- In South American association football, the Copa Libertadores concludes with River Plate defeating Boca Juniors in the finals.
- The sample-return spacecraft OSIRIS-REx arrives at the asteroid 101955 Bennu (pictured).
- Former U.S. President George H. W. Bush dies at the age of 94.
- Magnus Carlsen defeats Fabiano Caruana to retain the World Chess Championship.
- NASA's InSight successfully lands on Mars.
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