| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Scottish economist James Mirrlees died. | Death day |
| 2007 | French politician Pierre Messmer died. | Death day |
| 2004 | The closing ceremony of Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, or 2004 Summer olympics was held in Athens. | |
| 1998 | Cubana de Aviación Flight 389 aircraft incident at Quito, Ecuador, killed 80 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1997 | American media-services provider Netflix was founded. | Foundation day |
| 1996 | Chess grandmaster from Russia, Yuri Eliseev was born. | Birthday |
| 1996 | Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 aircraft incident at Svalbard, Norway, killed 141 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1987 | American actor Lee Marvin died. | Death day |
| 1982 | Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman died. | Death day |
| 1982 | Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman died. | Death day |
| 1979 | Aeroflot Flight 5484 aircraft incident at near Kirsanov, Russian SFSR, USSR, killed 63 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1977 | Golfer from Sweden, Carl Pettersson was born. | Birthday |
| 1976 | Chess grandmaster from Hungary, Zoltán Almási was born. | Birthday |
| 1960 | Air France Flight 343 aircraft incident at Yoff, Senegal, killed 63 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1960 | Astronaut from United States, Thomas Marshburn was born. | Birthday |
| 1959 | Astronaut from Canada, Chris Hadfield was born. | Birthday |
| 1958 | American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson was born. | Birthday |
| 1949 | Pakistani politician Arif Alvi was born. | Birthday |
| 1948 | Astronaut from United States, Charles Walker was born. | Birthday |
| 1947 | American professor Temple Grandin was born. | Birthday |
| 1945 | German-Austrian engineer Fritz Pfleumer died. | Death day |
| 1943 | Canadian physicist Arthur B. McDonald was born. | Birthday |
| 1935 | American film director William Friedkin was born. | Birthday |
| 1930 | Egyptian politician Atef Sedki was born. | Birthday |
| 1923 | English film director Richard Attenborough was born. | Birthday |
| 1919 | Hollywood film The Miracle Man was released in theaters. This is one of the highest grossing movies. | Release Date |
| 1915 | Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman was born. | Birthday |
| 1915 | Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman was born. | Birthday |
| 1914 | American atmospheric scientist Bernard Vonnegut was born. | Birthday |
| 1904 | Germany physician Werner Forssmann was born. | Birthday |
| 1876 | American inventor and engineer Charles F. Kettering was born. | Birthday |
| 1871 | French politician Albert Lebrun was born. | Birthday |
| 1862 | Belgian playwright and poet Maurice Maeterlinck was born. | Birthday |
| 1862 | Australian politician Andrew Fisher was born. | Birthday |
| 1799 | Pope Pius VI died. | Death day |
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