Historical calendar

1946 - Soviet troops end their one-year occupation of the Danish island of Bornholm. This strategic island of Denmark, in...

1945 - During World War II, Soviet troops liberate Hungary from German occupation and decide to stay there for a...

1924 - Marlon Brando is born in Omaha. Brando, was an American actor and film director with a career spanning...

1879 - Born on April 2, Aleksandër Moisiu, was an Austrian actor of Albanian origin. Moses's field of action encompassed...

1924 - Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years in prison for participating in the Beer Hall Putsch, but only...

1913 - The Vienna Concert Society rebels during a performance of modernist music by Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Alexander von...

1912 - Died at age 70, Karl May. May, was a German writer best known for his adventurous novels set...

1925 - Dies Bajram Curri, was a military man of the Ottoman Empire, Albanian politician and activist who fought for...

1933 - Liverpool's Imperial Airways freighter is believed to be the first lost and sabotaged aircraft when a passenger fires...

1945 - During World War II, Operation Starvation begins where Japan's mines, seaports, and airfields are subjected to massive bombing...