| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | American physicist Burton Richter died. | Death day |
| 2008 | Hollywood film The Dark Knight was released in theaters. This is one of the highest grossing movies. | Release Date |
| 1999 | Japanese film Pokémon: The First Movie was released in theaters. This is one of the highest grossing non-English movies in the world. | Release Date |
| 1987 | Indonesian badminton player Tontowi Ahmad was born. | Birthday |
| 1983 | Chess grandmaster from Soviet Union, Salo Flohr died. | Death day |
| 1977 | Chess grandmaster from Russia, Alexander Morozevich was born. | Birthday |
| 1976 | Chess grandmaster from India, Sriram Jha was born. | Birthday |
| 1972 | Chess grandmaster from Iceland, Hannes Stefansson was born. | Birthday |
| 1971 | Chess grandmaster from Germany, Ralf Appel was born. | Birthday |
| 1968 | Belgian physiologist Corneille Heymans died. | Death day |
| 1968 | American multinational corporation Intel was founded. | Foundation day |
| 1967 | Brazilian politician Humberto Castelo Branco died. | Death day |
| 1957 | Golfer from England, Nick Faldo was born. | Birthday |
| 1951 | Golfer from United States, Bruce Lietzke was born. | Birthday |
| 1949 | Australian cricketer Dennis Lillee was born. | Birthday |
| 1948 | German chemist Hartmut Michel was born. | Birthday |
| 1943 | Golfer from United States, Calvin Peete was born. | Birthday |
| 1942 | Italian footballer Giacinto Facchetti was born. | Birthday |
| 1937 | Polish-American chemist Roald Hoffmann was born. | Birthday |
| 1925 | Australian athlete Shirley Strickland was born. | Birthday |
| 1923 | American engineer and inventor Jerome H. Lemelson was born. | Birthday |
| 1921 | Astronaut from United States, John Glenn was born. | Birthday |
| 1918 | South African anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela was born. | Birthday |
| 1916 | American writer Amanda Minnie Douglas died. | Death day |
| 1914 | Dutch politician Jo Cals was born. | Birthday |
| 1890 | Australian politician Frank Forde was born. | Birthday |
| 1872 | Mexican politician Benito Juarez died. | Death day |
| 1853 | Dutch physicist Hendrik Lorentz was born. | Birthday |
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