Historical calendar

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...

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...

1906 - The first Grand Prix motor racing event is held. The 1906 Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France,...

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...

1940 - Henry Larsen begins the first successful west-east navigation of Northwest Passage from Vancouver to British Columbia, Canada. This...

1911 - George V and Mary of Teck are crowned kings and queens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain...