Historical calendar

1904 - Madame Butterfly premieres, its premiere in Milan's La Scala. Madame Butterfly, is an opera in three acts (originally...

1934 - The Austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democratic faction. The Austrian Civil War, also...

1898 - The USS Maine warship explodes and sinks in Havana's port of Cuba, killing 275 people. This event causes...

1919 - The Soviet-Polish War begins. This conflict began because of the Soviet Red Cross's crossing of the Polish border...

1914 - The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers is established in New York to protect copyrighted musical compositions...

1905 - Pope Christo Negovani dies, was an Albanian Orthodox priest and activist of the national movement at the turn...

1926 - Born in Regina, Leslie Nielsen. Nielsen, was a Canadian actor, comedian, and producer. He has appeared in more...

1918 - dies at the age of 75, in Istanbul, Abdyl Hamidi II. Abdyl Hamidi was the 34th Sultan of...

1904 - The Battle of Port Arthur comes to an end during the Russo-Japanese War. The Battle of Port Arthur,...

1924 - The first execution in a U.S. state takes place in Nevada. The first person executed was a Cino-American...