President George W. Bush nominates Judge Samuel Alito to the United States Supreme Court
- President George W. Bush nominates Samuel Alito to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the United States Supreme Court.
- The Dresden Frauenkirche is re-consecrated six decades after it was destroyed during the bombing of Dresden in World War II.
- Hurricane Beta makes landfall on Nicaragua's Mosquito Coast.
- Three bomb blasts in Delhi, India, kill at least 61 and wound dozens. Police declare a state of emergency in the city.
- Lewis Libby, top advisor to U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, resigns after being indicted for lying about his role in the Plame affair.
- The Blue Gene/L supercomputer breaks the world speed record to achieve 280.6 teraFLOPS.
- Kashmir earthquake: Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz appeals to millions of survivors to leave their mountain villages for the valleys and cities before winter.