Today in History

Historical Events

1929 - ENKA/Vereinigte Glanzstoff Factory merge AKU (Genl Kunstzijde Union)
1946 - Fred Allen's last radio show, his guest is Jack Benny
1994 - 107°F (41.6°C) at Albuquerque, New Mexico
2019 - Two US Florida towns pay hackers considerable ransom to unfreeze their computer systems; Riviera Beach $600,00 and Lake City $500,000
2024 - Outgoing Dutch PM Mark Rutte is appointed as the next NATO Secretary General

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Famous Birthdays

1873 - George Walker, American vaudevillian, stage actor, and producer, born in Lawrence, Kansas (d. 1911)
1888 - Paul Niggli, Swiss mineralogist (crystal structures), born in Zonfingen, Switzerland (d. 1953)
1929 - Francesco Cossiga, Italian politician and 8th President of the Italian Republic (1985-92), born in Sassari, Kingdom of Italy (d. 2010)
1945 - Dwight York, Nuwaubian leader (Nuwaubian Nation), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1971 - Carlton Gray, American NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks,...