Year | Description | Category |
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2019 | German chemist Manfred Eigen died. | Death day |
2015 | Chess grandmaster from Russia, Oleg Chernikov died. | Death day |
2012 | Astronaut from United States, Janice Voss died. | Death day |
2002 | Austrian-born British chemist Max Perutz died. | Death day |
1996 | Birgenair Flight 301 aircraft incident at Atlantic Ocean, near Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, killed 189 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
1991 | Italian microbiologist Salvador Luria died. | Death day |
1986 | Zimbabwean cricketer Brendan Taylor was born. | Birthday |
1985 | Chess grandmaster from Sweden, Hans Tikkanen was born. | Birthday |
1984 | Thai badminton player Duanganong Aroonkesorn was born. | Birthday |
1982 | Korean Air Force aircraft incident at Hallasan Vol., South Korea, killed 53 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
1970 | Aeroflot Flight U-45 aircraft incident at Bulungur District, Uzbek SSR, USSR, killed 92 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
1968 | The opening ceremony of XI Olympic Winter Games, or 1968 Winter olympics was held in Grenoble. | |
1966 | Chess grandmaster from Germany, Leonid Milov was born. | Birthday |
1965 | LAN Chile Flight 107 aircraft incident at San José Volcano, Chile, killed 87 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
1964 | Filipino politician Emilio Aguinaldo died. | Death day |
1962 | Chess grandmaster from Portugal, Antonio Antunes was born. | Birthday |
1961 | Astronaut from Russia, Yury Onufriyenko was born. | Birthday |
1952 | King of the United Kingdom, George VI died. | Death day |
1950 | American singer Natalie Cole was born. | Birthday |
1945 | Chess grandmaster from Croatia, Mišo Cebalo was born. | Birthday |
1936 | The opening ceremony of IV Olympic Winter Games, or 1936 Winter olympics was held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. | |
1931 | English cricketer Fred Trueman was born. | Birthday |
1929 | Swedish skier Sixten Jernberg was born. | Birthday |
1929 | New Zealand pharmacist Colin Murdoch was born. | Birthday |
1927 | American physicist Lucien Olivier was born. | Birthday |
1922 | Papacy of Pope Pius XI began. | Papacy began |
1911 | American politician Ronald Reagan was born. | Birthday |
1892 | American physician William P. Murphy was born. | Birthday |
1870 | Golfer from Scotland, James Braid was born. | Birthday |
1853 | Mexican politician Anastasio Bustamante died. | Death day |
1840 | Waitangi Day of New Zealand. | National Holiday |
1840 | Waitangi Day of Niue. | National Holiday |
1804 | English chemist Joseph Priestley died. | Death day |
1802 | English scientist and inventor Charles Wheatstone was born. | Birthday |
1740 | Pope Clement XII died. | Death day |
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