World Events Today
- The massacre at Babi Yar in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, which lasted 2 days, started today in 1941, Nazi German forces murdered over 30,000 Jews
- MS Estonia, a cruise ferry, sank in the Baltic Sea today in 1994, over 850 people lost their lives in what was one of the worst maritime disasters of the 20th century
- Three months after being released in Japan, the Nintendo 64 was officially released in the United States today in 1996
Entertainment Events Today
- The musical My Fair Lady closed on Broadway today in 1962, the original cast included Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews, the show ran for 2,717 performances
- The American soul singer Jackie Wilson suffered a massive heart attack today in 1975, he went into a coma and never completely recovered, he died in January 1984
- Life thru a Lens, the debut solo studio album by the English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, was released today in 1997, it included the hit single Angels
Family Events Today
- The British Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, who was fatally wounded during his victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, was born today in 1758
- Lech Wałęsa, who led the Solidarity movement in Poland and served as the first democratically elected President of Poland from 1990 to 1995, was born today in 1943 in Gdansk
- The twins Matt and Luke Goss, who made up the 1980s British pop group Bros, were born today in 1968 in London
Main Event Today
- CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, formed today in 1954
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National Biscotti Day