| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Turkish politician Kenan Evren died. | Death day |
| 2015 | Russian metallurgist Igor Gorynin died. | Death day |
| 2008 | Astronaut from United States, Ronald Parise died. | Death day |
| 1987 | LOT Flight 5055 aircraft incident at Warsaw, Poland, killed 183 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1985 | American actor Edmond O'Brien died. | Death day |
| 1977 | 33 people died in Hotel Polen fire at Amsterdam, Netherlands. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1950 | Europe Day | National Holiday |
| 1949 | American singer and songwriter Billy Joel was born. | Birthday |
| 1949 | Astronaut from Soviet Union, Oleg Atkov was born. | Birthday |
| 1948 | Golfer from United States, John Mahaffey was born. | Birthday |
| 1947 | American-British-Israeli chemist Michael Levitt was born. | Birthday |
| 1945 | Liberation Day of Guernsey. | National Holiday |
| 1945 | Liberation Day of Jersey. | National Holiday |
| 1940 | American film director James L. Brooks was born. | Birthday |
| 1936 | English actress Glenda Jackson was born. | Birthday |
| 1931 | American physicist Albert Abraham Michelson died. | Death day |
| 1931 | Astronaut from United States, Vance Brand was born. | Birthday |
| 1927 | German chemist Manfred Eigen was born. | Birthday |
| 1904 | Chess grandmaster from Sweden, Gösta Stoltz was born. | Birthday |
| 1877 | Magnitude 8.5 earthquake in Iquique, Chile. This is one of the largest earthquake by magnitude. | Natural Disaster |
| 1870 | Golfer from Jersey, Harry Vardon was born. | Birthday |
| 1845 | Swedish engineer and inventor Gustav de Laval was born. | Birthday |
| 1823 | New Zealand politician Frederick Weld was born. | Birthday |
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