Count In Days
Because Every Day Counts
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Today Happens to be Exactly...
| 422000 days since | The Fourth Council of Constantinople closes. (February 28th, 870)   |
| 359000 days since | Michael V, Byzantine Emperor) (b. 1015) died. (August 24th, 1042) |
| 306000 days since | Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule. (October 2nd, 1187) |
| 234000 days since | Jadwiga is crowned King of Poland, although she is a woman. (November 16th, 1384) |
| 193000 days since | Philipp Melanchthon, German humanist and reformer (d. 1560) was born. (February 16th, 1497) |
| 185000 days since | Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1459) died. (January 12th, 1519) |
| 168000 days since | The widowed Mary Queen of Scots marries Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Duke of Albany at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, Scotland. (July 29th, 1565) |
| 164000 days since | Martin Frobisher sights Greenland. (July 11th, 1576) |
| 104000 days since | James Boswell, Scottish biographer of Samuel Johnson (d. 1795) was born. (October 29th, 1740) |
| 90000 days since | Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (d. 1842) was born. (February 27th, 1779) |
| 81000 days since | The United States Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase. (October 20th, 1803) |
| 78000 days since | Melchora Aquino, Filipino revolutionary hero (d. 1919) was born. (January 6th, 1812) |
| 77777 days since | War of 1812: American General William Hull surrenders Fort Detroit without a fight to the British Army. (August 16th, 1812) |
| 75000 days since | A. E. Becquerel, French physicist (d. 1891) was born. (March 24th, 1820) |
| 75000 days since | Fanny Crosby, American hymnist (d. 1915) was born. (March 24th, 1820) |
| 59000 days since | Wilhelm Wien, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1928) was born. (January 13th, 1864) |
| 59000 days since | Stephen Foster, American composer (b. 1826) died. (January 13th, 1864) |
| 56000 days since | Alexandra Kollontai, Russian ambassador to Norway (d. 1952) was born. (March 31th, 1872) |
| 56000 days since | Serge Diaghilev, Russian ballet impresario (Ballets Russes) (d. 1929) was born. (March 31th, 1872) |
| 53000 days since | Carl Van Vechten, American writer and photographer (d. 1964) was born. (June 17th, 1880) |
| 52000 days since | Karl Marx, German philosopher and political theorist (b. 1818) died. (March 14th, 1883) |
| 51000 days since | William Henry Vanderbilt, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1821) died. (December 8th, 1885) |
| 47000 days since | Yevgenia Ginzburg, Russian writer (d. 1977) was born. (November 20th, 1896) |
| 44000 days since | Ulf von Euler, Swedish physiologist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1983) was born. (February 7th, 1905) |
| 44000 days since | Paul Nizan, French author (d. 1940) was born. (February 7th, 1905) |
| 39000 days since | Rita Hayworth, American actress (d. 1987) was born. (October 17th, 1918) |
| 39000 days since | Ralph Wilson, owner of the Buffalo Bills was born. (October 17th, 1918) |
| 38000 days since | Git Gay, Swedish actress and singer (d. 2007) was born. (July 13th, 1921) |
| 38000 days since | Ernest Gold, Austrian composer (d. 1999) was born. (July 13th, 1921) |
| 38000 days since | Friedrich Peter, Austrian poltitician (d. 2005) was born. (July 13th, 1921) |
| 38000 days since | Gabriel Lippmann, Luxembourg scientist (b. 1845) died. (July 13th, 1921) |
| 37000 days since | Frédéric Back, German-born Canadian short film director and screenwriter was born. (April 8th, 1924) |
| 37000 days since | Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley, English soldier and historian (d. 2006) was born. (April 8th, 1924) |
| 36000 days since | Carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (b. 1856) died. (January 3rd, 1927) |
| 34000 days since | Peter Blake, British artist was born. (June 25th, 1932) |
| 33333 days since | George Canseco, Filipino music composer (d. 2004) was born. (April 23th, 1934) |
| 33000 days since | M. Emmet Walsh, American actor was born. (March 22th, 1935) |
| 32000 days since | Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe attempt to escape from the American federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; neither is ever seen again. (December 16th, 1937) |
| 32000 days since | Joyce Bulifant, American actress was born. (December 16th, 1937) |
| 31000 days since | George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer. (September 11th, 1940) |
| 31000 days since | World War II: Buckingham Palace is damaged during a German air raid. (September 11th, 1940) |
| 31000 days since | Brian de Palma, American film director was born. (September 11th, 1940) |
| 31000 days since | Theodore Olson, U.S. Solicitor General was born. (September 11th, 1940) |
| 31000 days since | Nong Duc Manh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam was born. (September 11th, 1940) |
| 31000 days since | Robert Palmer, last CEO of Digital Equipment Corporation was born. (September 11th, 1940) |
| 30000 days since | Colin Baker, British actor was born. (June 8th, 1943) |
| 30000 days since | William Calley, American war criminal was born. (June 8th, 1943) |
| 30000 days since | Willie Davenport, American athlete (d. 2002) was born. (June 8th, 1943) |
| 29000 days since | Michael Ashcroft, English entrepreneur was born. (March 4th, 1946) |
