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18 September
Five letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to various media outlets in the United States.
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Five letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to various media outlets in the United States.
Recent enough to sit in living memory - a date many people can still place in their own lifetime.
While posing as an aristocrat, Belgian serial killer Nestor Pirotte murdered an antiques dealer in Brussels, for which crime he was sentenced to death.
Recent enough to sit in living memory - a date many people can still place in their own lifetime.
The wedding of King Constantine II of Greece and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark took place in Athens.
Recent enough to sit in living memory - a date many people can still place in their own lifetime.
Aeroflot Flight 213 crashed into a mountain near Chersky Airport, killing 32 people.
Recent enough to sit in living memory - a date many people can still place in their own lifetime.
An aircraft crashed near Ndola in Northern Rhodesia, resulting in the deaths of 16 people, including United Nations secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld.
Recent enough to sit in living memory - a date many people can still place in their own lifetime.
Korean War: The Korean People's Army retreated from the Battle of the Pusan Perimeter after six weeks of fighting, marking the farthest that the KPA would advance in the war.
Conflict on this date is why later maps, borders, and memories still argue about it.
The Australian cricket team's Invincibles tour of England concluded; they had played 34 matches, including five Tests, without defeat.
Recent enough to sit in living memory - a date many people can still place in their own lifetime.
World War I: The Central Powers' defeat at the Battle of Dobro Pole played a role in the Bulgarian withdrawal from the war and led to the subsequent liberation of Vardar Macedonia.
Conflict on this date is why later maps, borders, and memories still argue about it.
Five Chinese people were lynched outside of Pierce City in the Idaho Territory.
A modern-age event whose consequences were still unfolding in living memory.
The Blackpool Illuminations (example pictured) in the English seaside town of Blackpool were switched on for the first time.
A first in knowledge or technology: after this, the possible set of tools was not the same.
The Indianola hurricane dissipated over Mississippi after killing around eight hundred people in Texas.
A disaster date - kept because communities still measure risk, grief, and rebuilding from it.
Panic of 1873: The American bank Jay Cooke & Company declared bankruptcy, setting off a chain reaction of bank failures.
A modern-age event whose consequences were still unfolding in living memory.
Nathaniel P. Langford of the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition first observed a geyser in the Wyoming Territory erupting at regular intervals, naming it Old Faithful (video featured).
A first in knowledge or technology: after this, the possible set of tools was not the same.
The New York Times, the largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, was founded.
A modern-age event whose consequences were still unfolding in living memory.
The United States Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, decreeing that all escaped slaves be brought back to their masters.
A modern-age event whose consequences were still unfolding in living memory.
Byzantine–Seljuk wars: Byzantine forces defeated their Seljuk opponents in the flanks of the nocturnal Battle of Kapetron, but learned of their Georgian allies' defeat in the centre the next morning.
Conflict on this date is why later maps, borders, and memories still argue about it.
Constantine the Great decisively defeated Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire and ending the Tetrarchy.
Conflict on this date is why later maps, borders, and memories still argue about it.
Nerva, the first of the "Five Good Emperors" of ancient Rome, came to power following the assassination of his predecessor Domitian.
A first in knowledge or technology: after this, the possible set of tools was not the same.
Cannabis is legalized in South Africa, through a ruling of the Constitutional Court.
8 years ago today - close enough that the consequences are still part of the present.
Toy retail chain Toys "R" Us files for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Canada.
9 years ago today - close enough that the consequences are still part of the present.
The 2016 Uri attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India by terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed results in the deaths of nineteen Indian Army soldiers and all four attackers.
10 years ago today - close enough that the consequences are still part of the present.
Two security personnel, 17 worshippers in a mosque, and 13 militants are killed during a Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan attack on a Pakistan Air Force base on the outskirts of Peshawar.
11 years ago today - close enough that the consequences are still part of the present.
Scotland votes against independence from the United Kingdom, by 55% to 45%.
A political turning point - one of the days institutions still date themselves from.
