First non-aristocratic, free public school in Europe is opened in Frascati, Italy
First non-aristocratic, free public school in Europe is opened in Frascati, Italy
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First non-aristocratic, free public school in Europe is opened in Frascati, Italy
Act of Independence of Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua declare their independence from the Spanish Empire
The Galápagos tortoise (Chelonoidis niger), also called the Galápagos giant tortoise, is a very large species of tortoise in the genus Chelonoidis (which also contains three smaller species from...
First use of tanks in warfare, Britain's Mark I "Little Willies" at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, part of the Battle of the Somme
Battle of Britain Day: Royal Air Force repulses a major Luftwaffe attack, losing 29 aircraft to the Germans' 57-61 as the tide begins to turn
George Soros' Quantum Fund begins selling large amounts of pound sterling, helping force the pound out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism the next day and earning him the label "the man who broke the Bank of England"
The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend Tonto.
"Be Without You" single is released by Mary J. Blige (Billboard Song of the Year 2006, Grammy Award for Best R&B Song, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance 2007)
Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens.
4th US President James Madison (43) weds Dolley Madison (26) in Jefferson County, West Virginia
Figure skater and actress Sonja Henie (36) weds Winthrop Gardner Jr.
Actor Peter Sellers (26) weds actress Anne Howe in London, England
Hugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor, singer, and producer. Beginning in theatre and television, Jackman landed his breakthrough role as Wolverine, playing it across the X-Men film franchise...
Saint Boniface IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope
Constans II, also called "the Bearded", was the Byzantine emperor from 641 to 668.
Saint Ludmila is murdered at the command of her daughter-in-law at Tetin
Thomas Wolsey (March 1473 – 29 November 1530) was an English statesman and Catholic cardinal. When Henry VIII became King of England in 1509, Wolsey became the king's almoner.
San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid finished
Giambattista Catagna elected as Pope Urban VII
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the Edo shogunate, was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after...
Prince Bethlen Gabor's troops occupy Pozsony (Pressburg) Hungary
Riga ( REE-gə) is the capital, primate, and largest city of Latvia and the second largest in the Baltics.
The Peach War: Munsee attack Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, killing about 40 colonists, possibly in retaliation for the murder of a Munsee woman picking peaches
The Treaty of Brussels was an agreement between representatives of Philip IV of Spain and Charles II, the leader of the exiled royalists of England, Ireland, and Scotland. It was signed in Brussels,...
Germantown is an area in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by Palatine, Quaker, and Mennonite families in 1683 as an independent borough, it was absorbed into Philadelphia...
Ferenc Rákóczi II, Prince of Transylvania and Tsar Peter the Great sign social security agreement
King Frederik Willem I divides Prussia-Brandenburg in Cantons
The Seven Years' War, 1756 to 1763, was a global war fought by numerous great powers, primarily in Europe, with significant subsidiary campaigns in North America and the Indian subcontinent.
Yemelyan Ivanovich Pugachev (also spelled Pugachyov; Russian: Емельян Иванович Пугачёв; c. 1742 – 21 January [O.S.
British forces capture Kip's Bay, Manhattan, during Revolution
-16] Utrecht patriots flee to Amsterdam
The United States Department of State (DOS), or simply the State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations.
The United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves was a pluricontinental monarchy formed by the elevation of the Portuguese colony named State of Brazil to the status of a kingdom and by the...
John Bull is a historic British-built railroad steam locomotive that operated in the United States.
Jung Bahadur Rana grabs power in Nepal
Saint Joseph's University (SJU or St. Joe's) is a private Jesuit university in Philadelphia, Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, and Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Antoinette Blackwell is the first US woman to be ordained a minister
Timothy Alder of NY patents a typesetting machine
Confederates conquer Union-weapon arsenal at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Dutch 1st Chamber abolishes Capital punishment (20-18)
Last German troops leave France
Pim Mulier forms Royal Haarlemsche Football Club based in Haarlem, Netherlands; oldest existing club in Dutch football
British General Wolseley occupies Cairo
The Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution prohibits the United States and its states from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of...
"Svoboda", Ukrainian language weekly newspaper founded by Father Hryhorii Hrushka, in Jersey City, New Jersey; expands to daily in 1921, reverts to weekly in 1998
The Battle of Pyongyang was the second major land battle of the First Sino-Japanese War. It took place on 15 September 1894 in Pyongyang, Korea between the forces of Meiji Japan and Qing China.
