| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | German economist Reinhard Selten died. | Death day |
| 2008 | American virologist Thomas Huckle Weller died. | Death day |
| 2000 | Gulf Air Flight 072 aircraft incident at Persian Gulf, off Al Muharraq, Bahrain, killed 143 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1997 | English chemist John Kendrew died. | Death day |
| 1988 | Chess grandmaster from Czech Republic, Martin Petr was born. | Birthday |
| 1988 | Chess grandmaster from Ukraine, Dmitry Kononenko was born. | Birthday |
| 1987 | Chess grandmaster from Georgia, Giga Quparadze was born. | Birthday |
| 1984 | Chess grandmaster from Ukraine, Gennady Matjushin was born. | Birthday |
| 1982 | American chemist Stanford Moore died. | Death day |
| 1982 | American swimmer Natalie Coughlin was born. | Birthday |
| 1978 | American basketball player Kobe Bryant was born. | Birthday |
| 1974 | Russian-born British physicist Konstantin Novoselov was born. | Birthday |
| 1968 | Indian American entrepreneur Francisco D'Souza was born. | Birthday |
| 1967 | Astronaut from United States, Dominic Antonelli was born. | Birthday |
| 1956 | Astronaut from United States, David Wolf was born. | Birthday |
| 1952 | Astronaut from Germany, Klaus-Dietrich Flade was born. | Birthday |
| 1944 | US Army Air Force (42-50291) aircraft incident at Freckleton, England, UK, killed 61 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1942 | American tennis player Nancy Richey was born. | Birthday |
| 1940 | American chemist Thomas A. Steitz was born. | Birthday |
| 1933 | American chemist Robert F. Curl Jr. was born. | Birthday |
| 1931 | American microbiologist Hamilton O. Smith was born. | Birthday |
| 1930 | French politician Michel Rocard was born. | Birthday |
| 1929 | Golfer from Australia, Peter Thomson was born. | Birthday |
| 1924 | American economist Robert Solow was born. | Birthday |
| 1921 | American economist Kenneth Arrow was born. | Birthday |
| 1900 | Japanese politician Kuroda Kiyotaka died. | Death day |
| 1892 | Brazilian politician Deodoro da Fonseca died. | Death day |
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