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A 5.6 Mw earthquake shakes the Albanian port of Durrës. Forty-nine people are injured in the capital, Tirana.

LGBT rights activist Zak Kostopoulos is beaten to death on a busy street in Athens

Adventist Health System agreed to pay $118.7 million to settle allegations of fraud. It was the largest a hospital network has ever paid.

Al-Shabaab Islamic militants attack the Westgate shopping mall in Kenya, killing at least 67 people.

Three Egyptian militants open fire on a group of Israeli soldiers in a southern Israel cross-border attack.

The Galileo spacecraft is terminated by sending it into Jupiter's atmosphere.

America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks.

Ross Parker is murdered in Peterborough, England, by a gang of ten British Pakistani youths.

The 7.7-magnitude Chi-Chi earthquake strikes central Taiwan, killing 2,400 people.

St. Olaf's Church, a stone church from the 16th century in Tyrvää, Finland, is burnt down by a burglar.

born in Los Angeles

American drummer (KoЯn)

American actor (Silver Spoons - "Alfonso"; Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - "Carlton')

English cricket batsman (37 Tests

American actor known for "Legally Blonde" and "The Royal Tenenbaums"

American singer and stage actor known for "The Phantom of the Opera"

American television personality and chef (Worst Cooks in America)

American Tony

pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates)

Irish rock singer and songwriter (The Mary Janes; solo - "Heyday";"Skylarkin'")

English drummer (The Charlatans)

American rower (Olympics 1992

Nepali poet

Canadian drummer and vocalist (Barenaked Ladies - "One Week")

American country music singer