Historical calendar

1878 - The Albanian League of Prizren was founded, a political organization of the parish of the four Albanian vilayets...

1923 - A Bulgarian army takes control of the country after a coup d'etat. By legitimacy and by a decree...

1912 - Carl Laemmle founded, Universal Pictures. Universal Pictures, is an American film studio owned by Comcast through the NBCUniversal...

1919 - Nationalist unrest erupts in Valletta, the capital of Malta. British soldiers set fire to the crowd, killing four...

1886 - Ciprian Porumbescu dies at the age of 29. Porumbescu was one of the most famous Romanian composers of...

1916 - Herbert Kitchener, 65, dies. Kitchener was a senior British Army officer and colonial administrator, who gained notoriety for...

1920 - Hungary loses 71 percent of its territory and 63 percent of its population when the Treaty of Trianon...

1916 - The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard from...

1882 - Guiseppe Garibaldi, 74, dies. Garibaldi was an Italian general, patriot, and republican. He contributed to the unification of...

1839 - Born in the village of Frashër in the Vilajet of Ioannina, Abdyl Frashëri is an Albanian MP in...