The first successful heart transplant was performed on this day in 1967 by the South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard. Before that, he spent a few years experimenting w...
Marquis de Sade, after whose name the word sadism derived, died on this day. He was a descendant of an old French noble family, which originated back from the Middle Ages...
One of the most famous Napoleon’s victories – the one at Austerlitz – occurred on this day in 1805, exactly one year after he proclaimed himself Emperor of the French. Au...
On this day Cuban revolutionaries, led by Fidel Castro, landed in Cuba, ending a period of exile spent in Mexico and starting a new phase of revolutionary struggle on the...
On this day, exactly on the 48th anniversary of the coronation of Emperor Napoleon I of France, his nephew Napoleon III, also known as Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, proclaime...
On this day the solemn coronation of Napoleon as Emperor of the French took place. It was performed in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, in the presence of Pope Pius VII and s...
On this day one of the most shameful events in national history to the French took place. Namely, the English king Henry V entered the conquered capital of France – Paris...
English King Henry I died on this day, supposedly from overeating on a delicacy which he very much liked – lampreys. This is a species of aquatic animals similar to eels,...