National Afro-American Council forms in Rochester NY
A Boer delegation issues an appeal at the Hague, Netherlands, that the major powers intervene in the war in South Africa
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central Division.
Boers & Afrikaners win 1st general elections in Union of South-Africa
Boston Red Sox pitcher "Smoky" Joe Wood ties then MLB record of 16 straight wins with a 2-1 victory over St. Louis Browns at Sportsman's Park
First US milch goat show held in Rochester, New York
First Battle of Aisne finishes, Germans vs. French & British during WWI
Forbes is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917. It has been owned by the Hong Kong-based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014.
Philadelphia catcher Butch Henline becomes first NLer to hit 3 HRs in a game since 1897 during Phillies' 10-9 win over St. Louis Cardinals at the Baker Bowl
Governor Walton of Oklahoma declares state of siege because of Ku Klux Klan terror
kg of François Fournier's forged postage stamps are burned in Geneva, Switzerland, to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands
First international bridge match is held in London; the US team defeats England
The Invergordon Mutiny (Scottish Gaelic: Aramac Inbhir Ghòrdain) was a mutiny by around 1,000 sailors in the British Atlantic Fleet that took place on 15–16 September 1931.
Nuremberg Laws deprives German Jews of citizenship & makes swastika official symbol of Nazi Germany
Works Progress Administration (WPA) extends L-Taraval streetcar line to San Francisco Zoo, at Sloat Blvd (San Francisco, California)
3rd American Football League plays 1st game (Milw 14, Columbus 2)
Nazis kill 800 Jewish women at Shkudvil, Lithuania
Jun'yō (隼鷹, "Peregrine Falcon") was a Hiyō-class aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN).
Tirpitz was the second of two Bismarck-class battleships built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine (navy) prior to and during the Second World War.
A hurricane in southern Florida and the Bahamas destroys 366 planes and 25 blimps at NAS Richmond
Dodgers beat Cubs 2-0 in 5 inns, games called because of gnats
First four-engined jet-propelled fighter plane tested, Columbus, Ohio
F-86 Sabre sets a world aircraft speed record of 1,080 km/h
The UN offensive into North Korea was a large-scale offensive in late 1950 by United Nations (UN) forces against North Korean forces during the Korean War. On 27 September near Osan, UN forces coming...
Emile Zatopek runs world record 20k (1:01:15.8)
UN turns over Eritrea to Ethiopia
Boxing's NBA adopts 10-pt-must-scoring-system (10 pts to round winner)
WCTV TV channel 6 in Tallahassee-Thomasville, Florida (CBS) begins
Commuter train crashes off an open drawbridge, killing 48 in Bayonne, New Jersey
Australia's 1st entry in America's Cup yacht race (US wins)
Final edition of socialist British newspaper "Daily Herald"
Lost in Space is an American science fiction television series created and produced by Irwin Allen, which originally aired between September 15, 1965, and March 6, 1968, on CBS.
The Communist Party of Indonesia was a communist party in the Dutch East Indies and later Indonesia. It was the largest non-ruling communist party in the world before its violent disbandment in 1965.
KPOB TV channel 15 in Poplar Bluff, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting
"Barbra Streisand: A Happening in Central Park" premieres on CBS TV
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake shakes Northern Illinois.
Air Vietnam flight 727 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board.
Mike Vail extends hitting streak ton rookie-record 23 straight game
Ntozake Shange's play "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf" premieres in NYC
Orioles forfeit to Blue Jays when manager Earl Weaver pulls team off field in the 5th inning, citing hazardous conditions due to a small tarpaulin on the bullpen mound
Dodgers become the first major league team to draw 3 million fans
Red Sox Bob Watson is 1st to hit for cycle in AL & NL (Astros)
USA Today (often stylized in all caps) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company.
Franklin Bradshaw was a Utah industrialist who was murdered on July 23, 1978, by his grandson, Marc Schreuder, at the instigation of his daughter, Frances Berenice Schreuder. The case inspired...
The Morocco Pavilion is a Moroccan-themed pavilion that is part of the World Showcase, within Epcot at Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida, United States.
