| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | American lyricist Norman Gimbel died. | Death day |
| 2014 | Indian film PK was released in theaters. This is one of the highest grossing movies in India. | Release Date |
| 2004 | English-born American chemist Herbert C. Brown died. | Death day |
| 2001 | Chess grandmaster from United States, Nicolas Checa was born. | Birthday |
| 1997 | Hollywood film Titanic was released in theaters. This is one of the highest grossing movies. | Release Date |
| 1997 | SilkAir Flight 185 aircraft incident at Musi River, Indonesia, killed 104 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1996 | Russian physicist Yulii Khariton died. | Death day |
| 1991 | Chess grandmaster from United States, Robert Hess was born. | Birthday |
| 1986 | Chess grandmaster from Ukraine, Yuriy Kryvoruchko was born. | Birthday |
| 1974 | Australian cricketer Ricky Ponting was born. | Birthday |
| 1973 | Chess grandmaster from Uruguay, Andres RodrÃguez Vila was born. | Birthday |
| 1961 | American physicist Eric Allin Cornell was born. | Birthday |
| 1961 | American businesswoman Abigail Johnson was born. | Birthday |
| 1957 | Astronaut from United States, Michael Fossum was born. | Birthday |
| 1953 | American physicist Robert Andrews Millikan died. | Death day |
| 1951 | Astronaut from United States, Frederick Leslie was born. | Birthday |
| 1940 | Chess grandmaster from Latvia, Jusefs Petkevich was born. | Birthday |
| 1940 | Finnish politician Kyosti Kallio died. | Death day |
| 1934 | Indian politician Pratibha Patil was born. | Birthday |
| 1907 | Chess grandmaster from Yugoslavia, Vasja Pirc was born. | Birthday |
| 1903 | American geneticist George Davis Snell was born. | Birthday |
| 1901 | German inventor Rudolf Hell was born. | Birthday |
| 1852 | American physicist Albert Abraham Michelson was born. | Birthday |
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