| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | American biochemist Arthur Kornberg died. | Death day |
| 1992 | Austrian inventor Paul Eisler died. | Death day |
| 1990 | Chess grandmaster from Cuba, Guillermo García González died. | Death day |
| 1989 | American chemist Charles J. Pedersen died. | Death day |
| 1989 | China Airlines Flight 204 aircraft incident at Chiashan Mts., Hualien City, Taiwan, killed 54 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1972 | Cable car accident at Les Deux Alpes, Isere, France, killed 9 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1972 | Russian-American aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky died. | Death day |
| 1969 | Chess grandmaster from Israel, Ilan Manor was born. | Birthday |
| 1966 | Chess grandmaster from Argentina, Alejandro Hoffman was born. | Birthday |
| 1964 | Romanian rower Elisabeta Lipa was born. | Birthday |
| 1964 | Chess grandmaster from Russia, Yury Dokhoian was born. | Birthday |
| 1957 | Hungarian-American biochemist Gerty Cori died. | Death day |
| 1955 | National Day of Austria. | National Holiday |
| 1955 | Astronaut from United States, Stephen Robinson was born. | Birthday |
| 1952 | American economist Lars Peter Hansen was born. | Birthday |
| 1952 | American actress Hattie McDaniel died. | Death day |
| 1945 | Russian naval engineer Aleksey Krylov died. | Death day |
| 1940 | Astronaut from Soviet Union, Gennadi Strekalov was born. | Birthday |
| 1930 | Russian bacteriologist Waldemar Haffkine died. | Death day |
| 1916 | French politician Francois Mitterrand was born. | Birthday |
| 1909 | Japanese politician Ito Hirobumi died. | Death day |
| 1869 | Brazilian politician Washington Luís was born. | Birthday |
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