1st broadcast of legal drama "L.A. Law" created by Steven Bochco, with ensemble cast including Corbin Bersen, Jill Eikenberry and Harry Hamlin on NBC
Italy sends a naval contingent to the Persian Gulf
Lillehammer, Norway, upsets Anchorage to host 1994 Winter olympics
The U.S. Congress recognizes American journalist Terry Anderson's continued captivity in Beirut, Lebanon
The 1990 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 91st season. They finished with a record of 94–68, good enough for second place in the American League West, 9 games behind of the first place...
The Party Machine with Nia Peeples is a half-hour late-night American musical variety show that aired in syndication for one season in 1991.
Liechtenstein prince Hans-Adam II disbands parliament
"Sound of Motown" premieres in Rotterdam
The St. Louis Cardinals, a professional baseball franchise based in St. Louis, Missouri, compete in the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball (MLB). Brewing magnate Gussie Busch's...
Bangladesh beat UAE by 104 runs to win the ACC Trophy Final
Edison Intl purchases Anaheim Stadium naming rights for $50M
With the landmark merger of WorldCom and MCI Communications completed the day prior, the new MCI WorldCom opens its doors for business.
27th Olympic Games opens at Sydney, Australia
NFL Oakland Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon begins NFL record-tying (Kurt Warner, Steve Young) streak of 6 consecutive 300-yard passing games, throwing for 403 yards in 30-17 victory at Pittsburgh
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announces a lockout of the players union and cessation of operations by the NHL head office
Gertrude E. "Trudy" Pitts (August 10, 1932 – December 19, 2010) was an American soul jazz keyboardist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was known primarily for playing the Hammond B3 organ.
Ford Motor Company closes St. Thomas Assembly automobile plant in Southwold, Ontario, after 44 years resulting in the loss of roughly 1,400 jobs
Nuclear power in the United Kingdom generated 16.1% of the country's electricity in 2020.
Baghdad is the capital and largest city in Iraq. It is located on the banks of the Tigris in central Iraq. The city has an estimated population of 8 million.
The prime minister of Poland, officially the president of the Council of Ministers, is the head of the cabinet and the head of government of Poland.
This is a timeline of the European migrant crisis of 2015 and 2016. Against the backdrop of four years of Syrian civil war and political instability in other Middle Eastern countries, there was a...
Terrorist bomb only partially explodes in attack at Parsons Green tube station, London, injuring 29
Archaeologists find the oldest-known brewery and remains of 13,000-year-old beer in a cave in Haifa, Israel, belonging to the nomadic Natufian people
Hong Kong police use water cannons and tear gas attempting to disperse thousands of protesters outside the British embassy, as protests continue in the city
United Auto Workers union go on strike at three locations - GM factory in Wentzville, a Ford plant in Wayne, Michigan, and a Jeep plant run by Stellantis in Toledo [1]
76th Emmy Awards: "Shōgun" 1st non-English winner for Best Drama, "Hacks" Best Comedy, "Baby Reindeer" Best Limited Series [1]
Armand Gustav "Mondo" Duplantis ˈɡɵ̂sːtav dɵˈplânːtɪs]; born 10 November 1999) is a Swedish and American pole vaulter who competes for Sweden.
Jean Batten, New Zealand zealand aviator, known for new zealand aviator, was born on 1909-09-15.
Emmerson Mnangagwa is born
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigerian nigerian writer, known for nigerian writer, was born on 1978-09-15.
Prince Harry, British prince, known for british prince, was born on 1985-09-15. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984) is a member of the British royal…
Oliver Stone, American filmmaker, known for american filmmaker, was born on 1947-09-15. William Oliver StoneSeptember 15, 1946) is an American filmmaker.
Tommy Lee Jones, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1947-09-15. Thomas Lee Jones is an American actor, film director, and former football player.
Jessye Norman, American musician, known for american opera singer, was born on 1945-09-15. Jessye Mae Norman (September 15, 1945 – September 30, 2019) was an American opera singer and recitalist.
Ashley Cooper is born
Gaylord Perry, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1938-09-15.
Abdul Qadir is born
Dan Marino athlete, known for american football player, was born on 1962-09-15. Daniel Constantine Marino Jr.
James Fenimore Cooper, American writer, known for american writer, was born on 1789-09-15.
