American actress
American artist
English poet
Dutch footballer
Scottish scientist, Nobel Prize laureate
Head of the Catholic Church
American pianist, composer
German sociologist, philosopher
Cuban army officer, politician, 9th President of Cuba
English writer
The Dutch Republic sign The Treaty of The Hague, selling New Holland (Brazil) to Portugal for 63 tonnes of gold. This significant event in colonial history signified the transfer of territories and set the stage for future geopolitical developments.
Notoriously known murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person ever to be executed by an electric chair. This event took place in New York's Auburn Prison, signaling a grim milestone in the history of capital punishment techniques.
The US B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" performs the devastating act of dropping an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima during the final stages of World War II. The bombing resulted in the loss of thousands of lives and marked one of the critical turning points of the war.
Lyndon B. Johnson, the then President of the United States, signs the Voting Rights Act into law. This significant legislation explicitly prohibited any form of voting discrimination against minority communities, highlighting a significant step towards ensuring equality and upholding democratic values.
Tim Berners-Lee releases exclusive files detailing his revolutionary concept for the World Wide Web. The World Wide Web debuts as a publicly accessible service on the Internet, marking a pivotal moment for global communications, information sharing, and connectivity.
In North Africa, Mauritania witnesses its 6th coup since 1978. The coup sees President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi being ousted and replaced by General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, marking yet another phase of political instability in the region.
After centuries under colonial rule, first by the Spanish and later by the British, Jamaica gains full Independence following the Jamaica Independence Act of July 1962. The act was a testament to global anti-colonial sentiments and marked Jamaica's liberation from the Federation of the West Indies.
Gertrude Ederle, an American Olympic swimmer, becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel, completing the challenging journey in 14 hours and 34 minutes. As the sixth person to achieve this feat, her accomplishment stirs waves of admiration around the world, thus propelling women's sports into focus.