The 2011 Sikkim earthquake is felt across northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and southern Tibet.
A disaster date - kept because communities still measure risk, grief, and rebuilding from it.
Philippe Croizon becomes the first quadruple amputee to swim across the English Channel.
A first in knowledge or technology: after this, the possible set of tools was not the same.
After 72 years on radio and television, CBS Television broadcasts the final episode of Guiding Light, the longest-running soap opera in American history.
17 years ago today - close enough that the consequences are still part of the present.
Buddhist monks join anti-government protesters in Myanmar, starting what some call the Saffron Revolution.
Conflict on this date is why later maps, borders, and memories still argue about it.
The CW Television Network debuts in the US, following the merger of UPN and The WB.
20 years ago today - close enough that the consequences are still part of the present.
First mailing of anthrax letters from Trenton, New Jersey in the 2001 anthrax attacks.
A first in knowledge or technology: after this, the possible set of tools was not the same.
United States media magnate Ted Turner donates US$1 billion to the United Nations.
29 years ago today - close enough that the consequences are still part of the present.
The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is adopted.
29 years ago today - close enough that the consequences are still part of the present.
An explosion rocks Giant Mine at the height of a labor dispute, killing nine replacement workers in Yellowknife, Canada.
34 years ago today - close enough that the consequences are still part of the present.
Liechtenstein becomes a member of the United Nations.
36 years ago today - close enough that the consequences are still part of the present.
An attempted coup d'état against Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaoré is uncovered and foiled.
Conflict on this date is why later maps, borders, and memories still argue about it.
The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar comes to an end.
38 years ago today - close enough that the consequences are still part of the present.
General Henri Namphy, president of Haiti, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by General Prosper Avril.
Conflict on this date is why later maps, borders, and memories still argue about it.
The Magna Charta Universitatum, asserting key principles essential to the free operation of universities, is signed in Bologna by the rectors of 388 institutions of higher learning, to commemorate the 900th anniversary of the University of Bologna.
38 years ago today - close enough that the consequences are still part of the present.
Joe Kittinger completes the first solo balloon crossing of the Atlantic.
A first in knowledge or technology: after this, the possible set of tools was not the same.
The Assemblée Nationale votes to abolish capital punishment in France.
45 years ago today - close enough that the consequences are still part of the present.
Soyuz 38 carries two cosmonauts (including one Cuban) to the Salyut 6 space station.
46 years ago today - close enough that the consequences are still part of the present.
Voyager I takes the first distant photograph of the Earth and the Moon together.
A first in knowledge or technology: after this, the possible set of tools was not the same.
Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110 mph winds, killing 5,000 people.
A disaster date - kept because communities still measure risk, grief, and rebuilding from it.
The Bahamas, East Germany and West Germany are admitted to the United Nations.
53 years ago today - close enough that the consequences are still part of the present.
Mel Brooks and Buck Henry's spy-comedy series Get Smart premieres on NBC Television.
61 years ago today - close enough that the consequences are still part of the present.
The wedding of Constantine II of Greece and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark takes place in Athens.
62 years ago today - close enough that the consequences are still part of the present.
The first television adaptation of Charles Addams's "The Addams Family" premieres on ABC Television.
A first in knowledge or technology: after this, the possible set of tools was not the same.
Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago are admitted to the United Nations.
64 years ago today - close enough that the consequences are still part of the present.
Aeroflot Flight 213 crashes into a mountain near Chersky Airport, killing 32 people.
64 years ago today - close enough that the consequences are still part of the present.
United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld dies in an air crash while attempting to negotiate peace in the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A political turning point - one of the days institutions still date themselves from.
Fidel Castro arrives in New York City as the head of the Cuban delegation to the United Nations.
66 years ago today - close enough that the consequences are still part of the present.
The Bank of America introduces its first credit card, the BankAmericard (later renamed the VISA Card), in a test market in Fresno County, California.
A first in knowledge or technology: after this, the possible set of tools was not the same.
