Historical calendar

1917 - During World War I, the deadliest airstrikes in Germany and London during the war are carried out by...

1935 - A truce is negotiated between Bolivia and Paraguay, ending the Chaco War. The Chaco War took place between...

1903 - A group of Serbian officers attacks the royal palace, killing King Alexander Obrenovic and his wife, Queen Draga....

1878 - The Albanian League of Prizren was founded, a political organization of the parish of the four Albanian vilayets...

1923 - A Bulgarian army takes control of the country after a coup d'etat. By legitimacy and by a decree...

1912 - Carl Laemmle founded, Universal Pictures. Universal Pictures, is an American film studio owned by Comcast through the NBCUniversal...

1905 - Norway's parliament dissolves its union with Sweden. The vote was confirmed by a national plebiscite on August 13...

1886 - Ciprian Porumbescu dies at the age of 29. Porumbescu was one of the most famous Romanian composers of...

1916 - Herbert Kitchener, 65, dies. Kitchener was a senior British Army officer and colonial administrator, who gained notoriety for...

1920 - Hungary loses 71 percent of its territory and 63 percent of its population when the Treaty of Trianon...