- 1992 – U.S. President George H.W. Bush collapsed during a state dinner in Tokyo. White House officials said Bush was suffering from stomach flu.
- 1993 – Bosnian President Izetbegovic visited the U.S. to plead his government’s case for Western military aid and intervention to halt Serbian aggression.
- 1994 – Tonya Harding won the ladies’ U.S. Figure Skating Championship in Detroit, MI, a day after Nancy Kerrigan dropped out because of a clubbing attack that injured her right knee. The U.S. Figure Skating Association later took the title from Harding because of her involvement in the attack.
- 1997 – Mister Rogers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- 1998 – Ramzi Yousef was sentenced to life in prison for his role of mastermind behind the World Trade Center bombing in New York.
- 1998 – Scientists announced that they had discovered that galaxies were accelerating and moving apart and at faster speeds.
- 1999 – The top two executives of Salt Lake City’s Olympic Organizing Committee resigned amid disclosures that civic boosters had given cash to members of the International Olympic Committee.
- 1999 – British Prime Minister Tony Blair concluded a three-day visit to South Africa.
- 2005 – The rate for U.S. First Class mail was raised to 39¢.
- 2009 – In Egypt, archeologists entered a 4,300 year old pyramid and discovered the mummy of Queen Sesheshet.
- 2011 – Sitting US Congresswoman Gabby Giffords is shot in the head along with 18 others in a mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona. Giffords survived the assassination attempt, but 6 others died, including John Roll, a federal judge.
- 2016 – Joaquín Guzmán, widely regarded as the world’s most powerful drug trafficker, is recaptured following his escape from a maximum security prison in Mexico.
- 2020 – Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashes immediately after takeoff at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport; all 176 on board are killed. The plane was shot down by an Iranian anti-aircraft missile.
Celebrating Birthday Today
- 1981 – Jeff Francis, Canadian baseball player
- 1982 – Gaby Hoffmann, American actress
- 1984 – Kim Jong-un, North Korean soldier and politician, 3rd Supreme Leader of North Korea (probable)
- 1988 – Adrián López, Spanish footballer
- 1988 – Michael Mancienne, English footballer
- 1988 – Alex Tyus, American-Israeli basketball player
- 1989 – Aaron Cruden, New Zealand rugby player
- 1991 – Josh Hazlewood, Australian cricketer
- 1991 – Stefan Johansen, Norwegian footballer
- 1991 – Stefan Savić, Montenegrin footballer
- 1992 – Stefanie Dolson, American basketball player
- 1992 – Koke, Spanish footballer
- 1993 – Sophie Pascoe, New Zealand swimmer
- 2000 – Noah Cyrus, American singer, songwriter, and actress