A four-person landing party, led by Lt.-Cdr. Desmond Scott RN, disembarks from a Royal Navy helicopter and raises the Union Flag on Rockall, claiming the uninhabited Atlantic island for the United Kingdom.
71 years ago today - close enough that the consequences are still part of the present.
Finnish president J. K. Paasikivi becomes the first Western head of state to be awarded the highest honor of the Soviet Union, the Order of Lenin.
A first in knowledge or technology: after this, the possible set of tools was not the same.
Korean War: U.S. Eighth Army and United Nations forces break out of the Pusan Perimeter in southeast Korea.
Conflict on this date is why later maps, borders, and memories still argue about it.
TV Tupi Difusora, the first television station to broadcast in Brazil, begins transmissions on Channel 3 in São Paulo.
A first in knowledge or technology: after this, the possible set of tools was not the same.
Operation Polo is terminated after the Indian Army accepts the surrender of the army of Hyderabad.
78 years ago today - close enough that the consequences are still part of the present.
Margaret Chase Smith of Maine becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate without completing another senator's term.
A first in knowledge or technology: after this, the possible set of tools was not the same.
The National Security Act reorganizes the United States government's military and intelligence services.
79 years ago today - close enough that the consequences are still part of the present.
General Douglas MacArthur moves his general headquarters from Manila to Tokyo.
A modern-age event that still frames how nations, technology, or everyday life took shape.
World War II: The British submarine HMS Tradewind torpedoes Jun'yō Maru, killing 5,600, mostly slave labourers and POWs.
Conflict on this date is why later maps, borders, and memories still argue about it.
World War II: Operation Market Garden results in the liberation of Eindhoven.
Conflict on this date is why later maps, borders, and memories still argue about it.
World War II: The Battle of Arracourt begins.
Conflict on this date is why later maps, borders, and memories still argue about it.
World War II: Adolf Hitler orders the deportation of Danish Jews.
Conflict on this date is why later maps, borders, and memories still argue about it.
World War II: The Soviet Union introduces conscription for all males between the ages of 16 and 50.
Conflict on this date is why later maps, borders, and memories still argue about it.
World War II: The Polish government of Ignacy Mościcki flees to Romania.
Conflict on this date is why later maps, borders, and memories still argue about it.
World War II: The radio show Germany Calling begins transmitting Nazi propaganda.
Conflict on this date is why later maps, borders, and memories still argue about it.
The Soviet Union is admitted to the League of Nations.
A modern-age event that still frames how nations, technology, or everyday life took shape.
The body of actress Peg Entwistle is discovered by police, two days after her suicide by jumping off of the Hollywoodland sign.
A modern-age event that still frames how nations, technology, or everyday life took shape.
Imperial Japan instigates the Mukden incident as a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria.
A modern-age event that still frames how nations, technology, or everyday life took shape.
Juan de la Cierva makes the first Autogyro crossing of the English Channel.
A first in knowledge or technology: after this, the possible set of tools was not the same.
The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air.
A modern-age event that still frames how nations, technology, or everyday life took shape.
A hurricane devastates Miami, Florida, killing 372 people.
A disaster date - kept because communities still measure risk, grief, and rebuilding from it.
The U.S. ends its military occupation of the Dominican Republic, after invading in May 1916 to force the Dominican government to pay its debts to European creditors.
A political turning point - one of the days institutions still date themselves from.
The Kingdom of Hungary is admitted to the League of Nations.
A modern-age event that still frames how nations, technology, or everyday life took shape.
Rif War: In Ajdir, Spanish Morocco, a secessionist group of Berbers led by Abd el-Krim proclaim the Republic of the Rif, in rebellion against the Sultan of Morocco and the Spanish Army. French and Spanish forces suppress the Republic by May 1926.
Conflict on this date is why later maps, borders, and memories still argue about it.
Fritz Pollard becomes the first African American to play professional football for a major team, the Akron Pros.
A first in knowledge or technology: after this, the possible set of tools was not the same.
In the Netherlands, a law granting full voting rights to women is granted royal assent by Queen Wilhelmina.
