| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Russian computer scientist Nikolay Brusentsov died. | Death day |
| 2009 | 153 people died in Perm Lame Horse club fire at Perm, Russia. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 2000 | English cricketer Colin Cowdrey died. | Death day |
| 1996 | Chess grandmaster from United States, Darwin Yang was born. | Birthday |
| 1986 | American basketball player Martell Webster was born. | Birthday |
| 1979 | German politician Friedrich Ebert Jr. died. | Death day |
| 1977 | Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 aircraft incident at near Tanjung Kupang, Malaysia, killed 100 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1974 | Martinair Holland Flight 138 aircraft incident at near Maskeliya, Sri Lanka, killed 191 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1969 | Air France Flight 212 (F-BHSZ) aircraft incident at Caribbean, off MaiquetÃa, Venezuela, killed 62 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1964 | American actress Marisa Tomei was born. | Birthday |
| 1960 | Chess grandmaster from Spain, Viktor Moskalenko was born. | Birthday |
| 1958 | Chess grandmaster from Croatia, Goran Dizdar was born. | Birthday |
| 1957 | 91 people died in Lewisham rail crash. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1953 | Belgian footballer Jean-Marie Pfaff was born. | Birthday |
| 1952 | Astronaut from United States, Ronald Sega was born. | Birthday |
| 1949 | American actor Jeff Bridges was born. | Birthday |
| 1945 | American biologist and geneticist Thomas Hunt Morgan died. | Death day |
| 1945 | Astronaut from Canada, Roberta Bondar was born. | Birthday |
| 1937 | Chess grandmaster from United States, William Lombardy was born. | Birthday |
| 1935 | French physiologist Charles Richet died. | Death day |
| 1919 | Indian politician I. K. Gujral was born. | Birthday |
| 1918 | American biochemist Leland Clark was born. | Birthday |
| 1910 | Indian politician Ramaswamy Venkataraman was born. | Birthday |
| 1908 | American bacteriologist and geneticist Alfred Hershey was born. | Birthday |
| 1905 | Brazilian politician Emilio Medici was born. | Birthday |
| 1902 | American journalist Charles Dow died. | Death day |
| 1893 | German mechanic and inventor Heinrich Gobel died. | Death day |
| 1891 | New Zealand politician Frederick Whitaker died. | Death day |
| 1864 | English engineer John Fowler died. | Death day |
| 1858 | American inventor Chester Greenwood was born. | Birthday |
| 1828 | British politician Robert Jenkinson died. | Death day |
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