| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | American scientist Marvin Minsky died. | Death day |
| 1992 | Internet entrepreneur Phiwa Nkambule was born. | Birthday |
| 1991 | Chess grandmaster from Iran, Pouria Darini was born. | Birthday |
| 1991 | Chinese badminton player Li Xuerui was born. | Birthday |
| 1989 | Golfer from Canada, George Knudson died. | Death day |
| 1983 | American film director George Cukor died. | Death day |
| 1972 | Chess grandmaster from Armenia, David S. Markosian was born. | Birthday |
| 1966 | Air India Flight 101 aircraft incident at Mont Blanc massif, France, killed 117 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1965 | British statesman and writer Winston Churchill died. | Death day |
| 1965 | British politician Winston Churchill died. | Death day |
| 1952 | Astronaut from United States, William Readdy was born. | Birthday |
| 1944 | Around 600–700 people died in Vereshchyovka train disaster. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1941 | Israeli chemist Dan Shechtman was born. | Birthday |
| 1940 | German politician Joachim Gauck was born. | Birthday |
| 1934 | Chess grandmaster from Romania, Theodor Ghițescu was born. | Birthday |
| 1917 | American actor Ernest Borgnine was born. | Birthday |
| 1907 | French politician Maurice de Murville was born. | Birthday |
| 1865 | British scientist and physicist Samuel Hunter Christie died. | Death day |
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