| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Chinese film Lost in Thailand was released in theaters. This is one of the highest grossing non-English movies in the world. | Release Date |
| 2012 | North Korea's first artificial satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 was launched. | Launch Day |
| 2008 | American physician Daniel Carleton Gajdusek died. | Death day |
| 2001 | Chess grandmaster from Czech Republic, Thai Dai Van Nguyen was born. | Birthday |
| 1994 | Astronaut from United States, Stuart Roosa died. | Death day |
| 1990 | Thai badminton player Bodin Issara was born. | Birthday |
| 1986 | Chess grandmaster from China, Zhao Jun was born. | Birthday |
| 1986 | Aeroflot Flight 892 aircraft incident at Bohnsdorf, East Germany, killed 72 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1985 | American actress Anne Baxter died. | Death day |
| 1985 | Arrow Air Flight 1285 aircraft incident at Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, killed 256 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1981 | Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh was born. | Birthday |
| 1978 | Astronaut from China, Chen Dong was born. | Birthday |
| 1971 | Chess grandmaster from Slovakia, Martin Mrva was born. | Birthday |
| 1970 | American actress Jennifer Connelly was born. | Birthday |
| 1968 | Pan Am Flight 217 aircraft incident at Atlantic Ocean, off Maiquetía, Venezuela, killed 51 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1964 | Astronaut from United States, Kenneth Ham was born. | Birthday |
| 1963 | German politician Theodor Heuss died. | Death day |
| 1963 | Independence Day of Kenya. | National Holiday |
| 1962 | American tennis player Tracy Austin was born. | Birthday |
| 1951 | Astronaut from United States, Steven Hawley was born. | Birthday |
| 1950 | American economist Eric Maskin was born. | Birthday |
| 1950 | New Zealand politician Peter Fraser died. | Death day |
| 1950 | Indian actor Rajinikanth was born. | Birthday |
| 1948 | Portuguese politician Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was born. | Birthday |
| 1942 | 99 people died in Knights of Columbus Hostel fire at St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1934 | Mexican politician Miguel de la Madrid was born. | Birthday |
| 1917 | Around 1000 people died in Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne derailment. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1915 | American actor Frank Sinatra was born. | Birthday |
| 1894 | Canadian politician John Thompson died. | Death day |
| 1866 | Swiss chemist Alfred Werner was born. | Birthday |
| 1853 | Swedish inventor and industrialist Johan Petter Johansson was born. | Birthday |
| 1846 | German chemist Eugen Baumann was born. | Birthday |
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