Year | Description | Category |
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2018 | Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki won her first title in 2018 Australian Open. | Achievement |
2016 | German inventor Artur Fischer died. | Death day |
2015 | French chemist Yves Chauvin died. | Death day |
2015 | American physicist Charles Hard Townes died. | Death day |
2013 | 242 people died in Kiss nightclub fire in Santa Maria at Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. | Man-Made Disaster |
2009 | Indian politician Ramaswamy Venkataraman died. | Death day |
2006 | German politician Johannes Rau died. | Death day |
2001 | American tennis player Jennifer Capriati won her first title in 2001 Australian Open. | Achievement |
1999 | Republic of China's first artificial satellite Formosat-1 was launched. | Launch Day |
1995 | Chess grandmaster from Azerbaijan, Ulvi Bajarani was born. | Birthday |
1991 | Chess grandmaster from Romania, Ioan-Cristian Chirila was born. | Birthday |
1989 | Chess grandmaster from Armenia, Avetik Grigoryan was born. | Birthday |
1987 | Chess grandmaster from Slovakia, Marian Jurcik was born. | Birthday |
1983 | Chess grandmaster from United States, Sergey Erenburg was born. | Birthday |
1982 | 131 people died in Bouhalouane train crash. | Man-Made Disaster |
1980 | Russian tennis player Marat Safin was born. | Birthday |
1980 | Astronaut from China, Wang Yaping was born. | Birthday |
1979 | New Zealand cricketer Daniel Vettori was born. | Birthday |
1978 | Golfer from United States, Jonathan Byrd was born. | Birthday |
1974 | Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjorndalen was born. | Birthday |
1974 | Sri Lankan cricketer Chaminda Vaas was born. | Birthday |
1972 | Chess grandmaster from Turkmenistan, Handszar Odeev was born. | Birthday |
1969 | Chess grandmaster from Netherlands, Jeroen Piket was born. | Birthday |
1967 | Apollo 1 disaster occurred before launch at Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida, U.S., killed 3. | Man-Made Disaster |
1967 | Astronaut from United States, Virgil Grissom died. | Death day |
1967 | Astronaut from United States, Edward White died. | Death day |
1951 | Finnish politician Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim died. | Death day |
1948 | Chess grandmaster from Hungary, László Vadász was born. | Birthday |
1946 | Pakistani politician Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain was born. | Birthday |
1944 | Northern Ireland activist Mairead Maguire was born. | Birthday |
1942 | Japanese immunologist Tasuku Honjo was born. | Birthday |
1936 | American physicist Samuel C. C. Ting was born. | Birthday |
1936 | American physicist Barry Barish was born. | Birthday |
1936 | Golfer from United States, Johnny Golden died. | Death day |
1934 | French politician Edith Cresson was born. | Birthday |
1933 | Hollywood film She Done Him Wrong was released in theaters. This is one of the highest grossing movies. | Release Date |
1932 | Soviet gymnast Boris Shakhlin was born. | Birthday |
1921 | American actress Donna Reed was born. | Birthday |
1913 | Chess grandmaster from Netherlands, Lodewijk Prins was born. | Birthday |
1912 | American aeronautical engineer Francis Rogallo was born. | Birthday |
1903 | Australian neurophysiologist John Eccles was born. | Birthday |
1903 | 51 people died in Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum fire at London, England, United Kingdom. | Man-Made Disaster |
1790 | Mexican politician Juan Alvarez was born. | Birthday |
1731 | Italian inventor Bartolomeo Cristofori died. | Death day |
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