| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | British mathematician and computer scientist Bernard de Neumann died. | Death day |
| 2017 | Finland's first artificial satellite Aalto-2 was launched. | Launch Day |
| 2011 | Golfer from United States, Mason Rudolph died. | Death day |
| 2008 | Vietnam's first artificial satellite Vinasat-1 was launched. | Launch Day |
| 2002 | Supercentenarian from France, Germaine Haye died at the age of 113 years, 190 days. | Death day |
| 1997 | Chess grandmaster from Germany, Matthias Blübaum was born. | Birthday |
| 1996 | Chess grandmaster from Russia, Daniil Dubov was born. | Birthday |
| 1988 | Chess grandmaster from Ukraine, Yuriy Ajrapetjan was born. | Birthday |
| 1980 | Independence Day of Zimbabwe. | National Holiday |
| 1979 | Chess grandmaster from Greece, Athanasios Mastrovasilis was born. | Birthday |
| 1978 | Chess grandmaster from China, Wang Rui was born. | Birthday |
| 1977 | Chess grandmaster from Scotland, Jonathan Rowson was born. | Birthday |
| 1962 | Chess grandmaster from England, William Watson was born. | Birthday |
| 1958 | West Indian cricketer Malcolm Marshall was born. | Birthday |
| 1955 | German born physicist Albert Einstein died. | Death day |
| 1951 | Portuguese politician Oscar Carmona died. | Death day |
| 1949 | Finnish economist Bengt R. Holmstrom was born. | Birthday |
| 1946 | Chess grandmaster from Russia, Nukhim Rashkovsky was born. | Birthday |
| 1945 | English electrical engineer John Ambrose Fleming died. | Death day |
| 1944 | Chess grandmaster from Slovenia, Albin Planinc was born. | Birthday |
| 1940 | American biochemist Joseph L. Goldstein was born. | Birthday |
| 1905 | American doctor George H. Hitchings was born. | Birthday |
| 1901 | Russian Empire-born artist and filmmaker Alexandre Alexeieff was born. | Birthday |
| 1882 | British inventor and civil servant Sir Henry Cole died. | Death day |
| 1873 | German scientist Justus von Liebig died. | Death day |
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