Porfirio Díaz is born
Saint Boniface IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope
Constans II, also called "the Bearded", was the Byzantine emperor from 641 to 668.
Saint Ludmila is murdered at the command of her daughter-in-law at Tetin
Thomas Wolsey (March 1473 – 29 November 1530) was an English statesman and Catholic cardinal. When Henry VIII became King of England in 1509, Wolsey became the king's almoner.
San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid finished
Giambattista Catagna elected as Pope Urban VII
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the Edo shogunate, was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after...
First non-aristocratic, free public school in Europe is opened in Frascati, Italy
Prince Bethlen Gabor's troops occupy Pozsony (Pressburg) Hungary
Riga ( REE-gə) is the capital, primate, and largest city of Latvia and the second largest in the Baltics.
The Peach War: Munsee attack Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, killing about 40 colonists, possibly in retaliation for the murder of a Munsee woman picking peaches
The Treaty of Brussels was an agreement between representatives of Philip IV of Spain and Charles II, the leader of the exiled royalists of England, Ireland, and Scotland. It was signed in Brussels,...
Germantown is an area in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by Palatine, Quaker, and Mennonite families in 1683 as an independent borough, it was absorbed into Philadelphia...
Ferenc Rákóczi II, Prince of Transylvania and Tsar Peter the Great sign social security agreement
King Frederik Willem I divides Prussia-Brandenburg in Cantons
The Seven Years' War, 1756 to 1763, was a global war fought by numerous great powers, primarily in Europe, with significant subsidiary campaigns in North America and the Indian subcontinent.
Yemelyan Ivanovich Pugachev (also spelled Pugachyov; Russian: Емельян Иванович Пугачёв; c. 1742 – 21 January [O.S.
British forces capture Kip's Bay, Manhattan, during Revolution
-16] Utrecht patriots flee to Amsterdam
The United States Department of State (DOS), or simply the State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations.
James Fenimore Cooper, American writer, known for american writer, was born on 1789-09-15.
4th US President James Madison (43) weds Dolley Madison (26) in Jefferson County, West Virginia
The United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves was a pluricontinental monarchy formed by the elevation of the Portuguese colony named State of Brazil to the status of a kingdom and by the...
Act of Independence of Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua declare their independence from the Spanish Empire
Porfirio Díaz is born
John Bull is a historic British-built railroad steam locomotive that operated in the United States.
The Galápagos tortoise (Chelonoidis niger), also called the Galápagos giant tortoise, is a very large species of tortoise in the genus Chelonoidis (which also contains three smaller species from...
Jung Bahadur Rana grabs power in Nepal
Saint Joseph's University (SJU or St. Joe's) is a private Jesuit university in Philadelphia, Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, and Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Antoinette Blackwell is the first US woman to be ordained a minister
Timothy Alder of NY patents a typesetting machine
Confederates conquer Union-weapon arsenal at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Dutch 1st Chamber abolishes Capital punishment (20-18)
Last German troops leave France
Pim Mulier forms Royal Haarlemsche Football Club based in Haarlem, Netherlands; oldest existing club in Dutch football
British General Wolseley occupies Cairo
The Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution prohibits the United States and its states from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of...
"Svoboda", Ukrainian language weekly newspaper founded by Father Hryhorii Hrushka, in Jersey City, New Jersey; expands to daily in 1921, reverts to weekly in 1998
The Battle of Pyongyang was the second major land battle of the First Sino-Japanese War. It took place on 15 September 1894 in Pyongyang, Korea between the forces of Meiji Japan and Qing China.
National Afro-American Council forms in Rochester NY
A Boer delegation issues an appeal at the Hague, Netherlands, that the major powers intervene in the war in South Africa
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central Division.
Jean Batten, New Zealand zealand aviator, known for new zealand aviator, was born on 1909-09-15.
Boers & Afrikaners win 1st general elections in Union of South-Africa
Boston Red Sox pitcher "Smoky" Joe Wood ties then MLB record of 16 straight wins with a 2-1 victory over St. Louis Browns at Sportsman's Park
First US milch goat show held in Rochester, New York
First Battle of Aisne finishes, Germans vs. French & British during WWI
Koos de la Rey, South African african military officer during the boer wars, known for south african military officer during the boer wars, died on 1914-09-15.
