What's New at On This Day
New Famous People
Akechi Mitsuhide
Blanche of Lancaster
Constance of Castile
Ioan Gruffudd
Philippa of Hainault
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
New Historical Events
- 1800-06-30 Glasgow Police Act establishes the City of Glasgow Police, considered the 1st modern-style municipal police force, in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1876-03-25 Agostino Depretis becomes Prime Minister of Italy for the first time as head of a left-leaning government
- 1942-07-04 Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane's musical "Best Foot Forward", starring June Allyson, with choreography by Gene Kelly, closes at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC, after 326 performances
- 1992-11-03 Dianne Feinstein is elected to the US Senate, goes on to become longest serving female there, serving until her death in 2023
- 2023-09-16 New economic corridor to rival Chinese Belt and Road Initiative - the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor announced at G20 summit in New Delhi
- 2023-09-29 More than 50 people are killed in two suicide attacks in Mastung and Peshawar City, Pakistan, during celebrations for the birth of the prophet Muhammad
- 2023-09-29 Historic levels of rain in New York city create flash floods, shutting down half of the subway system amid the wettest September in 100 years
- 2023-09-30 Bipartisan deal to avoid US government shutdown signed just hours before midnight deadline, provides funding for 45 days
- 2023-10-01 Fashion designer Sarah Burton shows her last collection for label Alexander McQueen in Paris, after 13 years
- 2023-10-01 Ryder Cup Golf, Marco Simone G&CC, Rome, Italy: Europe dominates the United States 16½-11½ to regain the title; Tyrrell Hatton, Jon Rahm and Robert MacIntyre unbeaten for Europe
- 2023-10-02 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for discoveries that enabled mRNA vaccine development
- 2023-10-02 WHO approves second vaccine for Malaria, one that can be manufactured on a massive scale - R21 made by the University of Oxford
- 2023-10-02 US Postal Service issues a commemorative stamp honoring late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- 2023-10-03 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier for research into attosecond pulses of light
- 2023-10-04 Kevin McCarthy becomes first speaker of the US House of Representatives to be voted out by fellow Republican hard-liners, led by Matt Gaetz
New Famous Birthdays
- 1939-10-02 George Reed, American CFL HOF running back (CFL MVP 1965, 76; Grey Cup MVP 1966; Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Vicksburg, Mississippi (d. 2023)
- 1941-07-23 Pierre Agostini, French experimental physicist (2023 Nobel Prize for Physics for attosecond pulses of light), born in Tunis, French Tunisia
- 1944-04-02 Bob Sheridan, American boxing and MMA broadcaster (WGBS "Rumble in the Jungle", "Thrilla in Manila"; bodogFIGHT), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2023)
- 1944-09-22 Jim Forrest, Scottish soccer striker (5 caps; Rangers, Preston NE, Aberdeen, Hong Kong Rangers), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2023)
- 1946-10-06 György Kottán, Hungarian soccer manager (Bangladesh 2000-03; Pakistan 2009-10), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2023)
- 1948-01-22 Tim Foley, American football defensive back (Super Bowl VII, VIII; Pro Bowl 1979; Miami Dolphins), born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 2023)
- 1949-09-01 Garry Maddox, American MLB centerfielder, 1972-86 (San Francisco Giants; Philadelphia Phillies - 8X Gold Glove, World Series champ), broadcaster, entrepreneur, and Vietnam War veteran, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1953-04-03 Russ Francis, American football tight end (New England Patriots; Super Bowl XIX San Francisco 49ers; Pro Bowl 1977, 78, 79), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2023)
- 1955-01-17 Katalin Kariko, Hungarian-American biochemist (2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for mRNA vaccine technology), born in Szolnok, Hungary
- 1958-08-16 Anne L'Huillier, French-Swedish physicist (2023 Nobel Prize for Physics for attosecond pulses of light), born in Paris, France
- 1959-09-07 Drew Weissman, American scientist (2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for mRNA vaccine technology), born in Lexington, Massachusetts
- 1962-05-17 Ferenc Krausz, Hungarian-Austrian physicist (2023 Nobel prize for Physics for attosecond pulses of light), born in Mór, Hungary
- 1964-01-01 Khaled Khalifa, Syrian poet, screenwriter and novelist (In Praise of Hatred), born in Urum al-Sughra, Syria (d. 2023)
- 1979-05-11 Laphonza Butler, American politician (Senator-D-California 2023-), born in Magnolia, Mississippi
- 2000-09-15 Felix (Lee), Korean K-pop vocalist and rapper (Stray Kids), born in Seven Hills, Australia
New Famous Weddings
- 1773-07-25 Spanish painter Francisco Goya marries Josefa Bayeu in Madrid
- 1935-06-11 American "The Good Earth" novelist Pearl S. Buck (42) weds her American publisher Robert Walsh (52), in Reno, Nevada; until his death in 1960
- 1945-08-19 American actor Dick Powell (40) weds his third wife, American actress June Allyson (27), until his death in 1963; MGM studio chief Louis B. Mayer reluctantly gave the bride away
- 2023-06-09 Actors Naomi Watts and Billy Crudup marry in New York
- 2023-09-22 American retired professional wrestler Hulk Hogan (70) marries for the third time to Sky Daily (45) in Clearwater, Florida
New Famous Divorces
- 2023-07-05 Actor Billy Porter and husband Adam Smith announce their separation after six years
- 2023-07-06 Singer Ricky Martin and Syrian-Swedish painter Jwan Yose announce their decision to divorce after six years of marriage
- 2023-09-18 American actress Bijou Phillips (43) files for divorce from American "That '70s Show" actor and convicted rapist Danny Masterson (47) after 11 years of marriage
New Famous Deaths
- 1954-05-04 Pauline de Haan-Manifarges, Dutch concert and opera contralto singer, dies at 82
- 1993-09-11 Luis Antonio Escobar, Colombian composer and musicologist, dies at 68
- 1996-01-09 Walter M. Miller Jr., American sci-fi author (Hugo; View from Stars), dies at 72
- 1999-04-22 Bert Remsen, American actor (Mario-It's a Living), dies at 74
- 2007-10-14 Raymond Pellegrin, French actor (Woman of Rome), dies at 82
- 2019-05-12 Machiko Kyō, Japanese actress (Gate of Hell, Rashomon, Ugetsu), dies at 95
- 2019-07-10 Valentina Cortesa, Italian actress (Day for Night, Kidnap Syndicate), dies at 96
- 2020-05-12 Michel Piccoli, French actor (Topaz, Peril, May Fools), dies at 94
- 2021-12-09 Cara Williams, American actress (Pete & Gladys, Cara Williams Show), dies at 96
- 2022-04-15 Charles Henry Plumb, British Conservative politician and 15th President of the European Parliament (1987-89), dies at 97
- 2023-08-18 James L. Buckley, American politician, Senator from New York (Conservative Party: 1971-77), dies at 100
- 2023-09-24 Tim Foley, American football defensive back (Super Bowl VII, VIII; Pro Bowl 1979; Miami Dolphins), dies at 75
- 2023-09-25 György Kottán, Hungarian soccer manager (Bangladesh 2000-03; Pakistan 2009-10), dies at 76
- 2023-09-27 Bob Sheridan, American boxing and MMA broadcaster (WGBS "Rumble in the Jungle", "Thrilla in Manila"; bodogFIGHT), dies at 79
- 2023-09-30 Khaled Khalifa, Syrian poet, screenwriter and novelist (In Praise of Hatred), dies of a heart attack at 59