Year | Description | Category |
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1900 | Austrian-born physicist Wolfgang Pauli was born. | Birthday |
1874 | Italian physicist Guglielmo Marconi was born. | Birthday |
1961 | Swedish sprint canoer Agneta Andersson was born. | Birthday |
1947 | Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff was born. | Birthday |
1976 | American basketball player Tim Duncan was born. | Birthday |
1992 | Chess grandmaster from Italy, Alessio Valsecchi was born. | Birthday |
1980 | Chess grandmaster from Hungary, Hoang Thanh Trang was born. | Birthday |
1977 | Chess grandmaster from Bulgaria, Petar Drenchev was born. | Birthday |
1966 | Chess grandmaster from Portugal, Luís Galego was born. | Birthday |
1960 | Chess grandmaster from Moldova, Viktor Komliakov was born. | Birthday |
1955 | Chess grandmaster from England, John Nunn was born. | Birthday |
1903 | Golfer from United States, Henry Ciuci was born. | Birthday |
1916 | Golfer from United States, Jerry Barber was born. | Birthday |
1981 | Golfer from United States, Nick Watney was born. | Birthday |
1994 | Sumo wrestler Mitoryu was born. | Birthday |
1973 | Japanese politician Tanzan Ishibashi died. | Death day |
1940 | American actor Al Pacino was born. | Birthday |
1995 | American actress Ginger Rogers died. | Death day |
1972 | British actor George Sanders died. | Death day |
1969 | American actress Renee Zellweger was born. | Birthday |
1976 | English film director Carol Reed died. | Death day |
2001 | French film Amélie was released in theaters. This is one of the highest grossing non-English movies in the world. | Release Date |
1980 | Dan-Air Flight 1008 aircraft incident at La Esperanza Forrest, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, killed 146 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
2005 | 107 people died in Amagasaki rail crash. | Man-Made Disaster |
2008 | 55 people died in Rosamar Furniture factory fire at Casablanca, Morocco. | Man-Made Disaster |
1961 | Astronaut from Belgium, Frank De Winne was born. | Birthday |
1886 | Supercentenarian from France, Marie Brémont was born. She died at the age of 115 years, 42 days. | Birthday |
1873 | French-Canadian microbiologist Felix d'Herelle was born. | Birthday |
1744 | Swedish astronomer and physicist Anders Celsius died. | Death day |
1770 | French clergyman and physicist Jean-Antoine Nollet died. | Death day |
1891 | Italian physicist and inventor Giovanni Caselli died. | Death day |
1997 | American atmospheric scientist Bernard Vonnegut died. | Death day |
1910 | German automobile manufacturer Audi was founded. | Foundation day |
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