| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | New Zealand politician David Lange died. | Death day |
| 2004 | The opening ceremony of Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, or 2004 Summer olympics was held in Athens. | |
| 1999 | Chess grandmaster from Germany, Dmitrij Kollars was born. | Birthday |
| 1998 | Chess grandmaster from Argentina, Alan Pichot was born. | Birthday |
| 1996 | Portuguese politician Antonio de Spinola died. | Death day |
| 1984 | Chess grandmaster from Soviet Union, Tigran Petrosian died. | Death day |
| 1983 | Chess grandmaster from India, Chanda Sandipan was born. | Birthday |
| 1981 | Chess grandmaster from Azerbaijan, Rasul Ibrahimov was born. | Birthday |
| 1973 | Aviaco Flight 118 aircraft incident at A Coruna, Spain, killed 86 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1971 | Chess grandmaster from France, Jean-Luc Chabanon was born. | Birthday |
| 1970 | English footballer Alan Shearer was born. | Birthday |
| 1970 | South African engineer and inventor Mulalo Doyoyo was born. | Birthday |
| 1967 | American actress Jane Darwell died. | Death day |
| 1965 | Japanese politician Hayato Ikeda died. | Death day |
| 1964 | Chess grandmaster from Hungary, József Horváth was born. | Birthday |
| 1962 | French politician Manuel Valls was born. | Birthday |
| 1960 | Independence Day of Central African Republic. | National Holiday |
| 1944 | Accident in Palisades Amusement Park, located at Cliffside Park-Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States killed 6. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1942 | Astronaut from United States, Robert Stewart was born. | Birthday |
| 1941 | British-American film director and producer J. Stuart Blackton died. | Death day |
| 1918 | British chemist Frederick Sanger was born. | Birthday |
| 1917 | German chemist Eduard Buchner died. | Death day |
| 1912 | Italian microbiologist Salvador Luria was born. | Birthday |
| 1912 | Golfer from United States, Ben Hogan was born. | Birthday |
| 1888 | Scottish engineer and inventor John Logie Baird was born. | Birthday |
| 1872 | German chemist Richard Willstätter was born. | Birthday |
| 1868 | Magnitude 8.5–9.0 earthquake in Arica, Chile. This is one of the largest earthquake by magnitude. | Natural Disaster |
| 1826 | French physician Rene Laennec died. | Death day |
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