| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Supercentenarian from United Kingdom, Olive Boar died at the age of 113 years, 333 days. | Death day |
| 2017 | Japanese politician Tsutomu Hata died. | Death day |
| 2007 | Japanese-American actress Miyoshi Umeki died. | Death day |
| 2006 | American physicist Melvin Schwartz died. | Death day |
| 2005 | Chess grandmaster from Indonesia, Ruben Gunawan died. | Death day |
| 1993 | Tajikistan Airlines (87995) aircraft incident at Khorog, Tajikistan, killed 82 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1989 | Chess grandmaster from Russia, Aleksandr Rakhmanov was born. | Birthday |
| 1988 | Ramstein air show disaster aircraft incident at Ramstein-Miesenbach, West Germany, killed 70 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1987 | American film director John Huston died. | Death day |
| 1985 | American actress Ruth Gordon died. | Death day |
| 1983 | Chess grandmaster from Slovenia, Matej Šebenik was born. | Birthday |
| 1982 | American singer and songwriter LeAnn Rimes was born. | Birthday |
| 1970 | Chess grandmaster from Russia, Sergey Vokarev was born. | Birthday |
| 1965 | American restaurant chain Subway was founded. | Foundation day |
| 1964 | Golfer from United States, Lee Janzen was born. | Birthday |
| 1963 | Chess grandmaster from England, Daniel J. King was born. | Birthday |
| 1963 | American inventor Bernard Silver died. | Death day |
| 1962 | Chess grandmaster from France, Mircea-Sergiu Lupu was born. | Birthday |
| 1960 | Paraguayan footballer Romerito was born. | Birthday |
| 1960 | Chess grandmaster from Indonesia, Edhi Handoko was born. | Birthday |
| 1960 | Astronaut from United States, Leroy Chiao was born. | Birthday |
| 1956 | American basketball player John Long was born. | Birthday |
| 1943 | Thai politician Surayud Chulanont was born. | Birthday |
| 1938 | Canadian politician Paul Martin was born. | Birthday |
| 1924 | Golfer from United States, Dick Mayer was born. | Birthday |
| 1919 | English electrical engineer Godfrey Hounsfield was born. | Birthday |
| 1910 | Dutch economist Tjalling Koopmans was born. | Birthday |
| 1898 | American multinational beverage corporation PepsiCo was founded. | Foundation day |
| 1884 | New Zealand politician Peter Fraser was born. | Birthday |
| 1878 | American physician George Whipple was born. | Birthday |
| 1853 | Russian engineer Vladimir Shukhov was born. | Birthday |
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