Today in HistoryThis day in history:
- 1503 – The Battle of Garigliano was fought between a Spanish army under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba and a French army commanded by Ludovico II, Marquess of Saluzzo.
- 1862 – American Civil War: The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou ends in a Union defeat as forces under General William T. Sherman are repulsed with heavy losses by Confederate troops under General John C. Pemberton.
- 1860 – The launch of HMS Warrior, with her combination of screw propeller, iron hull and iron armour, renders all previous warships obsolete.
- 2013 – Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher suffers a massive head injury while skiing in the French Alps.
Births:
- 1985 – Alexa Ray Joel, American singer-songwriter
- 1947 – Ted Danson, American actor and producer
- 1855 – August Kitzberg, Estonian author and poet (d. 1927)
Deaths:
- 2003 – Dinsdale Landen, English actor (b. 1932)
- 2013 – Wojciech Kilar, Polish classical and film music composer (b. 1932)
- 2021 – Peter Klatzow, South African composer (b. 1945)
Holidays:
- Constitution Day (Ireland)
- Independence Day (Mongolia)
- The fifth day of Christmas (Western Christianity)
Random Article of the day:
Carl Joseph Truscott is a security expert and was the sixth Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the United States Department of Justice under George W. Bush, a position he held from 2004 to 2006.
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