Today in 1981, 42 years ago: Anwar el-Sadat (President of Egypt) delivers a speech in Luxembourg before the Parliament of the European Economic Community (now the European Union).
Today in 1981, 42 years ago: Anwar el-Sadat (President of Egypt) delivers a speech in Luxembourg before the Parliament of the European Economic Community (now the European Union).
Today in 1991, 32 years ago: Lithuania holds a popular referendum β which Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev declares illegal β in which 90.47% of the population votes in favor of independence from Russia.
Today in 1944, 79 years ago: World War II: The Great Raids Against Helsinki begins.
==Events==*1649 β The claimant King Charles II of England and Scotland is declared King of Great Britain, by the Parliament of Scotland.
Today in 1930, 93 years ago: Walt Disney creates the first version of Mickey Mouse under the name Mortimer.
Today in 1431, 592 years ago: The trial of Joan of Arc begins in Rouen.
Today in 1828, 195 years ago: The Democratic Party of the United States is organized.
Today in 1995, 27 years ago: in Spain ends the television series Farmacia de guardia, with a 63% share of screen and 11,527,000 viewers, becoming the most watched series on television in that country.