| 1926 | André Testut born |
| 1931 | Dan Gurney born |
| 1940 | Mike Beuttler born |
| 1949 | Ricardo Zunino born |
| 1958 | Luigi Musso won the non-championship Syracuse Grand Prix |
| 1969 | Keith Holland won the non-championship Madrid Grand Prix |
| 1975 | Niki Lauda won the non-championship BRDC International Trophy |
| 1986 | Ayrton Senna won the Spanish Grand Prix |
| 1997 | Jacques Villeneuve won the Argentinian Grand Prix |
| 2002 | Desmond Titterington died |