- Salman Rushdie (pictured), author of The Satanic Verses, is critically injured after a knife attack at a speech in the United States.
- A mass die-off of fish, beavers and other wildlife occurs in the Oder river in Poland, causing a health and environmental crisis.
- A mass shooting after a family conflict in Cetinje, Montenegro, leaves 11 people dead and 6 others injured.
- The Chess Olympiad concludes with Uzbekistan winning the open event and Ukraine winning the women's event.
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