A modern-age event that still frames how nations, technology, or everyday life took shape.
The Saturday Evening Post publishes the short story "Extricating Young Gussie" by P.G. Wodehouse, featuring the first appearance of Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves.
A first in knowledge or technology: after this, the possible set of tools was not the same.
The Irish Home Rule Act becomes law, but is delayed until after World War I.
Conflict on this date is why later maps, borders, and memories still argue about it.
In Washington, D.C., George Owen Squier demonstrated the first system to allow multiplexing of telephone transmissions, sending a message between two laboratories of the U.S. Signal Corps.
A first in knowledge or technology: after this, the possible set of tools was not the same.
The 1906 Hong Kong typhoon kills an estimated 10,000 people.
A modern-age event that still frames how nations, technology, or everyday life took shape.
The Fashoda Incident triggers the last war scare between Britain and France.
Conflict on this date is why later maps, borders, and memories still argue about it.
Veal Oscar, a dish of veal, seafood, asparagus, and Bernaise sauce, is first served at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm, in honour of the 25th anniversary of the reign of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway.
A first in knowledge or technology: after this, the possible set of tools was not the same.
Five Chinese people were lynched outside of Pierce City in the Idaho Territory of the United States.
A modern-age event that still frames how nations, technology, or everyday life took shape.
The Pacific Stock Exchange opens.
A modern-age event that still frames how nations, technology, or everyday life took shape.
The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.
A first in knowledge or technology: after this, the possible set of tools was not the same.
The U.S. bank Jay Cooke & Company declares bankruptcy, contributing to the Panic of 1873.
A modern-age event that still frames how nations, technology, or everyday life took shape.
During an expedition to the Wyoming Territory, Henry D. Washburn observes and names the Old Faithful Geyser.
A modern-age event that still frames how nations, technology, or everyday life took shape.
The first provincial election for the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly after Canada's Confederation returns a large majority for the Anti-Confederation Party, led by William Annand, who becomes Premier.
A political turning point - one of the days institutions still date themselves from.
The fourth and current State Constitution of Maryland is ratified by voters.
A political turning point - one of the days institutions still date themselves from.
American Civil War: John Bell Hood begins the Franklin–Nashville Campaign in an unsuccessful attempt to draw William Tecumseh Sherman back out of Georgia.
Conflict on this date is why later maps, borders, and memories still argue about it.
American Civil War: The Battle of Chickamauga begins between Confederate and Union forces. It involves the second highest amount of casualties for any American Civil War battle apart from Gettysburg.
Conflict on this date is why later maps, borders, and memories still argue about it.
The Confederate States celebrate for the first and only time a Thanksgiving Day.
A first in knowledge or technology: after this, the possible set of tools was not the same.
Second Opium War: Battle of Zhangjiawan: Now heading towards Beijing after having recently occupied Tianjin, the allied Anglo-French force engages and defeats a larger Qing Chinese army at Zhangjiawan.
Conflict on this date is why later maps, borders, and memories still argue about it.
Wars of Italian Unification: Battle of Castelfidardo: Royal Sardinian Army defeats forces of the Papal States, resulting in the conquest of Umbria and Marche by the Kingdom of Italy.
Conflict on this date is why later maps, borders, and memories still argue about it.
First publication of The New-York Daily Times, which later becomes The New York Times.
A first in knowledge or technology: after this, the possible set of tools was not the same.
The U.S. Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
A modern-age event that still frames how nations, technology, or everyday life took shape.
The Anti-Corn Law League is established by Richard Cobden.
A modern-age event that still frames how nations, technology, or everyday life took shape.
