| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | EgyptAir Flight 804 aircraft incident at eastern Mediterranean Sea, killed 66 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 2009 | American biochemist Robert F. Furchgott died. | Death day |
| 2009 | Chess grandmaster from Russia, Alexander Panchenko died. | Death day |
| 2004 | Hollywood film Shrek 2 was released in theaters. This is one of the highest grossing movies. | Release Date |
| 2002 | Australian politician John Gorton died. | Death day |
| 2000 | Astronaut from Soviet Union, Yevgeny Khrunov died. | Death day |
| 1999 | Hollywood film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace was released in theaters. This is one of the highest grossing movies. | Release Date |
| 1998 | Japanese politician Sosuke Uno died. | Death day |
| 1995 | Chess grandmaster from Armenia, Hovhannes Gabuzyan was born. | Birthday |
| 1995 | Hollywood film Die Hard with a Vengeance was released in theaters. This is one of the highest grossing movies. | Release Date |
| 1993 | SAM Colombia Flight 501 aircraft incident at La Canada, near Medellín, Colombia, killed 132 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1992 | English singer and songwriter Sam Smith was born. | Birthday |
| 1983 | Chess grandmaster from Belarus, Sergei Azarov was born. | Birthday |
| 1976 | Chess grandmaster from England, Jonathan Parker was born. | Birthday |
| 1975 | Chinese badminton player Zhang Ning was born. | Birthday |
| 1973 | Aeroflot Flight 109 aircraft incident at Area of Chita, Russian SFSR, USSR, killed 82 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1970 | Golfer from South Korea, K. J. Choi was born. | Birthday |
| 1958 | English born actor Ronald Colman died. | Death day |
| 1958 | American businessman Herbert Fisk Johnson III was born. | Birthday |
| 1956 | Chess grandmaster from Bulgaria, Ventzislav Inkiov was born. | Birthday |
| 1955 | Astronaut from United States, Pierre Thuot was born. | Birthday |
| 1955 | Canadian computer scientist James Gosling was born. | Birthday |
| 1948 | Astronaut from France, Jean-Pierre Haigneré was born. | Birthday |
| 1939 | Astronaut from United States, Francis Scobee was born. | Birthday |
| 1919 | Mount Kelud volcano in Indonesia killed around 5000 people. This is one of the deadliest volcanic eruptions. | Natural Disaster |
| 1914 | Austrian-born British chemist Max Perutz was born. | Birthday |
| 1913 | Indian politician Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was born. | Birthday |
| 1898 | British politician William Ewart Gladstone died. | Death day |
| 1881 | Turkish politician Mustafa K. Ataturk was born. | Birthday |
| 1862 | Portuguese politician Joao do Canto e Castro was born. | Birthday |
| 1769 | Papacy of Pope Clement XIV began. | Papacy began |
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