First use of tanks in warfare, Britain's Mark I "Little Willies" at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, part of the Battle of the Somme
Forbes is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917. It has been owned by the Hong Kong-based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014.
Philadelphia catcher Butch Henline becomes first NLer to hit 3 HRs in a game since 1897 during Phillies' 10-9 win over St. Louis Cardinals at the Baker Bowl
Governor Walton of Oklahoma declares state of siege because of Ku Klux Klan terror
kg of François Fournier's forged postage stamps are burned in Geneva, Switzerland, to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands
First international bridge match is held in London; the US team defeats England
The Invergordon Mutiny (Scottish Gaelic: Aramac Inbhir Ghòrdain) was a mutiny by around 1,000 sailors in the British Atlantic Fleet that took place on 15–16 September 1931.
Nuremberg Laws deprives German Jews of citizenship & makes swastika official symbol of Nazi Germany
Ashley Cooper is born
Works Progress Administration (WPA) extends L-Taraval streetcar line to San Francisco Zoo, at Sloat Blvd (San Francisco, California)
Gaylord Perry, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1938-09-15.
Battle of Britain Day: Royal Air Force repulses a major Luftwaffe attack, losing 29 aircraft to the Germans' 57-61 as the tide begins to turn
3rd American Football League plays 1st game (Milw 14, Columbus 2)
Nazis kill 800 Jewish women at Shkudvil, Lithuania
Jun'yō (隼鷹, "Peregrine Falcon") was a Hiyō-class aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN).
Emmerson Mnangagwa is born
Tirpitz was the second of two Bismarck-class battleships built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine (navy) prior to and during the Second World War.
A hurricane in southern Florida and the Bahamas destroys 366 planes and 25 blimps at NAS Richmond
Jessye Norman, American musician, known for american opera singer, was born on 1945-09-15. Jessye Mae Norman (September 15, 1945 – September 30, 2019) was an American opera singer and recitalist.
Dodgers beat Cubs 2-0 in 5 inns, games called because of gnats
First four-engined jet-propelled fighter plane tested, Columbus, Ohio
Oliver Stone, American filmmaker, known for american filmmaker, was born on 1947-09-15. William Oliver StoneSeptember 15, 1946) is an American filmmaker.
Tommy Lee Jones, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1947-09-15. Thomas Lee Jones is an American actor, film director, and former football player.
F-86 Sabre sets a world aircraft speed record of 1,080 km/h
The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend Tonto.
Figure skater and actress Sonja Henie (36) weds Winthrop Gardner Jr.
The UN offensive into North Korea was a large-scale offensive in late 1950 by United Nations (UN) forces against North Korean forces during the Korean War. On 27 September near Osan, UN forces coming...
Actor Peter Sellers (26) weds actress Anne Howe in London, England
Emile Zatopek runs world record 20k (1:01:15.8)
UN turns over Eritrea to Ethiopia
Boxing's NBA adopts 10-pt-must-scoring-system (10 pts to round winner)
WCTV TV channel 6 in Tallahassee-Thomasville, Florida (CBS) begins
Abdul Qadir is born
Commuter train crashes off an open drawbridge, killing 48 in Bayonne, New Jersey
Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens.
Australia's 1st entry in America's Cup yacht race (US wins)
Dan Marino athlete, known for american football player, was born on 1962-09-15. Daniel Constantine Marino Jr.
Final edition of socialist British newspaper "Daily Herald"
Lost in Space is an American science fiction television series created and produced by Irwin Allen, which originally aired between September 15, 1965, and March 6, 1968, on CBS.
The Communist Party of Indonesia was a communist party in the Dutch East Indies and later Indonesia. It was the largest non-ruling communist party in the world before its violent disbandment in 1965.
KPOB TV channel 15 in Poplar Bluff, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting
"Barbra Streisand: A Happening in Central Park" premieres on CBS TV
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake shakes Northern Illinois.
Air Vietnam flight 727 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board.
Mike Vail extends hitting streak ton rookie-record 23 straight game
Ntozake Shange's play "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf" premieres in NYC
Orioles forfeit to Blue Jays when manager Earl Weaver pulls team off field in the 5th inning, citing hazardous conditions due to a small tarpaulin on the bullpen mound
Dodgers become the first major league team to draw 3 million fans
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigerian nigerian writer, known for nigerian writer, was born on 1978-09-15.
