Historical calendar

1879 - Napoleon Eugene, of the last Bonaparte dynasty, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War. He was the son of...

1902 - A Second Boer War, the Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and secures British control of South Africa....

1913 - The Treaty of London is officially signed, ending the First Balkan War. The London Conference had ended on...

1931 - Michele Schirru, an Italian-American citizen of the United States, is executed by firing squad after trying to kill...

1905 - The Russo-Japanese War, the Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral...

1930 - The Chrysler Building in New York, the tallest man-made structure at the time, opens to the public. The...

1908 - The first major oil trade strike in the Middle East takes place in the Soleyman Massacre in southwestern...

1926 - Sholom Schwartzbard assassinates Symon Petliuran, head of the government of the People's Republic of Ukraine, which is in...

1900 - During World War II, the United Kingdom annexes the Free State of Orange. The Free State of Orange...

1906 - Henrik Ibsen, 78, dies. Ibsen was a Norwegian theater playwright and director. As one of the founders of...