| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | American inventor Samuel Face died. | Death day |
| 2000 | Chess grandmaster from United States, Arthur Dake died. | Death day |
| 1997 | Australian neurophysiologist John Eccles died. | Death day |
| 1987 | Chinese badminton player Lu Lan was born. | Birthday |
| 1984 | Swiss basketball player Thabo Sefolosha was born. | Birthday |
| 1983 | Thai politician Pridi Banomyong died. | Death day |
| 1982 | Chess grandmaster from Cuba, Lázaro Bruzón Batista was born. | Birthday |
| 1979 | Italian chemist Giulio Natta died. | Death day |
| 1978 | Chess grandmaster from France, Igor-Alexandre Nataf was born. | Birthday |
| 1975 | English footballer David Beckham was born. | Birthday |
| 1975 | Astronaut from United States, Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger was born. | Birthday |
| 1972 | Chess grandmaster from Russia, Maxim Novikov was born. | Birthday |
| 1971 | Sumo wrestler Musashimaru was born. | Birthday |
| 1969 | West Indian cricketer Brian Lara was born. | Birthday |
| 1960 | Macedonian politician Gjorge Ivanov was born. | Birthday |
| 1960 | American banker Michael Corbat was born. | Birthday |
| 1957 | Chess grandmaster from Brazil, Jaime Sunye Neto was born. | Birthday |
| 1957 | Astronaut from United States, Dominic Gorie was born. | Birthday |
| 1949 | Chess grandmaster from Serbia, Vladimir Raicevic was born. | Birthday |
| 1947 | British inventor James Dyson was born. | Birthday |
| 1934 | Russian/Soviet chemist and inventor Sergei Lebedev died. | Death day |
| 1929 | French politician Edouard Balladur was born. | Birthday |
| 1908 | French microbiologist Charles Chamberland died. | Death day |
| 1844 | African-American inventor and engineer Elijah McCoy was born. | Birthday |
| 1737 | British politician William Petty was born. | Birthday |
| 1519 | Italian polymath and painter Leonardo da Vinci died. | Death day |
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