| Erich Honecker | 8/25/1912 | Birth | East German politician |
| Manfred Wörner | 9/24/1934 | Birth | German politician and diplomat |
| Giovanni Diodati | 6/6/1576 | Birth | Swiss Protestant clergyman |
| David Peterson | 12/28/1943 | Birth | Canadian politician |
| Henrietta Edwards | 12/18/1849 | Birth | Canadian women’s rights activist |
| Jean Corbeil | 1/7/1934 | Birth | Canadian politician |
| Princess Marina, Duchess of Ke... | 12/13/1906 | Birth | |
| Daniel Webster | 10/24/1852 | Death | US lawyer and politician |
| George Busbee | 7/16/2004 | Death | Governor of Georgia |
| Millard Fillmore | 3/8/1874 | Death | 13th President of the United States |
| Ralph Abernathy | 4/17/1990 | Death | US civil rights activist |
| John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granvi... | 1/22/1763 | Death | English statesman |
| John Churchill, 1st Duke of Ma... | 6/16/1722 | Death | English general |
| King George I of Great Britain | 6/11/1727 | Death | |
| Thomas Lawrence | 1/7/1830 | Death | English painter |
| Field Marshal Sarit Dhanarajat... | 12/8/1963 | Death | Prime Minister of Thailand |
| Roman Dmowski | 1/2/1939 | Death | Polish politician |
| Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan | 5/17/1336 | Death | |
| Emperor Sutoku of Japan | 9/14/1164 | Death | |
| Hideki Tojo | 12/23/1948 | Death | Prime Minister of Japan (hanged) |
| King Stephen I of Hungary | 8/15/1038 | Death | |
| Archduke Joseph August of Aust... | 7/6/1962 | Death | Austrian field marshal |
| Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria | 12/13/1126 | Death | |
| Jacques Ferron | 4/22/1985 | Death | French Canadian physician, author and politician |
| St Francis Xavier | 12/3/1552 | Death | Jesuit missionary to the East |
| Joan van der Capellen tot den... | 6/6/1784 | Death | Dutch politician |
| Justus Jonas | 10/9/1555 | Death | German Protestant reformer |
| Alexander of Alexandria | 4/17/326 | Death | Patriarch of Alexandria |
| Constantin Brâncoveanu | 8/15/1714 | Death | Prince of Wallachia |
| `Abdu'l-Bahá | 11/28/1921 | Death | Persian leader of the Bahá'í Faith |
| * 3/18/1968 — Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency. |
| * 6/16/1774 — Formation of Harrodsburg, Kentucky. |
| * 11/13/1988 — Mulugeta Seraw an Ethiopian law student in Portland, Oregon is beaten to death by members of the Neo-Naz... |
| * 8/10/991 — Battle of Maldon: English, led by Bryhtnoth, confront a band of inland-raiding Vikings near Maldon in Ess... |
| * 7/26/1994 — Russian President Boris Yeltsin orders the removal of Russian troops from Estonia. |
| * 3/13/1921 — Mongolia under Baron Roman Ungern von Sternberg, declares its independence from China. |
| * 8/15/1974 — Yuk Young-soo First Lady of South Korea, is killed during an apparent assassination attempt upon Presid... |
| * 2/26/1936 — In the February 26 Incident young Japanese military officers attempt to stage a coup against the governm... |
| * 1/27/1186 — Henry VI the son and heir of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, marries Constance of Sicily. |
| * 5/12/1965 — West Germany and Israel establish diplomatic relations. |
| * 8/5/1100 — Henry I is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey. |
| * 2/26/1936 — Adolf Hitler opened the 1st Volkswagen plant in East Germany. |
| * 6/1/1997 — Hugo Banzer wins the Presidential elections in Bolivia. |
| * 11/8/1941 — The Albanian Communist Party is founded. |
| * 9/9/2001 — Ahmed Shah Massoud leader of the Northern Alliance, is assassinated in Afghanistan. |
| * 4/7/1948 — The World Health Organization is established by the United Nations. |
| * 7/11/1957 — Prince Karim Husseini Aga Khan IV inherits the office of Imamat as the 49th Imam of Shia Imami Ismaili wo... |
| * 7/16/2004 — Millennium Park considered the first and most ambitious architectural project in the early 21st century... |
| * 10/9/1919 — Black Sox scandal: The Cincinnati Reds "win" the World Series. |