205th memorial anniversary of Alexander Wilson (Alexander Wilson (1766–1813), Eudocimus ruber; Porphyrio martinicus; Elanoides forficatus; Platalea ajaja)

205th memorial anniversary of Alexander Wilson (Alexander Wilson (1766–1813), Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Background info: Falco sparverius, Piranga olivácea, Ardea herodias

50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 8 (William Alison “Bill” Anders; Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell; Saturn V SA-503, Apollo 8; Lunar Orbit Profile, Lunar Orbit Return, Solar Orbit, CSM translunar trajectory, CSM transearth trajectory)

50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 8 (Apollo 8 Command Module) Background info: Commander Frank Borman, Saturn V SA-503, Apollo 8 was the second manned mission in the Apollo space program. Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders became the first humans to travel beyond Earth orbit and into an orbit around the Moon.

Concorde (the crash of Concorde)

Concorde

70th memorial anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948); Monument to Mahatma Gandhi, England; National emblem of India)

70th memorial anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948), Gadi Sagar in Rajasthan, India) Background info: Sculpture depicting Gandhi’s Dandi March, Charkha (spinning wheel)

Ice hockey (Pavel Datsyuk Slava Voynov; Nikita Gusev; Vasily Koshechkin)

Ice hockey (Ilya Kovalchuk)

60th anniversary of Michael Jackson (Michael Jackson (1958–2009); Nelson Mandela (1918–2013); Princesse Diana (1961–1997))

60th anniversary of Michael Jackson (Michael Jackson (1958–2009)) Background info: The Jackson 5

John-Paul II (John Paul II (1920–2005); Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama; Nelson Mandela (1918–2013))

John-Paul II (John Paul II (1920–2005))

Golf (Jessica Korda, winner Pure Silk Bahamas 2014; Minjee Lee, 2016 Blue Bay LPGA Winner; Jon Rahm, winner FIO 2017; Hideki Matsuyama, Winner Japan Golf Tour 2013)

Golf (Dustin Johnson, world number one in 2017) Background info: Tiger Woods, winner of 79 PGA Tour events; Jack Nicklaus and his 113 victories on the professional circuit

75th memorial anniversary of Nikola Tesla (Nikola Tesla (1856–1943))

75th memorial anniversary of Nikola Tesla (Nikola Tesla (1856–1943)) Background info: Tesla Model X

165th anniversary de Vincent van Gogh (Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) “Self-portrait”, 1887; “Vase of fifteen sunflowers”, c. 1889; “The Church in Auvers-sur-Oise, View from the Chevet”, 1890; Van Gogh House in Cuesmes, “Self-portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe”, 1889)

165th anniversary de Vincent van Gogh (Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) “Sorrowing Old Man (At Eternity’s Gate)”, 1890) Background info: “Van Gogh’s Chair” (detail), 1888