Today in HistoryThis day in history:
- 1212 – The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground.
- 1927 – Kevin O'Higgins TD, Vice-President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State, is assassinated by the IRA.
- 1553 – Lady Jane Grey takes the throne of England.
- 1924 – Paavo Nurmi wins the 1,500 m and 5,000 m events at the Paris Olympics, with just an hour between the two races.
Births:
- 1941 – David G. Hartwell, American anthologist, author, and critic (died 2016)
- 1856 – Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American electrical and mechanical engineer (died 1943)
- 1723 – William Blackstone, English lawyer, judge, and politician (died 1780)
Deaths:
- 1954 – Calogero Vizzini, Italian mob boss (born 1877)
- 1461 – Thomas, king of Bosnia (born 1411)
- 1776 – Richard Peters, English lawyer and minister (born 1704)
Holidays:
- Independence Day (Bahamas), celebrates the independence of the Bahamas from the United Kingdom in 1973.
- Nikola Tesla Day
- Captain Scarlet Day
Random Article of the day:
Orkanger Church (Norwegian: Orkanger kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the town of Orkanger, near the shore of the Trondheimsfjorden. It is the church for the Orkanger parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church (originally called Orkedalsørens kirke) was built in a long church style in 1892 by the architect Christian Thams. The church seats about 200 people.
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