Historical Events
- At least 54 jade miners buried by a mudslide in Kachin state, Myanmar
- Second of two major earthquakes strikes island of Samar, Philipines, magnitude 6.3, a day after magnitude 6.1 hits Luzon Island killing at least 16 people
- Southampton striker Shane Long scores fastest goal in English Premier League history when he nets after 7.69 seconds in 1-1 draw at Watford
- World's first malaria vaccine, giving partial protection to children, begins in Malawi by the WHO