| 29000 days since | Daniel Frisella, American baseball player (d. 1977) was born. (March 4th, 1946) |
| 29000 days since | Haile Gerima, Ethiopian filmmaker was born. (March 4th, 1946) |
| 29000 days since | David Gittins (Red Stripe), singer (Flying Pickets) was born. (March 4th, 1946) |
| 29000 days since | Harvey Goldsmith, British impresario was born. (March 4th, 1946) |
| 29000 days since | Patricia Kennealy-Morrison, American author was born. (March 4th, 1946) |
| 29000 days since | Jean-Claude Schmitt, prominent French medievalist was born. (March 4th, 1946) |
| 29000 days since | Bror von Blixen-Finecke, Danish big-game hunter (b. 1886) died. (March 4th, 1946) |
| 28000 days since | Beeb Birtles, Dutch-Australian musician/singer-songwriter; co-founding member of Little River Band was born. (November 28th, 1948) |
| 28000 days since | Dick Morris, American political figure, author was born. (November 28th, 1948) |
| 27000 days since | Rob Halford, English singer (Judas Priest) was born. (August 25th, 1951) |
| 27000 days since | Bill Handel, American radio personality was born. (August 25th, 1951) |
| 26000 days since | Marc Ribot, American musician was born. (May 21th, 1954) |
| 25000 days since | Alan Hunter, one of the original MTV VJs was born. (February 14th, 1957) |
| 25000 days since | Soile Isokoski, Finnish soprano was born. (February 14th, 1957) |
| 24000 days since | Lee Haney, American bodybuilder was born. (November 11th, 1959) |
| 23000 days since | Bruno Pelletier, Québécois singer was born. (August 7th, 1962) |
| 22222 days since | Clayton Blackmore, Welsh footballer was born. (September 23th, 1964) |
| 22222 days since | Koshi Inaba, Japanese singer (B'z) was born. (September 23th, 1964) |
| 22222 days since | Larry Krystkowiak, American basketball player and head coach was born. (September 23th, 1964) |
| 22000 days since | Rob Brydon, Welsh comedian was born. (May 3rd, 1965) |
| 22000 days since | Nina Garcia, Colombian-American fashion expert and television personality was born. (May 3rd, 1965) |
| 22000 days since | John Jensen, Danish footballer was born. (May 3rd, 1965) |
| 21000 days since | Sarah McLachlan, Canadian singer and songwriter was born. (January 28th, 1968) |
| 21000 days since | DJ Muggs, American musician (Cypress Hill) was born. (January 28th, 1968) |
| 21000 days since | Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr.), American rapper was born. (January 28th, 1968) |
| 20000 days since | Rob Leslie-Carter, British engineer and project manager was born. (October 24th, 1970) |
| 19000 days since | The US Senate passes the War Powers Act. (July 20th, 1973) |
| 19000 days since | Vietnam War: In testimony by Assistant Secretary of Defense Jerry Friedheim to the US Senate Committee on Armed Services, the US Defense Department admits it lied to US Congress about bombing Cambodia . (July 20th, 1973) |
| 19000 days since | Palestianian terrorists hijack a Japan Airlines jet en route from Amsterdam to Japan and force it down in Dubai. (July 20th, 1973) |
| 19000 days since | First coast-to-coast black-owned and operated radio network: The National Black Network (NBN) begins operations. (July 20th, 1973) |
| 19000 days since | Peter Forsberg, Swedish ice hockey player was born. (July 20th, 1973) |
| 19000 days since | Nixon McLean, West Indian cricketer was born. (July 20th, 1973) |
| 19000 days since | Haakon Magnus, Crown Prince of Norway was born. (July 20th, 1973) |
| 19000 days since | Claudio Reyna, American soccer player was born. (July 20th, 1973) |
| 19000 days since | Mads Rieper, Danish footballer was born. (July 20th, 1973) |
| 19000 days since | Bruce Lee, American actor and martial artist (b. 1940) died. (July 20th, 1973) |
| 19000 days since | Robert Smithson, American land artist (b. 1938) died. (July 20th, 1973) |
| 18000 days since | Jason Bonsignore, Canadian ice hockey player was born. (April 15th, 1976) |
| 18000 days since | Susan Ward, American actress was born. (April 15th, 1976) |
| 16000 days since | President of Egypt, Anwar al-Sadat is assassinated. (October 6th, 1981) |
| 16000 days since | Zurab Khizanishvili, Georgian footballer was born. (October 6th, 1981) |
| 16000 days since | José Luis Perlaza, Ecuadorian footballer was born. (October 6th, 1981) |
| 16000 days since | Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1918) died. (October 6th, 1981) |
| 15000 days since | Vanessa Lee Chester, American actress was born. (July 2nd, 1984) |
| 15000 days since | Thomas Kortegaard, Danish footballer was born. (July 2nd, 1984) |
| 15000 days since | Maarten Martens, Belgian footballer was born. (July 2nd, 1984) |
| 15000 days since | Johnny Weir, American figure skater was born. (July 2nd, 1984) |
| 15000 days since | Paul Dozois, Quebec politician (b. 1908) died. (July 2nd, 1984) |
| 14000 days since | WrestleMania III sets a world indoor attendance record at the Pontiac Silverdome with 93,173 fans. (March 29th, 1987) |
| 12000 days since | An explosion rocks Giant Mine at the height of a labor dispute, killing 9 replacement workers. (September 18th, 1992) |
| 11000 days since | John Vincent Atanasoff, American computer pioneer (b. 1903) died. (June 15th, 1995) |
| 8000 days since | Sir Terry Frost, British artist (b. 1915) died. (September 1st, 2003) |
| 7000 days since | Thorleif Schjelderup, Norwegian author and ski jumper (b. 1920) died. (May 28th, 2006) |