1521 ~ The Diet of Worms began.

1596 ~ Death of Sir Francis Drake, Explorer & Soldier.

1788 ~ The first penal colony was founded at Botany Bay, Australia.

1833 ~ Birthday of Charles George 'Chinese' Gordon, British soldier.

1841 ~ Birthday of Henry Morton Stanley, Explorer & Journalist.

1887 ~ Birthday of Artur Rubinstein, Polish Pianist.

1935 ~ Iceland became the first country to legalize abortion.

1939 ~ Death of William Butler Yeats, Writer.

1986 ~ Space Shuttle Challenger exploded just after takeoff killing all seven astronauts onboard.

2004 ~ Lord Hutton published his report into the death of Dr. David Kelly.


Feastdays & Holidays


Catholicism ~ Feast day of St. Thomas Aquinas.

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