| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Belgian cytologist and biochemist Christian de Duve died. | Death day |
| 2012 | Hollywood film The Avengers was released in theaters. This is one of the highest grossing movies. | Release Date |
| 2008 | New Zealand pharmacist Colin Murdoch died. | Death day |
| 2002 | EAS Airlines Flight 4226 aircraft incident at Kano, Nigeria, killed 149 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1994 | Chess grandmaster from Cuba, Kevel Oliva Castaneda was born. | Birthday |
| 1991 | Chess grandmaster from Israel, Tamir Nabaty was born. | Birthday |
| 1989 | Golfer from Northern Ireland, Rory McIlroy was born. | Birthday |
| 1987 | Chess grandmaster from Hungary, Gabor Papp was born. | Birthday |
| 1986 | Soviet biologist Georgy Gause died. | Death day |
| 1978 | Chess grandmaster from Croatia, Ognjen Jovanić was born. | Birthday |
| 1976 | Chess grandmaster from England, Daniel Gormally was born. | Birthday |
| 1974 | Chess grandmaster from Ukraine, Sergei Ovsejevitsch was born. | Birthday |
| 1972 | American chemist Edward Calvin Kendall died. | Death day |
| 1970 | Chess grandmaster from Israel, Boris Alterman was born. | Birthday |
| 1970 | Chess grandmaster from North Macedonia, Toni Najdoski was born. | Birthday |
| 1967 | Chess grandmaster from Singapore, Buenaventura Villamayor was born. | Birthday |
| 1966 | Chess grandmaster from France, Emmanuel Bricard was born. | Birthday |
| 1964 | Chess grandmaster from Switzerland, Joseph Gallagher was born. | Birthday |
| 1963 | 64 people died in Le Monde theater fire at Diourbel, Senegal. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1959 | Golfer from United States, Bob Tway was born. | Birthday |
| 1959 | Astronaut from Italy, Maurizio Cheli was born. | Birthday |
| 1956 | Astronaut from United States, Michael Gernhardt was born. | Birthday |
| 1938 | German pacifist Carl von Ossietzky died. | Death day |
| 1931 | Korean-American electrical engineer Dawon Kahng was born. | Birthday |
| 1929 | British actress Audrey Hepburn was born. | Birthday |
| 1928 | Egyptian politician Hosni Mubarak was born. | Birthday |
| 1924 | The opening ceremony of Games of the VIII Olympiad, or 1924 Summer olympics was held in Paris. | |
| 1918 | Japanese politician Kakuei Tanaka was born. | Birthday |
| 1897 | 126 people died in Bazar de la Charité fire at Paris, France. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1655 | Italian inventor Bartolomeo Cristofori was born. | Birthday |
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