On This Day in History..., For the anniversaries of anything Options

[RaderOfTheLostArk]

It seems like there isn't a precedent for a thread such as this in this corner of the Internet, so I thought it would be interesting and fun to make this. Hopefully this is kept going every so often.

What happened on this day in history? Can be just about anything (within the rules and within reason, of course): birthday, deaths, premieres, releases of movies/video games/books/whatever, etc.

I'll start us off. Today in history:

Birthdays:
Richard the Lionheart (1157)
Peter Sellers (1925)
Patsy Cline (1932)

Apparently Star Trek also premiered on NBC in 1966 and Michelangelo debuted his statue of David in Florence in 1504 on this day.

EDIT: information courtesy of http://www.onthisday.com/

This post has been edited by RaderOfTheLostArk: Sep 9 2017, 05:32 AM

[RaderOfTheLostArk]

Today we have several big-name birthdays in history (and some that perhaps wouldn't be considered big names anymore).

1782 - Martin Van Buren - 8th President of the United States (1837-1841)
1839 - George Custer - Yes, the Custer most famous for "Custer's Last Stand," that, as you would imagine from the name, didn't go so well for him
1901 - Walt Disney - Don't think a quick explanation of who he was is necessary
1947 - Jim Plunkett - Former NFL quarterback, Oakland Raiders

Other important events from history:
771 - Charlemagne became the sole King of the Franks after his brother Carloman I died
1849 - Then-U.S. President James Polk triggered the Gold Rush of 1849 by confirming the discovery of gold in them hills in California
1933 - 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, which repealed the 18th Amendment (Prohibition)
1955 - The beginning of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, started in the wake of the arrest of Rosa Parks
1974 - Final episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus aired on BBC (great show, for anyone who hasn't seen it)

This post has been edited by RaderOfTheLostArk: Dec 5 2017, 08:22 PM