Historical calendar

1898 - Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first asteroid to be found near Earth. Eros, the temporary designation...

1944 - Waffen-SS troops massacre 560 people in Sant'Anna di Stazzema. The Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre was a war crime...

1920 - A Latvian-Soviet peace treaty renounces Russian authority and claims to Latvia are signed, ending the conflict. While the...

1901 -Born in Butkë, of Kolonjë Safet Butka. After finishing primary school in his native village, he went on to...

1939 - Born in Scandiano, Romano Prodi. Prodi is an Italian politician who served as the 10th President of the...

1919 - The Anglo-Afghan Treaty is signed. This treaty finally establishes peaceful relations between Afghanistan and the United Kingdom and...

1892 - Born in the Varosh neighborhood of Kruja, Abaz Kupi was a military man and activist for the national...

1901 - Peter O'Connor sets the world-renowned IAAF record in the 7.6m long jump, a record that would remain unbroken...

1914 - In response to the German occupation of Belgium, Belgium and the British Empire declare war on Germany. The...

1936 - A major fire engulfs Kursha-2 in the Meshchera lowlands of Ryazan, Russia, killing 1,200 people and leaving only...