Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk — business acquisition in 2022
WWE Evolution (2018) — 2018 WWE pay-per-view and WWE Network event
American Airlines Flight 383 (2016) — aviation accident in 2016
This page gathers 85 events, 243 births and 114 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 97 to 2025.
Event of the day
1726
1726: Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels, originally titled Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships, is a 1726 satirical prose novel by the Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift.
A rocket carrying NASA's Cygnus CRS Orb-3 resupply mission to the International Space Station explodes seconds after taking off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Wallops Island, Virginia. Wikipedia: Cygnus Orb-3· ✓ 2 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
2009
NASA successfully launches the Ares I-X mission, the only rocket launch for its short-lived Constellation program. Wikipedia: NASA· ✓ 3 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
In St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., the 630-foot (190 m)-tall steel catenary Gateway Arch was completed. Wikipedia: St. Louis· ✓ 2 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1919
The U.S. Congress passed the Volstead Act over president Woodrow Wilson's veto, reinforcing Prohibition in the United States. Wikipedia: United States Congress· ✓ 4 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1886
In New York Harbor, U.S. president Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France commemorating the Declaration of Independence. Wikipedia: New York Harbor· ✓ 6 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 158 languages
1864
American Civil War: In East Tennessee, Union forces under General Alvan C. Gillem rout Confederate troops under General John C. Vaughn during the Battle of Morristown. Wikipedia: American Civil War· ✓ 3 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1835
In the first major engagement of the Texas Revolution, the Texian Army repelled a Mexican attack at the grounds of Mission Concepcion south of Downtown San Antonio. Wikipedia: Texas Revolution· ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1776
American Revolutionary War: As George Washington's Continental Army retreated northward from New York City, the British Army captured the village of White Plains. Wikipedia: American Revolutionary War· ✓ 5 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1636
The Massachusetts Bay Colony votes to establish a theological college, which would later become Harvard University. Wikipedia: Massachusetts Bay Colony· ✓ 5 Wikipedias· 34 languages
The 2023 Rugby World Cup final is held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France. It saw South Africa defeat New Zealand 12 to 11, claiming their fourth Webb Ellis Cup, becoming the first nation to do so. Wikipedia: 2023 Rugby World Cup final· ✓ 2 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
Jair Bolsonaro is elected president of Brazil with 57 million votes, with Workers' Party candidate Fernando Haddad as the runner-up. It is the first time in 16 years that a Workers' Party candidate is not elected president. Wikipedia: Jair Bolsonaro· ✓ 3 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
Members of the Turkistan Islamic Party drove a vehicle into a crowd in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China, killing five people and injuring thirty-eight others. Wikipedia: Turkistan Islamic Party· ✓ 2 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
In the Argentine general election, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner became the first woman to be elected president of Argentina. Wikipedia: 2007 Argentine general election· ✓ 5 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
Prospero, the first British satellite launched on a British rocket, lifted off from Launch Area 5B in Woomera, South Australia. Wikipedia: Prospero (spacecraft)· ✓ 5 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
Pope Paul VI promulgates Nostra aetate, by which the Roman Catholic Church officially recognizes the legitimacy of non-Christian faiths. Wikipedia: Pope Paul VI· ✓ 5 Wikipedias· 125 languages
1962
The Cuban Missile Crisis ends and Premier Nikita Khrushchev orders the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba. Wikipedia: Cuban Missile Crisis· ✓ 6 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 95 languages
Hungarian Revolution: A de facto ceasefire comes into effect between armed revolutionaries and Soviet troops, who begin to withdraw from Budapest. Communist officials and facilities come under attack by revolutionaries. Wikipedia: Hungarian Revolution of 1956· ✓ 3 Wikipedias· 82 languages
An Air France Lockheed Constellation crashes in the Azores, killing all 48 people on board. Wikipedia: Air France· ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1948
Paul Hermann Müller is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the insecticidal properties of DDT. Wikipedia: Paul Hermann Müller· ✓ 3 Wikipedias· 56 languages
World War II: Italy invaded Greece after Greek prime minister Ioannis Metaxas rejected Benito Mussolini's ultimatum demanding the cession of Greek territory. Wikipedia: World War II· ✓ 6 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
1928
Indonesian composer Wage Rudolf Supratman introduced "Indonesia Raya", now the country's national anthem. Wikipedia: Wage Rudolf Supratman· ✓ 2 Wikipedias· 23 languages
The funerary mask of Tutankhamun, possibly originally made for Queen Neferneferuaten, was uncovered for the first time in approximately 3,250 years. Wikipedia: Mask of Tutankhamun· ✓ 3 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1922
Italian fascists led by Benito Mussolini march on Rome and take over the Italian government. Wikipedia: Italian fascism· ✓ 6 Wikipedias· 34 languages
World War I: A new Polish government in western Galicia is established, triggering the Polish–Ukrainian War. Wikipedia: World War I· ✓ 2 Wikipedias· 265 languages
1918
World War I: Czech politicians peacefully take over the city of Prague, thus establishing the First Czechoslovak Republic. Wikipedia: First Czechoslovak Republic· ✓ 3 Wikipedias· 41 languages
Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique receives its première performance only nine days before the composer's death. Wikipedia: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky· ✓ 4 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 192 languages
The Pinjarra massacre occurs in the Swan River Colony. An estimated 30 Noongar people are killed by British colonists. Wikipedia: Pinjarra massacre· ✓ 3 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
