Anniversaries: X years ago today

80 readers
17 users here now

English-speaking community for anniversaries. This also includes personal events!

Rules:

Instance rules (sopuli.xyz)

  • Remember the human! (no harassment, threats, etc.)
  • No racism or other discrimination
  • No Nazis, QAnon, incels or similar whackos and no endorsement of them
  • No porn
  • No ads or spam
  • No content against Finnish law
.

Resources for discovering anniversaries:

German resources:

founded 2 weeks ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
listing: all - local
1
10
1,570 years ago today, the sack of Rome began. It was carried out by the Vandals, led by their king Gaiseric. It lasted two weeks and resulted in a Vandal victory. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 10 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
0 comments fedilink
2
4
70 years ago today, the Baikonur Cosmodrome was founded, originally a test center for the world's first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the R-7 Semyorka. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 10 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
0 comments fedilink
3
12
90 years ago today, Norman Foster, an English architect, was born. Lord Foster is recognised as a key figure in British modernist architecture. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
0 comments fedilink
4
10
95 years ago today, Clint Eastwood, an American actor and film director, was born. He rose to international fame with his role as the "Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
0 comments fedilink
5
11
40 years ago today, thirty-nine association football fans died and hundreds were injured when a dilapidated retaining wall collapsed. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
0 comments fedilink
6
9
195 years ago today, Louise Michel, a teacher and prominent figure during the Paris Commune, was born. Following her penal transportation to New Caledonia she began to embrace anarchism. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
0 comments fedilink
7
2
50 years ago today, the European Space Agency, a 23-member international organization, was established in the context of European integration. It is devoted to space exploration. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
0 comments fedilink
8
7
80 years ago today, John Fogerty, an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, was born. Together with Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and his brother Tom, he founded the swamp rock band CCR. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
0 comments fedilink
9
6
120 years ago today, the Battle of Tsushima began. It was the final naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War and a devastating defeat for the Imperial Russian Navy. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
0 comments fedilink
10
0
50 years ago today, Jamie Oliver, an English celebrity chef, restaurateur and cookbook author, was born. He is known for his casual approach to cuisine. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
3 comments fedilink
11
21
195 years ago today, the House of Representatives passed the Indian Removal Act by a vote of 101 to 97. Two days later, it was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
2 comments fedilink
12
7
60 years ago today, Jeux sans frontières ("Games Without Frontiers"), an international television competition, was broadcast for the first time. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
0 comments fedilink
13
10
90 years ago today, Jesse Owens, an American track and field athlete, battled through a lower back injury and set five world records and tied a sixth in a span of 45 minutes from 3:15–4 p.m. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
0 comments fedilink
14
5
20 years ago today, the album Demon Days by the virtual band Gorillaz created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett was released in the United States, after it was already released in Japan and the UK. (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
0 comments fedilink
 
 
15
11
170 years ago today, Lady Florence Dixie, a Scottish writer, war correspondent, and feminist, was born. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
0 comments fedilink
16
7
300 years ago today, after a suicide attempt, Jonathan Wild, an English thief-taker and a major figure in London's criminal underworld, was hanged at Tyburn before a massive crowd. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
1 comments fedilink
17
3
75 years ago today, Bernie Taupin, an English lyricist and visual artist, was born. He is best known for his songwriting partnership with Elton John. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
0 comments fedilink
18
3
100 years ago today, the opera Doktor Faust, unfinished when composer Ferruccio Busoni died, was premiered in Dresden. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
0 comments fedilink
19
6
135 years ago today, Ho Chi Minh, a Vietnamese revolutionary and politician, was born. He served as the founder and first president of the DRV from 1945 until his death in 1969. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
0 comments fedilink
20
7
100 years ago today, Malcolm X, an African American revolutionary, Muslim minister and human rights activist, was born. He was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
1 comments fedilink
21
3
100 years ago today, Pol Pot, a Cambodian politician, revolutionary and dictator, was born. He ruled the communist state of Democratic Kampuchea from 1976 until his overthrow in 1979. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
2 comments fedilink
22
2
115 years ago today, Pauline Viardot, a French dramatic mezzo-soprano, composer and pedagogue of Spanish descent, died. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
0 comments fedilink
23
2
45 years ago today, students in Gwangju, South Korea began demonstrations calling for democratic reforms. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
0 comments fedilink