| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | American singer Natalie Cole died. | Death day |
| 2005 | American engineer Forrest Parry died. | Death day |
| 2004 | French-born economist Gerard Debreu died. | Death day |
| 2001 | American actress Eileen Heckart died. | Death day |
| 1990 | Astronaut from Soviet Union, Vasily Lazarev died. | Death day |
| 1987 | Badminton player from Denmark, Jan O. Jorgensen was born. | Birthday |
| 1986 | 98 people died in Dupont Plaza Hotel arson at San Juan, Puerto Rico. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1964 | Chess grandmaster from North Macedonia, Vlatko Bogdanovski was born. | Birthday |
| 1963 | Sumo wrestler Konishiki was born. | Birthday |
| 1956 | Astronaut from United States, Martin Fettman was born. | Birthday |
| 1950 | Golfer from United States, Bob Gilder was born. | Birthday |
| 1948 | Astronaut from Soviet Union, Viktor Afanasyev was born. | Birthday |
| 1946 | Hollywood film Duel in the Sun was released in theaters. This is one of the highest grossing movies. | Release Date |
| 1943 | British actor Ben Kingsley was born. | Birthday |
| 1937 | Hungarian-born Israeli chemist Avram Hershko was born. | Birthday |
| 1937 | Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins was born. | Birthday |
| 1929 | 71 people died in Glen Cinema disaster at Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1919 | German inventor Artur Fischer was born. | Birthday |
| 1914 | Golfer from United States, Pete Cooper was born. | Birthday |
| 1880 | American soldier and statesman George Marshall was born. | Birthday |
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