Red Sox Bob Watson is 1st to hit for cycle in AL & NL (Astros)
USA Today (often stylized in all caps) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company.
Franklin Bradshaw was a Utah industrialist who was murdered on July 23, 1978, by his grandson, Marc Schreuder, at the instigation of his daughter, Frances Berenice Schreuder. The case inspired...
The Morocco Pavilion is a Moroccan-themed pavilion that is part of the World Showcase, within Epcot at Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida, United States.
Prince Harry, British prince, known for british prince, was born on 1985-09-15. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984) is a member of the British royal…
1st broadcast of legal drama "L.A. Law" created by Steven Bochco, with ensemble cast including Corbin Bersen, Jill Eikenberry and Harry Hamlin on NBC
Italy sends a naval contingent to the Persian Gulf
Lillehammer, Norway, upsets Anchorage to host 1994 Winter olympics
The U.S. Congress recognizes American journalist Terry Anderson's continued captivity in Beirut, Lebanon
The 1990 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 91st season. They finished with a record of 94–68, good enough for second place in the American League West, 9 games behind of the first place...
The Party Machine with Nia Peeples is a half-hour late-night American musical variety show that aired in syndication for one season in 1991.
George Soros' Quantum Fund begins selling large amounts of pound sterling, helping force the pound out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism the next day and earning him the label "the man who broke the Bank of England"
Liechtenstein prince Hans-Adam II disbands parliament
"Sound of Motown" premieres in Rotterdam
The St. Louis Cardinals, a professional baseball franchise based in St. Louis, Missouri, compete in the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball (MLB). Brewing magnate Gussie Busch's...
Bangladesh beat UAE by 104 runs to win the ACC Trophy Final
Edison Intl purchases Anaheim Stadium naming rights for $50M
With the landmark merger of WorldCom and MCI Communications completed the day prior, the new MCI WorldCom opens its doors for business.
27th Olympic Games opens at Sydney, Australia
NFL Oakland Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon begins NFL record-tying (Kurt Warner, Steve Young) streak of 6 consecutive 300-yard passing games, throwing for 403 yards in 30-17 victory at Pittsburgh
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announces a lockout of the players union and cessation of operations by the NHL head office
"Be Without You" single is released by Mary J. Blige (Billboard Song of the Year 2006, Grammy Award for Best R&B Song, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance 2007)
Gertrude E. "Trudy" Pitts (August 10, 1932 – December 19, 2010) was an American soul jazz keyboardist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was known primarily for playing the Hammond B3 organ.
Ford Motor Company closes St. Thomas Assembly automobile plant in Southwold, Ontario, after 44 years resulting in the loss of roughly 1,400 jobs
Nuclear power in the United Kingdom generated 16.1% of the country's electricity in 2020.
Baghdad is the capital and largest city in Iraq. It is located on the banks of the Tigris in central Iraq. The city has an estimated population of 8 million.
The prime minister of Poland, officially the president of the Council of Ministers, is the head of the cabinet and the head of government of Poland.
This is a timeline of the European migrant crisis of 2015 and 2016. Against the backdrop of four years of Syrian civil war and political instability in other Middle Eastern countries, there was a...
Terrorist bomb only partially explodes in attack at Parsons Green tube station, London, injuring 29
Archaeologists find the oldest-known brewery and remains of 13,000-year-old beer in a cave in Haifa, Israel, belonging to the nomadic Natufian people
Hong Kong police use water cannons and tear gas attempting to disperse thousands of protesters outside the British embassy, as protests continue in the city
Hugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor, singer, and producer. Beginning in theatre and television, Jackman landed his breakthrough role as Wolverine, playing it across the X-Men film franchise...
United Auto Workers union go on strike at three locations - GM factory in Wentzville, a Ford plant in Wayne, Michigan, and a Jeep plant run by Stellantis in Toledo [1]
76th Emmy Awards: "Shōgun" 1st non-English winner for Best Drama, "Hacks" Best Comedy, "Baby Reindeer" Best Limited Series [1]
Armand Gustav "Mondo" Duplantis ˈɡɵ̂sːtav dɵˈplânːtɪs]; born 10 November 1999) is a Swedish and American pole vaulter who competes for Sweden.