| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Chess grandmaster from Ukraine, Alexander Moroz died. | Death day |
| 2008 | Chess grandmaster from United States, Bobby Fischer died. | Death day |
| 2002 | Spanish novelist and poet Camilo Jose Cela died. | Death day |
| 1998 | Chess grandmaster from Turkey, Cemil Can Ali Marandi was born. | Birthday |
| 1991 | Chess grandmaster from Switzerland, Sebastian Bogner was born. | Birthday |
| 1991 | Chinese badminton player Qiu Zihan was born. | Birthday |
| 1969 | Chess grandmaster from Russia, Arseny Alavkin was born. | Birthday |
| 1965 | Chess grandmaster from Armenia, Sergey Galdunts was born. | Birthday |
| 1961 | Chess grandmaster from Georgia, Maia Chiburdanidze was born. | Birthday |
| 1952 | Chess grandmaster from Germany, Lothar Vogt was born. | Birthday |
| 1950 | Golfer from England and United States, Gilbert Nicholls died. | Death day |
| 1943 | Astronaut from United States, Daniel Brandenstein was born. | Birthday |
| 1926 | West Indian cricketer Clyde Walcott was born. | Birthday |
| 1922 | Mexican politician Luis Echeverria was born. | Birthday |
| 1917 | Indian actor M. G. Ramachandran was born. | Birthday |
| 1911 | American economist George Stigler was born. | Birthday |
| 1901 | Golfer from United States, Olin Dutra was born. | Birthday |
| 1893 | American politician Rutherford B. Hayes died. | Death Day |
| 1863 | British politician David Lloyd George was born. | Birthday |
| 1847 | Russian scientist Nikolai Zhukovsky was born. | Birthday |
| 1706 | American polymath Benjamin Franklin was born. | Birthday |
| 1504 | Pope Pius V was born. | Birthday |
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