| Year | Events |
| 1894 | International footballer Ferdinand Swatosch was born 129 years ago. He played 23 matches for Austria national team and scored 16 goals. Date of his death: November 26, 1974. |
| 1911 | Foundation day of KF Valur Reykjavík. The club from Iceland have won 23 domestic championship titles. |
| 1925 | Max Morlock, former West Germany national football team player (26 caps and 21 goals), born this day. Died on September 10, 1994, aged 69 years. |
| 1948 | 75 years ago, the former Luxembourg football player Jeannot Moes is born. He appeared for 55 matches in total for Luxembourg. |
| 1973 | Birthday of Ermin Šiljak, who played for Slovenia national team in period 1994-2005 (48 caps and 14 goals). |
| 1976 | Poland national team played their 300th international match in Basel against Switzerland. |
| 1981 | Kazakhstan footballer Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev is born today. He made his debut for national team in 2001 and earned 58 caps, scoring 8 goals. |
| 1984 | International footballer Andrés Iniesta is born 39 years ago. He played 131 matches for Spain national team and scored 14 goals. |
| 1986 | Miguel Veloso, Portugal national football team player (56 caps and 3 goals), born this day. Estadio Metropolitano was opened in Baranquilla. The venue hosted 1 football match of European national teams. |
| 1992 | 31 years ago, the Belgium football player Thibaut Courtois is born. He appeared for 101 matches in total for Belgium. |
| 2002 | International football venue C.M.G.I. Field was inaugurated in Foxborough. Since opening, 5 games of European national football teams were played on the stadium. |
| 2011 | Stadium named after Akhmat-Hadji Kadyrov (Akhmat-Arena) was opened in Grozny. The venue hosted 1 football match of European national teams. |
| 2022 | Former Netherlands national team player Henk Groot died on this day aged 84. He earned 39 caps and scored 12 goals in total. Born on April 22, 1938. |
