World Events Today
- At the Council of Claremont in France, orders for the First Crusade, were given by Pope Urban II today in 1095
- Nobel Prizes were established when the Swede Alfred Bernhard Nobel signed his last will today in 1895, it stated that his fortune, be used to create a series of prizes for those who confer the greatest benefit on mankind
- The Russian probe, Mars 2, crash landed on the planet Mars today in 1971, the first official physical contact with the planet
Entertainment Events Today
- The original silent adventure romance movie, The Mark of Zorro, was released today in 1920
- Walt Disney’s 3D computer-animated musical fantasy movie Frozen, went on general release today in 2013, it won two Academy Awards
- After getting engaged earlier in the month, Clarence house announced today in 2017, that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will marry in the Spring of 2018
Family Events Today
- The Swedish astronomer, physicist and mathematician Anders Celsius, the man who came up with the Celsius temperature scale which bears his name, was born today in 1701 in Uppsala
- Lee Jun-fan, better known as the actor Bruce Lee, was born today in 1940 in San Francisco, he died aged just 32
- Johnny Allen Hendrix, better known as the American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter Jimi Hendrix, was born today in 1942 in Seattle
Main Event Today
- The majority of the French naval fleet, over 70 vessels, was destroyed today in 1942, to prevent it falling into the hands of the Nazi German army
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National Bavarian Cream Pie Day