| year | |
| 1710 | Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, composer, son of J.S. Bach |
| 1819 | George Eliot in England, novelist (Silas Marner) |
| 1890 | Charles de Gaulle, president of France (1958-1969) |
| 1898 | Wiley Post, American aviator, parachutist |
| 1899 | Hoagy Carmichael, composed 'Star Dust'. |
| 1913 | Benjamin Britten, English composer |
| year | |
| 1906 | The International Radio Telegraphic Convention adopts "SOS" as the new call for help. |
| 1943 | Lebanon gains its independence (would that it could keep it) |
| 1963 | President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas. |