459: Guinness World Record-holding Saint
On this day in 459 St. Simeon Stylites, a well-known ascetic, died. He reportedly spent the last 37 or 39 years living on a small platform on the top of a pillar (the sai...
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1969: Gaddafi Comes to Power in Libya
Gaddafi was born among the Bedouins in the desert. In his youth, he enrolled in the Libyan military academy, and also attended military schools in the UK, didn’t attain t...
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1928: The President of a Republic Proclaims Himself King (Ahmet Zogu)
The President of the Republic of Albania, Ahmet Zogu, proclaimed himself King Zogu I of Albania on this day in 1928. Three years earlier, he had been elected the Presiden...
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1997: Death of Diana, Princess of Wales
On this day in 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, died. Her car was badly damaged in the Parisian underpass. Dodi Fayed was with Diana when the accident occurred. He was Moh...
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1879: Birth of the Japanese Emperor Yoshihito – Hirohito’s Father
On this day in 1879, Yoshihito, the Japanese emperor who reigned from 1912 to 1926, was born. He was known as the 123rd Emperor of Japan. It is interesting to note that Y...
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1422: Sudden Death of English King who almost Conquered France
On this day in 1422 English King Henry V of the Plantagenet-Lancaster dynasty died unexpectedly, at the height of his power. The king was only 36 years old, and had he li...
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1897: World’s First Zionist Congress in Basel
Zionism is known as movement whose goal was the establishment of an independent Jewish state. The First Zionist Congress was held from 29 to 31 August 1897 in the Swiss c...
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1914: Why was St. Petersburg Renamed Petrograd?
The Russian capital of St. Petersburg was renamed Petrograd on this day in 1914. The Russian Empire wanted to avoid the German name of its capital (the name of Saint Pete...
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