Count In Days
Because Every Day Counts
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Today Happens to be Exactly...
| 215000 days since | Catherine of Valois, wife of Henry V of England (b. 1401) died. (January 3rd, 1437)   |
| 168000 days since | Pedro Menéndez de Avilés settles St. Augustine, Florida. (September 8th, 1565) |
| 168000 days since | The Knights of Malta lift the Turkish siege of Malta that started on May 18. (September 8th, 1565) |
| 149000 days since | Francisco Suarez, Spanish Jesuit theologian (b. 1548) died. (September 25th, 1617) |
| 149000 days since | Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan (b. 1572) died. (September 25th, 1617) |
| 140000 days since | Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve (1612-1676) founds the Ville Marie de Montréal. (May 17th, 1642) |
| 133000 days since | The first banknotes in Europe are issued by the Swedish bank Stockholms Banco. (July 16th, 1661) |
| 122000 days since | Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750) was born. (August 28th, 1691) |
| 99000 days since | François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general (d. 1833) was born. (August 18th, 1754) |
| 91000 days since | Caroline of Baden, queen of Bavaria (d. 1841) was born. (July 13th, 1776) |
| 81000 days since | In New Orleans, Louisiana, Spanish representatives officially transfer Louisiana Territory to a French representative. Just 20 days later, France transfers the same land to the United States as the Louisiana Purchase. (November 30th, 1803) |
| 79000 days since | On the second and last day of the Battle of Aspern-Essling (near Vienna), Napoleon is repelled by an enemy army for the first time. (May 22th, 1809) |
| 78000 days since | Henry Wilson, 18th Vice President of US (d. 1875) was born. (February 16th, 1812) |
| 75000 days since | Julia Tyler, First Lady of the United States (d. 1889) was born. (May 4th, 1820) |
| 73000 days since | Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer (d. 1899) was born. (October 25th, 1825) |
| 67000 days since | Anesthesia is used for the first time in an operation by Dr. Crawford Long. (March 30th, 1842) |
| 67000 days since | Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, French painter (b. 1755) died. (March 30th, 1842) |
| 64000 days since | William Lawson explorer of New South Wales, Australia (b. 1774) died. (June 16th, 1850) |
| 57000 days since | The Meiji government in Japan establishes six new ministries, including one for Shinto. (August 15th, 1869) |
| 54000 days since | Roger Quilter, British composer (d. 1953) was born. (November 1st, 1877) |
| 51000 days since | Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. (January 18th, 1886) |
| 51000 days since | Clara Nordström, German writer and translator (d. 1962) was born. (January 18th, 1886) |
| 51000 days since | Baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (b. 1819) died. (January 18th, 1886) |
| 50000 days since | Louis Le Prince films first motion picture: Roundhay Garden Scene. (October 14th, 1888) |
| 50000 days since | Katherine Mansfield, New Zealand writer (d. 1923) was born. (October 14th, 1888) |
| 48000 days since | Gertrude Baines, American supercentenarian was born. (April 6th, 1894) |
| 45000 days since | King Edward VII develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation. (June 24th, 1902) |
| 44444 days since | Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani politician (d. 1982) was born. (January 1st, 1904) |
| 44444 days since | Ethan Allen, American baseball player (d. 1993) was born. (January 1st, 1904) |
| 44000 days since | Jean Galia, French rugby footballer (d. 1949) was born. (March 20th, 1905) |
| 43000 days since | Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect was born. (December 15th, 1907) |
| 41000 days since | Carlo L. Golino, American scholar (d. 1991) was born. (June 6th, 1913) |
| 38000 days since | Kenneth Arrow, American economist, Bank of Sweden Prize winner was born. (August 23th, 1921) |
| 38000 days since | Sam Cook, England cricketer (d. 1996) was born. (August 23th, 1921) |
| 37000 days since | Sandy Wilson, British composer was born. (May 19th, 1924) |
| 35000 days since | Marc Favreau, French Canadian humourist (d. 2005) was born. (November 9th, 1929) |
| 35000 days since | Imre Kertész, Hungarian writer, Nobel laureate was born. (November 9th, 1929) |
| 33333 days since | Rolland D. McCune, American theologian was born. (June 3rd, 1934) |
| 33000 days since | King Faisal II of Iraq (d. 1958) was born. (May 2nd, 1935) |
| 33000 days since | Lance LeGault, American actor was born. (May 2nd, 1935) |
| 33000 days since | Luis Suárez Miramontes, Spanish footballer and manager was born. (May 2nd, 1935) |
