World Events Today
- Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was assassinated by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth today in 1865, he died the following day
- On its maiden voyage across the Atlantic, the RMS Titanic hit an iceberg near Newfoundland at 11:40pm today in 1912
- After launching 2 days earlier, the first Space Shuttle, Columbia, returned to Earth today in 1981
Entertainment Events Today
- The British children’s comic Eagle, was published for the first time today in 1950
- The American record label Motown, previously Tamla Records, was founded today in 1960
- The American legal drama Kramer vs Kramer won 5 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, today in 1980
Family Events Today
- The Scottish actor Robert Carlyle, star of Trainspotting and The Full Monty, was born today in 1961 in Glasgow
- The American actress Sarah Michelle Gellar, who played Buffy Summers in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, was born today in 1977 in New York
- The American soul and gospel singer Percy Sledge, best known for the hit single When a Man Loves a Woman, died today in 2015 aged 73
Main Event Today
- The Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland erupted today in 2010, it resulted in the cancellation of hundreds of plane flights across Europe
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National Dolphin Day