| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South African biologist Sydney Brenner died. | Death day |
| 2017 | Chess grandmaster from United States, Arthur Bisguier died. | Death day |
| 2011 | American physician Baruch Samuel Blumberg died. | Death day |
| 2010 | Astronaut from Soviet Union, Vitaly Sevastyanov died. | Death day |
| 2008 | American actor Charlton Heston died. | Death day |
| 2005 | Canadian-American writer Saul Bellow died. | Death day |
| 1991 | Chess grandmaster from Azerbaijan, Vugar Rasulov was born. | Birthday |
| 1991 | Astronaut from United States, Manly Carter died. | Death day |
| 1989 | Golfer from United States, Bill Mehlhorn died. | Death day |
| 1986 | Chess grandmaster from South Korea, Alexey Kim was born. | Birthday |
| 1985 | Chess grandmaster from Netherlands, Erwin l'Ami was born. | Birthday |
| 1985 | Chess grandmaster from Netherlands, Jan Smeets was born. | Birthday |
| 1980 | Chess grandmaster from Russia, Dzhakay Dzhakaev was born. | Birthday |
| 1978 | German swimmer Franziska van Almsick was born. | Birthday |
| 1976 | Golfer from Sweden, Henrik Stenson was born. | Birthday |
| 1975 | Dutch politician Victor Marijnen died. | Death day |
| 1970 | Chess grandmaster from Bulgaria, Petar Genov was born. | Birthday |
| 1968 | American singer and songwriter Paula Cole was born. | Birthday |
| 1967 | American geneticist Hermann Joseph Muller died. | Death day |
| 1958 | South African-American tennis player Johan Kriek was born. | Birthday |
| 1951 | American engineer and inventor Dean Kamen was born. | Birthday |
| 1950 | Astronaut from United States, Franklin Chang Díaz was born. | Birthday |
| 1949 | 70 people died in St. Anthony's Hospital fire at Effingham, Illinois, United States. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1949 | Astronaut from United States, Judith Resnik was born. | Birthday |
| 1947 | Filipino politician Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was born. | Birthday |
| 1934 | German politician Roman Herzog was born. | Birthday |
| 1929 | Norwegian-American physicist Ivar Giaever was born. | Birthday |
| 1927 | Thai politician Thanin Kraivichien was born. | Birthday |
| 1920 | Dutch politician Barend Biesheuvel was born. | Birthday |
| 1920 | Thai politician Chatichai Choonhavan was born. | Birthday |
| 1916 | American actor Gregory Peck was born. | Birthday |
| 1911 | Golfer from United States, Johnny Revolta was born. | Birthday |
| 1908 | American actress Bette Davis was born. | Birthday |
| 1907 | Thai politician Sanya Dharmasakti was born. | Birthday |
| 1902 | First Ibrox stadium disaster in Scotland killed 26 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1901 | American actor Melvyn Douglas was born. | Birthday |
| 1900 | American actor Spencer Tracy was born. | Birthday |
| 1893 | Finnish skater Clas Thunberg was born. | Birthday |
| 1883 | Canadian actor Walter Huston was born. | Birthday |
| 1880 | Swedish sports shooter Vilhelm Carlberg was born. | Birthday |
| 1568 | Pope Urban VIII was born. | Birthday |
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