1990 –\u00a0U.S. President George H.W. Bush\u00a0ordered\u00a0U.S.\u00a0troops and warplanes to Saudi Arabia to guard against a possible invasion by Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1999 – Tony Gwynn (San Diego Padres) got his 3,000th hit of his major league career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2003 – In California, Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that he would run for the office of governor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2003 – Stephen Geppi bought a 1963 G.I. Joe prototype for $200,000. 2007\u00a0\u2013 At\u00a0AT&T Park,\u00a0Barry Bonds\u00a0hits his 756th career\u00a0home run\u00a0to surpass\u00a0Hank Aaron’s 33-year-old record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2008\u00a0\u2013 The start of the\u00a0Russo-Georgian War\u00a0over the territory of\u00a0South Ossetia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celebrating Birthday Today 1981\u00a0\u2013\u00a0David Testo, American soccer player<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1981 \u2013\u00a0Randy Wayne, American actor and producer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1982\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u00c1ngeles Balbiani, Argentine actress and singer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1982 \u2013\u00a0Abbie Cornish, Australian actress<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1982 \u2013\u00a0Juan Mart\u00edn Hern\u00e1ndez, Argentine rugby player<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1982 \u2013\u00a0Marquise Hill, American football player (d. 2007)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1982 \u2013\u00a0Vassilis Spanoulis, Greek basketball player<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1982 \u2013\u00a0Martin Vu\u010di\u0107, Macedonian singer and drummer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1983\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Christian Ch\u00e1vez, Mexican singer-songwriter and actor<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1983 \u2013\u00a0Murat Dalk\u0131l\u0131\u00e7, Turkish singer-songwriter<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1983 \u2013\u00a0Danny, Portuguese footballer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1983 \u2013\u00a0Andriy Hrivko, Ukrainian cyclist<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1983 \u2013\u00a0Mark Pettini, English cricketer and journalist<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1984\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Stratos Perperoglou, Greek basketball player<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1984 \u2013\u00a0Tooba Siddiqui, Pakistani model and actress<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1984 \u2013\u00a0Yun Hyon-seok, South Korean poet and author (d. 2003)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1986\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Paul Biedermann, German swimmer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1986 \u2013\u00a0Valter Birsa, Slovenian footballer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1986 \u2013\u00a0Alta\u00edr Jarabo, Mexican model and actress<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1986 \u2013\u00a0Juan de la Rosa, Mexican boxer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1987\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Sidney Crosby, Canadian ice hockey player<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1987 \u2013\u00a0Mustapha Dumbuya, Sierra Leonean footballer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1987 \u2013\u00a0Ryan Lavarnway, American baseball player<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1987 \u2013\u00a0Rouven Sattelmaier, German footballer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1988\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Jonathan Bernier, Canadian ice hockey player<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1988 \u2013\u00a0Mohamed Coulibaly, Senegalese footballer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1988 \u2013\u00a0Anisa Mohammed, West Indian cricketer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1988 \u2013\u00a0Melody Oliveria, American blogger<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1988 \u2013\u00a0Erik Pieters, Dutch footballer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1988 \u2013\u00a0Beanie Wells, American football player<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1989\u00a0\u2013\u00a0DeMar DeRozan, American basketball player<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1990\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Josh Franceschi, English singer-songwriter<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1991\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Luis Salom, Spanish motorcycle racer (d. 2016)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1991 \u2013\u00a0Mitchell te Vrede, Dutch footballer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1991 \u2013\u00a0Mike Trout, American baseball player<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1992\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Adam Yates, English cyclist<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1992 \u2013\u00a0Simon Yates, English cyclist<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1992 \u2013\u00a0E. J. Tackett, American bowler<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1993\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Martti N\u00f5mme, Estonian ski jumper<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1993 \u00a0 \u2013\u00a0Karol Zalewski, Polish sprinter<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1998\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Vladimir Barbu, Italian diver<\/p>\n\n\n\n