Jackson Robert Scott, American actor
Born 18 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Santiago Castro, Argentine footballer
Born 22 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Aidan Gallagher, American actor and musician
Born 23 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Hugo Bueno, Spanish footballer
Born 24 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Christian Pulisic, American soccer player
Born 28 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Conor Timmins, Canadian ice hockey player
Born 28 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Viktor Hovland, Norwegian professional golfer
Born 29 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Max Meyer, German footballer
Born 31 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Matt Targett, English footballer
Born 31 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Patrick Schwarzenegger, American-Austrian actor and model
Born 33 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Lewis Holtby, German footballer
Born 36 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Serge Ibaka, Congolese-Spanish basketball player
Born 37 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Marwin Hitz, Swiss footballer
Born 39 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Seiko Oomori, Japanese singer-songwriter
Born 39 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Mirza Teletović, Bosnian basketball player
Born 41 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Anthony Gonzalez, American football player and politician
Born 42 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Travis Outlaw, American basketball player
Born 42 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Dizzee Rascal, British hip hop musician
Born 42 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Peter Budaj, Slovak ice hockey player
Born 44 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Alessandro Cibocchi, Italian footballer
Born 44 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Arvydas Eitutavičius, Lithuanian basketball player
Born 44 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Leono, Mexican wrestler
Born 44 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Alfredo Talavera, Mexican footballer
Born 44 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Elke Hanel-Torsch, Austrian politician
Born 45 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Lasse Kukkonen, Finnish ice hockey player
Born 45 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Jennifer Tisdale, American actress and singer
Born 45 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Kristaps Valters, Latvian basketball player
Born 45 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Han Ye-seul, South Korean actress
Born 45 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Mickey Higham, English rugby league player
Born 46 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Avi Strool, Israeli footballer
Born 46 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Petri Virtanen, Finnish basketball player
Born 46 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Daniel Aranzubia, Spanish footballer
Born 47 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Robert Pruett, American criminal (died 2017)
Born 47 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Billy Eichner, American actor and comedian
Born 48 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Iain Lees-Galloway, New Zealand politician
Born 48 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Augustine Simo, Cameroonian footballer
Born 48 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Barrett Foa, American actor, singer, and dancer
Born 49 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Kieran West, English rower
Born 49 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Sophina Brown, American actress
Born 50 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Gabriel Gervais, Canadian soccer player
Born 50 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Ronaldo, Brazilian footballer
Born 50 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Kanstantsin Lukashyk, Belarusian target shooter
Born 51 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Jason Sudeikis, American actor and comedian
Born 51 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Guillermo Vargas, Costa Rican photographer and painter
Born 51 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Sol Campbell, English footballer and politician
Born 52 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Damon Jones, American football player and coach
Born 52 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Ticha Penicheiro, Portuguese-American basketball player and agent
Born 52 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Emily Rutherfurd, American actress
Born 52 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Travis Schuldt, American actor
Born 52 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Xzibit, American rapper, actor, and television host
Born 52 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Paul Brousseau, Canadian ice hockey player
Born 53 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Mário Jardel, Brazilian footballer
Born 53 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Aitor Karanka, Spanish footballer and manager
Born 53 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
James Marsden, American actor
Born 53 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Louise Sauvage, Australian wheelchair racer
Born 53 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Mark Shuttleworth, South African-English businessman
Born 53 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Brigitte Becue, Belgian swimmer
Born 54 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Adam Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Born 54 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
David Jefferies, English motorcycle racer (died 2003)
Born 54 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Iain Stewart, Scottish accountant and politician
Born 54 years ago today - close enough that their story still overlaps with ours.
