| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Astronaut from United States, John Young died. | Death day |
| 2007 | Taiwanese-Japanese businessman and inventor Momofuku Ando died. | Death day |
| 1994 | Chess grandmaster from Russia, Alexandr Predke was born. | Birthday |
| 1993 | Chess grandmaster from India, Babu M.R. Lalith was born. | Birthday |
| 1984 | Chess grandmaster from France, Fabien Libiszewski was born. | Birthday |
| 1981 | American chemist Harold Urey died. | Death day |
| 1981 | American tennis player Brian Teacher won his first title in 1980 Australian Open. | Achievement |
| 1976 | Australian tennis player Mark Edmondson won his first title in 1976 Australian Open. | Achievement |
| 1970 | German-Jewish physicist Max Born died. | Death day |
| 1969 | Chess grandmaster from Russia, Alexander Potapov was born. | Birthday |
| 1969 | Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 aircraft incident at Fernhill, England, UK, killed 50 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1964 | Chess grandmaster from Serbia, Milos Pavlovic was born. | Birthday |
| 1962 | Chess grandmaster from Serbia, Alija Muratovic was born. | Birthday |
| 1957 | Chess grandmaster from Czechoslovakia, Oldřich Duras died. | Death day |
| 1956 | German politician Frank-Walter Steinmeier was born. | Birthday |
| 1952 | Chess grandmaster from Norway, Leif Øgaard was born. | Birthday |
| 1949 | Chess grandmaster from Germany, Lutz Espig was born. | Birthday |
| 1946 | American actress Diane Keaton was born. | Birthday |
| 1933 | American politician Calvin Coolidge died. | Death Day |
| 1931 | American actor Robert Duvall was born. | Birthday |
| 1928 | Pakistani politician Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was born. | Birthday |
| 1917 | American actress Jane Wyman was born. | Birthday |
| 1916 | Golfer from United States, Marty Furgol was born. | Birthday |
| 1875 | British-American film director and producer J. Stuart Blackton was born. | Birthday |
| 1874 | American physiologist Joseph Erlanger was born. | Birthday |
| 1846 | German philosopher Rudolf Christoph Eucken was born. | Birthday |
| 1823 | Mexican politician Jose Maria Iglesias was born. | Birthday |
| 1790 | Mexican politician Melchor Muzquiz was born. | Birthday |
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