1790 Supposedly impenetrable Turkish fortress of Izmail stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies during the Russo-Turkish War (1787–92).
1877 Thomas Edison’s Phonograph is announced by Scientific American.
1885 Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, becomes the first Prime Minister of Japan.
1989 After 23 years of dictatorial rule, Romania ousts Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.
1990 Lech Wałęsa sworn in as Poland’s 1st popularly elected president.
Historical Events Today
Today in Film & TV
1932 “The Mummy” directed by Karl Freund and starring Boris Karloff is released in the US – 1st Mummy horror film.
Today in Music
1894 Claude Debussy’s first orchestral masterpiece “Prélude à l’apres-midi d’un faune” premieres in Paris.
Today in Sport
1894 United States Golf Association forms in New York.
Do you know this fact about today? Did You Know?
1956 Colo is born, the first gorilla to be bred in captivity at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Columbus, Ohio.
Would you believe this fact about today? Would You Believe?
1849 The execution of Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky by firing squad is called off at the last second
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