Kesaria Abramidze, Georgian blogger, actress and model (born 1987)
2 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Nick Gravenites, American singer-songwriter (born 1938)
2 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Salvatore Schillaci, Italian footballer (born 1964)
2 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Brereton C. Jones, American politician, 58th Governor of Kentucky (born 1939)
3 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Jolidee Matongo, South African politician, 97th Mayor of Johannesburg (born 1975)
5 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Chris Anker Sørensen, Danish road bicycle racer (born 1984)
5 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, United States Supreme Court justice (born 1933)
6 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Afzal Ahsan Randhawa, Pakistani writer, poet, translator and playwright (born 1937)
9 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Eduardo Bonvallet, Chilean footballer and manager (born 1955)
11 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
James R. Houck, American astrophysicist and academic (born 1940)
11 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Mario Benjamín Menéndez, Argentinian general and politician (born 1930)
11 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Milan Marcetta, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1936)
12 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Earl Ross, Canadian racing driver (born 1941)
12 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Hirofumi Uzawa, Japanese economist and academic (born 1928)
12 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Kenny Wheeler, Canadian-English trumpet player and composer (born 1930)
12 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Veliyam Bharghavan, Indian politician (born 1928)
13 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Lindsay Cooper, English composer, bassoon and oboe player (born 1951)
13 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Arthur Lamothe, French-Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1928)
13 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Ken Norton, American boxer (born 1943)
13 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Polish-German author and critic (born 1920)
13 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Richard C. Sarafian, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1930)
13 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Santiago Carrillo, Spanish theorist and politician (born 1915)
14 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Haim Hefer, Polish-Israeli songwriter and poet (born 1925)
14 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Jack Kralick, American baseball player (born 1935)
14 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Steve Sabol, American director and producer, co-founded NFL Films (born 1942)
14 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Jamey Rodemeyer, American teenage activist (born 1997)
15 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Leo de Berardinis, Italian actor and director (born 1940)
18 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Mauricio Kagel, Argentinian-German composer and educator (born 1931)
18 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Ron Lancaster, American-Canadian football player and coach (born 1938)
18 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Pepsi Tate, Welsh bass player and producer (born 1965)
19 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Edward J. King, American football player, lawyer, and politician, 66th Governor of Massachusetts (born 1925)
20 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Michael Park, English racing driver (born 1966)
21 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Clint C. Wilson, Sr., American cartoonist (born 1914)
21 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Norman Cantor, Canadian-American historian and educator (born 1929)
22 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Russ Meyer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1922)
22 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Emil Fackenheim, German rabbi and philosopher (born 1916)
23 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Bob Mitchell, English educator and politician (born 1927)
23 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Bob Hayes, American sprinter and football player (born 1942)
24 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Mauro Ramos, Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1930)
24 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Margita Stefanović, Serbian keyboard player (born 1959)
24 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Ernie Coombs, American-Canadian television host (born 1927)
25 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Charlie Foxx, American singer and guitarist (Inez and Charlie Foxx) (born 1939)
28 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Jimmy Witherspoon, American singer (born 1920)
29 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Mohammad Hidayatullah, Indian lawyer, judge, and politician, 6th Vice President of India (born 1905)
34 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Alan Watt, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian Ambassador to Japan (born 1901)
38 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Américo Tomás, Portuguese admiral and politician, 14th President of Portugal (born 1894)
39 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Katherine Anne Porter, American short story writer, novelist, and essayist (born 1890)
46 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Paul Bernays, English-Swiss mathematician and philosopher (born 1888)
49 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Fairfield Porter, American painter and critic (born 1907)
51 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Amanat Ali Khan, Pakistani classical singer (born 1922)
52 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Jimi Hendrix, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1942)
56 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Franchot Tone, American actor, singer, and producer (born 1905)
58 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
John Cockcroft, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1897)
59 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Seán O'Casey, Irish dramatist and memoirist (born 1880)
62 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Therese Neumann, German mystic (born 1898)
64 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish economist and diplomat, 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1905)
65 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Benjamin Péret, French poet and journalist (born 1899)
67 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Olaf Gulbransson, Norwegian painter and illustrator (born 1873)
68 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Adélard Godbout, Canadian agronomist and politician, 15th Premier of Quebec (born 1892)
70 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Charles de Tornaco, Belgian racing driver (born 1927)
73 years ago today - recent enough that the loss still sits in living memory.
Christian feast day: Constantius (Theban Legion)
A day set aside on purpose - a reminder a community chose to keep repeating.
Christian feast day: Edward Bouverie Pusey (Episcopal Church)
A day set aside on purpose - a reminder a community chose to keep repeating.
Christian feast day: Eustorgius I
A day set aside on purpose - a reminder a community chose to keep repeating.
Christian feast day: Joseph of Cupertino
A day set aside on purpose - a reminder a community chose to keep repeating.
