Historical calendar

1933 - In the United States, during the Great Depression, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveils the Civil Service Administration....

1917 - The Gregorian calendar marks the beginning of the October Revolution. On this date in 1917, the Bolsheviks, led...

1943 - During World War II, the Soviet Red Army retakes Kiev. Before retreating, the Germans demolish most of the...

1925 - Executed at the age of 52, one of the highest exponents of British espionage in Europe, Sidney Reilly....

1922 - A site called the Valley of the Kings in Egypt becomes one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of...

1918 - A peace treaty is signed between Austria-Hungary and Italy at Villa Giusti. This treaty would eventually stop the...

1910 - Born in Faiyum, Egypt Tefta Tashko Koço, the prominent lyrical singer in the interpretation of the Albanian civic...

1922 - The last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed VI abdicates from his throne in Istanbul, ending the de...

1929 - Born in Naples, the famous actor Carlo Pedersoli internationally known as Bud Spencer. Spencer, was an Italian actor,...

1944 - During the Holocaust, Anne and Margot Frank are sent by Auschwitz to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. They will...