| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Chinese multinational technology company Baidu was founded. | Foundation day |
| 1996 | Indian actor N. T. Rama Rao died. | Death day |
| 1995 | German chemist Adolf Butenandt died. | Death day |
| 1989 | Chinese badminton player Chen Long was born. | Birthday |
| 1988 | German tennis player Angelique Kerber was born. | Birthday |
| 1988 | Chinese badminton player Wang Yihan was born. | Birthday |
| 1988 | China Southwest Airlines Flight 4146 aircraft incident at near Chongqing, China, killed 108 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1986 | Aerovias Guatemala Caravelle (HC-BAE) aircraft incident at Flores, Guatemala, killed 93 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1976 | Badminton player from Denmark, Lars Paaske was born. | Birthday |
| 1974 | Chess grandmaster from Serbia, Danilo Milanović was born. | Birthday |
| 1967 | Chilean footballer Iván Zamorano was born. | Birthday |
| 1966 | Chess grandmaster from Russia, Alexander Khalifman was born. | Birthday |
| 1961 | Chess grandmaster from Ukraine, Alexander Moroz was born. | Birthday |
| 1960 | English actor Mark Rylance was born. | Birthday |
| 1960 | Capital Airlines Flight 20 aircraft incident at Holdcroft, Virginia, US, killed 50 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1958 | Astronaut from United States, Jeffrey Williams was born. | Birthday |
| 1955 | American film director Kevin Costner was born. | Birthday |
| 1944 | Australian politician Paul Keating was born. | Birthday |
| 1937 | Irish politician John Hume was born. | Birthday |
| 1937 | Japanese gymnast Yukio Endo was born. | Birthday |
| 1936 | English journalist and writer Rudyard Kipling died. | Death day |
| 1933 | American engineer and inventor Ray Dolby was born. | Birthday |
| 1921 | Japanese-American physicist Yoichiro Nambu was born. | Birthday |
| 1903 | Supercentenarian from United Kingdom, Gladys Hooper was born. She died at the age of 113 years, 173 days. | Birthday |
| 1896 | Finnish runner Ville Ritola was born. | Birthday |
| 1868 | Japanese politician Kantaro Suzuki was born. | Birthday |
| 1862 | American politician John Tyler died. | Death Day |
| 1849 | Australian politician Edmund Barton was born. | Birthday |
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