| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | American physicist Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr. died. | Death day |
| 2010 | Aero Caribbean Flight 883 aircraft incident at Guasimal, Cuba, killed 68 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1999 | West Indian cricketer Malcolm Marshall died. | Death day |
| 1998 | American inventor and entrepreneu Marion O'Brien Donovan died. | Death day |
| 1995 | Israeli politician Yitzhak Rabin died. | Death day |
| 1989 | Chess grandmaster from Paraguay, Axel Bachmann was born. | Birthday |
| 1988 | Japanese politician Takeo Miki died. | Death day |
| 1980 | Chess grandmaster from Netherlands, Dennis de Vreugt was born. | Birthday |
| 1972 | Portuguese footballer Luís Figo was born. | Birthday |
| 1970 | Chess grandmaster from Ukraine, Andrey Zontakh was born. | Birthday |
| 1969 | Chess grandmaster from Germany, Thomas Luther was born. | Birthday |
| 1969 | American actor Matthew McConaughey was born. | Birthday |
| 1963 | Mexican politician Pascual Ortiz Rubio died. | Death day |
| 1957 | Australian politician Tony Abbott was born. | Birthday |
| 1952 | Magnitude 9 earthquake in Kamchatka, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. This is one of the largest earthquake by magnitude. | Natural Disaster |
| 1951 | Chess grandmaster from Philippines, Eugenio Torre was born. | Birthday |
| 1948 | Hollywood film The Snake Pit was released in theaters. This is one of the highest grossing movies. | Release Date |
| 1933 | Chinese physicist Charles K. Kao was born. | Birthday |
| 1921 | Japanese politician Hara Takashi died. | Death day |
| 1919 | American actor Martin Balsam was born. | Birthday |
| 1918 | American actor Art Carney was born. | Birthday |
| 1916 | American businesswoman and inventor Ruth Handler was born. | Birthday |
| 1913 | American actor Gig Young was born. | Birthday |
| 1908 | Polish physicist Joseph Rotblat was born. | Birthday |
| 1896 | Filipino politician Carlos P. Garcia was born. | Birthday |
| 1890 | Dutch politician Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt died. | Death day |
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