| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Russian Air Force (89 red) aircraft incident at Khankala, Chechnya, Russia, killed 127 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1994 | American chemist and peace activist Linus Pauling died. | Death day |
| 1994 | American chemist Linus Pauling died. | Death day |
| 1986 | South Korean badminton player Yoo Yeon Seong was born. | Birthday |
| 1986 | Chinese badminton player Tian Qing was born. | Birthday |
| 1984 | Chess grandmaster from Algeria, Mohamed Haddouche was born. | Birthday |
| 1980 | Saudia Flight 163 aircraft incident at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killed 301 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1974 | Astronaut from Russia, Sergey Nikolayevich Ryzhikov was born. | Birthday |
| 1970 | Chess grandmaster from Philippines, Joseph Sanchez was born. | Birthday |
| 1968 | Chess grandmaster from Germany, Philipp Schlosser was born. | Birthday |
| 1967 | Indian American business executive Satya Nadella was born. | Birthday |
| 1962 | Astronaut from United States, Michael Massimino was born. | Birthday |
| 1949 | Around 82 people died because of 1949 Landes forest fire in France. This is one of the deadliest wildfires. | Natural Disaster |
| 1946 | American politician Bill Clinton was born. | Birthday |
| 1946 | Astronaut from United States, Charles Bolden was born. | Birthday |
| 1942 | Chess grandmaster from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Milan Vukić was born. | Birthday |
| 1935 | Astronaut from United States, Story Musgrave was born. | Birthday |
| 1932 | Thai politician Banharn Silpa-archa was born. | Birthday |
| 1931 | American inventor and scientist Arthur Fry was born. | Birthday |
| 1924 | Canadian physicist Willard S. Boyle was born. | Birthday |
| 1924 | Canadian physicist Willard Boyle was born. | Birthday |
| 1919 | Independence Day of Afghanistan. | National Holiday |
| 1918 | Indian politician Shankar Dayal Sharma was born. | Birthday |
| 1906 | American inventor Philo Farnsworth was born. | Birthday |
| 1883 | Portuguese politician Jose M. Cabecadas was born. | Birthday |
| 1878 | Filipino politician Manuel L. Quezon was born. | Birthday |
| 1819 | Dutch politician Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt was born. | Birthday |
| 1808 | Scottish engineer James Nasmyth was born. | Birthday |
| 1662 | French mathematician and physicist Blaise Pascal died. | Death day |
| 1580 | French mathematician Pierre Vernier was born. | Birthday |
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