| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | English cricketer Len Hutton died. | Death day |
| 1988 | Chess grandmaster from Bulgaria, Valentin Iotov was born. | Birthday |
| 1986 | Chess grandmaster from Turkmenistan, Mesgen Amanov was born. | Birthday |
| 1985 | British biochemist Rodney Robert Porter died. | Death day |
| 1983 | Zimbabwe swimmer Kirsty Coventry was born. | Birthday |
| 1973 | Chess grandmaster from Vietnam, Cao Sang was born. | Birthday |
| 1969 | Chess grandmaster from United States, Benjamin Finegold was born. | Birthday |
| 1968 | Pakistani cricketer Saeed Anwar was born. | Birthday |
| 1968 | Independence Day of Swaziland. | National Holiday |
| 1965 | Chess grandmaster from Israel, Ram Soffer was born. | Birthday |
| 1962 | American basketball player Kevin Willis was born. | Birthday |
| 1959 | English actor Edmund Gwenn died. | Death day |
| 1955 | Astronaut from United States, Carl Walz was born. | Birthday |
| 1954 | Chess grandmaster from Soviet Union, Georgy Agzamov was born. | Birthday |
| 1951 | Chess grandmaster from Hungary, Zoltán Ribli was born. | Birthday |
| 1948 | Hollywood film The Red Shoes was released in theaters. This is one of the highest grossing movies. | Release Date |
| 1946 | Astronaut from United States, Bryan O'Connor was born. | Birthday |
| 1943 | English biochemist Richard J. Roberts was born. | Birthday |
| 1937 | Chess grandmaster from Russia, Valery Grechihin was born. | Birthday |
| 1929 | Golfer from United States, Dow Finsterwald was born. | Birthday |
| 1921 | American inventor Norman Joseph Woodland was born. | Birthday |
| 1915 | Golfer from United States, Ed Oliver was born. | Birthday |
| 1907 | French poet and essayist Sully Prudhomme died. | Death day |
| 1906 | Argentine chemist Luis Federico Leloir was born. | Birthday |
| 1892 | English physicist Edward Victor Appleton was born. | Birthday |
| 1885 | Spanish artist and engineer Narcis Monturiol i Estarriol died. | Death day |
| 1876 | Scottish biochemist and physiologist John James Rickard Macleod was born. | Birthday |
| 1862 | Swedish inventor Gustaf Erik Pasch died. | Death day |
| 1860 | American reformer and social worker Jane Addams was born. | Birthday |
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