Today in History
Historical Events
- 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas: Spain and Portugal divide the new world along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands, off the west coast of Africa
- 1628 English King Charles I ratifies the Petition of Rights
- 1654 Louis XIV crowned King of France
- 1753 British Museum founded by an Act of Parliament with royal assent from King George II (opens in 1759)
- 1929 Vatican City becomes a sovereign state
- 1965 The Supreme Court of the United States decides on Griswold v. Connecticut, effectively legalizing the use of contraception by married couples
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Today in Film & TV
- 1975 Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder for sale to the public
Today in Music
- 1972 Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey's musical "Grease" starring Barry Bostwick, Carole Demas, and Adrienne Barbeau, opens at Broadhurst Theater, NYC; runs for 3,388 performances
Today in Sport
- 1906 Chicago Cubs score 11 runs in 1st inning of 19-0 drubbing of New York Giants off future Baseball Hall of Famers Christy Mathewson and Joe McGinnity; worst beating in Giants franchise history
- 1986 French Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert beats Martina Navratilova 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 for her 18th and final Grand Slam title and record 7th French singles crown
Did You Know?
Thomas Malthus publishes the first edition of his influential 'Essay on the Principle of Population' (date of the unsigned preface)
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Famous Birthdays
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Dean Martin
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Muammar Gaddafi
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64th Birthday
Celebrity Birthdays
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1958 - 2016
Charles Strouse
95th Birthday
Tom Jones
83rd Birthday
Liam Neeson
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Anna Kournikova
42nd Birthday
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35th Birthday
Would You Believe?
Police warn bald men against attacks in Mozambique after 5 men murdered for the gold believed in their heads
Today in History in 2017
Famous Weddings
- 421 Aelia Eudocia Athenais of Athens marries Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius II
- 1601 Louis Gunther of Nassau weds countess Anna Margaretha of Manderscheid
- 1925 Three Stooges leader Moe Howard (28) weds Helen Schonberger
Famous Divorces
- 2013 Russian President Vladimir Putin announces his divorce from his wife on national TV
- 2016 American model Amber Rose (32) weds American rapper Wiz Khalifa (28) divorce after not quite 3 years of marriage
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