- 1992 – Russian President Boris Yeltsin kept the power to appoint Cabinet ministers, defeating a constitutional amendment that would have put his team of reformers under the control of Russia’s Congress.
- 1998 – James P. Hoffa became the head of the Teamsters union, 23 years after his father was the head. His father disappeared and was presumed dead.
- 2001 – In Germany, Afghan leaders signed a pact to create a temporary administration for post-Taliban Afghanistan. Two women were included in the cabinet structure. Hamid Karzai and his Cabinet were planned to take over power in Afghanistan on December 22.
- 2008 – The iTunes Music Store reached 300 million applications downloaded.
- 2010 – NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft became the longest-operating spacecraft ever sent to Mars. The Odyssey entered orbit around Mars on October 23, 2001.
- 2014 – NASA’s Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) debuted when it was launched for a four hour test flight. It landed on target in the Pacific Ocean.
Celebrating Birthday Today
- 1982 – Eddy Curry, American basketball player
- 1982 – Trai Essex, American football player
- 1982 – Keri Hilson, American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1983 – Cooper Cronk, Australian rugby league player
- 1985 – Shikhar Dhawan, Indian cricketer
- 1985 – Frankie Muniz, American actor, drummer, and race car driver
- 1985 – Nico Verdonck, Belgian race car driver
- 1985 – Danny Wicks, Australian rugby league player
- 1986 – LeGarrette Blount, American football player
- 1986 – James Hinchcliffe, Canadian race car driver
- 1986 – Justin Smoak, American baseball player
- 1987 – Tommy Fraser, English footballer
- 1988 – Joanna Rowsell, English cyclist
- 1989 – Jurrell Casey, American football player [
- 1990 – Montee Ball, American football player
- 1991 – Jacopo Sala, Italian footballer
- 1992 – Ilja Antonov, Estonian footballer
- 1992 – Natalie Sourisseau, Canadian field hockey player[
- 1993 – Ross Barkley, English footballer
- 1994 – Ondrej Duda, Slovak footballer
- 1994 – Grant Ward, English footballer
- 1995 – Danny Levi, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1995 – Anthony Martial, French footballer
- 1995 – Kaetlyn Osmond, Canadian figure skater
- 1997 – Maddie Poppe, American singer-songwriter, musician, and the season 16 winner of American Idol[