The Hōei earthquake ruptured all segments of the Nankai megathrust simultaneously – the only earthquake recorded to have done so. Wikipedia: 1707 Hōei earthquake· ✓ 4 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1664
The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, the forerunner to the Royal Marines, was established at the grounds of the Honourable Artillery Company in London. Wikipedia: Duke of York· ✓ 2 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1628
French Wars of Religion: The Siege of La Rochelle ends with the surrender of the Huguenots after fourteen months. Wikipedia: French Wars of Religion· ✓ 4 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
Christopher Columbus lands in Cuba on his first voyage to the New World, surmising that it is Japan. Wikipedia: Christopher Columbus· ✓ 5 Wikipedias· 244 languages
Ladislaus the Posthumous was crowned King of Bohemia, although George of Poděbrady remained in control of the government. Wikipedia: Ladislaus the Posthumous· ✓ 2 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
Beijing is officially designated the capital of the Ming dynasty when the Forbidden City is completed. Wikipedia: Beijing· ✓ 2 Wikipedias· 305 languages
1344
The lower town of Smyrna is captured by Latin Christians in response to Aydınid piracy during the Smyrniote crusades. Wikipedia: Aydinids· ✓ 2 Wikipedias· 21 languages
1061
Pietro Cadalo is appointed by the German Imperial court as antipope to the pope Alexander II, who was elected in the previous month. Wikipedia: Antipope Honorius II· ✓ 4 Wikipedias· 27 languages
Civil wars of the Tetrarchy: Constantine the Great defeated Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in Rome. Wikipedia: Civil wars of the Tetrarchy· ✓ 6 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
Roman emperor Nerva is forced by the Praetorian Guard to adopt general Marcus Ulpius Trajanus as his heir and successor. Wikipedia: AD 97· ✓ 3 Wikipedias· 126 languages
Unconfirmed
2025
Hurricane Melissa makes landfall near Black River, Jamaica, killing over 30 people, as well as tying the 1935 Labor Day hurricane as the most intense landfall in the North Atlantic. Wikipedia: Hurricane Melissa· 27 languages
2006
A funeral service takes place at the Bykivnia graves for Ukrainians who were killed by the Soviet secret police. Wikipedia: Bykivnia graves· 14 languages
1992
Hans-Adam II threatened to dismiss the Landtag of Liechtenstein over disagreements on the date of a referendum for the country's accession to the EEA. Wikipedia: Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein· 75 languages
1954
Aeroflot Flight 136 crashes near Krasnoyarsk, killing 19. Wikipedia: Krasnoyarsk· 123 languages
1640
The Treaty of Ripon was agreed, ending the Second Bishops' War and forcing Charles I to summon the Long Parliament, ultimately leading to the First English Civil War. Wikipedia: Treaty of Ripon· 5 languages
A rocket carrying NASA's Cygnus CRS Orb-3 resupply mission to the International Space Station explodes seconds after taking off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Wallops Island, Virginia. Wikipedia: Cygnus Orb-3· ✓ 2 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
2009
NASA successfully launches the Ares I-X mission, the only rocket launch for its short-lived Constellation program. Wikipedia: NASA· ✓ 3 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1971
Prospero, the first British satellite launched on a British rocket, lifted off from Launch Area 5B in Woomera, South Australia. Wikipedia: Prospero (spacecraft)· ✓ 5 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, the forerunner to the Royal Marines, was established at the grounds of the Honourable Artillery Company in London. Wikipedia: Duke of York· ✓ 2 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
The 2023 Rugby World Cup final is held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France. It saw South Africa defeat New Zealand 12 to 11, claiming their fourth Webb Ellis Cup, becoming the first nation to do so. Wikipedia: 2023 Rugby World Cup final· ✓ 2 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
Indonesian composer Wage Rudolf Supratman introduced "Indonesia Raya", now the country's national anthem. Wikipedia: Wage Rudolf Supratman· ✓ 2 Wikipedias· 23 languages
1893
Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique receives its première performance only nine days before the composer's death. Wikipedia: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky· ✓ 4 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 192 languages
Sandy Berger, American lawyer and politician, 19th United States National Security Advisor (died 2015) Wikipedia: Sandy Berger· ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
Charlie Daniels, American singer-songwriter, fiddle-player and guitarist (died 2020) Wikipedia: Charlie Daniels· ✓ 4 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
Arturo Frondizi, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Argentina (died 1995) Wikipedia: Arturo Frondizi· ✓ 5 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Spanish priest and saint, 3rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (died 1572) Wikipedia: Francis Borgia· ✓ 5 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
Michael Sata, Zambian police officer and politician, 5th President of Zambia (born 1937) Wikipedia: Michael Sata· ✓ 2 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Polish journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Poland (born 1927) Wikipedia: Tadeusz Mazowiecki· ✓ 4 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
Jonathan Motzfeldt, Greenlandic politician, 1st Prime Minister of Greenland (born 1938) Wikipedia: Jonathan Motzfeldt· ✓ 3 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
Newton Moore, Australian soldier and politician, 8th Premier of Western Australia (born 1870) Wikipedia: Newton Moore· ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1929
Bernhard von Bülow, German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1849) Wikipedia: Bernhard von Bülow· ✓ 4 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
Louis-Eugène Cavaignac, French general and politician, 26th Prime Minister of France (born 1802) Wikipedia: Louis-Eugène Cavaignac· ✓ 2 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
Abigail Adams, American writer and second First Lady of the United States (born 1744) Wikipedia: Abigail Adams· ✓ 2 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 85 languages
John Smeaton, English engineer, designed the Coldstream Bridge and Perth Bridge (born 1724) Wikipedia: John Smeaton· ✓ 3 Wikipedias· ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
