- 1700 – Birth of social reformer and bishop Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf
- 1894 – Emanuel Lasker becomes World Chess Champion, a title that he will hold for 27 years
- 1923 – Birth of actor Horst Tappert, best known as Derrick
- 1976 – Death of philosopher Martin Heidegger
- 1997 – Death of scientist and inventor Manfred von Ardenne