Today in History in 1805 author of 150 fairy tales Hans Christian Andersen was born in Denmark, in 1872 Samuel Morse developer of the electric telegraph, died at age 80; and in 1917 U.S. President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany.
Our on this day in history archives contain over 200,000 events, birthdays and deaths from 6,000 years of history. Here is a roundup of a few of them:
Historical Events
1453 - Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (İstanbul), which would fall on May 29.
1792 - The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint and authorizing the $10 Eagle, $5 half-Eagle & 2.50 quarter-Eagle gold coins & silver dollar, ½ dollar, quarter, dime & half-dime
1801 - Napoleonic Wars: naval Battle of Copenhagen - The British led by Horatio Nelson destroy the Danish fleet.
1917 - Jeannette Rankin (Rep-R-Mont) begins her term as 1st woman member of US House of Reps
1917 - US President Wilson asks Congress to declare war against Germany
1921 - Albert Einstein lectures in New York City on his new "Theory of Relativity"
1982 - Several thousand Argentine troops seize the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands from Great Britain
Famous Birthdays
742 - Charlemagne, 1st Holy Roman emperor (800-14)
1725 - Giacomo Casanova, Venice, Italian writer, adventurer and famous lover
1805 - Hans Christian Andersen, Denmark, author of 150 fairy tales
1914 - Alec Guinness, British actor (Bridge on River Kwai), born in London, England
1836 - English novelist and social critic Charles Dickens (24) marries Catherine Thomson Hogarth (20)
1939 - Author Jacqueline Susann (20) weds Irving Mansfield at Har Zion Temple in Philadelphia
1967 - Actress Lynn Redgrave marries John Clark
1975 - Actress Jane Curtin (27) weds television producer Patrick Lynch
2004 - Actress Jill Whelan (38) weds Michael Chaykowsky aboard the Caribbean Princess cruise ship in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Famous Divorces
1919 - Heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey (23) divorces Maxine Gates after 2 years of marriage
1984 - Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau (64) divorces Margaret Trudeau (35) due to irreconcilable differences after 13 years of marriage
2010 - "Wayne's World" actress Tia Carrere (43) divorces British photojournalist Simon Wakelin due to irreconcilable differences after 7 years of marriage
Famous Deaths
1872 - Samuel Morse developer of electric telegraph, dies at 80
1972 - Gil Hodges, manager (NY Mets), dies of heart attack at 57
1974 - Douglass Dumbrille, actor (Mr Deed Goes to Town), dies at 84
1974 - Georges Pompidou, French President (1969-1974) and Prime Minister (1962-1968), dies in Paris at 62
1987 - Buddy Rich, drummer/orchestra leader (Away We Go), dies at 69
2005 - Pope John Paul II, Polish Roman Catholic Pope, dies of heart failure at 84
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