On This Day in History
Events in History
- 607 Comet 1P/607 H1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0898 AUs of Earth
- 1012 Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich, London
- 1451 Alam Shah of Delhi resigns throne
- 1524 Pope Clemens VII fires Neth inquisitor-general French Van de Holly
- 1529 2nd Parliament of Spiers bans Lutheranism
- 1539 Charles, protestant German monarch, signs Treaty of Frankrfurt
- 1552 Mauritius of Saksen captures Karel
- 1591 Chartres surrenders to King Henry IV in France
Roger Sherman
Getulio Vargas
Adolf HitlerWeddings in History
- 1941 Youngest Mitford sister Deborah Mitford marries Andrew Cavendish, son of the Duke of Devonshire in London
- 2005 "Extra" co-host Dayna Devon (35) weds plastic surgeon Dr. Brent Moelleken at the Hans Fahden Winery in Calistoga, California
- 2014 Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor Joe Lo Truglio (43) weds Beth Dover in Santa Barbara, California
Lord Byron
Charles Darwin
Konrad Adenauer
Bram Stoker
Dorothy Height