Today in History
Important Events
- 753 BC Romulus and Remus found Rome (traditional date)
- 1526 Battle at Panipat: Central Asian conqueror Babur defeats Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, establishing the Mughal Empire in India
- 1792 Brazilian revolutionary Tiradentes, is hanged, drawn and quartered in Rio de Janeiro
- 1863 Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith, enters garden of Rivden near Baghdad. He makes his declaration as a Messenger of God during the 12 days spent there
- 1918 World War I: German fighter ace Baron Manfred von Richthofen "The Red Baron", shot down and killed over Vaux sur Somme in France, Canadian pilot Arthur Roy Brown credited with the kill
- 1989 Thousands of Chinese crowd into Beijing's Tiananmen Square cheering students demanding greater political freedom
Today in Film & TV
- 1930 "All Quiet on the Western Front" based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Louis Wolheim and Lew Ayres premieres in Los Angeles (Academy Awards Outstanding Production 1930)
Today in Music
- 1956 Elvis Presley's 1st hit record, "Heartbreak Hotel", becomes #1
Today in Sport
Did You Know?
Secretaries' Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated
On this day in 1952
Famous Birthdays
Charlotte Brontë
(1816 - 1855)- John Muir
(1838 - 1914) - Elizabeth II
93rd Birthday
Charlotte Brontë
John Muir
Elizabeth IITomorrow's Famous Birthdays
- Vladimir Lenin
(1870 - 1924) - Bettie Page
(1923 - 2008) - Jack Nicholson
Turns 81
Vladimir Lenin
Bettie Page
Jack NicholsonWould You Believe?
Alf Dean using a rod & reel hooks a 2,664lb, 16' 10" great white shark off the coast of Ceduna, Australia
On this day in 1959
Famous Weddings
- 1920 Future UK Prime Minister Harold Macmillan (26) weds daughter of the 9th Duke of Devonshire Dorothy Evelyn Cavendish (19) at St. Margaret's, Westminster
- 1993 Rolling Stone Bill Wyman weds Suzanne Accosta on French Riveria
- 2006 Professional drag racer Andrew Hines (22) weds Tanya Phillips at the First Baptist Church in Tampa, Florida
Mark Twain
The Red Baron
John Maynard Keynes
Miguel de Cervantes
Anne Bonny
Richard NixonThis Month in History
![Millions Come Up to See Mae West]()
Millions Come Up to See Mae West
Mae West, jailed on this day for obscenity, became one of the most successful sex symbols. Fans could not resist the offer: ‘Come up and see me some time.’
April 19, 1927![World's First Motor Race]()
World's First Motor Race
It was hardly the stuff of today's adrenalin-pumping Formula 1 match ups, but on this day two men climbed aboard their machine for "the world’s first motor race”.
April 20, 1887![A Son, A Son – My Wife For A Son!]()
A Son, A Son – My Wife For A Son!
Henry VIII, who became King of England on this day in history, disposed of two wives in his quest for a son and heir – and was to marry four others.
April 21, 1509![Who Wrote Shakespeare?]()
Who Wrote Shakespeare?
Could the son of a provincial glove-maker, born on this day in history, be the author of the world's greatest plays? The argument rages on.
April 23, 1564
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