At least 145 people are killed and 551 injured in a bombing and mass shooting at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Russia.
Ten people are killed in a mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces the country's largest ever self-imposed curfew, in an effort to fight the spread of COVID-19.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announces a national lockdown and the country's first ever self-imposed curfew, in an effort to fight the spread of COVID-19.
The Special Counsel investigation on the 2016 United States presidential election concludes when Robert Mueller submits his report to the United States Attorney General.
Two buses crash in Kitampo, a town north of Ghana's capital Accra, killing at least 50 people.
A terrorist attack in London near the Houses of Parliament leaves four people dead and at least 20 injured.
Syrian civil war: Five hundred members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are airlifted south of the Euphrates by United States Air Force helicopters, beginning the Battle of Tabqa.
Three suicide bombers kill 32 people and injure 316 in the 2016 Brussels bombings at the airport and at the Maelbeek/Maalbeek metro station.
At least 37 people are killed and 200 are injured after a fire destroys a camp containing Burmese refugees near Ban Mae, Thailand.
Three Christian Peacemaker Team (CPT) hostages are freed by British forces in Baghdad after 118 days of captivity and the murder of their colleague from the U.S., Tom Fox.
Ahmed Yassin, co-founder and leader of the Palestinian Sunni Islamist group Hamas, two bodyguards, and nine civilian bystanders are killed in the Gaza Strip when hit by Israeli Air Force Hellfire missiles.
Tara Lipinski, aged 14 years and nine months, becomes the youngest women's World Figure Skating Champion.
Comet Hale–Bopp reaches its closest approach to Earth at 1.315 AU.
NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on its 16th mission, STS-76.
Cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov returns to earth after setting a record of 438 days in space.
The Intel Corporation ships the first Pentium chips (80586), featuring a 60 MHz clock speed, 100+ MIPS, and a 64 bit data path.
USAir Flight 405 crashes shortly after takeoff from New York City's LaGuardia Airport, leading to a number of studies into the effect that ice has on aircraft.
Fall of communism in Albania: The Democratic Party of Albania wins a decisive majority in the parliamentary election.
The United States Congress votes to override President Ronald Reagan's veto of the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987.