In the second half of the 19th century in Poland strengthened the civic, educated class. There is a growing national feeling and desire for independence from the Russian Empire. Warsaw has become the center of young intellectuals. Dissatisfied with t...
On January 22, 1969, the assassination of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev in Moscow took place. It was a failed assassination attempt by Viktor Ilyin, a 20-year-old Russian from Leningrad. The previous year (1968), Ilyin had been mobilized into USSR mi...
Although Rasputin was a rude and uneducated peasant, prone to drunkenness, his appearance of mysticism attracted many Russian aristocrats. One of the most controversial figures in Russian history, the mystic and self-proclaimed prophet, Grigory Raspu...
Since Ramsey MacDonald's tenure, Labors have spent more than 30 years in charge. On January 22, 1924, the United Kingdom received the first Labor government in its history. Specifically, it was the first time the government was formed by the Labor Pa...
One of the greatest European poets of the 19th century, nobleman and adventurer, George Gordon Byron was born on January 22, 1788 in London. He was a member of the Upper House of the British Parliament, where he immediately gained fame as an excellen...
The famous film “Zulu” (1964), starring Michael Cain, was based on this battle. For this famous actor it was the first leading role in his career. Just to mention, Zulu is the largest ethnic group in whole of South Africa. On this day one of the most...
Maria Leopoldina was raised in a royal court and had the title of Archduchess of Austria, which was the Austrian equivalent of the title of Imperial Princess. On this day Maria Leopoldina, the first Empress in the history of Brazil, was born. Interes...
American politician Robert Budd Dwyer (the Treasurer of Pennsylvania) killed himself in front of the cameras, claiming to be innocent of the corruption charges. On this day the American politician Robert Budd Dwyer killed himself in front of the came...
Pope Julius II was Bishop of Lausanne years earlier so he asked the Swiss cantons to provide him with a standing corps of 200 men for the defense of the Papal State. The Pontifical Swiss Guard, as a defensive force of the Vatican City, was formed on...
Pope Benedict XV gave humanitarian aid for victims of World War I. Doing that, he almost completely depleted the Vatican Treasury (upon his death, only $19,000 remained within). Pope Benedict XV died on this day in 1922. Born in Genoa as Giacomo Paol...
On this day in 1899, is considered to be the start date for Opel car production. Specifically, on that day, Opel contracted with former carmaker Friedrich Lutzmann, who then began making vehicles for Opel. The first Opel model was named Opel Patentmo...
The first European sailors to reach the Falkland Islands in the 16th century were Englishmen. The Spaniards claimed that these islands in the southern Atlantic should belong to them. The islands were uninhabited by the mid-18th century. After the end...
The DeLorean car became famous for the films Back to the Future, where it served as a time machine. Today, the production of the famous sports car DeLorean DMC-12 has begun. Since the DMC-12 was the only car DeLorean has ever produced, it is enough t...
The Concorde-type European supersonic aircraft began operating on commercial lines on 21 January 1976. It was a revolutionary passenger aircraft that has remained unique to the present supersonic flight feature (in history there was only another type...
On this day in 1919, Gojong, the first Korean emperor, died. He was born in 1852 in a palace in what is now Seoul, as a member of a royal dynasty that has ruled Korea since the 14th century. Prior to Gojong, Korean rulers were generally addressed in...
From 1171, King Henry II of England invaded Ireland and forced a part of the Irish princes to recognize him as their sovereign and took the title of "lord of Ireland". From that time began the systematic assignment of Irish possessions to English lor...
After the war, Paula Hitler changed her surname to Wolf to hide her identity. She never married or had any children. On this day in 1896, Paula Hitler, the only real sister of Adolf Hitler to reach adulthood, was born. Hitler had four other siblings,...
Nuclear propulsion was of revolutionary significance for submarines because it enabled them to remain submerged far longer than before. Namely, the classic diesel or steam engine requires oxygen for combustion, while a nuclear reactor does not need a...
Mustafa III was well educated and cultured. He even wrote poetry, and was engaged in astronomy. On this day the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Mustafa III died. He was the 23rd monarch on the throne of the Ottoman Empire. Interestingly, his mother was...
A B-52 bomber carried four hydrogen 1.1 megaton bombs aboard (each about 80 times more powerful than the one dropped on Hiroshima). One of the worst nuclear accidents in history happened on this day when an American B-52 bomber crashed into the ice-c...
Supposedly, even the necessary equipment for the cryonic freezing of Lenin’s body was acquired. Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, known under the nickname Lenin, died on this day in 1924 at 18:50 at Moscow time. He died at the age of 53, from a series of stro...
King Louis XVI’s last day went as follows: he woke up at 5:00 o’clock in the morning, got dressed and then confessed with Father Henry, an Irish Catholic priest. After that, the priest held a Mass, the last one in the king’s life… On this day, during...
Hong Kong, one of the most strategically important colonies, was occupied by the British on January 20, 1841, a direct consequence of the First Opium War (1839-1842). In the early 19th century, the British recognized the commercial and strategic impo...
The English Parliament, in today's sense, met for the first time in history on January 20, 1265. Namely, the previous gatherings consisted mostly of aristocrats, and participants were not elected as MPs. On the contrary, elected representatives of ci...
George V. ruled the Empire that was larger in scope even than the Mongol Empire at its zenith. On this day in 1936, a man who ruled over the largest territory of all people in history has died. It was about King George V. of Britain, who today is Que...
Audrey Hepburn was awarded the American Medal of Freedom for her humanitarian work. On this day in 1993, the famous actress Audrey Hepburn died. The death occurred in the Swiss town of Tolochenaz on the shores of Lake Geneva. This town is located jus...
Pakistan started the nuclear program because of tensions with India, which started its program five years earlier. To date, Pakistan's nuclear weapons development program has been officially launched. Unless we count North Korea, Pakistan was the las...
Matilda married her husband, the present-day Belgian King Philip, in 1999. On January 20, 1973, Queen Matilda of Belgium, the wife of King Philip of Belgium, was born in Uccle, near Brussels. Her birth name was Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz, and at this t...
“Uncle Sam” is the most common national personification of the U.S. government (his initials U.S. are the same as the abbreviation for the country's name), typically shown as an elderly man wearing a white top hat with white stars on a blue band, a b...
There are records stating that he was born in Párdány in Banat District, which corresponds with today’s village Međa situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. Famous competitive swimming record holder and actor Johnny Weissmuller probably rem...
