| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Astronaut from Soviet Union, Vladimir Lyakhov died. | Death day |
| 2016 | Austrian-born American chemist Walter Kohn died. | Death day |
| 2013 | French biologist Francois Jacob died. | Death day |
| 2005 | Papacy of Pope Benedict XVI began. | Papacy began |
| 2000 | Air Philippines Flight 541 aircraft incident at Samal, Philippines, killed 131 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1998 | Mexican poet Octavio Paz died. | Death day |
| 1998 | Golfer from United States, Gardner Dickinson died. | Death day |
| 1990 | Japanese badminton player Ayaka Takahashi was born. | Birthday |
| 1987 | Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova was born. | Birthday |
| 1986 | Chess grandmaster from Russia, Pavel Anisimov was born. | Birthday |
| 1985 | Chess grandmaster from Belarus, Nikita Maiorov was born. | Birthday |
| 1979 | Chess grandmaster from Bulgaria, Antoaneta Stefanova was born. | Birthday |
| 1975 | India's first artificial satellite Aryabhata was launched. | Launch Day |
| 1975 | American chemist Percy Lavon Julian died. | Death day |
| 1974 | Pakistani politician Ayub Khan died. | Death day |
| 1972 | Brazilian footballer Rivaldo was born. | Birthday |
| 1972 | Golfer from United States, Billy Burke died. | Death day |
| 1970 | Chess grandmaster from France, Manuel Apicella was born. | Birthday |
| 1969 | Chess grandmaster from United States, Zsuzsa Polgar was born. | Birthday |
| 1957 | Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani was born. | Birthday |
| 1956 | British tennis player Sue Barker was born. | Birthday |
| 1944 | American economist James Heckman was born. | Birthday |
| 1940 | American singer and songwriter Bobby Russell was born. | Birthday |
| 1939 | Iranian politician Ali Khamenei was born. | Birthday |
| 1937 | Filipino politician Joseph Estrada was born. | Birthday |
| 1930 | 144 people died in Costesti wooden church fire at Costești, Romania. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1930 | 118 people died in Costesti wooden church fire at Costesti, Romania. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1912 | American chemist Glenn T. Seaborg was born. | Birthday |
| 1906 | French physicist Pierre Curie died. | Death day |
| 1896 | Chess grandmaster from Peru, Esteban Canal was born. | Birthday |
| 1882 | Brazilian politician Getulio Vargas was born. | Birthday |
| 1881 | British politician Benjamin Disraeli died. | Death day |
| 1877 | Norwegian-American entrepreneur Ole Evinrude was born. | Birthday |
| 1832 | Spanish dramatist Jose Echegaray was born. | Birthday |
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