Historical calendar

1915 - Paul Elrich dies at the age of 61. Elrich, was a German physician and scientist decorated with the...

1936 - A major purge of the Soviet Union begins when the first Moscow process takes place. The Moscow trials...

1850 - Honore de Balzac dies at the age of 51. De Balzac, was a French novelist and playwright. The...

1943 - Robert De Niro is born in New York. De Niro, is an American actor, producer, and director who...

1900 - Battle of the Elands River during the Second Boer War ends after a 13-day siege is lifted by...

1940 - An Italian submarine torpedoes and sinks the Greek cruiser Elli in the port of Tinos during peacetime, marking...

1916 - Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary. The Kingdom of Romania was neutral for the first two years of World...

1898 - Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first asteroid to be found near Earth. Eros, the temporary designation...

  1944 - Waffen-SS troops massacre 560 people in Sant'Anna di Stazzema. The Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre was a war...

1920 - A Latvian-Soviet peace treaty renounces Russian authority and claims to Latvia are signed, ending the conflict. While the...