Historical calendar

1914 - In response to the German occupation of Belgium, Belgium and the British Empire declare war on Germany. The...

1936 - A major fire engulfs Kursha-2 in the Meshchera lowlands of Ryazan, Russia, killing 1,200 people and leaving only...

1922 - Alexander Graham Bell dies at the age of 75. Bell, was an inventor, scientist and engineer of Scottish...

1886 - Franz List dies at the age of 75. List, was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor, music teacher,...

1930 - In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup. FIFA, the international football governing body, chose Uruguay as...

1900 - In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by anarchist Gaetano Bresci. While the king was visiting...

1915 - United States occupies Haiti for 20 years. The invasion ended on August 1, 1934, after President Franklin D....

1890 - Famous Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later from his wounds. He suffered...

1909 - Louis Bleriot makes the first flight through the English Channel in a heavier-than-air car from Calais, France, to...