1617: Funeral of Princess Pocahontas in England
On this day in 1617, Native American princess Pocahontas was buried in England. Her life story is very unusual because it combines a childhood spent among Native American...
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1945: Execution of SS Member Arthur Nebe – Hitler’s Chief of the Interpol
Arthur Nebe had a high rank of SS-Gruppenführer, and was also the general of the German police. The reason for the execution was his alleged involvement in the assassinat...
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1804: Execution of the Royal Prince who Disgraced Napoleon
French prince Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Condé was executed on this day in 1804. He bore the title of Duke of Enghien (French: duc d’Enghien), and is generally...
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1960: Ayrton Senna – A Devout Brazilian Catholic of Italian Origin
One of the greatest Formula 1 drivers of all time was born in Brazil on this day in 1916. His full name was Aryton Senna da Silva. According to Brazilian custom, people h...
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1811: Birth of Napoleon II – The Only Legitimate Son of Napoleon Bonaparte
The little boy was given the title King of Rome and his birth was heralded by a salvo of 101 cannon shots. Napoleon II Bonaparte, the only legitimate son of Empero...
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235: Who was the Tallest among the Roman Emperors?
There are even claims that the emperor Maximinus Thrax was 260 cm tall. His thumb was reportedly so thick that he wore his wife’s bracelet on it as a ring. On this...
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1959: How did Sting (Musician) get his Name?
On this day in Wallsend, England, the singer Sting was born, named Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner. His hometown “Wallsend” derives its name as the location of the end (“end...
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2004: Queen Juliana of the Netherlands – The Last Ruler of Indonesia
This day in 2004 marked the death of Juliana, former Queen of the Netherlands. She ruled the Netherlands for almost 32 years – from 1948 to 1980 – and then abdicated in f...
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