| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Chinese film Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back was released in theaters. This is one of the highest grossing non-English movies in the world. | Release Date |
| 2017 | Chinese film Kung Fu Yoga was released in theaters. This is one of the highest grossing non-English movies in the world. | Release Date |
| 2012 | Belarusian tennis player Victoria Azarenka won her first title in 2012 Australian Open. | Achievement |
| 2009 | 24 people died in Nakumatt supermarket fire at Nairobi, Kenya. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 2008 | Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic won his first title in 2008 Australian Open. | Achievement |
| 2006 | French tennis player Amelie Mauresmo won her first title in 2006 Australian Open. | Achievement |
| 2002 | Swedish tennis player Thomas Johansson won his first title in 2002 Australian Open. | Achievement |
| 2002 | TAME Flight 120 aircraft incident at Cumbal Volcano, Colombia, killed 94 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 2001 | Chess grandmaster from Australia, Anton Smirnov was born. | Birthday |
| 1996 | Russian and American poet Joseph Brodsky died. | Death day |
| 1995 | French tennis player Mary Pierce won her first title in 1995 Australian Open. | Achievement |
| 1986 | Space Shuttle Challenger disaster over Florida, U.S, killed 7. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1986 | Astronaut from United States, Ronald McNair died. | Death day |
| 1986 | Astronaut from United States, Francis Scobee died. | Death day |
| 1986 | Astronaut from United States, Judith Resnik died. | Death day |
| 1986 | Astronaut from United States, Ellison Onizuka died. | Death day |
| 1985 | Australian swimmer Libby Trickett was born. | Birthday |
| 1984 | American basketball player Andre Iguodala was born. | Birthday |
| 1983 | Australian politician Frank Forde died. | Death day |
| 1978 | Italian footballer Gianluigi Buffon was born. | Birthday |
| 1969 | Chess grandmaster from Sweden, Ferdinand Hellers was born. | Birthday |
| 1957 | Golfer from Zimbabwe, Nick Price was born. | Birthday |
| 1955 | French politician Nicolas Sarkozy was born. | Birthday |
| 1953 | Australian politician James Scullin died. | Death day |
| 1952 | Chess grandmaster from Russia, Valentin Arbakov was born. | Birthday |
| 1951 | Astronaut from Ukraine, Leonid Kadeniuk was born. | Birthday |
| 1950 | Astronaut from United States, David Hilmers was born. | Birthday |
| 1949 | New Zealand politician Mike Moore was born. | Birthday |
| 1939 | Irish poet W. B. Yeats died. | Death day |
| 1939 | Astronaut from United States, John Fabian was born. | Birthday |
| 1938 | Swedish-born British chemist Tomas Lindahl was born. | Birthday |
| 1926 | Japanese politician Kato Takaaki died. | Death day |
| 1924 | Portuguese politician Teofilo Braga died. | Death day |
| 1922 | American biochemist Robert W. Holley was born. | Birthday |
| 1886 | Brazilian politician Jose Linhares was born. | Birthday |
| 1886 | Japanese electrical engineer Hidetsugu Yagi was born. | Birthday |
| 1884 | Swiss physicist and inventor Auguste Piccard was born. | Birthday |
| 1865 | Finnish politician Kaarlo Juho Stahlberg was born. | Birthday |
| 1859 | British politician F. J. Robinson died. | Death day |
| 1822 | Canadian politician Alexander Mackenzie was born. | Birthday |
| 1784 | British politician George Hamilton-Gordon was born. | Birthday |
| 1621 | Pope Paul V died. | Death day |
| 1600 | Pope Clement IX was born. | Birthday |
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