World Events Today
- English born Richard Lawrence, was the first known person to attempt to assassinate a sitting President of the United States, he tried and failed to shoot President Andrew Jackson today in 1835
- Almost 10,000 perished today in 1945 when MV Wilhelm Gustloff, a German armed military transport ship, was sunk by a Soviet submarine, it is acknowledged as the greatest maritime disaster in history
- Bloody Sunday, also known as the Bogside Massacre, an event in which British Soldiers killed 14 people in Derry, Northern Ireland, occurred today in 1972
Entertainment Events Today
- Elvis Presley recorded Blue Suede Shoes today in 1956, Tutti Frutti was on the B-side
- The Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik, applied for a patent for his “Magic Cube”, which would become known as the Rubik Cube, today in 1975
- The American spy thriller television series The Americans was aired for the first time today in 2013 on the FX network
Family Events Today
- Franklin D Roosevelt, the only President of the United States to be sworn in for 4 terms, was born today in 1882 in New York
- The Aviation pioneer Orville Wright, of Wright Brothers fame, died today in 1948 aged 76
- The actor Christian Bale, who starred in The Dark Knight trilogy, was born today in 1974 in Pembrokeshire, Wales
Main Event Today
- The anti-colonial nationalist, Mahatma Gandhi, was assassinated today in 1948 by a Hindu nationalist, Nathuram Godse
National Day Today
- Today, it’s National Croissant Day