Russian people Russian human rights activist Yelena Bonner, the widow of Soviet dissident and Nobel Peace Prize winner Andrei Sakharov, dies in the city of Boston, MA, USA.
Mike Rawlings Mike Rawlings is elected as the Mayor of the US city of Dallas, Texas, with Betsy Price elected as the Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas and Beth van Duyne elected as the mayor of Irving Texas.
Saudi Arabia Some Saudi Arabian women challenge a ban on female drivers, posting accounts and pictures of themselves driving automobiles.
Democracy Pro-democracy activists in Morocco call for renewed demonstrations, saying reforms proposed by King Mohammed VI are not enough.
Clarence Clemons American musician Clarence Clemons, best known for his work with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, dies from complications of a stroke.
Syria Syrian troops raid the town of Bdama near the Turkish border in an attempt to crush a nationwide uprising.
South Korea South Korean troops mistakenly fire on a Chinese passenger plane as it flies near the disputed Northern Limit Line on the border with North Korea; there are no casualties.
Burma Burma accuses the Kachin Independence Army of starting deadly fighting near the Chinese border.