Historical calendar

1776 - During the American Revolution, the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America is adopted by the...

1938 - The world speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England by Mallard, which reaches a speed...

1881 - Charles J. Guiteau fatally shoots and injures US President James Garfield. Garfield died two months later from wound-related...

1884 - Allan Pinkerton dies at the age of 64. Pinkerton, was a Scottish-American detective and spy, best known for...

1934 - Adolf Hitler develops the Night of the Long Knives, which consists of the violent cleansing of his political...

1916 - British diplomat Roger Casement, an Irish nationalist, is sentenced to death for his role in the Easter Uprising....

1914 - Franz Ferdinand is assassinated at the age of 50 as a result of an assassination attempt. Franz Ferdinand...

1905 - During the Russo-Japanese War, sailors begin a rebellion in the Russian warship Potemkin. This warship was one of...

1910 - Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird premieres in Paris, making Stravinsky one of the world's greatest composers. Ballet has...

1932 - A bloodless revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now...