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1725 – J. S. Bach led the first performance of his chorale cantata Jesu, nun sei gepreiset, which features trumpet fanfares at the start and end.; 1801 – Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi discovered the dwarf planet Ceres, naming it after the Roman goddess of agriculture and of motherly love.
Chinese footballer (born 2003) association football player: People's Republic of China: 2003-12-18 Madalena Cordeiro: Portuguese politician (born 2003) politician: Portugal: Madalena: 2003-12-18 Che Simmons
Marks the capitulation of Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union in World War II on 8 May 1945. May 24: May Two-Four: Victoria Day (French: Fête de la Reine) Canada: Celebrates the birthday of Queen Victoria and the current reigning Canadian Monarch. Observed on the last Monday preceding May 25th. [6] June 19: Juneteenth: Emancipation Day: United States
30 January – Lloyd Alexander was born in 1924 (100th Anniversary). 19 April – Lord Byron died of fever in Missolonghi, Greece (200th Anniversary). [1] 11 May – On this day 100 years ago, Robert Frost received his first Pulitzer Prize for the book New Hampshire: A Poem with Notes and Grace Notes. [2]
Library of Congress: Today in History; History Channel (US): This Day in History; History Channel (UK): This Day in History; New Zealand Government: Today in New Zealand History Archived 2017-04-14 at the Wayback Machine; Computer History Museum: This Day in History; Internet Movie Database: This Day in Movie History
These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history; For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history; For events from c. 1500, see: Timelines of modern history
363 – Roman emperor Julian leaves Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sasanian Empire, in a campaign which would bring about his own death. [1]1046 – Nasir Khusraw begins the seven-year Middle Eastern journey which he will later describe in his book Safarnama.
1827 – Stanisław Mieroszewski, Polish-born politician, writer, historian and member of the Imperial Council of Austria (d. 1900) [49] 1832 – Pavel Tretyakov, Russian businessman and philanthropist, founded the Tretyakov Gallery (d. 1897) [50] 1838 – Lars Oftedal, Norwegian priest, social reformer, politician, and newspaper editor (d ...