| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ghanaian diplomat Kofi Annan died. | Death day |
| 2014 | Chess grandmaster from Hungary, Levente Lengyel died. | Death day |
| 2014 | Shake It Off, one of the most popular youtube videos was uploaded. | Release Date |
| 2009 | South Korean politician Kim Dae-jung died. | Death day |
| 1998 | Czech chemist Otto Wichterle died. | Death day |
| 1994 | British chemist Richard Laurence Millington Synge died. | Death day |
| 1990 | American psychologist and inventor B. F. Skinner died. | Death day |
| 1976 | Chess grandmaster from Russia, Vadim Zvjaginsev was born. | Birthday |
| 1976 | Japanese inventor Shintaro Uda died. | Death day |
| 1975 | Chess grandmaster from Canada, Alexandre Lesiège was born. | Birthday |
| 1973 | Chess grandmaster from Romania, Dorian Rogozenco was born. | Birthday |
| 1973 | Aeroflot Flight A-13 aircraft incident at Neftyanyye Kamni, Azerbaijan, killed 56 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1970 | Chess grandmaster from United States, Alexander Stripunsky was born. | Birthday |
| 1968 | 104 people died in Gero bus crash. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1962 | Mexican politician Felipe Calderon was born. | Birthday |
| 1958 | Astronaut from Russia, Sergei Treshchov was born. | Birthday |
| 1954 | Astronaut from Italy, Umberto Guidoni was born. | Birthday |
| 1943 | Italian footballer Gianni Rivera was born. | Birthday |
| 1936 | American film director Robert Redford was born. | Birthday |
| 1933 | French footballer Just Fontaine was born. | Birthday |
| 1933 | French-Polish film director Roman Polanski was born. | Birthday |
| 1932 | French virologist Luc Montagnier was born. | Birthday |
| 1932 | Pakistani politician Muhammad Khan Junejo was born. | Birthday |
| 1920 | American actress Shelley Winters was born. | Birthday |
| 1792 | British politician John Russell was born. | Birthday |
| 1559 | Pope Paul IV died. | Death day |
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