| 2015 | Harriette Thompson, at 92 years and three months, becomes the oldest person to finish a marathon, beating the previous record holder of 92 years and 19 days |
| 2014 | Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s Prime Minister, advises other nations to be cautious in recognizing the new Palestinian government, formed by agreement between Islamist rival groups Fatah and Hamas; Hamas plans to maintain its anti-Zionist stance |
| 2014 | India has officially divided the state of Andhra Pradesh to create the nation’s 29th state, Telangana; Hyderabad will act as joint capital for both states for the next decade; K. Chandrasekhara Rao will serve as Telangana prime minister |
| 2013 | Russia enacts a country-wide smoking ban, effecting most public places |
| 2013 | The U.S. asks China for a detailed account of the 1989 protests in Tiananmen Square |
| 2012 | In Tokyo, direct trading begins between the Japanese yuan and the Chinese yuan |
| 2012 | Madonna begins her MDNA Tour in Tel Aviv, Israel, the first of more than 65 cities she will perform at worldwide |
| 2011 | According to the UN, 2 million adolescents in the world live with HIV; 86 per cent of them live in sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2011 | The U.S. announces it will boycott an anti-racism conference at the United Nations due to concerns over anti-Semetism |
| 2010 | The transcript of the flight data recorders from the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash that killed 96 Polish officials and intellectuals is published |
| 2009 | En route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Paris, Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic ocean, killing all 228 on board |
| 2005 | Dutch reject a referendum on the E.U. constitution |
| 2001 | The heir to the Nepalese throne killed his parents and eight other family members before shooting himself, after an argument over his choice of a bride |
| 1997 | 10th Children’s Miracle Network Telethon raises $5,400,186 |
| 1997 | 1st New York Women Film Festival opens |
| 1997 | 51st Tony Awards: Titanic and Last Night of Ballyhoo win |
| 1997 | Ameritech Senior Golf Open |
| 1997 | Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA Michelob Light Classic |
| 1997 | Donovan Bailey beats Michael Johnson in 150m race |
| 1997 | Heartland LPGA Classic |
| 1997 | Los Angeles Dodger Wilton Guerrero’s bat breaks, revealing it is corked |
| 1997 | Vijay Singh wins Golf Memorial at Muirfield Village CC, 14 under par |
| 1996 | MTV Movie Awards |
| 1996 | Sony does not renew lease on megatron in Times Square |
| 1995 | 68th National Spell Bee: Justin Tyler Carroll wins spelling xanthosis |
| 1995 | Rangers’ Kenny Rogers scoreless inning streak ends after 39 |
| 1994 | FX Channel, Cable Network, debuts |
| 1994 | General H Norman Schwarzkopf released from hospital after prostate surgery |
| 1994 | Guns n Roses drummer Matthew Sorum files to divorce Kai |
| 1993 | Connie Chung joins Dan Rather as anchors of CBS Evening News |
| 1993 | Guatemala president Jorge Serrano overthrown by army |
| 1993 | Melchior Ndadaye elected President of Burundi |
| 1992 | America West Arena opens in Phoenix |
| 1992 | Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins sweep Chicago Blackhawks in 4 games |
| 1991 | Warsaw Pact officially dissolves |
| 1991 | Mount Pinatubo (Philippines) erupts for 1st time in 600 years |
| 1991 | Roseanne Arnold and Tom Arnold wed again, they divorced later |
| 1990 | “Cemetery Club” closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City after 56 performances |
