2019 A shooting occurs inside a municipal building at Virginia Beach, Virginia, leaving 13 people dead, including the shooter, and four others injured.
2017 A car bomb explodes in a crowded intersection in Kabul near the German embassy during rush hour, killing over 90 and injuring 463.
2016 Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launch the Manbij offensive, in order to capture the city of Manbij from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
2013 The asteroid 1998 QE2 and its moon make their closest approach to Earth for the next two centuries.
2013 A record breaking 2.6 mile wide tornado strikes near El Reno, Oklahoma, United States, causing eight fatalities (including three storm chasers) and over 150 injuries.
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557 yrs Manuel I of Portugal (died 1521) (b. 1469)
491 yrs Alessandro Allori, Italian painter (died 1607) (b. 1535)
470 yrs Jerzy Radziwiłł, Catholic cardinal (died 1600) (b. 1556)
449 yrs Nur Jahan, Empress consort of the Mughal Empire (died 1645) (b. 1577)