| 27000 days since | Karen Allen, American actress was born. (October 5th, 1951) |
| 27000 days since | Bob Geldof, Irish singer (The Boomtown Rats) and activist was born. (October 5th, 1951) |
| 25000 days since | Nick Hawkins, British politician was born. (March 27th, 1957) |
| 25000 days since | Billy Mackenzie, Scottish musician (Associates) (d. 1997) was born. (March 27th, 1957) |
| 24000 days since | Bernd Schuster, German footballer was born. (December 22th, 1959) |
| 24000 days since | Gilda Gray, Polish-born American dancer and actress (b. 1901) died. (December 22th, 1959) |
| 23000 days since | Baz Luhrmann, Australian film director was born. (September 17th, 1962) |
| 23000 days since | Dustin Nguyen, Vietnamese American actor was born. (September 17th, 1962) |
| 22222 days since | Washington D.C. residents are able to vote in a presidential election for the first time. (November 3rd, 1964) |
| 22222 days since | Paprika Steen, Danish actress was born. (November 3rd, 1964) |
| 22222 days since | John Henry Barbee, American guitarist and singer (b. 1905) died. (November 3rd, 1964) |
| 22000 days since | Lukas Ligeti, Austrian composer and drummer was born. (June 13th, 1965) |
| 22000 days since | Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca was born. (June 13th, 1965) |
| 22000 days since | Lisa Vidal, American actress was born. (June 13th, 1965) |
| 22000 days since | Martin Buber, Austrian philosopher (b. 1878) died. (June 13th, 1965) |
| 22000 days since | David Drummond, Australian politician (b. 1890) died. (June 13th, 1965) |
| 21000 days since | Youri Djorkaeff, French footballer was born. (March 9th, 1968) |
| 21000 days since | Johnny Kelly, American drummer (Type O Negative) was born. (March 9th, 1968) |
| 21000 days since | Brian Heidik, American reality-show contestant was born. (March 9th, 1968) |
| 20000 days since | Kevin Sussman, American actor was born. (December 4th, 1970) |
| 20000 days since | John L. Adams, American actor was born. (December 4th, 1970) |
| 20000 days since | Sylvester Terkay, American wrestler was born. (December 4th, 1970) |
| 19000 days since | Lisa Ling, American journalist was born. (August 30th, 1973) |
| 18000 days since | Justin Pierre, American singer (Motion City Soundtrack) was born. (May 26th, 1976) |
| 18000 days since | Martin Heidegger, German philosopher (b. 1889) died. (May 26th, 1976) |
| 18000 days since | Juan Maino, Chilean leader of MAPU, "disappeared" died. (May 26th, 1976) |
| 16000 days since | Allison Crowe, Canadian singer was born. (November 16th, 1981) |
| 16000 days since | Caitlin Glass, American voice actress was born. (November 16th, 1981) |
| 16000 days since | Osi Umenyiora, English-born NFL football player was born. (November 16th, 1981) |
| 16000 days since | William Holden, American actor (b. 1918) died. (November 16th, 1981) |
| 15000 days since | Marian Rivera, Philippine actress was born. (August 12th, 1984) |
| 14000 days since | A Polish LOT Ilyushin IL-62M "Tadeusz Kosciuszko" (SP-LBG) crashes after takeoff in Warsaw, Poland, killing 183 people. (May 9th, 1987) |
| 13000 days since | Apartheid: F.W. de Klerk allows the African National Congress to function legally and promises to release Nelson Mandela. (February 2nd, 1990) |
| 13000 days since | Joe Erskine, Welsh boxer (b. 1934) died. (February 2nd, 1990) |
| 11111 days since | Ryutaro Morimoto, Japanese actor and singer was born. (April 6th, 1995) |
| 11000 days since | Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian guitarist (b. 1917) died. (July 26th, 1995) |
| 11000 days since | Raymond Mailloux, Quebec politician (b. 1918) died. (July 26th, 1995) |
| 11000 days since | George W. Romney, American businessman and politician (b. 1907) died. (July 26th, 1995) |
| 10000 days since | Jean Francois Lyotard, French philosopher and sociologist (b. 1924) died. (April 21th, 1998) |
| 9000 days since | Wikipedia, a free Wiki content encyclopedia, goes online. (January 15th, 2001) |
| 9000 days since | Ted Mann, American screenwriter (b. 1916) died. (January 15th, 2001) |
| 8000 days since | Jim Cairns, Australian politician (b. 1914) died. (October 12th, 2003) |
| 8000 days since | Joan Kroc, American philanthropist (b. 1928) died. (October 12th, 2003) |
| 8000 days since | Willie Shoemaker, American jockey (b. 1931) died. (October 12th, 2003) |
| 7000 days since | Jose Ramos-Horta is appointed Prime Minister of East Timor by President Xanana Gusmao. (July 8th, 2006) |
| 7000 days since | June Allyson, American actress (b. 1917) died. (July 8th, 2006) |
| 7000 days since | Peter Hawkins, British actor/voice actor (b. 1924) died. (July 8th, 2006) |