Ötzi the Iceman is discovered in the Alps on the border between Italy and Austria.

The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is adopted.

The Battle of Chawinda is fought between Pakistan and India

The Montreal Protocol is signed to protect the ozone layer from depletion

The Summer Olympics, officially known as the games of the XXVII Olympiad, are opened in Sydney, Australia.

Finnish War: Russians defeat the Swedes at the Battle of Oravais.

An appeals court orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith, the first African-American student admitted to the segregated university.

The USSR vetoes a United Nations Security Council Resolution deploring the Soviet destruction of Korean Air Lines Flight 007.

The U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya is attacked, resulting in four deaths.

World War II: The Canadian declaration of war on Germany receives royal assent.