| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | German chemist Manfred Eigen died. | Death day |
| 2015 | Chess grandmaster from Russia, Oleg Chernikov died. | Death day |
| 2012 | Astronaut from United States, Janice Voss died. | Death day |
| 2002 | Austrian-born British chemist Max Perutz died. | Death day |
| 1996 | Birgenair Flight 301 aircraft incident at Atlantic Ocean, near Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, killed 189 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1991 | Italian microbiologist Salvador Luria died. | Death day |
| 1986 | Zimbabwean cricketer Brendan Taylor was born. | Birthday |
| 1985 | Chess grandmaster from Sweden, Hans Tikkanen was born. | Birthday |
| 1984 | Thai badminton player Duanganong Aroonkesorn was born. | Birthday |
| 1982 | Korean Air Force aircraft incident at Hallasan Vol., South Korea, killed 53 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1970 | Aeroflot Flight U-45 aircraft incident at Bulungur District, Uzbek SSR, USSR, killed 92 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1968 | The opening ceremony of XI Olympic Winter Games, or 1968 Winter olympics was held in Grenoble. | |
| 1966 | Chess grandmaster from Germany, Leonid Milov was born. | Birthday |
| 1965 | LAN Chile Flight 107 aircraft incident at San José Volcano, Chile, killed 87 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1964 | Filipino politician Emilio Aguinaldo died. | Death day |
| 1962 | Chess grandmaster from Portugal, Antonio Antunes was born. | Birthday |
| 1961 | Astronaut from Russia, Yury Onufriyenko was born. | Birthday |
| 1952 | King of the United Kingdom, George VI died. | Death day |
| 1950 | American singer Natalie Cole was born. | Birthday |
| 1945 | Chess grandmaster from Croatia, Mišo Cebalo was born. | Birthday |
| 1936 | The opening ceremony of IV Olympic Winter Games, or 1936 Winter olympics was held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. | |
| 1931 | English cricketer Fred Trueman was born. | Birthday |
| 1929 | Swedish skier Sixten Jernberg was born. | Birthday |
| 1929 | New Zealand pharmacist Colin Murdoch was born. | Birthday |
| 1927 | American physicist Lucien Olivier was born. | Birthday |
| 1922 | Papacy of Pope Pius XI began. | Papacy began |
| 1911 | American politician Ronald Reagan was born. | Birthday |
| 1892 | American physician William P. Murphy was born. | Birthday |
| 1870 | Golfer from Scotland, James Braid was born. | Birthday |
| 1853 | Mexican politician Anastasio Bustamante died. | Death day |
| 1840 | Waitangi Day of New Zealand. | National Holiday |
| 1840 | Waitangi Day of Niue. | National Holiday |
| 1804 | English chemist Joseph Priestley died. | Death day |
| 1802 | English scientist and inventor Charles Wheatstone was born. | Birthday |
| 1740 | Pope Clement XII died. | Death day |
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