World Events Today
- The Dutch astronomer Gerard Kuiper, discovered Miranda, the smallest and innermost of Uranus’s 5 satellites, today in 1948
- Fidel Castro was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Cuba today in 1959
- The Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty committed to reducing greenhouse gases, came into force today in 2005
Entertainment Events Today
- The business based reality show The Apprentice, hosted by Alan Sugar, was broadcast for the first time today in 2005 on the BBC
- Lionel Messi, scored his 14th consecutive goal in the Spanish top-flight La Liga today in 2013, it was also his 300th goal for Barcelona
- The American actress Angelina Jolie, underwent a preventive double mastectomy today in 2016, after previously discovering she had an 87% risk of developing breast cancer
Family Events Today
- The American entrepreneur Richard McDonald, the younger of the two McDonalds brothers, was born today in 1909 in New Hampshire
- The American businessman and investor Carl Icahn, founder of Icahn Enterprises, was born today in 1936 in New York City
- The American tennis player John McEnroe, winner of 7 Gland Slam titles, was born today in 1959, not in the United States, but in Wiesbaden, Germany
Main Event Today
- The earliest known cheque is dated as today 1659, it was for 400 British pounds
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National Almond Day