Indian/Irish actor, singer, screenwriter, author
Romanian/French poet, critic
English singer, producer
English actor, director, producer, screenwriter, composer
Was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State
French sculptor, founded Madame Tussauds Wax Museum
English scientist
Spanish painter
French mystic, saint
French historian, scientist
Egyptian forces under Thutmose III defeated a large Canaanite coalition led by the King of Kadesh. This battle is the first recorded in history with a reliable account.
Queen Anne of England knights Sir Isaac Newton at Trinity College, Cambridge, for his contributions to science, particularly his work on the laws of motion and gravity.
The last battle on British soil, the Battle of Culloden saw Royalist troops under the Duke of Cumberland defeat the Jacobite army of Charles Edward Stuart, also known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, in Scotland. The battle had significant political and cultural ramifications for Scotland and the United Kingdom.
Harriet Quimby, an American aviator, became the first woman to fly across the English Channel. She achieved this feat just a year after she became the first licensed female pilot in the United States.
Vladimir Lenin, a communist revolutionary, returned to Russia from exile in Switzerland and issued his radical "April Theses", calling for the Soviets to take power during the Russian Revolution. This marked a turning point in the revolution and set the stage for the establishment of the Soviet Union.
The Rolling Stones, an English rock band, released their debut album titled "The Rolling Stones" in the United States with the added title "England's Newest Hit Makers". The album topped the UK charts for twelve weeks.
The Treaty of Accession was signed in Athens, admitting ten new member states to the European Union, including Poland, Cyprus, and the Czech Republic. This marked the largest expansion of the EU at the time and brought the total number of member states to 25.
Anders Behring Breivik, a right-wing extremist, went on a killing spree in Oslo, Norway, killing 77 people, mostly teenagers, in a car bomb attack and a shooting at a youth camp on Utøya island. After doubts about his mental health emerged before the trial, he was sentenced to 21 years in prison.
The Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC), which later became the European Union, was formed in Paris by sixteen European countries. The organization's aim was to rebuild Europe after World War II and promote economic cooperation between its members.
The US Post Office issued its first books of postage stamps, making it easier for people to purchase stamps in bulk. Prior to this, stamps were sold individually, and this new system helped to increase efficiency and convenience for both the post office and its customers.