Historical Events
- 364 Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor
- 1854 Great Britain and France declare war on Russia, expanding the Crimean War
- 1910 First seaplane takes off from water under its own power, piloted by Henri Fabre from the Étang de Berre lagoon at Martigues, France
- 1939 Spanish Civil War ends, Madrid falls to the Nationalists headed by Francisco Franco
- 1946 Cold War: The United States State Department releases the Acheson-Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power.
- 1979 A partial meltdown at Three Mile Island nuclear plant in the US results in the release of radioactive gas and iodine into the atmosphere but no deaths
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Today in Film & TV
- 1969 Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece
Today in Music
- 1896 Umberto Giordano's opera "Andrea Chenier" premieres at La Scala, Milan with Giuseppe Borgatti singing the title role; libretto by Luigi Illica
Today in Sport
- 1891 1st world weightlifting championship won by Edward Lawrence in London, England
Did You Know?
Turkish cities Constantinople and Angora change their names to Istanbul and Ankara
Famous Birthdays
- Henry Schoolcraft
1793 - 1864 - Aristide Briand
1862 - 1932 - Maxim Gorky
1868 - 1936 - Amancio Ortega
88th Birthday - Mario Vargas Llosa
88th Birthday - Rodrigo Duterte
79th Birthday
Celebrity Birthdays
- Rick Barry
80th Birthday - Dianne Wiest
76th Birthday - Reba McEntire
69th Birthday - Vince Vaughn
54th Birthday - Julia Stiles
43rd Birthday - Lady Gaga
38th Birthday
Fun Fact About Today
World's largest dinosaur footprint at 1.7 metres found in Kimberley, Western Australia
Famous Weddings
- 1772 Charles Edward Stuart 'the Young Pretender' (52) marries by proxy Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern (20)
- 1837 German composer Felix Mendelssohn (27) weds French clergyman's daughter Cécile Jeanrenaud (20), until his death in 1847
- 1870 Impressionist Painter Claude Monet (29) weds model Camille Doncieux in Paris
Famous Divorces
- 1849 Dutch Princess Marianne and Prince Albert of Prussia separate after 18-1/2 years of marriage
- 1995 American actress Julia Roberts (26) and American singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett (37) divorce after less than 2 years of marriage