| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | American chemist Thomas A. Steitz died. | Death day |
| 2013 | Chess grandmaster from Serbia, Milan Matulović died. | Death day |
| 2010 | French economist Maurice Allais died. | Death day |
| 1995 | British politician Alec Douglas-Home died. | Death day |
| 1995 | Thai politician Kukrit Pramoj died. | Death day |
| 1993 | Chess grandmaster from United States, Wesley So was born. | Birthday |
| 1987 | American physician William P. Murphy died. | Death day |
| 1985 | Brazilian politician Emilio Medici died. | Death day |
| 1971 | Hollywood film The French Connection was released in theaters. This is one of the highest grossing movies. | Release Date |
| 1967 | English chemist Cyril Norman Hinshelwood died. | Death day |
| 1966 | British politician David Cameron was born. | Birthday |
| 1964 | Mexican film director Guillermo del Toro was born. | Birthday |
| 1962 | Chess grandmaster from Yugoslavia, Milan Vidmar died. | Death day |
| 1962 | Sumo wrestler Onokuni was born. | Birthday |
| 1962 | Independence Day of Uganda. | National Holiday |
| 1960 | American businessman Kevin Johnson was born. | Birthday |
| 1958 | Pope Pius XII died. | Death day |
| 1957 | Astronaut from Russia, Yury Usachov was born. | Birthday |
| 1950 | American political activis Jody Williams was born. | Birthday |
| 1948 | American economist Oliver Hart was born. | Birthday |
| 1943 | Dutch physicist Pieter Zeeman died. | Death day |
| 1940 | English singer and songwriter John Lennon was born. | Birthday |
| 1933 | English physicist Peter Mansfield was born. | Birthday |
| 1930 | Italian engineer and inventor Enrico Forlanini died. | Death day |
| 1909 | Russian-born French actress Lila Kedrova was born. | Birthday |
| 1897 | Dutch politician Jan Heemskerk died. | Death day |
| 1891 | Russian surgeon Sergei Yudin was born. | Birthday |
| 1879 | German physicist Max von Laue was born. | Birthday |
| 1857 | Austrian inventor Josef Ressel died. | Death day |
| 1852 | German chemist Hermann Emil Fischer was born. | Birthday |
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