On This Day in History
Events in History
- 362 The temple of Apollo at Daphne, outside of Antioch, is destroyed in a mysterious fire
- 794 Emperor Kanmu relocates Japanese capital to Heiankyo (now Kyoto).
- 1335 Ex-emperor Hanazono (95th Emperor of Japan) became a Zen priest
- 1383 The 1383-85 Crisis in Portugal: A period of civil war and disorder begins after King Fernando dies without a male heir to the Portuguese throne
- 1575 Foundation of Aguascalientes (one of 32 Federal Entities of Mexico)
- 1633 Battle of Liaoluo Bay: Dutch East India Company defeated by Chinese Ming naval forces in southern Fujian sea
- 1708 Great Alliance occupies Rijsel
- 1721 Tsar Peter the Great becomes "All-Russian Imperator"
Louis Riel
Bảo Đại
Robert Capa
Marcus Agrippa
Ludwig Leichhardt
Michael CrichtonWeddings in History
- 1945 Argentine military officer and politician Juan Perón (50) weds actress Eva Perón (26) at a civil ceremony in Junin
- 1948 Farm labor leader Cesar Chavez (21) weds labor activist Helen Fabela (20) in Reno, Nevada
- 1981 Best-selling author Michael Crichton (39) weds broadcast journalist Suzanne Childs
- 2005 "Extra" reporter Carlos Diaz weds Adrienne Allen at Union Station's Grand Hall in Indianapolis, Indiana
- 2005 Austria's finance minister Karl-Heinz Grasser (36) weds Fiona Swarovski in Weissenkirchen, Austria
Paul Cézanne
Pretty Boy Floyd
Arnold J. Toynbee
Edward Smith-Stanley
Christian Dior
Soong Mei-ling