Events in History
- 215 BC A temple dedicated to Venus Erycina is built on Capitoline Hill to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene
- 1014 King Brian Boru of Ireland defeats Viking forces at the Battle of Clontarf, freeing Ireland from foreign control
- 1154 Damascus surrenders to Sultan Nur ad-Din van Aleppo
- 1229 Christian king Ferdinand III of Castile conquers the Arab-held town of Cáceres as part of the reconquest of Almohad Spain
- 1343 St. George's Night Uprising in Estonia
- 1344 Order of the Garter founded by English King Edward III, the most senior knighthood in the UK with just 24 living members plus the monarch (or 1348)
- 1348 The Order of Garter founded by English King Edward III, Britain's highest civic or military honor
- 1504 King Maximilian I routes troops to Bavaria
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Famous Birthdays
William Shakespeare
1564 - 1616
Maarten Tromp
1598 - 1653
J. M. W. Turner
1775 - 1851
James Buchanan
1791 - 1868
Lester B. Pearson
1897 - 1972
Timothy McVeigh
1968 - 2001
Tomorrow's Famous Birthdays
William I of Orange
1533 - 1584
Philippe Pétain
1856 - 1951
José Antonio Primo de Rivera
1903 - 1936
William Joyce
1906 - 1946
Richard M. Daley
Turns 82
Alexis Ohanian
Turns 41
Weddings in History
- 1445 Margaret of Anjou weds King Henry VI of England in Titchfield, Hampshire
- 1843 Samuel Gridley Howe, American physician and educator, marries Julia Ward, American poet and author
- 1927 Mary Barbara Hamilton (25,)best-selling British romantic author, marries 1st husband Alexander McQorquodale
- 1956 Novelist C. S. Lewis (57) weds poet Joy Davidman (41) at the register office in Oxford, England
Divorces in History
Famous Deaths
- William Shakespeare
1564 - 1616 
William Wordsworth
1770 - 1850
Rupert Brooke
1887 - 1915
Karl Polanyi
1886 - 1964
James Earl Ray
1928 - 1998
Boris Yeltsin
1931 - 2007
Tomorrow's Famous Deaths
Daniel Defoe
1660 - 1731
Lucy Maud Montgomery
1874 - 1942
Wallis Simpson
1896 - 1986
Oliver Tambo
1917 - 1993
Estée Lauder
1906 - 2004
History Articles in April
A Son, A Son – My Wife For A Son!
Henry VIII, who became King of England on this day in history, disposed of two wives in his quest for a son and heir – and was to marry four others.
April 21, 1509
Richard Nixon, The Only US President to Resign
Richard Nixon became the only US President ever to resign from office, brought down by scandal over the Watergate office break-in and its attempted cover-up.
April 22, 1994
Who Wrote Shakespeare?
Could the son of a provincial glove-maker, born on this day in history, be the author of the world's greatest plays? The argument rages on.
April 23, 1564
Spain Declares War Against the United States
Spain declared war on the United States on this day as tensions rose over Cuba and a US warship was destroyed. A future American president led a major battle.
April 24, 1898