World Events Today
- Ceefax, the world’s first teletext information service, was started by the BBC today in 1974
- Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, launched “Modicare”, the world’s largest health insurance scheme, today in 2018
- The British travel group Thomas Cook, which had been operating for almost 180 years, ceased operations today in 2019
Entertainment Events Today
- Tom Morris won the 9th Open Championship at Prestwick Golf Club today in 1868, at 17 years and 156 days old, he was and still is the youngest ever champion
- The American Western movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, premiered today in 1969
- The American drama movie The Shawshank Redemption, starring Morgan Freeman, went on general release in the United States today in 1994
Family Events Today
- Mary Mallon, better known as Typhoid Mary, believed to have infected at least 51 people with typhoid in the United States, was born today in 1869 in Ireland
- The Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud, founder of psychoanalysis, died today in 1939 aged 83
- The American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, whose career spanned 5 decades, was born today in 1949 in New Jersey
Main Event Today
- The Japanese multinational electronics and video game company Nintendo was founded today in 1889
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National Snack Stick Day