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]

Wow, been quite some time since I last posted on this thread. A bunch of stuff incoming.

Today's birthdays in history:
1521 - Pope Urban VII - shortest papacy in history due to dying of malaria a mere 12 days into his tenure
1821 - Louis Vuitton - founder of the Louis Vuitton brand of leather goods
1821 - James Springer White - co-founder of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church
1900 - Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother - unexpectedly became queen of England upon Edward VIII's abdication of the throne (also lived to be 101 years old)
1901 - Louis Armstrong - jazz musician (cue "What a Wonderful World")
1921 - Maurice "Rocket" Richard - Canadian hockey player and NHL Hall of Famer
1955 - Billy Bob Thornton - actor
1961 - Barack Obama - 44th President of the United States
1981 - Meghan Markle - now Duchess of Sussex

Major events on this day in history
1735 - John Peter Zenger, a journalist in New York City, is accused of libel when he printed his disagreements with the colonial governor of New York. The jury acquitted him, and the case is seen as an early victory for freedom of the press.
1789 - During the French Revolution, the National Constituent Assembly meets and issues the first decrees that abolish centuries of feudalism in France.
1821 - A Russian Antarctic expedition returns after becoming the first to circumnavigate Antarctica.
1873 - Lt. Col. George Custer and his U.S. 7th Cavalry clash with the Sioux for the first time.
1892 - The murderer Lizzie Borden is arrested.
1914 - During World I, Germany declares war on Belgium and Britain declares war on Germany.
1944 - Anne Frank is arrested by German Security Police following a tip-off from an informer who was never identified.
1956 - Elvis Presley releases the song "Hound Dog."
1962 - Nelson Mandela is captured by South African police.
1964 - The Gulf of Tonkin incident occurs.

Whew, there is a lot more that could be added here, but I have too much already. I'll have to cap each section at, like, 5 entries in the future.

This post has been edited by RaderOfTheLostArk: Aug 5 2018, 04:18 AM

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Wow, been quite some time since I last posted on this thread. A bunch of stuff incoming.

Today's birthdays in history:
1521 - Pope Urban VII - shortest papacy in history due to dying of malaria a mere 12 days into his tenure

Is it safe to assume God didn’t approve of the appointment?

1821 - A Russian Antarctic expedition returns after becoming the first to circumnavigate Antarctica.

Take that Flat Earth people!

This post has been edited by TheCheshireKhajiit: Aug 5 2018, 02:23 PM

[SubRosa]

1821 - A Russian Antarctic expedition returns after becoming the first to circumnavigate Antarctica.

Take that Flat Earth people!

Eratosthenes figured out the Earth was round 2200 years ago, and measured the Earth's circumference with just a pair of sticks.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

1821 - A Russian Antarctic expedition returns after becoming the first to circumnavigate Antarctica.

Take that Flat Earth people!

Eratosthenes figured that out 2200 years ago, and measured the Earth's circumference with just a pair of sticks.

Tell that to the Flat Earth people