Christian feast day: Juan Macias
A day set aside on purpose - a reminder a community chose to keep repeating.
Christian feast day: Methodius of Olympus
A day set aside on purpose - a reminder a community chose to keep repeating.
Christian feast day: Richardis
A day set aside on purpose - a reminder a community chose to keep repeating.
Christian feast day: September 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
A day set aside on purpose - a reminder a community chose to keep repeating.
Day of National Music (Azerbaijan)
A day set aside on purpose - a reminder a community chose to keep repeating.
Island Language Day (Okinawa Prefecture, Japan)
A day set aside on purpose - a reminder a community chose to keep repeating.
National Day or Dieciocho (Chile)
A day set aside on purpose - a reminder a community chose to keep repeating.
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (United States)
A day set aside on purpose - a reminder a community chose to keep repeating.
Navy Day (Croatia)
A day set aside on purpose - a reminder a community chose to keep repeating.
World Water Monitoring Day
A day set aside on purpose - a reminder a community chose to keep repeating.
Historical summaries from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
On This Day
Open any month and day to see a featured story with how many years ago it was, filter the rest by century, play guess-the-year, save your day, share a moment card, or run a 60-second tour. Summaries come from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA - GClocks adds the time context.
Pick a date
Use Previous / Next, Today, or the date picker. The page URL stays /on-this-day/; the selected date lives in the hash (#m=&d=).
Open the capsule
The featured moment shows years ago, era, and a short "why it mattered" note. The rest of that day's stories sit under the fold, with a Wikipedia thumbnail when one exists.
Play, save, and share
Guess the year, run a 60-second tour, filter by century, save the date as your day, or share a moment card. Everything stays on this device - no account.
Wikipedia's On This Day feed is a long list. GClocks turns the same CC BY-SA summaries into a time capsule: relative time, a century scrubber, a daily year quiz, a 60-second tour, a saveable personal date, and a shareable card - then links you back to the original article when you want the full story.
Featured time capsule
One story up front with years-ago, era, living-memory, and a Wikipedia thumbnail when one exists.
Century filter
Scrub 2000s, 1900s, and earlier without changing the date. Show all centuries to restore the full list.
Guess the year
A four-choice quiz from that day's entries, with a local streak saved in your browser.
60-second tour
Auto-play up to three stories for the selected date, about 20 seconds each. Pause, skip, or close anytime.
Save as my day
Keep a birthday or anniversary in the browser, then jump back, open a countdown, or open the matching calendar week.
Moment card
A 1200×630 image of the featured story. Supporting phones open the system share sheet; otherwise it downloads a PNG.
Event, birth, death, and holiday summaries come from Wikipedia’s On This Day feed and are shown under the CC BY-SA license. GClocks adds time context (years ago, era, century). Open a linked Wikipedia article when you need the full story.
Yes. Use Previous / Next, Today, or the date picker. The page URL stays /on-this-day/; the selected date is kept in the hash (#m=&d=).
Some language editions do not publish an On This Day feed for every date. When that happens we fall back to the English summaries.
A short GClocks note by era and type (event, birth, death, holiday) - not an AI rewrite of the Wikipedia article. It is a time-context caption, not extra historical research.
Each date offers a four-choice quiz from that day’s entries. Your first answer of the day counts toward a local streak (saved in your browser). Try another is practice only and does not change the streak.
A short auto-play of up to three stories for the selected date (about 20 seconds each). You can pause, skip, or close it. It is a recap, not a replacement for the full list.
It stores a date (birthday or anniversary) in your browser. You can jump back to it, open a countdown to the next time that date occurs, or open the matching calendar week - all on this device, with no account.
Share moment card builds a 1200×630 image of the featured story. On supporting phones it uses the system share sheet; otherwise it downloads a PNG. The page link still uses #m=&d= so the same date opens for anyone.
The chips under the hero (All, 2000s, 1900s, …) hide list items outside that century. They do not change the date. Show all centuries restores the full list for the active tab.