- American journalist and feminist activist Gloria Steinem (pictured) dies at the age of 92.
- Duane Davis is convicted of orchestrating the 1996 murder of American rapper Tupac Shakur.
- In a referendum, Icelanders reject European Union membership negotiations.
- The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is launched towards its Earth–Sun L2 operating orbit.
- An attempted coup against the military junta in Niger fails.
- King Harald V of Norway dies at the age of 89 and is succeeded by Haakon VIII.
- In athletics, Masai Russell and Alison dos Santos break the world records for the 100 metres hurdles and men’s 400 metres hurdles, respectively at the Weltklasse Zürich.
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