šķēle, Latvian basketball player
- 1984 – Jonathan Adam, Scottish race car driver
- 1984 – Hamish McIntosh, Australian footballer
- 1984 – Kyle Mooney, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
- 1985 – Raúl Albiol, Spanish footballer
- 1985 – Ri Kwang-chon, North Korean footballer
- 1985 – Walid Mesloub, Algerian footballer
- 1986 – Ayumi Kaihori, Japanese footballer
- 1986 – Xavier Woods, American wrestler
- 1987 – Wesley Blake, American wrestler
- 1988 – John Tyler Hammons, American politician
- 1989 – Elliott Whitehead, English rugby league player
- 1990 – James Bay, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1990 – Jonny Lomax, English rugby player
- 1990 – Danny Worsnop, English singer-songwriter
- 1991 – Adrien Bart, French sprint canoeist[
- 1991 – Anders Zachariassen, Danish handball player
- 1992 – Hanna Schwamborn, German actress
- 1992 – Kevin Lee, American mixed martial artist
- 1993 – Emma Brownlie, Scottish footballer[
- 1993 – Yannick Carrasco, Belgian footballer
- 1993 – Jody Fannin, English race car driver
- 1993 – Chantal Škamlová, Slovak tennis player
- 1994 – Kenny McEvoy, Irish footballer
- 1994 – Sabina Sharipova, Uzbekistan tennis player
- 1994 – Thomas Minns, English rugby player
- 1995 – Jazz Tevaga, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1996 – Jordan Lilley, English rugby league player
- 1996 – Ashton Golding, English rugby league player