| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Chess grandmaster from Switzerland, Ivan Nemet died. | Death day |
| 1993 | Japanese politician Kakuei Tanaka died. | Death day |
| 1991 | Independence Day of Kazakhstan. | National Holiday |
| 1989 | Chess grandmaster from Italy, Daniele Vocaturo was born. | Birthday |
| 1988 | Indonesian badminton player Nitya Krishinda Maheswari was born. | Birthday |
| 1988 | Hollywood film Rain Man was released in theaters. This is one of the highest grossing movies. | Release Date |
| 1980 | American inventor Anatol Josepho died. | Death day |
| 1979 | Chess grandmaster from Argentina, Fernando Peralta was born. | Birthday |
| 1973 | Aeroflot Flight 2022 aircraft incident at Karacharovo, Volokolamsky District, Russian SFSR, USSR, killed 51 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1971 | Independence Day of Bahrain. | National Holiday |
| 1970 | Hollywood film Love Story was released in theaters. This is one of the highest grossing movies. | Release Date |
| 1969 | American physicist Adam G. Riess was born. | Birthday |
| 1967 | Chess grandmaster from Serbia, Sinisa Drazic was born. | Birthday |
| 1966 | American basketball player Cliff Robinson was born. | Birthday |
| 1960 | United Airlines Flight 826 and TWA Flight 266 aircraft incident at New York City, US, killed 134 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1953 | Chess grandmaster from Armenia, Arshak Petrosian was born. | Birthday |
| 1951 | Miami Airlines (N1678M) aircraft incident at Hillside, New Jersey, US, killed 56 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1945 | Japanese politician Fumimaro Konoe died. | Death day |
| 1940 | English cricketer Enid Bakewell was born. | Birthday |
| 1928 | American biochemist Bruce Ames was born. | Birthday |
| 1920 | Magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Ningxia–Gansu, China. This is one of the deadliest earthquake. | Natural Disaster |
| 1916 | Serbian inventor Ognjeslav Kostovic died. | Death day |
| 1882 | English cricketer Jack Hobbs was born. | Birthday |
| 1851 | Dutch politician Theo de Meester was born. | Birthday |
| 1809 | Dutch politician Pieter Philip van Bosse was born. | Birthday |
| 1583 | Russian inventor Ivan Fyodorov died. | Death day |
| 1575 | Magnitude 8.5 earthquake in Valdivia, Chile. This is one of the largest earthquake by magnitude. | Natural Disaster |
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