UNIHOLIX Today

This Day

What happened on this date in other years, and what people celebrate on it. The same page for everyone on Earth today.

Three scenes

  1. 1885

    Born
    François Mauriac

    French writer (1885-1970)

  2. 1937

    Born
    Bobby Charlton

    English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

  3. 2020

    Released
    Soul

    2020 American computer-animated film

Then & Now

This date about 100, 50 and 10 years ago, next to today.

  • About 100 years ago

    1926

    Born
    Thích Nhất Hạnh

    Vietnamese Buddhist monk and activist (1926–2022)

  • About 50 years ago

    1976

    Released
    Arrival

    1976 studio album by ABBA

  • About 10 years ago

    2019

    Released
    The Addams Family

    2019 film directed by Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan

Celebrated on this date

More from this date

  1. 1143

    Event
    Conference of Zamora

    summit between Portugal and the Kingdom of León, between October 4-5, 1143

  2. 1507

    Born
    Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola

    Italian architect (1507–1573)

  3. 1727

    Released
    Zadok the Priest

    British anthem composed by George Frideric Handel

  4. 1968

    Launched
    Apollo 7

    first crewed flight of the United States Apollo program

The last seven days

Facts from Wikidata, in the public domain (CC0). Names and descriptions are written by its volunteers; where your language has none yet, you see English. Visit Wikidata

Picked by rule, not by hand each day. Wars, disasters and crimes are left out.